TASFT Challenge-Spring Flowers

There is another challenge that I have been following forever but never did the challenges.  I just started joining in on this post Nature Walk Weekend.

We had a choice of Spring or Sketch.  I chose Spring and naturally Spring means flowers!

It was created so I could send to someone who could use a pick me up and this card has colors with flowers.  Perfect for a Pick me Up card.

I stamped the image twice with versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder that had a nice sparkle to it.   Both images were colored with white pencil first.   After the white, I did green for leaves and pink for the flowers.  If you have not tried this technique of coloring first with a white pencil on dark cardstock, you should!

The images were die cut out and the first layer was popped up with pop dots.  The second layer was popped up and placed on top of the first one.  I did cut some of the leaves off the 2nd layer and tucked them down in under the first layer.

 

 

I carried the theme to the inside of the card.

 

This card will go off in the mail tomorrow and I hope she enjoys it.

Submitted to Challenge

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Supplies

DCWV Nana's Kids Paper Pack

White, Yellow, Pink Cardstock 

Honey Bee Gem Stickers

Hero Arts Embossing Sparkle Powder

Versa Mark Stamp Pad

Heat Gun

Becky Moore Say It With Stamps "Hey/Hello/Hi"  

Altenew Sparkle Bright Stamp

Versafine Onyx Black

Nuvo Crystal Drops Rhubarb Crumble

Pop Ups

Prisma Pencils:

Leaves-Apple Green, Dark Green

Flowers-Carmine Red, Pink, Deco Pink

White

Letter B/ Black and White Sympathy

 I had to make a few Sympathy cards for a local nursing home.  These were on the simple side.  I have to keep them flat for ease of mailing for the nursing home.  To give a bit of depth, I glued down some punched flowers and add clear sequins.  In the photo they gave a pinkish hue.

I enjoying making sympathy cards for the nursing home.   It's a sad occasion but if my handmade cards brings a smile to someone...even for a moment,....then I have done the job.

They fit perfect for the challenge going on at Alphabet Challenge Blog.  I missed the first one but will go back and finish the A category.  This one was the use of Black and White.

 

Submitted to Challenge

 https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/04/b-is-for-black-and-white.html

 

Supplies

Black and White Cardstock 

JustRite Sympathy Handwritten Sentiments Stamp

Penny Black Blossom Branch Stamp

Versafine Ink Onyx Black

Clear Sequins

Fiskars Stitch Border Punch

 

Martha Stewart Punch

Simon Says Stamp Frames Die

52 CCC April Technique Challenge-Embossed Vellum

I got another Christmas Card done towards my goal for 2023.  

 I didn't count how many cards I threw away working on my idea!  Nothing lined up right.

My idea was to make an image on the inside of a vellum card and to heat emboss a stamp image on the outside of the vellum.  The inside was colored and the outside was just the image embossed in white.

When closed, you can see the colored poinsettias through the vellum.  

 

I finally accomplished my idea.  I love experimenting, especially when it finally comes out like I planned.

 

At 52CCT challenge was to emboss but it did not say dry emboss or heat emboss.  Hoping heating embossing is ok!

Submitted to Challenge

 

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-technique-challenge.html

 

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Supplies

Stampin Up Vellum Cardstock

White Cardstock 

Nuvo Embossing Paper Glacier White Powder

Heat Gun

VersaMark Ink Pad

Altenew Crispe Dye Ink-Sea Breeze and Tide Blue

Colorado & Craft Company-Slimline Poinsettias

Blue Sequins

Dr. Ph. Martin's Pen-White Ink

Blending Brushes

52 CCC April Theme Challenge-Santa!

 This card took a bit longer to create than I thought it would.  No stamping on this card.  It is all die cut. It has the card base and 5 snow globe layers (2 layers cut with red and 3 with white) I used one of the white layers to fussy cut out the fur and beard for Santa. 

This die set can be made as stand up 3D 6 x6 card but I wanted an A2 card because they are easier to mail.   I just cut each layer and stack them on top of each other.  Between the 2 top layers and the 2 bottom layers, I added pop dots to raise the words in the top section a bit higher off the Santa.  The Santa layer and very top layer was cut from red metallic cardstock and the other two from white.

 

 

I also cut small poinsettias to add a little decorations to the top.

