Thank You to Altenew

 

 Altenew is giving a $50 gift certificate to the  
 winner of Die Cut Divas April Challenge

Below is my inspiration card.  I've had to send out 6 Birthday cards in one month so it had to be a birthday card.  This is only one of the freebies that Altenew lets you try.  

Supplies:
Altenew Color Some Blooms printables

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
Copic markers
Sentiment in my stash (happy birthday)

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes Park Hopping My Happy Place - Hamamatsu Flower park FarmQuestGeneralStoreChallenge   (2/5)farm projects - many farms cultivate flowers Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes"

A Little Craft Roulette

 On April 25th, a strange set of parameters came up on Craft Roulette.

Project: Card for an Influencer:  A Mother (Mother's Day Card)
Colors: Dreamy Balloon colors-pinks, blues, red
Element: Craft(er)/Crafts(ers) Card is crafted by me
Random: Off Center - Sentiments are off-center

This card lays flat for mailing.  I can write on the back of the Mother's Day panel.  I used the last of some wonderful paper that I thought would work and I do love it. The card stands up because of the way it's folded.

Below is the whole card

Supply List:
Brass & Bliss Impossible Fold Die
Stampendous Happy Birthday (woodblock from years ago)
I don't remember where I bought the Dream die
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes"  Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes"

  

         

It's a Christmas Kickstart Time of Day

The challenge at Christmas Kickstart Challenge is 
Positively Poinsettias 

I decided to use unconventional colors so I turned to my Distress and Distress oxide inks. It really is stunning in real life. No coloring on this card, just distress inking. I used a Wink of Stella brush, using it on the poinsettia and the inside of the sentiment (the white inside part).  

Supplies:
Birch Press Designs Splendid Poinsettias Contour Layers (new one based on this older die)
Altenew Layered Plaid Cover Die A
Altenew Layered Plaid Cover Die B
Birch Press Designs  Warm Wishes
Candie Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron Distress Oxides & Wild Honey     Distress inks
Glossy Accents on small red center
Wink of Stella Brush
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Christmas Kickstart Challenge
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes Park Hopping My Happy Place - Jenson Botanical Garden in Carmichael, CA Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes"  Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes"

Craft Roulette April 18th Parameters

Time To Challenge Yourself

  Project: Sending Sunshine Card - Sun ray stencil making this sending a  sunshine card
Colors: Spring - pink, green & yellow
Element: Rodent(s) beavers are rodents
Random: Shiny - used Glassy Accents on headlights & everything yellow on the car & made them shine.

I thought I would combine a Birthday with sending sunshine because I have a friend whose birthday is coming up soon and I think she'll love this.  I think using pink for the ground and green for the Karma bus really made this cuter and fun.

Supplies:
Whimsy Stamps Sun Ray Stencil
Whimsy Stamps Karma Bus stamps & matching dies
My Favorite Things Little Rascal stamps & matching dies
Birch Press Design Awesome Ticker Tape Messages (no longer on web site)
Distress Oxide fossilized amber  
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenge

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

FarmQuestGeneralStoreChallenge   (1/5)farm projects - rodents like beavers on farm - also old bus or car

Park Hopping My Happy Place - Adventureland in New York has an Antique Cars ride

Critter Crazy Challenges - featured critter - beavers (1/5)
Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" 

Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes"

Craft Roulette Project

Time for a Craft Roulette Card

Think of making a card with the following parameters:
Project: Thank you Card - thank you on card
Colors: 1950s -  pinks, blues, mint
Element: Toast(s) or Bread - sitting girl toasting w/a hot cup of tea
Random: Brown Paper - brown paper in background

Pastel colors that were particularly popular were pink, turquoise, mint green, pale yellow and blue. Modern colors were clean and bright and included vibrant yellow, electric blue, orange, red, black and white.

I don't know why I had such trouble with this combination, but I did.  I'm not the happiest with this card, but it's not a total failure either.  LOL

Scrappy Tails Coffee Shop Stamps & matching dies
Birch Press Contempo Greetings (on sale for $5 now)
Copic markers
Sequins
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenge

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes (monthly 1st thru 27th) Unlimited

 

April with Creative Crafters

  The Creative  Crafters starts a monthly challenge every 15th of the month and I've made a winter scene as inspiration for this month. 

