Monday, April 15, 2024

A Little Birdie Birthday

 Happy Monday, hope everyone had a good weekend.
Here is a very colorful Spring birdie and floral card that I made using printed digital elements from a junk journal kit and a digital sentiment from an old NLIB biz. the round floral element was die cut using a circle die and then adhered on a white card mat die cut with a zig zag edge seal die. The sentiment was red-framed in PSE. Three enamel dot gems were added at top right corner.

I used a Splitcoaststampers sketch for my A7 layout design.

SUPPLY LIST:
ImagineTheArt Designs Etsy Colorful Birds Junk Journal Kit (digital)
From the Heart Birthday Candle Birdbrain digi set (sentiment)
Springhill Digital card and HP Satin Photo paper
Bearly Art Colored blank card bases and envelopes
Spellbinders shiny red enamel dot gems
Spellbinders Classic Circles die
Avery Elle Signature Seal die

 
I also printed out a half sheet element of the back of the card, adding a stamped and punched Hero Arts siggie. Inside the card, another selection from the kit that I composed an innie sentiment on before printing out. Click on either photo to enlarge.

Last look.
This digital clip art has come in handy since I've started having problems with my hand, which is worsened by a lot of coloring at present.
Thank you so much for your visit today!
Enjoy the day!
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
I like both and I think this card is both. I love flowers and cute animals
Animal Kingdom and The Enchanted Tiki Room
Column B: Enamel Dots / Frame / Free
Column O: Blue / Free / No Stamping
The digital junk journal kit and card blanks I used are new to me
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Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Time!

 Hello!
Happy new week. 
It's the 15th and that means time for another monthly challenge at Beautiful Blossoms.
Here is our optional mood board for your inspiration, but any blooms will do as long as they are the focus of your project. Please read the complete rules HERE.

And here is my inspiration make, using the inspiration board's tiger lilies along with the peach, green and turquoise colors. I used my Castle Arts colored pencils to color the flowers.

 
I chose this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my 6X6 layout design, using a Spellbinders cover die to replicate the diamond shapes. The tiger lilies were stamped with Versafine Clair ink, heat embossed with clear powder and the smaller one on the left was die cut. The top and bottom sentiments were both stamped with Versamark ink, heat embossed with white powder and die cut using Lawn Fawn banner dies.

I did the Cover Die Eclipse technique on the larger tiger lily. This involved stamping the image on two sheets of card stock in exactly the same place, die cutting one with a cover die, then placing that layer over the other one so that the two stamped images are laid over each other. You are supposed to use a stamp platform to get the image stamped on both card layers in the same exact spot, but silly me, I was too lazy to get out my platform. Instead, I stamped the second bottom image on a big sheet of card stock, then lined up my images and glued the top layer on, then cut the bottom layer off around the top layer. Kind of a back end way, but it worked!

 
On back, a piece on white card with a piece of turquoise card cut with the Spellbinders cover die. Also a siggie stamped and white heat embossed and die cut.
Inside the card, I stamped Uniko sentiments with Warm Breeze Versafine Clair ink.

I found it really hard to photograph my Cover Die Eclipse technique results, so I hope you can see how the die cut top layer is laid on top of the bottom mat so that the top stamped, colored image is layered exactly on the image of the bottom layer. It really did work! I'm pleasantly surprised, lol. 

I decided to keep it simple and have some white space, lol.
I know, unusual for me, but hey, variety is the spice of life, right?
😎
Besides, after Honey being sick and then my hand problems, these past 2 weeks definitely upped my stress level.
Thanks for the visit and have a great week ahead.
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
I used the challenge inspiration mood board photo of the lilies (top right)
Epcot Int'l Flower and Garden Festival
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Sunday, April 14, 2024

CD Sunday Plus Challenge Time!

 Happy Sunday, hope all is well with you.
Time for Challenge #131 at CD Sunday Plus and I am hosting this go around.
The challenge is fortnightly beginning every other Sunday and ending the Saturday before the next challenge.
You must use a CD, USB or Digital image somewhere on your make, which must be a physical creation. And please tell us the image source. Complete rules are listed on the challenge blog sidebar.

And here is my inspiration make, using a Gecko Galz digital image from the Ode to Spring Craft Kit as my focal point for this Spring card.

 
I chose this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my A2 layout design.

 
On the back of the card I used a piece of DCWV dp and a stamped, heat-embossed and punched siggie.
Inside the card I stamped Clearly Besotted sentiments with Versafine Clair ink.

Close-up to show the heat embossed Clear Dollar sentiment and little Stickled flower center dots.
I cut the sentiment with a circle die and green card, then matted it on white card cut with a zig zag seal die. I used a lattice die cut with white card and wildflower and tropical flower dies cut with blue and white card scraps. So, multiple dies used on the lefthand side of the card. The lavender base layer was edge-distressed with a tool.

Final view.
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Showers or Flowers
I like both, but a good floral image in cool colors like the one I've used delights me.
Fab N Funky #593: Add a Sentiment
Park Hopping My Happy Place April
Epcot Int'l Flower and Garden Festival
Night Owls Create Beautiful #35: Hello Spring
FarmQuest General Store #15
Christmas or Not Bingo #6 Mar-Apr
Column O: Blue / Free / Tool Distressing
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Saturday, April 13, 2024

Happy Birthday to My Honey!

 Happy Saturday, everyone!

I'm posting the birthday card I made for Honey now because tomorrow he turns 72.
You may know that he loves to cook so I went with that theme this year.
I found this color clipart vendor on Etsy, ImagineTheArtDesign, and used their Tapas Watercolor clipart images, along with circle dies and a Pink Fresh sentiment stamp and die. I created the top sentiment strip in PSE. I also added 4 QuicKutz photo corner die cuts to the red paper layer, which is on a Kraft layer and a navy card base.

 
I used this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my 6X6 layout design.

I matted both images with navy card stock cut with the circle dies and I stamped the bottom sentiment on Kraft with Versafine Clair Bluebell ink, heat-embossed it with clear powder, then used the matching die to cut it.

 
On back, I added a sheet of Echo Park dp from their 6X6 Coffee paper pad and I added a strip created when I trimmed the sheet down. I stamped the sigg with Versamark and heat-embossed it with white powder. Inside the card, I added a framed page I created in PSE which includes 2 more of the clipart images. I created the sentiment inside as well. 

Last look.
Thanks for visiting and have a great rest of your weekend.
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
Epcot Food and Wine Festival
APTTCOC #4-2024
Love to Scrap #166
Fab N Funky #593: Add a Sentiment
HCAOCYR #13: BIRTHDAY
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