Birthday Flowers

We are in the SUMMER season at The Four Seasons
and have a 'summery' mood board for inspiration. 

Last year I seemed to purchase several stamps and dies with a bee theme.

So I guess I can say I was totally inspired by the bee in the upper right corner.
After looking through all my new and never been used sets,

I settled on this plump and fun bee from Craft Consortium

'Amongst The Hedgerow' Buzzing stamp.
The honeycomb paper is Brutus Monroe Sweet Honeybee die cut with
Sunny Studio's Fishtail Banners II.  The flowers are Katy Sue 3D
that I put together last year.

Come on over this month to The Four Seasons
and have some SUMMER fun with us!

Entering these fun challenges"
Fab N' Funky .... Something That Starts with a B (my bee)
Allsorts #852 .... Bees, Blooms and/or Birds 
Seize The Birthday .... Birthday

Hello My Dear Friend

 Happy first day of June my friends!
Today brings us to our monthly challenge at The Four Seasons
where our SEASON  is SUMMER.
We have a SUMMERY mood board for inspiration but you
can create anything as long as it is SUMMER!

Being part of the DT we always try to use the mood board for OUR inspiration,

but I have to admit this one thru me a bit.  It shouldn't have as I do have

umbrella and beach chair dies as well as a 

Cricut with 1000's of images to choose from, in fact there were over 8,000
images of just watermelons lol!  And see the water in the backgrounds of two
of those pictures?  Well, I have the most perfect 6x6x paper pad of all water,

but no, I had to make this as difficult for myself as I could!

Finally I had a lightbulb moment and came up with an idea to create my own

slices of watermelon by die cutting a circle and cutting it into fourths
and inking it to look like  watermelon slices.  The watermelon seeds were made
using raindrop dies from a Cottage Cutz die, they worked perfectly.

The sentiment is one I purchased from a Spellbinders warehouse sale

(how I love those sales) Little Hello Sentiments.  The die cut underneath was 

a free one I received with a Scrapbookdotcom order Nested Stitched Tickets.

Needless to say , this is NOT a seedless watermelon LOL!!

Come on over to The Four Seasons for some SUMMER fun with us!

Every Flower Is A Soul

It's our last month for Spring at The Four Seasons
and we have a beautiful Spring mood board for inspiration! 

I was inspired by the flowers and the yellow colors,
yellow happens to be my favorite color, it's so happy and pretty!

I used a Paper Rose Bee's & Butterflies Basic paper for my background.
The dies I used for all is a Waffle Flower  Lacy Layers 2.

A few years ago I purchased some Paper Studios stickers from hobbylobby,

though you can't tell, these stickers have sparkle-y glitter on them.

I mounted the stickers on card stock for stability, then fussy cut them out
and popped it up on the die cut.  The sentiment is a Spellbinders 
Gardens Favorites stamped with Dew Drop Morocco ink.

Come on over to The Four Seasons and join in our last SPRING challenge for this year!

Entering the following challenges:
Fab N' Funky .... Blue~Pink and/or Yellow
Inspiration Station #84 .... photo prompt

Forever Grateful

 We are well into SPRING at The Four Seasons
and have a pretty Spring mood board for inspiration to prove it!
We want to see all your pretty SPRING cards this month!

I used some pretty Spring papers from Paper Rose to start my card
along with a SU edgelits die .  The circle die is Folk Edge Circle from
Pink Fresh Studio.  The crocus stamp is an oldie Flourishes 
A Year In Flowers and the sentiment is a Betterpress.

I don't know about you, but I LOVE Spring so if you do too
then come on over to The Four Seasons and join us!

Entering the following fun challenges:
Fab N Funky .... Easter/Spring

Happy Easter Chicks

It is Springtime at The Four Seasons
and we have a fun SPRING mood board for inspiration! 

I LOVE Spring, don't you?  All the pretty spring flowers start popping up,
birds are happily singing and Easter is on it's way, April 5th to be exact!

Because I have so many done I am featuring my Spring card I created
with Katy Sue 3D designs.  I went a little crazy with these last year
and made dozens and dozens of 3D cards.  These cute little Easter chicks are one of
them.  Though they are from the UK, you can purchase them on Amazon if
you are in the states.

I used a pretty yellow stripe background paper to set the cute
yellow chicks off.  The sentiment is part of the set.

Here is a closer look at the 3D layers:

Come on over to The Four Seasons and have some Springtime fun with us!

Winter Wishes

 We are into our last winter season until the end of the year at
The Four Seasons (next one is in December)
and have a mood board for inspiration.

