3-Panel Mother's Day Card for Creative Creases #79

It's time for a new challenge over on the Creative Creases blog where it's always anything goes with a fun fold project. For my Guest Designer card this time, I chose a 3-panel card design I saw on Connie Stewart's YouTube channel here: 3 Panel Card Tutorial: How To Make Unique Card With Personality! (simplysimplestamping.com).

I still had some lovely design papers from Stampin' Up that I wanted to use, so I chose some matching card stocks in yellow and purple and set about following Connie's instructions for making the card base and the small 3-panel card that goes on the front of the base. All the measurements are in a download Connie provides here: 3 Panel Card Tutorial: How To Make Unique Card With Personality! (simplysimplestamping.com).

After I trimmed and scored all my layers, I added a bow and then did some stamping and die cutting for the sentiments and the florals on the back of the card. All the stamps I used are from retired SU! sets except for the "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment which is from a retired CTMH stamp set. I've neglected my pretty SU! supplies recently and want to do better about using them. If you'd like to check out some great deals on retired SU! products, see my friend Debbie's list here: My Secret Sale - Google Docs.

To finish my card, I added a trio of soft yellow sequins to the front. I think my mom will really love this card. She deserves something very special since she's the most phenomenal mother, grandmother and great-grandmother! I also need to get busy on making a Mother's Day card for my sweet mother-in-law and one for my daughter-in-law who is an amazing mother to my grandson. How blessed I am to be surrounded by so many godly Christian moms!

Please join us with your fun-fold creations over at Creative Creases Challenge #79 here: https://wp.me/p4bS0N-bDT

Here's a look at the back of the card with the sentiment: 

"Thank you for the lifetime of love you've given me."

Challenges I'm entering:

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 4/10/24)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/2; ends 4/9/24)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (3/3; ends 3/31/24) C10

Crafty Catz (craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com): ATG with twist of use an embossing folder (3/3; ends 3/3/24)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Fun Fold and Why: I love this new fun fold because it lets me use so much lovely pattern paper! There's a lot of real estate on this card design, and even the back can be used!(2/3; ends 4/3/24)

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG with option of square cards (7/8; ends at the end of the month) Rising Star Pick for week 4 of March 

Gem of A Craft Challenge (pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com): ATG (1/2; ends 4/4/24)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 4/4/24)

 

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (2/5; ends 4/3/24)

March 2024 Mood Board Challenge (not2shabbyshop.com): Moodboard: Florals inspired me (ends at the end of the month) Winner 4/2/24: Llama stamp set ordered and received

No more challenges. 

In Him Was Life, and the Life Was the Light of Men Card

I recently came across a new-to-me fun fold card design on Connie Stewart's YouTube channel and decided to try it out. It's called a 3-Panel Card, and you can view the video here: 3 Panel Card Tutorial: How To Make Unique Card With Personality! (simplysimplestamping.com). 

This set of cards is going to the shut ins from my church to whom I try to send cards regularly, and I chose the Word Art Wednesday word art of John 1:4: In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. I appreciate the beautiful verses posted at Word Art Wednesday every 2 weeks and have used many of them in my cards. For this card, I imported the scripture to my Silhouette Design Studio software and then made a print and cut file of the verse. I also made a cut file for all the pieces to make this card using my Silhouette Design Studio software so that I could make multiple cards quickly. I simply followed Connie's measurements to create all the elements using the software. Then I used my Cameo 4 to cut out all the pieces. 

To go with the theme of the verse, I chose some pattern paper I had in my stash that features lamps on one side and stripes on the other. I used the striped side as a layer on the card base and used the lamp pattern side to decorate the panels of the smaller card adhered to the base. 

For the first card, I added a ribbon like Connie Stewart did in her tutorial on this card design, but for the rest of the cards, I decided to leave off the ribbon so the card would be easier to mail. 

To finish the cards, I added a white panel on the back of the cards to write a personal message. 

When the card is open:

Close up of the verse:

A version without the ribbon for easier mailing:

A look at several of the cards together:

The back of the cards:

Challenges I'm entering: 

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)
 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 4/10/24)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (2/3; ends 3/31/24) C10

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 4/3/24)

TIME OUT Challenges: :Stripes (I used striped pattern paper on the card base) (1/5; ends 4/15/24) C5

No more challenges. 

Mother's Day Cards

Altenew is currently holding a card drive for seniors and is taking donations for Mother's and Father's Day cards that they will distribute to seniors in nursing homes or shelters. If you'd like more details, check out this link: 2024 Card Drive and Blog Hop for Seniors in Nursing Homes (altenew.com). 

