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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Peruvian Lily #2

It's time for another TicTacToe Challenge - #268! My card is totally a CASE of a Jennifer McGuire card but I hope that you'll like it and it will inspire you in some way.  Peruvian lilies alstroemeria) have always been my favorite flower - I used to buy two bunches at a time at Trader Joe's and they'd last for several weeks!

I stamped the Altenew lilies with black ink and heat embossed.  Then used the stencils to shade in all the flowers and leaves.  Added some translucent dots to the center bloom and added the little "hello". 

I went down the left side with stencil, any color and flower or it could be almost any which way if you stretch the Mom sentiment to simply saying hello to your Mom!!

Hope you'll join us for this current challenge - it's an easy one - guaranteed!

Crafty hugs,

PERUVIAN LILIES

Nothing like waiting until the last minute to enter a challenge!!  Just finally was able to buy the "Peruvian Lily" from Altenew and then my friend, LaVon, inspired me to dust off the Karin Markers today.  So my entry for Altenew's Inspiration Challenge for March came together this afternoon!

Used burgundy, canary, curry and lime green and water on Bristol paper.  The embossed background is curving leaves - also from Altenew.

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BUTTERFLIES GALORE!

I can't tell you how long ago I stamped and colored these Pinkfreshbutterflies!  Since then they've been in the envelope with the stamps and stencils. Since it's an "anything goes" challenge, I used some older butterflies. So the other day I challenged myself to see how many DIFFERENT cards I could design.

Went through my embossing folders for some textured backgrounds (SSS leaf canopy and Altenew brick wall). Went through my cache of die cut leaves and then began creating.  After I had them all designed I added a small black enamel dot for the head of the butterfly and spattered all of them with gold.  For two of them I added a sentiment and two will be for future occasions.

I am entering the first and the last ones in Pinkfresh Studio's March Challenge - anything goes.

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A BASKETFUL OF TULIPS

Here's a pretty basket of tulips for TicTacToe Challenge #266.  I think all the elements of the board are in my card except for a good luck symbol!  But for the actual row I used, it's diagonally from left to right - bright colors, spring and free.  What can be more spring than tulips!!

I embossed my basket with a brick 3D folder - thought it made it look like it was woven.  Then I added some shading with very dark brown ink.  I die cut all my flowers from white cs and did ink blending in three shade of pink.  The leaves were all cut from green cs and ink blending with a darker green.  Embossed the background on some desert storm cs.  Did some flower arranging and added the little twine bow and done.  A sentiment will be added when I need a card.

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GATE FOLD FLOWERS

The TicTacToe Challenge #264 is up today with fun prompts for you.  I went diagonally form left to right with enamel dots, die cuts and dry embossing.

My card is a landscape gate fold using Altenew's Fresh Flowers dies, Tranquility cardstock and enamel dots and SSS Leaf Canopy embossing folder.  I'll add a sentiment when needed.

I hope you'll find some inspiration here and have time to join us sometime in the next two weeks.  The challenge closes on 20 February.

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VELLUM BUTTERFLY

While doing some reorganizing and destashing I found some very old patterned paper from Altenew's "Recollections".  So decided it was finally time let go of some of the pretty papers.  Looked through my Pinterest pages for some inspiration and came up with this card.

 

I made this a 4x6 card because I wanted the flower to be the focal point and there was a lot of white space on the 6x6 piece of pp.  So cut it down along with two border pieces of green.  Used two butterfly dies and die cut into the pp.  Then I die cut matching vellum pieces.  Next glued down the two borders and the pp.  Creased the pp and the vellum butterflies in their centers and glued together only on the crease and then onto the card - again only on the crease so the butterfly would pop out.  Added the gold bodies, the sequins and the sentiment and done!

 

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50th ANNIVERSARY

This weekend I'm attending a 50th anniversary party for some friends - so had to make a special card for them.  

Used the colors from the February Inspiration Challenge. Altenew's Fresh Flowers with Tranquility cardstock were used to create the flowers.  Spellbinders' arches gave it all some background interest.  I just added a "congrats" on the inside.

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COREOPSIS

Just getting in under the wire with an entry for Altenew's January Inspiration Challenge.

