Peace Love & Softball

May 20, 2023 | Gayle Chrvala

If it’s the month of May and the middle of Spring it is also Softball and Baseball season for our grandchildren. We divide our time between going to baseball and softball games for them. It’s been very a very chilly baseball/softball season and soon there games will be over so I needed to get this softball card made for our granddaughter. I decided on paper strips in a few different sizes and colors to represent the baseline of a ball field. The black and white stripes to represent the umpire were inked using Sugar Peas Designs skinny striped stencil. The Impression Obsession sentiment was stamped and heat set on vellum represents having fun during the games!

My card today will be shared with:

The Four Seasons Challenge: Spring Season May 2023 challenge.

Another fun and inspiring mood board but I opted to go in a different direction with my card.

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Daisy Silhouette

May 19, 2023 | Gayle Chrvala

The Taylored Expressions Daisy Dreams stamp, stencil and die set I believe will stay within my arms reach for awhile yet. I’m loving this set. After watching Gina K Designs Stamp & Chat Live YouTube video on Silhouette Stenciling, I decided to give it a try. After masking off the left side and bottom of my card, I ink blended oranges and yellow inks. I did stamp the Daisy Dreams image for the stems to show then used the layering stencils and inked all layers in black ink. My bottom edge got a little wonky so I had to cover with the die cut sentiment otherwise I would have placed that sentiment in a different location. It was a fun new to me technique.

I’ll be sharing my card today with Double D Challenges: FLOWERS.

The mood board has beautiful, colorful flowers but I decided on a different take on this challenge with the silhouette.

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triangle pocket fold

May 19, 2023 | Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. After seeing so many triangle pocket folds on Pinterest, I just had to try one. Cardstock and pp are both Stampin Up, hydrangeas are from an online coloring page colored with Copic’s and fussy cut. Since I couldn’t decide what to put in the bottom corners I went to my stash of gems and found these small pink ones. I know, they don’t look pink in the photo.

This will be entered at https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2023/05/flowers.html

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skeleton witch

May 16, 2023 | Gerry Morse

https://cardsbygerry.blogspot.com/

Hello and welcome. Embossing folder used is from The Paper Studio, drippy goo is a Martha Stewart border punch, skeleton, hat and sentiment are all from the Silhouette. First, I colored the ef with a black stamp pad but didn’t really like the result so then I rubbed the stamp pad all over the embossed piece. It looks kind of messy and weird, but I like it. After cutting the skull I backed it with black paper. Sentiment was cut from red cs so I colored the bat with a Copic then used a cotton ball and black ink to dirty up the words. I also used the cotton ball on the drippy goo.

This will be entered in three challenges

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: May 2023 Mid Month Reminder

Halloween Crafts All Year ‘Round: MAY 15-JUNE 14 Challenge #4 (halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com)

Most Magical Time of the Year!: Challenge #8 Most Magical Anything Goes (Halloween and Christmas) – sponsored by Mirtillamente!

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exercise

May 16, 2023 | Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. That time again, DOS chuckle of the month. Ef used is Zig Zag by Stampin Up, circle is Spellbinders classic circles, ovals are Stampin Up punches. After finding the sentiment online I searched for just the right clip art image. Inside says “I feel 10 years older already.” Dear-old-sister liked it.

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THINKING OF YOU

May 15, 2023 | Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Lately I’ve had an itch to create a card with yellow tulips then I spotted this lattice cut card on my desk and a lightbulb went off. Sentiment is from Gina K’s Dazzling Dahlias stamp set, tulip border was created with Martha Stewart’s Grass border punch and a small tulip hand punch I’ve had forever. After punching both yellow and green tulips I cut the green stems and adhered them to the yellow stems. I hadn’t thought of embossing the lattice part till after the border was on but it worked just fine. For that I used a Cuttlebug Woody ef. This will be entered in two challenges.

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/05/anything-goes-with-twist-of-floral.html

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/05/198-mothers-day-us-or-flowers-for-friend.html

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Daisy Embossed

May 13, 2023 | Gayle Chrvala

After reminiscing earlier this week when we celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary, I wanted to use the new Taylored Expressions Daisy Dreams stamp, stencil and die set. To continue on the daisy theme, I embossed my Lemon Drop GKD cardstock with the SimonSaysStamp Floral Field 3D embossing folder. This TE set may be my new favorite thing.

I’ll be sharing my card today with:

Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge with an Anything Goes Embossing Folder Challenge With a Twist of Floral.

Did I mention that I carried Daisies in my wedding bouquet?

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Beach Party

May 12, 2023 | Gayle Chrvala

I was looking in my stash for a bird stamp set and my mind went on the hunt for one that’s a little wonky and fun. These three birds reminded me of the birds on a beach. So after coloring in my very colorful Inkadinkadoo birds stamps, I added a sand line and some clouds in the sky. The sentiment is from Hero Arts Colorful Layering Waves as is the Beach Fancy Frame. I did a little surgery on the die by cutting out the bottom portion and then adding the larger pieces to the card front.

I will be sharing my card with the

Triple B: May Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies Challenge

I was inspired by the lovely mood board to make a card for this challenge.

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Eclectic Bird

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 | Lisa K

The Most Recent Addition to my Stash is Stampin’ Up Eclectic Garden.

This set is a 2-step stamp set, so I can stamp the outline image in black ink and stamp color with other stamps in the set. I saw this on Pinterest so I used her layout and directions. It is helping me really learn the set. The bird is stamped in Bermuda Bay and the leaves in Pear Pizazz. I used Gina K Designs Black Onyx for the bird stamp and the greeting. The black gems are Nuvo drops; they are also new. The white paper is SU and the Black and card base are My Favorite Things cardstock.

This will be entered in: https://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2023/05/298.html

I purchased this set when the SU Annual Catalog was retiring and many items were discounted. The price was very reduced and I really liked the bird, so I purchased it. The other images are a radish, a beet, and an artichoke. There are other greetings as well. I think I will enjoy using this set.