For my cards, I embossed 2 white panels using Altenew's 3D embossing folder Cupped Blossoms. Then I used Prom Queen lunar paste on the flowers and Lime Green stencil butter on the leaves. I applied the two colors with my finger on one card and with a small foam brush on the other. For the first card, I also added some green splatters using some of the Lime Green stencil butter I watered down and splattered with a paintbrush. The sentiment is from a retired CTMH stamp set. 

I trimmed the panels to 4 by 5/14 and adhered them to yellow card stock I had trimmed 1/8 inch larger. Then I adhered that to a white A2 card base. 

 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)

Bold Bouquet Sympathy Card

I recently purchased Altenew's Craft Your Life: Bold Bouquets kit, and today I put together a card using some of the elements from the kit. I embossed a black panel with the 3D embossing folder from the set and went over the raised embossed parts with gold ink. I also die cut the lily die from the set out of gold metallic card stock, embossed it, and popped it up on foam tape (this set includes a die to cut out the whole floral image and also a die to cut out just the lily that's part of the floral composition). I heat embossed the "heartfelt sympathy" from Altenew's Craft Your Life: Bewitching Rose set using gold embossing powder. I added 3 gold Nuvo drops around the sentiment. Then I used gold ink to cover the four sides of the front of the white card base so the black panel would be edged in gold. I adhered the black panel to the card front to finish the card.  

Close Up:

 Challenges I'm entering:

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (2/3; ends 3/24/24) C10

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (4/5 for the week; 9/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)

Snippets Playground (pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com): ATG with snippets (I used a snippet of gold card stock for the lily die cut on the card. I save every scrap of metallic card stocks and then use the smallest pieces for die cut flower centers and larger ones for word dies or smallish flowers 😂. I also used a larger scrap for the black embossed panel) (1/1; ends 3/29/24) C10

Crafty Catz (craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com):ATG with twist of use an embossing folder (2/3; ends 4/6/24) Top 3 Puck 4/5/24

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #15: ATG with flowers as the focus (6/6; ends 4/15/24)

Dream Valley Challenges: Dies and/or punches (1/3; ends 4/1/24) C10

Embossed Thank You Card

A good friend recently spent an afternoon with me when we hugged, cried, shared our favorite scriptures of comfort, and prayed together while mourning my nephew's death. Priscilla has been a dear friend of mine for about 30 years now, and I am so grateful for all the times we've spent both celebrating and grieving together and always encouraging each other in the Lord. Christian friends are one of God's best blessings. 

To make this card, I smooshed some Distress ink onto water color cardstock using an acetate sheet to smoosh down the ink where I wanted it. I made an 8 1/2 X 11 inch panel, so I can get 4 backgrounds out of it. For this one background, I trimmed the panel to 4 X 5 1/4 and embossed it with Altenew's Cupped Blossoms 3D embossing folder. Then I stamped "thank you" using Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Grand Carnations stamp set. I adhered the panel to a piece of black card stock that I trimmed to 4 1/8 X 5 3/8. Using foam tape, I added that panel to a top-folding A2 card base I made from matching purple card stock. For a final touch, I added a few purple Nuvo stone drops around the sentiment. 

 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)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #15: ATG with flowers as the focus (5/6; ends 4/15/24)

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

Easter Lily Cards

For this year's Easter cards, I made a cut file in Silhouette Design Studio software with a circle cut out for the card base and then made a circle frame cut file to add to the front of the card. I then chose a lily graphic from CreativeFabrica.com and imported it into my Silhouette Design Studio software to size it up and make a print and cut file of it. I chose "He has risen just as He said" word art from the Silhouette Design Store, and I changed the colors to match the lilies and the circle frame I wanted to use on the cards. I stamped "Happy Easter" on the inside of the cards using a retired CTMH stamp. I made nearly 200 of these cards for my mom and me to send out this year, so I needed a design that was easy to create on a large scale. The original idea for this card design came from Tami White here: 🔴 Unleashing Creativity: Crafting Circle Wreath Cards with Stampin' Up Easter Lilies (youtube.com). I changed up the sizing to suit my needs (I wanted to be able to make two card bases out of a sheet of 8 1/2 X 11 card stock), but I got the idea for a circle card from her.