I let all those red berries inspire me by using a VERY old stamp
set from Heartfelt Creations  Holly Berry Filler that I stamped on
a die cut Tutti Designs Scalloped Square and colored in with Copics.
I smeared one berry so I ended up adding a few red sequins here and there
and to cover up my 'oopsie'!  For the background I embossed a snowy
panel using TH Snowfall EB folder.  

Come join in our Winter Fun at The Four Seasons!!

Warm Winter Wishes

It is our second WINTER season at The Four Seasons 
and we have a super fun mood board for inspiration!
You can however, create anything as long as it is WINTER themed!

Being the animal lover I am, I really loved this mood board and could of gone
several different ways with my card but I had purchased this adorably cute
Crafters Companion polar bears stamp and die set, (that I popped up).  If you aren't familiar,
these small sets that include both the die and stamp can usually be purchased
for under $10, not bad for both the dies and the stamp.  I 'might' have a few
more different sets of these in my stash!

I cut a snowbank from Lawn Fawns Stitched Hillside Border. 
The mountain and trees are Cottage Cutz Campin' Out Mountains & Trees.
The sentiment is from The Ton.

It's WINTER at The Four Seasons and we would love to see you there!!

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday .... Add a Sentiment
Cut It Up .... ATG with a die cut
Crafty Animals #101 .... ATG With An Animal

December 2025 Winter

 Yikes, we are into our first month of winter at The Four Seasons
and have to admit my least favorite season of all, the older I get the
harder the long, dreary cold days are harder to take!
But winter it is and we have a wintery cold inspiration board for you
but you could always warm up with a hot beverage as shown in the
bottom right picture, OR you can create anything as long as it is
winter themed!!

As you have I am sure seen me post about it in the past, I hit a big Sizzix
sale at the beginning of the year and this die  Sizzix Forest Shadows die is from
that sale.  It reminded me of the upper right picture.  I added a bit of water to some
glue, then with a brush spattered it on the front of the card and trees,
then sprinkled the entire card with SNS Crystal Ice glitter. 
Once dry I sprayed with a light mist of hair spray to keep the glitter intact.
A The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday sentiment was added to finish.

We would love to see YOUR wintery creations at The Four Seasons!

Entering the following challenges:
Make My Monday .... Christmas Trees
Simon Monday Challenge .... Dies
The Paper Players .... Tic-Tac-Toe (Dies~Trees~Sparkle)

Be Grateful

We are well into our Fall season at
The Four Seasons and you can create any new project as long as it is FALL.
We have a fun mood board for inspiration full of fall goodness! 

I was inspired by the bottom left pretty florals and pumpkin.
I still have several of my Graphic 45 rub ons and had placed them on some 
cream colored card stock that I had cut into dotted ovals using Tutti Designs dies.
I had a new pretty My Colors Blue Mist card stock I had purchased earlier in the year
which I embossed with a new Sizzix Winter Berries EB folder.  This folder is so
pretty when embossed that I hated covering any of it up.
I didn't do anything else to it and left it pretty simple to be an easy mailer.

Come on over to The Four Seasons and have some FALL fun with us!

October 2025 Fall

We are into our second FALL Season at The Four Seasons
and have a very fun and 'fall-ish mood board for inspiration,
but you can create anything fall! 

I was inspired by the bottom left picture with all the fall colors and
the house.  I used papers from Brutus Monroe's Fall Into Seasons.
This paper is so pretty it really doesn't need anything more added  to it.
The sentiments are from the Hero Arts 2023 Fall card kit.

I ended up with two cards as I mistakenly adhered down the wrong side
of the paper I had intended to use, so just started over and made a
second card.

Card #1 (the one I had intended to do)

Card #2 (the one I adhered the wrong side)

Anyhow, both sides are beautiful papers so it worked out
well and I have two cards to show for it!

Thanks for stopping and happy creating!!

Entering the following challenges:
Dream Valley .... Autumn Colors
Make My Monday .... Autumnal Fall

Autumn Greetings

 It's time for our FALL season at The Four Seasons Challenge.
We have a pretty colorful fall mood board for inspiration,
but you can create anything fall.

I let all the fall colors and pretty leaves inspire me and pull out a
never before been used Hero Arts Fall 2023 card kit.

This kit came with a die, inks and a layered stencil plus stamps and a few other things
I didn't use today.  It creates a beautiful card and why haven't I used it before now I'll never know.
But, I do know I will be using it again and again.  The gingham paper is from Lawn Fawn.
This die really has a lot more detail then the photo shows.