 

 Submitted to Challenge

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-theme-challenge.html

 

Supplies

White Cardstock 

Renewing MInds Red Metallic Paper

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Grand Snow Blobe Etched Die Set

Spellbinders Santa Clause Layering Set

IO Poinsettia Small Set

TASFT-Nature Walk Weekend-Flowers

The last of the snow has melted and our flowers are beginning to pop up.  Some have even bloomed so Spring is here. For my Nature Walk Weekend inspiration, I am using flowers on my card today.

 I have used the Momenta Intricate A2 Flower Mat Die before, but this time I had a difficult time with it.  I cut it out with white cardstock and used Distressed Oxide inks with blending brushes to add color.  I cut it out again with black cardstock and for some reason all the pieces would not cut through.  I am not sure if it was the cardstock I used or not.  My goal was to  glue it and add height to the top piece.  I finally said "If you can't fight em...join em" so I left the pieces that would not cut out and placed the colored piece right on top.

After it was done I stepped back and thought it was not to bad after all!

 

 Submitted to Facebook Challenge

 There's a Stamp for that Challenge

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52 CCC April Color Challenge

This week is a color challenge at 52 CCT and the colors are Red and Green.  You can add white as well so my card base is all white.

I used Bibi Cameron's fold technique to get the criss cross in the front.

It is a very pretty card, with a mix of the sparkle and metallic poinsettia's.   

 

 Submitted to Challenge

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-colour-challenge.html

 

Supplies

Jot Glitter Paper Red and Green

White Cardstock 

Red Metallic Paper

Spellbinders Paper Arts Sealed Squiggles

IO Poinsettia Set Large Set and Small Set

Hand cut Tag by hand

Fancy Feathers

I recently watched a live class with Gina K.  You can see the recording here.   It was my first time watching her live and I really enjoyed her class.  I have been in a birthday card slump but after watching her class, I had a few ideas!  She used Stamp and Die set Fancy Feathers to create a card so I tried how she did it first. 

My colors I used was Distress Ink colors cracked pistachio, twisted citron and mermaid lagoon.  The white, blue and green cardstock is just some I had in my scrap pile.  The white feather die cuts are two layers glued together.  I do not have a birthday sentiment on it yet as I am not sure who it will go to yet.  I really love the colors.  It goes along with the feeling Spring has Sprung!

 

My next 2 cards used the die but not the feather stamps.  I have a file with a bunch of backgrounds.  Most are just experiments that I saved.  You never know when something might work for a card I am making or to cut a word out.  I had played around with some Ken Oliver Color Burst one day so I pulled out one of the backgrounds I had saved.  I used it for the next two cards.

I also found a sprayed green and blue stencil background in my stash that was perfect for one of the cards. 

 

I used the die to cut out some feathers from the color burst background.  I saved the parts that popped off the feather for my next card.  I also cut out some black feathers and saved the feather edge as well.

  After figuring out where I wanted the feathers to be, I glued down each of the black pieces inside the feathers.  I thought it would take a long time to put all the pieces back but it went smooth.  The birthday layered die is from Paper Roses.  The Happy came from the Altenew Halftone Everything stamp set.

 

My last card came from the same pieces in the above card just in reverse for the feathers.  White circle was cut from My Favorite Things Inside & Out Stitch Circle die.  Dots are Stampendous Dot Sprarklers black stickers.  I love these are they are flat which makes it easier to mail.  The Hey words are stamps from Becky Moore Say It With Stamps Hey/Hello/Hi set.

 

Nice to have 3 more cards to add to my birthday list.  

 

Netta

 

I am back!.....again! 52 CCC April Sketch Challenge

 Since I wrote I moved...well.... I moved again!  Bigger home but the best part is I have a craft room that I love with all my stations set up.  My husband and I even built a moveable table big enough for me to scrapbook again.

So now that I am all set, there is no excuse to start my Christmas cards.  The best way I knew to get started was to go back to my old friends at 55 Christmas Card Throwdown.  It was an easy way to start that Christmas Card creation bug going.  I used holographic paper and wow is that hard to photograph!  Would you believe this paper is white?  Need to work on the lighting at my desk.

I took the Sketch they are using this month and kept flipping it around until I was happy.

Good to be back...

Netta

 

Submitted to Challenge:

CAS Christmas Card April Sketch Challenge

 

Supplies

Scrapbook.com Holographic Mirror paper 

White Cardstock

Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large

Cricut Cuttlebug Kitchen Weave Embossing Folder

Prickley Pear Stamp "It Came Without Ribbons"

My Favorite Things "Stylish Snowflakes" Die

Handcut Tags by hand