Here's a look at the inside:

The card and envelope:

Close up of the envelope:

Challenges I'm entering:

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)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #15: ATG with flowers as the focus (4/6; ends 4/15/24)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting (doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com): Thing 1: Florals  Thing 3: entered in Beautiful Blossoms (4/4; ends 3/28/24)

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)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (1/3; ends 3/24/24) C10

No more challenges

 

Cupped Blossoms Birthday Card

I've been playing around with my 3D embossing folders a lot lately after attending the Card Maker Success Summit, and I've tried a variety of techniques with them with mixed success. This time around, I used Altenew's Cupped Blossoms EF and added some gold ink to the raised edges and the sides of the panel. Then I stamped the sentiment (from Altenew's Nature's Magic set) in the same gold ink. I added some gold Nuvo drops and mounted the panel to a pink top-folding A2 card base using foam tape. I think next time I want to try mounting the panel to some gold metallic card stock to create a more noticeable gold edge around the panel. I may try some gold splatters next time, too. This is a lovely embossing folder, but it doesn't come with a coloring stencil like many other Altenew EFs I own, so I'm working on some different ways to make the embossed flowers stand out. Feel free to leave suggestions in the comments! 

Close up:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/2; ends 3/26/24)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 6/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Easter or Spring (1/5; ends 3/27/24)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #15: ATG with flowers as the focus (3/6; ends 4/15/24)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting (doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com): Thing 1: Florals Thing 3: entered in Beautiful Blossoms (3/4; ends 3/28/24)

Allsorts challenge blog: Feathers or Fur or ATG (3/3; ends 3/22/24)

Creative Moments: #256 *Flora and Fauna* (carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com): ATG or optional twist of floral or fauna (3/3; ends 4/4/24)

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 (ends 3/21/24)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 3/21/24)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday (simplyellibelle.com): ATG (ends at the end of the month)

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): ATG (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Prickly Pear Mixed Media Card

I recently attended the Card Maker Success Summit and have been inspired to try some mixed media cards. I broke out my gouache, gold paint, sprays, and Pearl Ex powders and went to work painting, splattering, and spritzing on water color papers. After they dried, I die cut Altenew's Craft-A-Flower Prickly Pear die set out of some of them and used another one as a background for my flowers and leaves. These flowers are so easy to assemble with the keyhole system Altenew uses on their Craft-A-Flower die sets. 

I adhered the background to a pink A2 card base using foam tape. Then I arranged the flowers and leaves how I wanted them and used Press 'n Seal to keep them in place while I glued them down by layers. The final layer (the flower on the left) was adhered using more foam tape. This one is definitely going to need a non-machinable stamp, but it's worth it! 

Close up of the flowers:

 Challenges I'm entering:

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #15: ATG with flowers as the focus (2/6; ends 4/15/24)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting (doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com): Thing 1: Florals Thing 3: Entered Beautiful Blossoms Challenge (2/4; ends 3/28/24)

Allsorts challenge blog: Feathers or Fur or ATG (2/3; ends 3/22/24)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (4/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with twist of use dies (6/6; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper! (die-cut-divas.blogspot.com): ATG (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Moments: #256 *Flora and Fauna* (carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com): ATG or optional twist of floral or fauna (2/3; ends 4/4/24)

Gem of A Craft Challenge (pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com): ATG (2/2; ends 3/22/24)

613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG with optional twist of diamonds or pearls (ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Catz (craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com): ATG with optional twist of monochrome (ends 3/21/24)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 3/21/24)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday (simplyellibelle.com): ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/2; ends 3/19/24)

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): ATG (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

When You Go Through Deep Waters Card

One of my favorite Bible verses is Isaiah 43:2. The entire verse is so beautiful as it promises God's presence and protection when we "go through deep waters" and "walk through fire." We won't be overwhelmed by the waters or consumed by the flames because our loving heavenly Father is beside us through it all.

I created this card for my sister and brother-in-law who recently lost their 18-year-old son. My nephew was a bright, funny, hard-working young man, and this loss is as devastating as it is unexpected. Yet we do not grieve as those without hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13) because we know he is with the Lord in heaven, and we will see him again one day. Still, there is the separation that death brings while we are still here on earth, and it's very painful. We are clinging to Jesus and trusting Him to strengthen and uphold us in this time of mourning. He is faithful!

The word art on the card is from the Silhouette Design Store, and I did an offset of it and made it into a print and cut in the Silhouette Design Studio software.