That's it for me today...happy crafting!!

Entering the following fun challenges:
A Cut Above ....Die cut

Happy Birthday

 Hello All, we are into our last SUMMER season at our
Four Seasons challenge and I am not happy about it at all
as summer seems to fly by and I am just not ready for it to leave!!

We have a pretty and colorful mood board for inspiration but
you can create any summertime thing you want.

I let the upper left pitcher of drinks inspire me, nothing like a cold pitcher of
an icy fruit drink on a hot summer day.  I had this adorable Penny Black Homemade
stamp set that I brought out for the first time.  It has several adorably cute images on it
but I chose this fun straw drinking mice one to use.  I stamped it on a Cottage Cutz Eyelet
scalloped oval die.  The sentiment and die are Lawn Fawn.  Background paper is
Prima .  A few PFS gems were added for a bit of sparkle.

I just love these cute little mousers!!  Come on over to 
The Four Seasons and have some  last summertime fun with us
this month.

Entering these fun challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG

You're So Sweet

 We are into our second season of SUMMER at
The Four Seasons challenge and have a fun, summery mood board for inspiration,
but you can create any summery thing you want!

I let the yummy and colorful ice cream cone on the bottom right inspire me.
The hard part was deciding which of my die/stamp sets to use.

I finally settled on a die I received free with an order from scrapbookdotcom,
it is one of their own dies they sell.  I cut out six ice cream toppings from scraps of
white card stock
and inked each one up with various inks, the same with the cone and cherry.
I cut two banners from Cheery Lynn Designs to place my cone on.

The background paper is a first time use  too and is Honey Bee Team Tie Dye,
it is full of the prettiest papers.  The sentiment is Concord & 9th Pretty Sweet stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by and come and have some
'summertime' fun with us!

Entering the following challenges:
Halloween & Other Occasions .... Ice Cream

Great Big Hug

 It is SUMMER time at The Four Seasons challenges
and we have a fun summery mood board for inspiration.
But you can create anything as long as it is SUMMER themed.

I recently was going through a few things in my craft room and came across
these Stampendous 'topper's and one reminded me of the bottom left lilacs.
Even though this topper isn't lilacs it did resemble them.

I used a Waffle Flower Lacy 2 die with The Paper Boutique Lavender Fields paper
and a Cheery Lynns Design Fishtail banner that was in my 'spare parts' bin.
The sentiment is Stampendous Hugs sentiment.

Come on over and join our first Summer season at
The Four Seasons challenges!

The Four Seasons May Spring 2025

Hello friends, we are into our last Spring season at The Four Seasons for this year 
and next month moving into Summer, so enjoy it while you can!

We have a pretty and fun SPRING inspiration board for you
but you can create anything SPRING!

I was totally inspired not only by the fuzzy duckling in the top
right corner but also all the pretty Spring colors!

This little duck from Cottage Cutz Duckling In An Easter Basket
wasn't too picky to make but I sure made it difficult lol!
I cut it from my Big Shot on a scrap of white cardstock but didn't think I
got a good cut so recut it with a shim, still didn't think it cut correctly so
then I cut a third time in my Sizzix Switch and had the same result
then deciding it cut as it was suppose to in the first place.
After all that I colored each piece with Copics and Olo's then started to
assemble it.  I dropped one piece glue side down on the basket so ended up
adding another small flower (on the left) and leaf which aren't part of the die set.
To make matters worse, once the card was completely done I noticed I had missed
a spot to color in on his bill, so I grabbed my Copic and yep, got it on his yellow face.
I was able with a blending pen to get most off...time to quit for the day!

But no, I still did more stupid!  I adhered my Little Birdie Artsy Blooms paper,
die cut with a Waffle Flower scalloped die to my wrong side up
embossed Darice Basket Weave embossed panel, yes I did that!
But after all the stupidity I think he is still pretty cute! 

Come on over to The Four Seasons and join in our LAST Spring fling for
this year, the DT has some awesome inspiration too!

Entering the following challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner .... Adorable DUCKY
The Paper Shelter .... Cuties
Make My Monday .... Things With Wings
Inspirational .... Seasonal (Spring)

April 2025 Spring

 Hello friends, it's the first day of the month and it might be April Fools Day
but we aren't fooling when we say it's also SPRING
and that is what season we are into at The Four Seasons challenge.

We have a pretty Spring mood board for inspiration but you can use anything as
long as it is Spring themed!

