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Thursday, July 3, 2025

PRETTY PINK PLANT

Wouldn't it be lovely to have this pretty plant sitting on your patio?   Fortunately tho, it can sit on your mantle or a table.  I created my card today for the current TicTacToe Challenge with the prompts flowers, layers and foliage.

Altenew's houseplants dies and their brick wall embossing folder were used on my card.  Shading was done with distress oxides for some depth.  As you can see it's a gate fold card.

Our challenge ends on 17 July so hope to see your card(s) there in the next few weeks.

Crafty Hugs, 


 

Thursday, June 5, 2025

HOUSEPLANTS

I am the designer of the board for this go around of TicTacToe Challenge #272.  I went down the middle with layers, free and floral/foliage.  I think everything except bee/butterfly is in my card also!

I used my new (to me) Houseplants dies from Altenew and also their blue cardstock for the flowers.  The background is some patterned paper I've had for ages.

Hope to see a card from you in our challenge!

Crafty Hugs,



Tuesday, May 13, 2025

BASKET OF FLOWERS

I created this card for my card class to make this week but it was inspired by the "inspired By..." challenge.  The challenge photo is a basket of flowers.


The little flowers and the embossed background are from Spellbinders.  When I create a card for the class, I have everything pretty much prepped for them ahead of time.  For this class, I had several die sets that all had little flowers and also had some dies that would cut the little yellow centers.  So all the die cutting didn't take that long.  I cut out extra flowers so they could add as many to their bouquet as they wish - or put them anywhere on the card.  Also have many different sentiments from which they may choose.  Used up a lot of my scrap colors for the flowers which is a good thing!!

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Thursday, May 8, 2025

RUSTLING LEAVES

Our board for TicTacToe #270 has many masculine elements - and I certainly don't mix well with guy cards!  But I managed to create this card with some new (to me) product from Altenew and using the bottom row of die cuts, metallic and stenciling.

I used the embossing folder from the Rustling Leaves Bundle for my background and die cut a circle from the center.  Trimmed the piece down to 5.25"x4" and then proceeded to make the shaker part of the card.  Used the press plate, stencil and die to make the leaves.  The leaves were made from Altenew's "reindeer moss" card stock (my new fave green!!).  Adhered the leaves and the little sentiment and done!!

Our challenge runs until 22 May so hope to see you in our gallery!

Crafty hugs,


 

 


 


Tuesday, April 22, 2025

PERUVIAN LILY #3

Bought this die set by mistake, but decided it was a good  mistake as it makes such a pretty bold card.  I used the colors from the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge.

All the products in my card are from Altenew - cardstock, dies and embossing folder.  I love the curvy leaves ef as it makes such a wonderful subtle background for any florals.  To me this is sort of a backwards bridge card.  Will put a sentiment on when needed.
 


Am also entering my card at Die Cut Divas challenge where the theme for April is flowers.  Altenew is their sponsor this month so my card is right in tune with them.  Also is an entry for SSS Monday Challenge - blooming blooms.

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