For the background panel, I used a few shades of blue Pearl Ex powders on water color paper and sprayed water on them. Then I sprayed some blue ink and blotted that a bit. I also added some touches of Stormy Skies distress ink onto the panel and a few big water droplets. I used my heat tool to dry the panel and then ran it through Altenew's From Land to See 3D embossing folder. I ran it through three times in total so that I could have the waves over the entire panel and have some of them seem closer than those in the background. 

The boat was created using Altenew's Wooden Rowboat die set. I die cut the pieces out of a few different colors of brown and black and then did a little ink blending on the wooden planks. I added the boat and the sentiment with foam tape. 

I find Altenew's grip mat is helpful for holding things in place while I'm blending die cuts or assembling pieces. I used it here to hold the base of the card down while I adhered the front panel. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

 Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with twist of use dies (5/6; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper! (die-cut-divas.blogspot.com): ATG (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Moments: #256 *Flora and Fauna* (carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com): ATG or optional twist of floral or fauna (1/3; ends 4/4/24)

Gem of A Craft Challenge (pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com): ATG (1/2; ends 3/22/24)

Allsorts challenge blog: Feathers or fur or ATG (1/3; ends 3/21/24)

Can You Handle The Pressure? (cyhtp.blogspot.com): ATG with optioinal twist of bling (1/3; ends 3/19/24)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/2; ends 3/29/24)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles (welove2create.blogspot.com): ATG with mixed media (I used Pearl EX powders, sprays, and water coloring with distress ink) (2/2; ends at the end of the month)

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 (ends 3/21/24)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 3/21/24)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday (simplyellibelle.com): ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye (simplyellibelle.com): B (Boat) (ends 3/18/24)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/2; ends 3/19/24)

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): ATG (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Diamond Pop-Up Card for Creative Creases #78

It's time for another new challenge over at the Creative Creases Challenge where it's always anything goes with a fun fold! I have the privilege of being a guest designer again, and I chose a fun fold called a Diamond Pop-Up card for my card design this time. If you'd like details about how to create this fold, check out this YouTube tutorial by Connie Stewart here: Diamond Pop Up Card For The Win | Anyone Can DIY Fun Fold Cards (youtube.com). Hope to see your fun-fold projects over on the Creative Creases blog here: https://wp.me/p4bS0N-bCf

I chose pink card stock for the A2 card base and the pop-up mechanism inside. For the front of the card, I used 4 different yellow inks by Altenew. I put a little of each of the inks down on my glass mat and then sprayed them with water and smooshed them onto watercolor card stock I had trimmed to 4 X 5 1/4 inches. Then I chose some pretty pink cardstocks to die cut the petals of Altenew's Grand Peony and used scraps of green to die cut the leaves and a small scrap of yellow to die cut the center of the peony. I added a bit of ink blending to the pink petals.

The sentiments for this card are from Altenew's Bold Bouquet set, and I used the coordinating die to die cut the word "happy." I used the same die to die cut craft foam and then glued the stamped piece to the foam to give it some dimension. 

For the inside of the card, I added some pretty card stock to the back and the top of the pop-up piece and then did some more stamping using florals from Altenew's Dear Dahlia set. I used Rose Quartz ink from Altenew to stamp the florals on the diamond and the white panel at the bottom of the card where I'll include a birthday message for my mom. She turns 78 this month, and I hope she'll enjoy this card. 

 Challenges I'm entering: 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with florals as the focus (1/6; ends 4/12/24)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting (doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com): Thing 1: florals Thing 3: entered Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: (1/4; ends 3/29/24)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (2/3; ends 3/17/24) C10

 Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with twist of use dies (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: A bit of green (1/5; ends 3/18/24)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: A bit of green (1/5; ends 3/20/24)

Crafty Calendar Challenge: More than one fold (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper! (die-cut-divas.blogspot.com): ATG (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

Inspiration Challenge March 2024 with Emily Midgett (altenew.com): 

Lily Sympathy Card

This sympathy card combines a few Altenew sets. The lilies and leaves on the front of the card are from Altenew's Craft-A-Flower Stargazer Lily die set. I water colored the lilies and leaves with Altenew's watercolor brush markers. I highly recommend them as they are highly pigmented and make water coloring a lot less intimidating for me! The "sending you love & hugs" sentiment is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life Bewitching Rose set. The yellow die cuts behind the lilies are from Altenew's Linear Crossroads die set. I die cut two of them and arranged them behind the florals. The black background panel was embossed using a brick wall EF from my stash. 

