Under the Clouds

Creating a card for the alpha challenge allowed me to enter it in other challenges.

This is such a fun image. This little chick is from Unity Stamp Company. I have no idea what it is called as I couldn’t find it on the website. The samples on Pinterest just called it a chick.

I have found several challenges I am entering this in. I know this chick has wings, so we will say the wings are hidden. The Cardz 4 Galz contest wants winged things. The As You See It challenge wants spots. The Word Art Wednesday is anything goes. The Stencil Fun challenge is for any kind of stencil.

I chose to paper piece this cute chick using MFT patterned paper, mostly. The orange piece on the umbrella is from Echo Park. The stencil I used is from Lawn Fawn, inked with Lawn Fawn ink.

https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/05/anything-goes-700-701.html

https://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2025/05/348.html

https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2025/05/250-things-with-wings-real-or-fantasy.html

https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-stencil-fun-challenge.html

It was fun to create something different, for me. Usually I am coloring the image and adding layers, so masking, stenciling, and then paper piecing was enjoyable. Thank you for reading my post. Hope you are having an enjoyable day!

Several Cards for Spring

I have been creating for several days and finally took photos. I just posted these to splitcoaststampers and two are linked to other challenges.

This is for this week’s alphabet challenge for the letter N. The word from the list is Nature and my words are Navy and Narcissus. Also the images are from Newton’s Nook, another N word. This was linked to the Double D Easter challenge. There are two other entries from the buddies blog, so I linked from splitcoast in case another buddy wants to create an Easter card and link from here.

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/04/double-d-easter-challenge.html

I am entering this card in Word Art Wednesday, anything goes: https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/04/anything-goes-weeks-694-695.html

This is my March to the Beat April card. I am the April hostess and I sent each person this image and a piece of patterned paper from the same pack. The images is Newton’s Nook Spring Haul. I used Neenah Classic Crest paper for the stamping, Echo Park Spring Fling or Easter Wishes paper packs, Hobby Lobby vellum, SU gems, and Accent White card base. I like this truck with the beautiful blooms.

I added this to two challenges: The Sisterhood of Crafters: https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2025/04/4925-springtime-designer-paper.html

The other challenge is the Four Season’s challenge: https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/spring-season-april-2025.html

One again, I chose to go ahead and link from splitcoast in case there were others who wanted to link from here.

This card was created for the technique swap, I am involved in. They chose stencils for the month of April. I used my Gina K Designs kit called A Happy Hello. This was the first layering stencil kit I ever used, so it was fun to pull it out and create with it. I used a color challenge in the colors Flirty Flamingo (bright pink), Lost Lagoon (the blue color), Lemon Lolly (which I substituted with lawn fawn Butter, light yellow), and gray for a neutral (I used lawn fawn manatee and narwhal).

I posted this to Triple B for the blooms: https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2025-challenge.html

I posted a lot of cards this week, catching up. Since I was posting each of these to splitcoast, I just went ahead and posted to the challenges from there.

Today, I will be taking a break from creating and cleaning up my space. I have stuff all over and I would like less stuff in my way. Thanks for reading this long post. Have a wonderful day!

Joyful Wishes

I created a Christmas card this week. It is green, so I will add it to the Sisterhood of Crafters, the Peace on Earth Christmas and the Can You Handle the Pressure challenges.

This card started as the alphabet challenge card at Splitcoaststampers for the letter J. I needed to use a word off of the list and one of my own. The word from the list was Jade and my own is Joyful. I used SU Just Jade for my cardbase and embossed layer. I used the Spellbinders Evergreen 3D embossing folder. The patterned paper is SU Flowers for Every Season. The brown paper is from Spellbinders. The greeting is Lawn Fawn Winter Wavy Sayings cut with a die from Simply Wavy Banners. I added SU snowflake sequins for a bit of sparkle.

https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2025/03/31225-shades-of-green.html

https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-peace-on-earth-challenge-83.html

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2025/03/anything-goes-with-twist-of-luckyst.html

We reached 80 degrees today! I have windows open and am enjoying getting a bit of fresh air in the house. Thanks for coming by and reading my post.

Diagonal Birthday Cards

I created diagonal patterned paper birthday cards. This will be entered in Seize the Birthday Anything Goes and Love Those Pretty Papers.

This card is made with Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen cardstock. The patterned paper is retired. I used Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings set and stamped it in Evening Evergreen. The gems match the paper.

I used the same layout. This one is in Magenta Madness, Ohuhu Black, and retired patterned paper. The greeting is Lawn Fawn’s Scripty Sayings stamped in Gina K Designs Black Onyx ink. The gems were ones that seemed to match.