For my card I let the purple pansies inspire me as I had purchased a fun
set of Katy Sue 3D Pansy sheets.  Each sheet (you get 3) come with easy pop outs
that you layer with foam pop up squares, the thinner ones work best.
I ended up with three of these that you will see down the road on other posts,
each one made with a different color card base which changes them up a bit at least.

Here is a view that 'kind of' shows the 3D,

but they are really stunning IRL.

Come on over and join us at The Four Seasons with your Spring 'pretties'!!.

Spring Parade

Hello friends, this month at The Four Seasons
we have our FIRST season of SPRING!
I don't know about you, but in my part of the world I am more then 
ready, even though technically the first day of Spring is March 20th
and here in Michigan we might still have snow most of the month,
but a girl can hope.

We have a pretty mood board for inspiration all full of Springtime goodness
but, you can create anything with the Spring theme in mind!

I pretty much let all the mood board inspire me with all the pretty colors,
the cute chick and lamb.  I used a cute Cottage Cutz die that I die cut
all in white scraps and then colored in with various Copic, Olo and Altenew markers.
Though lots of pieces this was a pretty easy die to put together.  I paper pieced
the bunny's vest with a tiny scrap of gingham paper.  The grass is Memory Box
Prairie Grass and I used a Lawn Fawn  stencil for my clouds ,
stenciled with Altenew Sea Breeze ink.

Come on over to The Four Seasons
and have some SPRING fun with us!!

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG
Critter Crazy .... ATG With A Critter as Focal
Just Us Girls .... Stencil Week

Alphabet Challenge .... 'W'is for Wings

February 2025 Winter

We are into our third month of WINTER at
The Four Seasons and have a wintery, snowy, cold
mood board for inspiration, but you can create anything as long
as it is WINTER themed!

I totally had something else in mind for my winter card
but ended up with a Pinterest inspired card that I loved
changing it up enough to make it mine and was also inspired by the wintery scene on the mood board.  I used a Spellbinders
arch to make a frame, then embossed the arch itself to re-insert in
the frame after embossing with a TH Alterations Snowfall EB folder.
I die cut two TH Woodland trees.  One I inset in the frame and the second one
I 'popped' up on the outside of the frame.  The sentiment is from The Ton
Easy Expressions Holiday.

Come on over to The Four Seasons and
have some WINTER fun with us!

Also inspired by The Card Concepts all white winter trees
and created a clean and layered look!

Also wanted to add that as crazy as Dar and I are we
have a new challenge starting on February 3rd and the 
first Monday of every month after. It is called
The Neglected Stuff, just follow the link and read all about it!!

Four Seasons Winter 2025

We are still into the WINTER season at
The Four Seasons
and have this fun wintery mood board for inspiration!

I was totally inspired by the pretty husky dog and the snowflakes!
My brother had a husky named Tonya and I remember him bringing it to my 
mom's house for a visit.  Well, she just happened to be eating a piece of pumpkin pie
with whipped cream sitting in her easy chair. 
The dog charged in the room, jumped in her
lap, ate the pie, then licked across my Mom's lips, all in in a nano-second!
Was the funniest thing ever!!

Anyhow, I used a PoppyStamps Evangeline Floating Square die (2017)
and a Cottage Cutz Dakota die for the pup, no longer available.
The card base is actually a smoky deep gray, not the navy blue it looks.
My little Dakota was die cut from scraps then colored in with my Olo's.

Come on over and have some winter fun with us at The Four Seasons
and check out all the creativeness from the design team!!

Entering the following challenges:

Conjuer of Dreams .... ATG/Winter Window
Halloween & Other Occasions .... Winter Fun

Four Seasons December Winter 2024

We are into our first month of WINTER at 
The Four Seasons and have a mood board for inspiration
but you can create anything as long as it is winter themed
and you have until the 28th to do it!! 

I let the cardinals inspire me and started with a winter gray card base,
it is actually much lighter in color then shown.
I pulled out an oldie for my frame using a NBUS Sizzix Bigz frame die
cut from white scrap card stock.  The branch is Cheapo Dies and the
cardinal is a Spellbinders (NBUS) also die cut from scraps and colored in with  a mix
of Olo's and Copic's!  The sentiment die and stamp are Lawn fawn!

Won't you come and have some WINTER fun with us at
The Four Seasons,
the design team has lots of beautiful inspiration!!

Entering the following fun challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG
613 Avenue Create ...ATG Optional Any Winter Holiday
Festive Friday .... Must include 3 items from list
I have Red~Green~ Sentiment