Letter of Awesomeness

 Hello All,

Today I will be playing along with INKspirational and Color Throwdown. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

I had these letters left over from another project. So I randomly arranged the letters on an 8½ x 11 sheet of cardstock and cut it into quarters to create four 4¼ x 5½ panels. This is one of the panels.

The sentiment was built up by adding multiples of the shadow die provided with the sentiment.  The recipient was a teenager and thought these words would be a perfect addition to the pastel letters.

This understated flower was stamped on vellum and embossed in gold. I wanted to give the card some height but not distract from the letter background.

Challenges Entered:
INKspirational: #262- Photo Challenge
Color Throwdown: ctd688

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Foiled Again!

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For today I will be playing along with Just Us Girls, Double D, and Color Throwdown challenges. 

This card marries the elegant and the whimsical beautifully. The pearly alcohol eggs are the perfect segue between the two.

Above: The background of flowers is a leftover piece from a previous project. It has been laying on my craft table for a few months. I thought this card would be the perfect opportunity to use it. Left/Below: The pearl alcohol inks shine along with the foiled pattern on the eggs. Right/Bottom: This shot shows the eggs not in the light. It shows more of the alcohol coloring on the eggs.

Challenges Entered:

Color Throwdown: ctd688
Double D Challenges: Easter Challenge
Just Us Girls: Trend Week #627: Foil on Alcohol Inked Cards

I was astonished when I foiled on Yupo paper! I thought there was no way it was going to work. The Yupo paper will surely melt or at least warp. But no! It was beautiful, especially with the pearly inks alongside the gold foiling. I now have a new way to use my supplies and it is all thanks to these challenges.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Egg Hunt

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For today I will be playing along with Color Hues. I have never attempted a 'double Z fold' before so I thought I would try it for this egg hunt card. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

This double-Z fold card is the perfect kind of card for what I wanted to accomplish. I had inspiration from well.... Pinterest (here). I really liked the idea of an egg hunt card but instead of a flat card front I thought I would layer it up a bit more with the double-Z fold. Each part of the 'z' reveals eggs that are hidden when the card of folded.

I had to hold the card shut for this photo and I think it illustrates nicely the eggs hidden within the grass. I used various pink patterned papers (say that five times fast!) and egg sizes for interest.

This is a good photo of the double z-fold in action. Lots of eggs leading to the back where there is ample room to write a message.

The card completely opened up shows the extent of the egg hunt scene. I didn't forget about the back of the card. Each layer has another egg over top to cover up the back of the patterned paper. Both sides look nice and finished. The eggs that extend out beyond the fold nestle nicely into the card.

Challenges Entered:
Color Hues: Game #38- Pink and Green

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Easter Basket

 Hello All,

Today I will be playing along with Just Us Girls and INKspirational. Easter is right around the corner so I thought I would get started on my cards. Here is one of them for today, enjoy!

There are lots of curves and embossing that created this card. The basket was embossed using a weave pattern. The top of the basket was cut then folded for texture. I think it leaves a softer edge. The bow was die-cut and then embossed to leave a bow impression on the luster cardstock.

Above: The background has a subtle pattern to compliment the curvy shape of the eggs. Below/Left: All the texture was achieved using a mix of embossing folders and shimmery cardstock. Bottom/Right: Extra embellishments were added such as die-cut grass placed in between the eggs and the sentiment tag that is part of a larger die-cut premade sheet.

Challenges Entered:
Just Us Girls: Challenge #623- Trend Week - Embossing Folders
INKspirational: Challenge #260 - Word Prompt - Curve

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Spring Butterflies

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I cannot believe this, I am posting this well within the time limit of The Paper Players. I am also playing along with The Color Throwdown. Enjoy the card for today!

The branches on the background are stamped in gray. I wanted to keep it simple so the butterflies could shine and giving a sense of place.

The sentiment is a mix of die-cutting and stamping. The 'spring is here' sentiment came from a word art collage stamp. I stamped the entire image and cut out the strip I needed to complete the card. 

You would think the butterflies were hot-foiled from a watercolor background but not from me. The butterflies are part of designer paper that was on clearance. I carefully cut them out and adhered them on the mini-slimline card.

Challenges Entered:

The Paper Players: Theme Challenge PP581- Spring is in the Air 

The Color Throwdown: ctd683

 

Here in GR Michigan butterflies are always the first sign of Spring. Yes it is 19℉ and there isn't a butterfly in the world that could survive here, but there is a place called Fredrick Meijer Gardens where the butterflies are hatching in droves. The gardens have their own solarium where it is a balmy 80℉. The perfect environment for butterflies to flourish. If any of you visit western Michigan I invite you to check this place out. It is spectacular!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Metallic Flowers

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For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

The three vases were die-cut then stacked for dimension. They were laid on top white strips of cardstock.
 

The gold trim matches nicely with the gold sentiment.

The flowers were stamped an oldie (but goodie) set from SU. I liked the set because of its modern and vertical feel.

The sentiment was hot foiled using a luster gold foil. I used this luster to coordinate with the flowers that were also colored using metallic markers.

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS525

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Birdy Tree

 Hello,

For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS525

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,