I used Altenew's coreopsis dies for my flowers and leaves and their martian terrain enamel dots.  The background plaid die is from Concord & 9th.  I love papers from Craft Consortium as they allow you to make such pretty variegated flowers and leaves.

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BE MY VALENTINE

This is the card I made with my card class last week.  My group had a lot of fun designing their cards with all the puzzle pieces I had pre-cut for them.

I used a heart from Scrapbook.com (on sale for half price) and the puzzle pieces and sentiment from Waffle Flower - not sure about the die for the little hearts nor the background impression plate.  In their packet there was also two sentments - "Love you to pieces" and "Happy Valentine's Day". Can you see the one male participant?

All for now...

ALTENEW INSPIRATION CHALLENGE

Everytime I receive a package from Altenew I think of making a card from their beautiful packaging - today I finally did it!

I found an embossing folder with the same size dots as the bubbles of the package and used that for my background. I popped the bubble wrap bubbles to flatten the packaging a bit. Added the little sentiment and a few enamel dots and done.

Not sure my colors exactly match Altenew's January Inspiration Challenge but will enter it anyway.

 All for now.

 

A FEW FAVORITES FROM http://createdbybjk.blogspot.com/2024

 I only chose a four favorites from this year.

Looking forward to another year of making cards - it is my happy place!

Links:

blue flowers
tulips
poinsettia 

HAPPY 2025!

 

 

SNOWFLAKE SPARKLES

Is it a Christmas card or maybe a winter birthday card or just a wait and see when needed card????  I couldn't decide so just left off the sentiment for the time being.  For sure it's the card designed for the current TicTacToe Challenge #262 with the board created by yours truly.  I went down the left side with white on white, gems and die cuts.

Started by embossing the background with a snowflake folder.  Then die cut several sizes of snowflakes and layered up with some clear gems in the middle.  Put it all together and sprayed with some glitter spray - wish it would show up in the photo 'cause it's so pretty and sparkly!  That's it until needed.

Hope you'll join our challenge even tho it's such a busy time of the year - maybe our cards will be an inspiration for that one last Christmas card you need to send.

Crafty hugs,

 

CHRISTMAS DEER

I saw an IG post by Katharina Tarta Crafts this past week and it inspired me to make a similar card with some dies and paper that I already had.

The deer are from IO, trees from Hero Arts and not sure about the paper.  The little sentiment is from Paper Rose.  All the dies and paper are old and no longer available.  I added tiny gold stars in the background for some sparkle.  The fawn was cut twice for stability.  It's an easy card to make once you figure out the dimensions.

I am entering my card at the Creative Creases Challenge - Anything Goes.

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THE COLOR LILAC

Spellbinders has a challenge going on right now to use the color lilac and of course their products.  Haven't entered a challenge in ages, but today I decided  to have a go even tho lilac is not my "go to" color.  

I used my new Spellbinders envelope die with flowers from the same set and  and their arch die for the tag.  The embossing on the envelope is from their embossing club offer from March 2022 called Garden Path. A silk ribbon bow finished it off.  The papers I used are from a Memory Box pad of different shades of purple - perfect for creating my card.

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It's time for another TicTacToe Challenge - it's #260 designed by Vicky!  I went down the left side with ink blending, CAS and die cut.

Die cut the base for the card with an arch die and embossed the smaller arch die cut center.  Die cut the poinsettia, leaves and sprigs from white cs and ink blended the center of the flower with a bit of pink.  Also added a bit of pink to the embossed area.  A pink sequin in the center and done!

Hope to see your card in our challenge - you have until 21 November to enter.  Crafty hugs,

 

DOORWAY CAT

Had fun making my for the current TicTacToe Challenge #258 designed by Felicita.  Wanted to do something with the french door dies and finally came up with this idea.  I went down the middle with leaves/foliage, thank you and die cuts.

Had a terrible time photographing the inside of the card as those doors just didn't want to stay open - but the inside says "so grateful for you".  The brick pp is from my stash and not sure where the door dies are from.  The pumpkin is from a long ago Papertrey Ink set as are the leaves from old Hero Arts - and who knows where the cat wandered in from:-)!!!  It is on an A2 card base so stands up nicely for display.

Thanks for stopping by today and look forward to your card in our gallery.  Crafty hugs,