SUMMER BLOOM

Rosanne has a great challenge for us today on the TicTacToe Challenge #296!  I went down the center with patterned paper, die cuts and 3D.  Those layering flowers dies from Altenew certainly made it easy to do the 3D and dies elements from the board.  I went thru my patterned papers and tried out a few before deciding on this one for my card.  I think it turned out to be a fun way for creating a flower.

I embossed the black background with leaves and mounted it on a piece of A2 cardstock desert storm.  The flowers and leaves are from Altenew - Grand Dahlia and Curving Leaves.  I'll add a sentiment when needed or maybe not at all!!
 

Hope to see your card in this fun challenge from Roseanne!

Crafty Hugs,

 

ANOTHER BUTTERFLY

Today's card is for Cindy's TicTacToe #294.  I went across the center with patterned paper, free and twine.  Included black,  gold and vellum which are also on her board.

I embossed a black background with Altenew's Curving Leaves and used their Fluttering Fantasies butterfly die.  The patterned paper is flowered and just added a smaller vellum butterfly and a gold body.  Finally made a nest of some gold thread and glued it all down with the butterfly on top.  I'll wait until I need a card for a special occasion to add a sentiment. 

You have until June 18th to enter - so many varied choices on Cindy's board so have fun creating a card and entering our challenge!

I am also entering my card at Just Us Girls Challenge where the theme is butterflies and die cutting. 

Crafty hugs,

 

 

 

 

FLUTTERBYS!

I live in senior independent living - it's great way to live - have a large apartment, meals, tons of activities from which to choose - besides I am now living 15 minutes from my daughter - best perk of all.  I teach a card class every month - usually have about 15-20 of the residents in every class - so it's a challenge to think up a card and then do all the prep of the materials for the class. 

I made several sample cards for ideas for the group.  I cut out tons of various colored butterflies from Altenew Fluttering Fantasies - also leaves from Itty Bitty Branches.  Had three trays of a mixture of sizes and colors of butterflies on the tables - other supplies were in their packets - card base, sequins. leaves.  As everyone finished, I spattered their card with gold metallic ink. 

 

 

That's me in the back row on the right!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

PINK FLOWERS

I am the designer for #292 TicTacToe Challenge board this go around.  I chose across the middle with floral, free and white - pretty easy and fast choice for me.

My flowers are from Altenew - Fresh Flowers and the greenery is also from Altenew - Itty Bitty Branches.  I embossed a circle in the background for some texture.  The greeting is from an old Memory Box set of sentiments.

Hope you'll find some inspiration from my board and join us in our challenge this time.

Crafty hugs,

 

  

BUTTERFLY

I was rummaging thru my box of half finished cards, embossed card fronts, and other bits and bobs and found this card with only the base and embossed front.  It went perfectly with the butterfly I had just been playing with and here's the finished product.

I embossed the butterfly in gold and then smooshed broken china distress ink on it.  Did the same with the leaves using rainforest ink.  I did the embossed piece so long ago I don't know what colors I used.  Added the little sentiment and done!

Crafty hugs,