I created this from the Featured Stamper today at Splitcoast Stampers. I basically changed the greeting and paper colors. The layout remained the same.

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2025/02/reminder-299-add-heart.html

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/02/love-those-pretty-papers-february-2025.html

Today has been a beautiful day outside. We have reached 57 degrees! The snow is melting and it is looking like spring. It is still too early for spring, but the feeling is there.

Floral Hi

I have a card for the As You See It Challenge using their color theme.

https://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2025/01/339.html

I am trying to use stamp sets that I own and not used at all or much. This set was given to me, I put it away, and then didn’t think about it, so it went unused for several months. It is a called Love at All Times, illustrated by Lisa Hetrick for Gina K Designs. Lisa has a sheet on her website available for downloads giving ideas on how to use this set.

I stamped the flowers with Lawn Fawn Peach Fuzz ink. This set has several stamps where you can stamp the flower with color rather than color it with another medium. The dots are stamped with Lawn Fawn Raspberry ink which is a wonderful match for Berry Burst. The dots that are in the center of one of the flowers is inked with a Berry Burst marker, so you can see those two inks match quite well. The image was stamped with Lawn Fawn Storm Cloud ink and the light grey is Gina K Designs Moonlit Fog.

I enjoyed using stamp sets that need to be used. Thanks for reading and sharing in my card.

Candy Corn Halloween

I completed a Halloween card today with the candy corn focus.

I followed Chari’s pattern and example when completing this card. I used Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. The pattern is found here: https://www.lawnfawn.com/pages/embroidery-hoop-patterns

The paper I stitched on is Gina K Designs; it holds up well and doesn’t tear. The stars were cut with Lawn Fawn dies.

https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-mid-month-reminder.html

This is my third stitching card I have completed this year. It will be mailed tomorrow. I enjoy creating them, but it is a slow process. Thanks for sharing in my card.

Happy Bee-Day Mini Slimline

I watched the Virtual Retreat with Not 2 Shabby recently. With the retreat came a special sheet load of cards sketch by Crafty Al. I made 8 cards with this sketch.

I like to decorate the envelope to match the card, if possible. This time I used the same bee on the envelope that is on the front of the card, as well as the inside. The patterned paper used is Echo Park Bee Happy. I chose SU Crushed Curry for the accent yellow and Accent White for the card base. I used a Lawn Fawn die to cut out the greeting. All stamped images are from an Ellen Hutson set called One in a Buzz-illion.

This will be entered in the Not 2 Shabby link: https://www.not2shabbyshop.com/Enjoy-This-Life–Craft-Along-Link-Party_b_220.html

It will also be entered in the Triple B September challenge: https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/09/triple-b-september-2024-challenge.html

It will be entered in Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2024/09/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper.html

Thank you for sharing in my card.

Honeysuckle Birthday

I created a card that is CAS and off center, so it will be entered in the Simply Clean challenge. I will add this to the Seize the Birthday with the anything goes option.

This is called honeysuckle since this week’s alphabet challenge at SCS is the honeysuckle flower or the honeysuckle colors. This is a bush and it has flowers that are pink at the base with yellow at the tips, from my research. I do not own the flower stamp and my own drawing approach was not good, so I went with a stamped image.

I used SU Bordering Blooms for the image to color. The greeting is from Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings. I used copic markers to color the images. The ribbon is SU Daffodil Delight and the gems are SU In Color 2021-2023.

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2024/08/seize-birthday-289-cute-critters.html

https://scscards.blogspot.com/2024/08/simply-clean-simple-august-2024.html

Thanks for stopping by. It seems to be busy, but I do enjoy being able to create and share.

Oh So Lovely Thank YOu

I decided to play in the As You See It Challenge #325. Possibly Gayle and Johanna are inspiring me.

When my timer went off, I had 2 minutes and 14 seconds left. That means I used 7 minutes and 45 seconds. Had I realize how much time I had, I may have tried to score between the stamped images and greeting, but I had it together before I looked at the timer.

The stamp set used for the flowers is called Oh So Lovely by Stampin Up. It is a woodblock set and this is the first card I created with it. It was given to me last year, so I put it away and forgot about it. I used SU Petal Pink for the background block and Lawn Fawn Storm Cloud for the flowers and greeting.

http://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2024/06/325.html

Thank you for the encouraging comments. Since summer is here I am walking earlier in the day. It was a nice walk this morning with clear skies and listening to the birds singing.