I had fun making a birthday balloon card.
I used an Altenew 3d embossing folder. This is the first time I have used it. I watercolored the balloons in Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, and Pumpkin Pie all Stampin Up colors from this week’s color challenge at Splitcoaststampers. I used Ranger Watercolor Paper for embossing and coloring and placed it on Lemon Lime Twist cardbase.
https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/06/anything-goes-with-twist-of-beach.html
I had to look and see the last alphabet challenge card I posted and it was V. I will share W, X, and Y for you to see.
For W, I chose the state of Washington. The state fruit is the red apple. I had fun creating this with the Apple Harvest stamp and die set from Stampin Up.
I used Lawn Fawn’s Ahoy Matey stamp set for this card. I found several cards on Pinterest which I combined to create this. One card had directions to create the treasure map, so I used her directions to create the paper that looked old. I followed her directions and Tombow marker colors for coloring my images. I used a few other cards to help with the layout. I enjoyed creating this card. It was mailed today to my BIL for his birthday.
My destination for Y is Yakama, Washington. They produce 50% of the Concord Grapes used in grape juice. I used Lawn Fawn Year Ten set for this card along with the newest Embroidery die set. The gingham paper is Gina K Designs along with matching cardstock. This was fun to create.
I am in the last week of the challenge for the letter Z. I have enjoyed creating these cards as I often had to think about where to go, what to use, and how to create the card. Sometimes I searched for ideas and other times, I just looked in my stash. Thanks for sharing in these creations.
I needed a masculine birthday card. I went to my stash of items already cut and created a card.
This will be entered in the Double D Challenge Polka Dots: https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/05/polka-dots.html
I will also enter this in the Can You Handle the Pressure: https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-11th-2024-anything-goes-with-twist.html
All of the items used are Stampin Up, most retired, but some colors are still available. The banner die I used is Lawn Fawn.
I struggle with masculine cards a lot, but this finally clicked and was easy to create.
I was challenges to use ignored DSP to make a card or more than one card. I chose to begin with an envelope and then used the remaining paper to make a flip-it card.
The cardstock used is Fresh Freesia by Stampin Up. The DSP is also SU, but I do not know the name. One side is the floral print while the other is the print on the envelope. The greeting die is from The Stamps of Life as well as the Circle Flip-it die set. I used the envelope punch board for the envelope.
I will enter this in Seize the Birthday anything goes: https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2024/04/seize-birthday-282-off-edge.html
I will also enter this in The Sisterhood of Crafters: https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-24-springtime-designer-paper.html
I enjoy using these dies. The flip-it card is always fun to create and the recipient enjoys playing with it.
I created a card today using colors from Splitcoast Stampers color challenge. This will be mailed to a person celebrating her birthday in May.
I used the stamp set Positive Thought by Stampin Up and the dies that are associated with the set. The colors are Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight, and Gorgeous Grape with the neutral of Mossy Meadow. I used a very retired SU set called tile something.
This card will be entered in the Triple B April challenge: https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-2024-challenge.html
It will also be entered in the Can You Handle the Pressure? https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-13th-2024-anything-goes-with.html
It will be entered in Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes: https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2024/04/anything-goes-weeks-643-644.html
I enjoyed creating a card today that will be mailed as soon as I can get the envelope addressed. Thanks for stopping by and seeing my card. Enjoy the Spring weather. We are definitely feeling Spring where I live.
I have fallen in love with stitching again. As a young woman, I stitched a lot. I made all sorts of home decor, gifts, and even added stitching to sweatshirts. Now, many years later, there are several dies to create stitching on. I will focus on Lawn Fawn with the focal of this card.
The pattern came from Lawn Fawn. They have several patterns available to use that fit their dies perfectly. I placed the shamrock on a Circle Flip-it Die Cut. I used my very retired Sizzix/The Stamps of Life die to cut the card base. The colors I chose for the card are SU Lemon Lime Twist with matching patterned paper. The shamrocks along the border were from Lawn Fawn also. I made the one at the top with heart dies.
I will add this to the Colorful Options March challenge: https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-2024.html
I hope to continue adding stitching to cards. My family shopped for me to select the floss colors on my list, so I have no excuses. Thanks for coming by and seeing my card.
I worked on a songbird card and found it fits a few challenges.
My songbird is from Stampin Up. It is called Sweet Songbird and has matching punch, which I used. I had a die in another set that I used for the greeting strip. The stitched circle die is also SU, and is very retired. I used patterned paper in the color Orchid Oasis; one side is plaid and the other side is dotted. The branch is stamped in Gina K Designs ink, black ink is Memento, and the green is Stampin Up. I found an orange color that I cut a small piece and punched the beak.
This card was originally made for the Challenge Your Stash group at Splitcoaststampers to use a bird on a card. It is National Bird Feeding Month, so Barb chose a bird. I am also adding this to the Double D Challenge to use patterned paper and the Triple B challenge to use a bird.
https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/02/patterned-paper.html
https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-challenge.html
Thank you for joining me today. I enjoyed creating this card. There is a lot of inspiration for this bird on Pinterest, so I used one and made it work for my stash.
I have been behind on sharing my destination cards. My family has been very helpful with finding destinations for me.
We were hearing noises that sounded like a hot air balloon being filled, so that is what prompted me to use a Hot Air Balloon Festival for H.
For the I destination, my daughter suggested India. Their national bird is Peacock, so that is what I went with.
This week’s letter was J. I chose Jungle, per my daughter’s idea. This is a new Stampin Up set and it was begging to be used. I enjoyed coloring these images, which were all fussy cut. I had the patterned paper and added Catherine Pooler leaves. The branch came from Hero Arts and the greeting from WPlus9. It was fun to create.
Thanks for joining in my alphabet challenge cards. I enjoy creating these. I like stretching my mind and using supplies that I have had for some time.
I made a card with a heart and it fits perfectly with the current Double D Challenge.
I used the Lawn Fawn Octopi my Heart stamp. The colored papers and printed one are from SU and the white is Accent White. I fussy cut the images I colored as I do not own the matching dies.
https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/02/heartfelt-challenge.html
Thanks for stopping by. This card was created with the February Crafter’s of Faith challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.
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