Hydrangea with Gingham

| Lisa K
Hydrangea with popped up flowers and leaves

This card is created with the Double D Challenge in mind: http://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2019/03/gingham.html

I used an beloved stamp, SU Stippled Hydrangea, retired long ago. The cardstock is Vibrant Violet from Gina K Designs. The gingham is from Sending Love patterned paper, Gina K Designs. I used The Stamps of Life Stitched Rectangle dies to cut out the flower and the gingham cardstock. I colored the flower with Spectrum Noir blender markers. These are new markers with three colors in one, that are easy to blend together. I decided to pop up a few flowers, so I found matching cardstock, stamped the image or portions of the image, and fussy cut them and popped up with foam adhesive.

This will also be entered in the Mod Squad Challenge: http://modsquadchallenge.com/one-or-more-die-cut/

Double Dutch Fold Card

| Lisa K
Front where the folds hold it open
Inside with folds open

I have been seeing Double Dutch Fold cards in several places recently and wanted to give it a try. I used a tutorial from Split Coast Stampers along with a blog post and You Tube videos.

Details: SU Blessed Easter for tulip image, colored with Spectrum Noir blender markers. The ovals were cut with Gina K Designs/Thermoweb stitched oval dies along with one Spellbinders Nestability Oval die (the pink one). The cardstock is SU pink, retired. I used a Crafter’s Companion Sparkle pen to give the tulips a bit of sparkle.

The inside is stamp is Joy Clair Easter Greetings. The white cardstock is Crafter’s Companion, cut with a The Stamps of Life Stitched Rectangle die. I used Gina K Designs ink in colors Blue Lagoon, Bubblegum Pink, and Moonlit Fog. The black ink used is Memento Tuxedo Black. The patterned paper is Echo Park Easter Wishes.

This will be entered in Mod Squad Challenge: http://modsquadchallenge.com/one-or-more-die-cut/

Over the top CAS

| Bonnie

There is clean and simple then there is this. I really wanted you guys to see the white gold watercolor. The embossing folder was in the same order of goodies as the golds and my new masculine embossing folders. So the sentiment was cut on the Silhouette in white layering weight cs and water colored then glued on to the white dry embossed layer. Mounted that on Wild Lilac cs and added punched dragonfly in Lovely Lavender with glossy accents.

Fairy Fun Embossing

| Golda

Had a lot of fun with this one!  Lots of embossing and water coloring involved.

3-17-19 Embossed Fairy

Both the background stamp, and the fairy set are from Hero Arts.

Thanks for spending some time with me!  Now, go enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Stenciled Sketch

| Golda

Definitely had fun with this card.  I used a Diamond Stencil from Hero Arts, some Spring Green Nuvo Embellishment Mousse, a few die cuts and a sentiment from the MFT Queen for a Day set.

3-15-19 Stenciled Shaker

Yep, it’s a shaker card.  Love making shaker cards!  My friend had some “sand” embossing powder from Hero Arts that I used.  That stuff is amazing.

My friend and I were showing another friend lots of fun ways to make cards.  She just retired, so wanted to give her something to do that is fun and encourages her, as well as those she shares her cards with.  Definitely a great time.

Thanks for spending some of your time with me today!

Stencil Challenge – Just Because

| Jan Brazier

stencil challenge  Finally got my stencil challenge card done! I used the new Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls with the technique that Jennifer McGuire featured last week. Such fun! The stencil is from Gina K Art Stencils – Foliage. I used Nuvo Glimmer Paste which allowed the background to show through. I die cut ‘just because’ from Birch Press 3 times on white cardstock and then the top one is Lawn Fawn Pixie Dust. The photo doesn’t do justice to the sparkle but IRL it is absolutely gorgeous! The colours of the background are so much brighter too. I added some dew drops from my stash, mounted on fun foam then onto a Kraft card base and I’m done. Thank you for stopping by! Hugs!

Stenciled Roses

| Lisa K
Ink Blended Birthday Roses

I used a rose stencil from Hot Off the Press. I blended with a blender brush using Lawn Fawn inks: Celery Stick for the green, Guava and Wild Rose for the pinks, and Moonstone for the blue; the blue turned pink tones purple. I used a Gina K stamp called More Massive Messages.

This card will be mailed to a lady turning 83 in April. As this is the same age as my mother, I chose to make a card that I knew my Mom would like. I think this lady will like the card. She doesn’t get much mail anymore and is always hoping for some, so her daughter requested cards for her. This request is located on Split Coast Stampers.

Stencil Challenge / Diana Scott

| Diana Scott

Stenciled this using the brushes and GK stencil – Florals in Dusty Rose and Fresh Asparagus. The Spring die cut was from my stash. Sending to my Sister in Illinois as she is so tired of the ice and snow!

Spring – Stencil