Hoppy Easter

It's time for an Easter card at Just Us Girls Die Week Challenge #817. We are looking for Spring/Easter cards made with dies. You need to see all of the cards the team and our new guest of the month Rosemary Dennis made for your inspiration! 

This die set was a good purchase in 2021 because I use it just about every year. It also makes a lamb and can be an interactive card with the special dies that came with it.

What I used:

• Spellbinders Spring Together die set
• Simon Says Stamp Bunny Trail stamp set
• Stampin' Up! Decorative Dots embossing folder
• Altenew Obisidan black ink pad
• Vellum
• Cardstock scraps

It was a fun die cut and embossed card to make with those cute characters! What will you make? Happy Easter and spring!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Hey Sugar

This Inspired By round at Time Out Challenges #310 is going to be really fun! Our theme is Sweet Treats and there are lots of ideas for you from the team and our guest Dawn Turley. We are looking for projects that incorporate sugary, indulgent foods enjoyed as desserts, snacks, or rewards, offering instant enjoyment. 

I went with white chocolate-and-sugar-dipped strawberries as well as regular chocolate and white/pink chocolate candies. I added "sprinkles" of sparkly fun around the sweets on my card.

Our wonderful sponsor, Lawn Fawn, is generously offering a $25.00 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Dawn Turley of Dawn's World, and winner of Time Out #305 as Guest Designer. Be sure to visit her blog to read all about her card and how she was inspired by the theme.

What I used:

• Pretty Pink Posh Valentine Mug Additions die set
• Paper Smooches You make Life Sweet stamp set
• Hero Arts brown ink pad
• White glitter cardstock
• Picket Fence Studios Diva Hearts embellishment mix
• Ranger Distress Oside ink pads
• Concord & 9th ink pads

I started by ink blending on white card stock with the colors I needed, then die cut the strawberries and candies from that piece. I assembled the each of the elements, then arranged them on a pale pink panel of cardstock. I popped it up on an A2 hite card base with foam tape, then stamped and die cut my sentiment and added it to the card. Last, I added some iridescent sequins for sparkle and to fill in blank spaces.

We look forward to seeing your sweet treats in our gallery!

Carol

A Sunny Hello

Spring break is also for the gators I guess and here is a duo having some water fun! I am playing along at Poppystamps Challenge PSC#136 Using Stencils or Patterned paper. I got out my Perfect Pool  Water stencil by MFT to use with this adorable Whittle Tropical Gator Kit from Poppystamps. It came with fun stamps, too.

I die cut the gators (the standing-on-all-fours one is so funny showing his cheesy grin!) then ink blended some shading on them. Next I die cut the palm tree and leaves and added shading to them also. I ink blended the water and sunshine then adhered the die cuts to the card, adding foam tape behind them for dimension. Last, I stamped the cute sun and sentiment, both from the kit, and called it done! This card makes me want to go out to the beach, but until spring break is over, I'll wait. IYKYK!

Thanks for stoping by and I hope you are getting some nicer weather these days!

Carol

Summer is Here

I am working on some summer cards lately and for our Just Us Girls Challenge #816: Anything Goes Stencil I have a tropical leaves card. I used with a leftover piece of cardstock from recent die cutting that I saved to use as a stencil. Check out the cards we have for you and play along with us! This is our guest Milla's last week as our guest designer and her cards have added a lot to the challenges. 

What I used:

• MFT Wild Greenery dies
• Ranger Distress Oxide ink pads
• Versamark watermark ink pad
• SU! Gold embossing powder
• Simon Says Stamp Summer Sentiment
• Foam tape

I ink blended three colors of distress oxide ink on a small piece of white cardstock. Then I pounced all over my "stencil" with the watermark ink pad on the ink blended panel. I heat embossed the panel with gold powder to get the look of gold foil. I die cut a couple of tropical leaves and added them with the sentiment to the card. 

What will you stencil for our challenge this week? 

Thanks for stopping in!

Carol

Hoppy Easter Egg Hunt

Do you know that book called We're Going on an Egg Hunt? It's a cute children's book that is now in my head after making this card. I ran across my Greetery Destination Map stencils and got the idea to make a map for an Easter egg hunt using the only egg die I own. I am playing along at Inspired By Challenge #IB380 Eggs. I started out with inks for the map in the colors on their graphic, but they got brighter as I progressed. My theme though is eggs, right?

I ink blended the map first, then some scraps for the eggs. I die cut those little eggs and put them around town on the map. I decided that this is a map given out to the community to know where eggs were hidden for egg hunting on Easter.

What I used:

• Waffle Flower egg die
• The Greetery Destination Map dies
• Alex Syberia Foxtrot Alphabet die set
• Simon Says Stamp Hoppy Easter stamp set
• Ranger Distrees Oxide ink pads
• Concord and 9th ink pads

Missing the days of taking our then toddler to the Easter egg hunts near where we lived at the time. Are you hiding eggs this year?

Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Get Your Sparkle On

A family friend is getting married and I could not wait to make this card that was on my mind when I got these dies. Even if the shoes for the wedding don't look like this, the dresses are blue and I'm sure there will be sparkly elements. The photo made the texture on the silver papers look really weird...they are not in person.

What I used: 

• Alex Syberia Chic Shoes die set
• Ellen Hutson Spread the Sparkle stamp set
• Altenew Obsidian blank ink pad
• White glitter cardstock
• Silver fabric-look paper
• White shimmer cardstock

Can't wait for this wedding and I hope the bride likes her card. I am in love with this die set already with how easy and versatile it is!

Thanks for visiting today!

Carol

Sparkle

Happy Saturday! Happy spring! Time to get out some pretty pink shoes with sparkle! I couldn't wait to make a card with these dies and send it to a special birthday girl who loves both shoes and pink with gold in general. I'm also sharing it at AAA Card Challenge #310 Anything Goes where they like CAS cards. There's an optional zoo or animals twist as well.

I kept it CAS with lots of open space and not a lot of layers or any embellishments. It was actually a simple and quick card to make! I already had my shoe colors picked out ahead of time. There are so many combinations of bows, flowers, colors and textures to use with this dies set. I have a wedding idea to make soon.

What I used:

• Alex Syberia Designs Chic Shoes dies
• Altenew Obsidian black ink pad
• Gold glitter cardstock
• Ellen Hutson Spread the Sparkle stamp set

Hoping your spring days get warmer with lots of sunshine! Thanks for stopping by today.

Carol