Triple B Challenge April 2025

 Hello friends, it's a new challenge at Triple B Challenges and
we have a fun mood board for inspiration but you can
create any color as long as it has birds~blooms~butterflies on it,
one, two or all three.

I had some flowers all stamped out I was working on when my order from
scrapbookdotcom arrived in the mail and in it was  this beautiful package of
rub-ons Flight of Fancy from Graphic 45 that were the perfect match
to the colors in our mood board, so I had to switch gears and create with them.  I have to say there are a lot of them in the package
that will make beautiful cards.  I die cut a Tutti Designs heart
then applied my image to that, easy peasy.  Underneath I used
a newly purchased 3D embossing folder from one of the Sizzix
big sales they have a few times a year, it is called 'Tablecloth'.
These folders are typically only $3.20 at their sales, how can I resist?
The sentiment was created with a Spellbinders BetterPress die,
another favorite 'tool'!

So, get your blooms, butterflies and/or birds out
and come and join the fun at Triple B!

Word Power April 2025

 Hello friends, I'm back again with another card for our monthly challenge at
Word Power where our challenge is all about letting your sentiments 
take center stage!  When Spellbinders have their warehouse sales I
always try to take advantage of them as they are just too good to pass up!
This is where the die came from for my big Thank You.
It is a Betterpress Thank You Very Much plate, on sale at that time for $1.00.
It is a two step plate and very easy to do as it comes with a template
for easy line-up.  The small doily behind was from my already
pre-cut stash of die cuts, but it is a Cheapo Doily die from when I used to
work for Cheapo dies.  The butterfly paper is Brutus Monroe .

Come on over to our challenge and join us for some
Word Power fun!!

Full Bloom

 Hello Double D friends, we are into the Easter Holiday
and have a pretty inspiration board to get you as excited
about Easter as we are, but you can create any new Easter project you want!

I love this fun board and was inspired by all the pretty yellows and the
upper left picture.  Though I didn't use bunnies I did use a NBUS 
Cottage Cutz die I have had a long time Buster w/Spring Daffodil.
Buster is all ready for Easter with his Spring Daffodil bloom.
Unfortunately this die is no longer available for purchase.
I die cut him with a white card stock scrap then colored in with a mix of
Copic, Altenew and Olo markers.  The octagon die cut was in my spare parts
box that I inked up with some Altenew Dew Drop ink.
The background paper is Wild Rose Studios Annabelle's Garden
die cut with a Spellbinders Labels 17 die.  The sentiment is also Spellbinders,
Gardens Favorites punched with a SU circle punch.  Whew, that is a lot of explaining LOL!

Come on over to Double D and see all the beauty the DT
girls have to offer and we have a fabulous prize too
for one lucky random winner!

Two Old Bats April 2025 Challenge

Hello friends, it's a new month which mean a new challenge at
Two Old Bats 
and we have a spooky fun inspiration board
which you can choose to use or not
as anything goes as long as it is Halloween themed!

I don't think I even have to tell you which tile inspired me as it's
pretty obvious!!  I used a new paper pack I bought last year around
the fall time by Brutus Monroe called Vintage Frights!
I die cut my pumpkin witch from one of the papers
with a Tutti Designs circle die and a spider web
using a Cottage Cutz die, then I cut it in half for
each corner.  The sentiment is from Picket Fence.
He is a bit frightful don't you think?

Get out those Halloween supplies
and come on over and have some fun with us!

April 2025 Colorful Options

 Hello friends, at Colorful Options this month we are into
pretty PASTELS, but you can always use rainbow colors too if pastels isn't your 'thing'!

I had a hard time getting the true colors of my card when photographing it,
but the background has a bit more of a light teal color to it then what is shown
and is from Pink Fresh Studios Making The Best of It Paper pad. 
The birds are Sparkle N Sprinkle's Feathered Friends
stamped on a  Cottage Cutz Eyelet die cut.
The sentiment is a Spellbinders BetterPress.
The scallops lace across the top were made with a SU punch.
For a bit of sparkle I added some PFS gems.

We would love to see you having fun with us at Colorful Options .

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'!!.

Stencil Fun April 2025 Challenge

Hello friends, happy April Fools day!
We aren't 'foolin' when we say it's time for a new challenge this month
at Stencil Fun!  We always have an OPTIONAL theme and this month it is
PATTERNS!

I created a friendship card using
The Greetery Scalloped Gingham Stencil.
Anytime I see the word 'gingham' it has my name all over it
and this stencil was no exception!
Plus the fact that it coordinates with the A2 Stitched scallops die.
I mean what more could you ask for right?
I stenciled with Altenew inks and then die cut from white
card stock scraps a Simon Says Exotic Blooms die
that I had recently purchased.  I used Copic markers to
add my colors.  The sentiment is  Pink Fresh Studio,
and a few half pearls were added.

For my anything goes card I used the last of the three stenciled
cards I created using Taylored Expressions In The Garden set.
She has several sets of these triple slimline sets to choose from
and I kind of want them all!

All stenciling was done with Altenew inks.  A few gems were added,
once again I couldn't help myself, I just love the look of gems!
The sentiment is The Ton Easy Expressions.

Get your stencils out and have some stenciling fun with us at
Stencil Fun!!