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!

Mother’s Day card for Friend

I swap cards with a fellow crafter who is a mother, so I decided to send her a Mother’s Day Card for this week’s swap.

I used a stamp set from Unity designed by Gina K Designs, called Another Name for Love. I colored the flower using Gamsol and Prismacolor Pencils. I added sparkle with a Crafter’s Companion Clear Sparkle Pen. I may have went a bit overboard on the gems, but once they are down, they stay put. I used the Subtle Textured Embossing Folder on the white frame.

This will be entered in the following challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/04/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

Cardz 4 Galz http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/05/198-mothers-day-us-or-flowers-for-friend.html

Fourseasons https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/spring-season-may-2023-challenge.html

The Sisterhood of Crafters https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/05/flowers.html

This card is in my mail. I hope she enjoys it. With both Mother’s passed away, I found joy creating a card for someone else using my Mother’s Day stamps. I have several. Maybe my daughters will find them useful.

Crushing on Cardstock Day 4 backgrounds

I have been using Day 4 background ideas for a few cards.

Happy Birthday

For this card I used a My Favorite Things background stamp, a die from The Stamps of Life, and the butterfly using my Spellbinders Hot Foil machine.

Floral Hi

I used a SU 3D embossing folder on this card along with a stamp set from Unity Stamps. The die is from The Stamps of Life.

I enjoyed the different kinds of backgrounds created by Keisha Charles on Day 4. This is a small look at the kind she created.

Floral Hello and Hugs

I saw a video with My Favorite Things and then applied the idea to a Monochromatic Challenge with Split Coast Stampers. After looking at the items I used, I decided to use it with the Retro Challenge. https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2019/08/challenge-117-anything-goes.html Here is the challenge label: RRCB117

Monochromatic Card One RRCB117

The stamp set used is called Obsessed with Floral by Unity Stamp Company. I believe it came to my home in June, 2018. The die is Scripty Hello from Lawn Fawn, which has been in my home for around a year, but was released in 2014 or 2015.

The paper is Gina K Designs: Layering Weight White, Moonlit Fog, and Slate.

With cutting into one inch strips, this has pieces for two cards. The next one has Hugs on it.

Monochromatic Card Two

It is always fun to make two cards from one idea.

Progressive Card Making Day 1 Advanced

Day 1 Watercolor

This lesson was about watercoloring the image. I chose a Unity set called God is Love. I masked the flower image each time I stamped another flower. Ink colors used: SU Flirty Flamingo, Grapefruit Grove, Berry Burst, Tombow 451-Sky Blue, 055-Process Yellow. The final detail I was to add sparkle to the flowers using a Crafter’s Companion clear Sparkle pen.