Challenge # 59 - Flowers / Anniversary / Squares

 I like this challenge as I am a big fan of flowers on cards! I say that and then I realize that it has been quite a while since I have dug through my flower stamps and made cards.  Maybe the weather today is spurring on these thoughts:

April Showers, Bring May Flowers...

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It is raining today but I am I think my crafty time yesterday has got me going and excited about getting some crafting done.  I have to laugh about this because I will admit yesterday was a difficult slog in the craft room! I kept misplacing items, the ink colours I used were a bit off from what I wanted my cards to look like and I was definitely challenged on my die cutting.   I persevered and finished up the  Taylored Expressions class from the March Crop and Create for this week's challenge.  I adore these little flowers and can't wait to play more with these supplies.  

The cards were made using a stamp and a 4 layer stencil set - yeah 4 layers - and a matching die set for the little flower dies. Lots of inking but I love the end result.  I really want to make these with a yellow and coral mix next.  The kit from Taylored Expressions was amazing! The stencils come with a large rubber stamp that creates the stems and then you use the stencils to build the flowers and leaves.  We also received a sentiment and matching die set.  These are going to get lots of use! 

Supplies:

• Taylored Expressions : Buds & Blossoms Stamp & Stencil Combo, Sentiment Staples Clear Stamp, Sentiment Staples Coordinating Dies. Little Bits – Buds & Blossoms Dies
• Ink: Stampin' Up Real Red, Blushing Bride, Pretty in Pink, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow, Mint Macaron
• Dr. PH Martin's White Acrylic Paint for splatter

And another one: 

                    

I  made the card above for my in-laws anniversary and thought it would be perfect for this challenge as well.  This card is from a Spellbinder class where we received the dies,  a stencil and a sentiment set (not used on this card) and then there was a class where we created 3 cards using the products.  My in-laws love birds and flowers so I thought this one was perfect for them. The supplies are from the Bibi's Hummingbirds Collection.  

Supplies:

• Spellbinders: Hummingbird and Lily Etched Dies and Hummingbird Textured Stencils. 
• Gold Glitter Pen  
• Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - I winged this based on what I had and what I thought would go with the paper.
• Sentiment Stamp from a very old and favourite Stampin Up set - Teeny Tiny Wishes

Happy Crafting!

#cropandcreatedelivered

#spellbinders

Catching Up

 

Sorry, I have been MIA for a bit. I have to confess that my crafting mojo has been a bit absent lately.  I haven't done any Christmas cards in months - so NOT me! I think I may have overdid it in January and then I needed a break.  I have been keeping up with my There's A Stamp for That Challenge cards so I thought I would share here with you!

I created a Clean and Simple card for Challenge # 56.  Can't wait to share with my bestie:

For the Easter theme in Challenge #57, I originally planned to have a bunny silhouette but then I just had to use this cross and sentiment.  

                                    

For challenge #58, I pulled out my class from the March Crop and Create event for the OWL theme.  To be honest, these owls are a bit too realistic.  My favourite is the "white" one.  Can't wait to play more with this set.

This is my April monthly Challenge submission.  A cute, simple spring card.  I was dreaming about spring as it was a grey, gloomy morning and was hoping to inspire Mother Nature to give us some sun.