This challenge is always "Anything Goes".  
Be sure to join The Creative  Crafters challenge! 

I love how this turned out. This is my first time die cutting the gondola and I cut it all out of white paper which meant I could color everything in different colors.  I might use colored papers in the future. I LOVE THIS CARD.  It feels so crisp and clean.. I had some black cardstock and cut it into some 1/4 inch strips and used one for the cable from which the gondola is suspended.

Supplies:
Waffle Flower Gondola
Birch Press Design Little Town Village
Birch Press Design Little Town Cabins
Birch Press Design Warm Wishes
Birch Press Design Wavy Hillside
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm ente4ring the following challegnes:

The Paper Funday - "Anything Goes" (not doing opt twists) (1/6)

NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) - gondola

Christmas Cards All Year (Rockin' around the Xmas tree)

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything goes" 

Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge  "Christmas Foliage (my trees)

Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Anything Goes" 1st & 3rd Sundays

Card Chain Challenge Reveal for March

Card Chain Challenge Reveal for March
 
It took me awhile to come up with an idea, but it finally hit me.  I could do layers - oh yes, I CAN do layers.  I took out the two Altenew die cuts I wanted to layer, then I took out some AI images I'd stamped and cut on my Scan N Cut a couple days before and colored the gals with Copics.  I went looking for a friend die, FOUND IT and began putting my card together.  I had a leftover postage card die cut to back the gals and lift them off the page.  Poor gals, their legs are dangling.

Here are the challenges we could have picked.  I picked layers.  The supply list is at the bottom of the page.

Challenge Directions 

Make a card using at least one of the following options. (You can actually use two, three, all the options, but you are only required to use one of them.)  

Color Palette Option

 

(Exact matching is not required.)

Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)

Theme Options: Stripes / Africa / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:  Felt / Layers

Supplies: 
Altenew Layered Plaid Cover Dies A & B Bundle
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Mini Slimline die - only the long narrow rectangle part
Memory Box Friend Daily Script 
Art Impressions Got Style
Altenew enamel dots Green Valley (heart shaped enamel dot)
Scan N Cut

I'm entering the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes Unlimited

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" (3/3)

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” (4/8)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt layers (4/8)

DL. ART "Anything Goes (not doing option)

April's Challenge with Morgan's Artworld

    "Anything Goes" April 1st to April 27.

You can use any image or project you have posted in March to enter Morgan's ArtWorld challenge. 

For purchasing Morgan's ArtWorld Images, please visit the website at:
Morgan's Fitzsimons Art Studio    

Join Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook 

A Teddy Bear gardening is among the least anticipated sentences I've ever made.  I've colored a gardening bear and he's ready to start your garden today.  He looks more prepared than I do for Spring! 
I popped the Teddy panel on foam above a Kraft card base on which I drew lines & colored some with Nuvo Drops.

Supplies:

Morgan's Arworld  "Growing Teddy 3"

Copic markers

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Gloss - Dandelion Yellow, Ebony Black, Ripened Pumpkin &      Woodland Green

No die cutting on this card - surprise, surprise

I'm entering the following challenges

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes (monthly 1st thru 27th) Unlimited

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" (2/3)

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” (2/8)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w/optional layers (3/8)

Classic Design - ATG - no options

Critter Crazy Challenge - Critter main  image

Altenew Brightens My Day

Be sure to play in the Die Cut Divas' Challenge this month
because it's all about the Flowers!

 Altenew is giving a $50 gift certificate to the  
 winner of Die Cut Divas April Challenge

This flower is one of my favorite Altenew flowers.  I am not much into flowers, but this flower is a joy to color and just play with.  This particular flower fills an entire card and makes it so easy to put together a card and make it unique with color and shading.
  I applied barely any color, but I love it against this paper from my stash.

 

Supplies:
Altenew Build-A-Garden: Pristine Peonies (Stamps & 2 dies)
Altenew Enamel Dots (Green Meadows)
Paper in my stash
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes (monthly 1st thru 27th) Unlimited

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" (1/3) Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes (1/5) I think these are spring flowers

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” (2/8)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w/optional layers (2/8)

Love To Scrap Challenge (always Anything Goes (8/8) Classic Design - ATG - optional.blooms

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