I've been attending a Bible study on the book of Titus this summer, and I wanted to create thank you cards for my 2 friends who led the study. I really appreciate them sacrificing so much of their time to teach our group. I've learned a lot and have also just enjoyed the time catching up with dear friends.
I started to make this card by Lisa Curcio: Make This Diamond Column Pop Up Card | No Dies Needed - YouTube, but I glued my columns incorrectly when I started assembling the card, so I decided to try something different. I put the columns in the center of the card and glued them together so that there's a column that sticks out on both sides in the middle of the card. I definitely plan to give the orginal version a try next, but for now, I really like how this turned out.
To decorate the card, I added white cardstock measuring 2 by 6 inches to cover where the columns come together on both sides of the card so you don't see the seams on the front or the back. Then I created a bunch of Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Hellebore flowers and leaves in various colors (from cardstock I had sprayed, water colored, or both). I assembled the flowers and arranged them on the front where I wanted them. I felt there was too much white space, so then I die cut some of the center pieces from the flower dies in the same colors as the flowers and added those to the card front.
For the sentiment on the front of the card, I stamped "thanks" from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Bougainvillea set and die cut it with the coordinating die. I added it with foam tape to the center part of the card that pops out.
For the back of the card, I stamped "so very grateful" using Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Sulfur Cosmos set. Then I added a couple of the Hellebore flowers and leaves to finish decorating the card.
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The back of the card:
Creative Creases #106: I'm on the DT, so I'm entering just for fun and inspiration
The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of 4-legged friends (5/6; ends at the end of the month)
Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 8/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 9/12/25)
Allsorts challenge blog: I Spy Something Beginning with B (I have blooms on my card, and some of them are blue😃) or ATG (1/5; ends 8/29/25)
We Love Stamping: Flowers or ATG (I stamped the "thanks" sentiment on the front of the card) (3/3; ends at the end of the month)
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)
Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)
DL.ART : DL.ART August 2025 linky challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)
A Place To Start: ATG with option of Summer Things (6/8; ends at the end of the month)
613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (6/8; ends at the end of the month)
Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (3/3; ends at the end of the month)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 9/5/25)
Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with cards or tags that aren't standard rectangular shaped (3/5; ends at the end of the month)
AECP homework for Polychromatic Class: Lesson 1: create a card that features lots of colors on a white background
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