For the inside of the card, I used my Silhouette Design Studio software to create a print and cut of the "It feels like Friday, but Sunday is coming" sentiment. I adhered that to my green A2 card base and then stenciled and die cut a design from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Nature's Magic set and adhered it to the white panel to finish the card. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Snippets Playground (pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com): ATG with snippets (I used snippets for my yellow linear die cuts, the embossed black background panel, and the white card stock for the stenciled floral on the inside of the card) (1/1; ends 3/15/24) C10

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (2/3; ends 3/17/24) C10

Allsorts challenge blog: Yellow or ATG (3/3; ends 3/16/24)

 Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 3/27/24)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with twist of use dies (4/6; ends at the end of the month) Honorable Mention 4/3/24

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: A bit of green (2/5; ends 3/18/24)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: A bit of green (2/5; ends 3/20/24)

Can You Handle The Pressure? (cyhtp.blogspot.com): ATG with an optional twist of add some bling

The Diva's that cut ....paper! (die-cut-divas.blogspot.com): ATG (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Inspiration Challenge March 2024 with Emily Midgett (altenew.com): 

 No more challenges. 

Mixed Media Wishing You A Beautiful Day Card

I have a lot of embossing pastes, stencil butter, Nuvo embellishment mousse, etc., but how often do I actually use them? Very rarely! So when the Altenew FB group had a prompt recently for creating a mixed media card using a palette knife, I decided to get a little messy! 

First I inked up a panel using Stormy Sky distress ink and then spritzing it with water and splattering it with a little watercolor paint. After that was dry, I put the panel on my Altenew sticky mat and added a stencil over it. I applied some white pearlescent stencil butter over the stencil and let it dry. I wish I hadn't covered quite so much of the panel as I was going for just a touch of texture, but I'll keep that in mind next time. It was fun to spread the stencil butter over the stencil though! It's such a creamy consistency. Much easier to work with than my Nuvo embellishment mousses. 

The floral focal point is from Altenew's Build A Garden: Nature's Delight, and the sentiment (Wishing you a beautiful day) is from the same set. I colored the flowers with my Ohuhu alcohol ink markers. I die cut them using the coordinating die from the Nature's Delight set. 

 Challenges I'm entering:

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (1/3; ends 3/17/24) C10

Allsorts challenge blog: Yellow or ATG (1/3; ends 3/16/24)

 Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 3/13/24)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Add a sentiment (2/5; ends 3/13/24)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with twist of use dies (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! (stencilfun.blogspot.com): ATG with a twist of Easter/spring (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles (welove2create.blogspot.com): ATG mixed media (ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/2; ends 3/15/24)

Stamping Sensations: Spring (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite: Monochrome or Colorful: I like both styles, but I really enjoy the drama of monochrome cards like this one. They are a little unusual and special. (1/3; ends 3/20/24)

No more challenges. 

Sympathy Card With Altenew's Canterbury Bells and Nature's Magic

The card design I used for this sympathy card came from a free Altenew tutorial in their All About Layering series. I really liked the look of the acetate window over the card base making the flowers look like they are in a greenhouse. To create the card, cut a piece of acetate to 4 1/4 by 11 inches. Score at 5 1/2 inches. Then, on a piece of 4 ¼” x 5 ½” cardstock (I used black but you can use any color), score at ¾”, 1 ½”, 2 ¾”, 4”, 4 ¾”. Fold it in half first, then fold the next fold up, then the other ones back down to get mountain folds. Apply super sticky tape to the front and the back little flaps. This is where the acetate window will be attached.  Adhere one side of this flap onto the acetate and then start arranging the floral images and adhere them to the inside card. Then adhere the other acetate flap onto the acetate. Finally, cut two strips of 4 ¼” by ¾” card stock and cover both the front and back of the card to hide the sticky adhesive from showing. I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder onto one of these pieces before adhering it to the front of the card. 

The floral stamps and dies I used for this card came from Altenew's Build-A-Flower: Canterbury Bells and Altenew's Craft Your Life: Nature's Magic. The canterbury bells flowers were colored using the multi-step stamps that came in the set while the other two floral groupings I colored with my Ohuhu alchohol ink markers. I heat embossed the sentiment "Sending you hope & comfort" using Altenew Rose Gold embossing powder. 

 Challenges I'm entering:

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 3/13/24)

The Paper Shelter: In the Garden

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Add a sentiment

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with twist of use dies (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/2; ends 3/12/24)

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG with option of square cards

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/2; ends 3/15/24)

Stamping Sensations: Spring (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Calendar Challenge: More than 1 Fold (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Spring (ends 3/8/24)