A card-making blog featuring cards made with traditional stamps, digital stamps, metal dies and SVG cut files.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Mother's Day Teepee Card for Creative Creases #81
Monday, April 15, 2024
Grand Carnation Thank You Card
My parents recently treated me to a 9-day trip to Arizona with them, and I wanted to make them a special card to thank them. It was a lovely trip, and the sunshine and beautiful spring flowers really lifted my spirits.
To make the card, I pulled out Altenew's BAG: Grand Carnations set and used some blue glitter paste through one of the stencils that comes in the set. The panel I stenciled over was one I had watercolored and sprayed with different shades of blue.
I stamped the carnations and leaves using my Sizzix Stencil and Stamp Platform, and then I stenciled the flowers and leaves with the coordinating stencils that come in the set. I chose reds, yellows, and blues to match the prompt for this month's Altenew Inspiration Challenge.
The flowers are large, so I had to trim off the bottom of the yellow ones so I could fit that cluster as well as the stand-alone red carnation on the card front. I adhered the red carnation and several leaves using glue dots since I needed something quite strong to adhere to the glitter paste on the background panel. I added foam tape to the yellow carnation and buds as well as the sentiment (also from the same BAG: Grand Carnations set).
Friday, April 12, 2024
Book Bind Explosion Card For Creative Creases #80
Friday, April 5, 2024
Wooden Rowboat Birthday Card
My soon-to-be son-in-law has a birthday coming up, and since he loves hiking, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits, I thought I'd make a boat-themed birthday card for him. I used Altenew's Wooden Rowboat die set and die cut all the pieces out of the same color of light tan card stock from my paper scrap stash. Then I used different shades of brown to do some ink blending on the pieces to create the different shades you see on the boat.
After assembling the boat, I created the card base using pattern paper that I thought looked kind of like waves. The idea for this fun fold card design comes from Connie Stewart's Side Step Card tutorial here: 🔴 Side Step Card: The No-Fail Tutorial To A Fabulous Fun Fold (youtube.com).
I added a few stamps to the front and back of the card on more scraps of that same light tan card stock I used for the boat. The "Wishing you happiness today and every day" stamps are from Altenew's Paint-A-Flower: Waterlily Dahlia set, and the "Happy Birthday" sentiment on the back of the card is from Altenew's CYL: Bewitching Rose set. I really like the dark blue and brown color scheme for a masculine card.
I Am The Resurrection Sympathy Card Box
Challenges I'm entering:
Friday, March 29, 2024
3-Panel Mother's Day Card for Creative Creases #79
Thursday, March 28, 2024
In Him Was Life, and the Life Was the Light of Men Card
As You Like It Challenge: Favorite fun fold and why: This 3-panel fun fold card is great because it has so many panels to decorate! I love that I can add a ribbon to close it or leave the ribbon off, and the back is a great place to write my message. (1/3; ends 4/3/24)
Monday, March 25, 2024
Mother's Day Cards
Challenges I'm entering:
Inspiration Challenge Archives - Altenew Blog:
simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/:Emboss it (1/5; ends 4/3/24)
****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (1/3; ends 4/1/24) C10
Word Art Wednesday: ATG (5/5 for the week; 10/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 4/6/24)
Friday, March 22, 2024
Bold Bouquet Sympathy Card
Challenges I'm entering:
Embossed Thank You Card
Challenges I'm entering:
Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 8/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)
simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Easter or Spring (3/5; ends 3/27/24)
613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG with optional twist of diamonds or pearls (ends at the end of the month) Top Rocker March 17-23
Crafty Catz (craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com): ATG with optional twist of embossing (1/5; ends 3/21/24)
A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG with option of square cards (ends at the end of the month)
****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (2/3; ends 3/24/24) C10
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Easter Lily Cards
Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/2; ends 3/26/24) Top pick 4/2/24: emailed to claim Mum's the Word Elephant Color Clipart 4/10/24
Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 7/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)
simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Easter or Spring (2/5; ends 3/27/24)
613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG with optional twist of diamonds or pearls (ends at the end of the month) Top Rocker March 17-23
Crafty Catz (craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com): ATG with optional twist of monochrome (4/5; ends 3/21/24)
A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG with option of square cards (ends at the end of the month)
Doodle Challenge (rabiscochallenge.blogspot.com): Easter (or ATG I think?) (4/5; ends at the end of the month)