Back on Your Feet Card

Hello everyone! I'm going to be honest...there have been days when I've felt like this little guy from this cute animal set called Back on Your Feet by Stampin' Up. Hasn't everyone?! :)

It seems perfect for a few challenges today. The Paper Players are hosting a theme challenge "A Day at the Zoo", My Inkie Fingers is hosting a challenge called Make it Pop!,and Sunday Stamps has a sketch challenge "split in two." Here is my card using the cute little sloth image. I popped him up with some leaves and had fun coloring him in. The DSP is from Stampin Up's Dinoroar and Mosaic paper packs. Thanks for looking!

Thanks for checking out my blog today! Stay safe and healthy!

Magical Unicorn Birthday

Happy April! Grateful that today the sun is shining and it is warm outside. I'm also grateful for my niece who will be having a birthday soon. She is the inspiration behind my card today as well as the SUO challenge sketch seen here...

Here is my take on the sketch after channeling by 1980s self and thinking of a card that my niece might like!

 I have to say that it was really fun to break out my new Leave a Little Sparkle unicorn set and pair that with the SAB Lilypad Impressions paper. The sentiment is from the Magical Mermaid set. Here is a closer look.

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I'm also linking up to these challenges:
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

A Garden Ready for Spring

Even though it snowed here yesterday, I feel like spring is just around the corner, and I cannot wait! Today, I went for a few walks and listened to the birds calling to each other, unaware of the strange new world we find ourselves in. I tried to capture the feeling of spring for the SUO challenge and the Sunday Stamps Challenge with my card today using the Grace's Garden stamp set by Stampin' Up. It is such a beautiful set!

I haven't been able to get my hands on the dies yet, so I made an opening of my own for the gate to frame using two of my circle punches.The flowered paper is from the Best Dressed 6x6 paper stack and the Garden Lane DSP, and the sentiment is from an old hostess set called "Very Vintage".

The little bird was my last touch...looks like he is waiting to say hello to anyone who pops through the gate!
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Also created for the Spring Florals Challenge here!

Artistic Dragonfly Large Side-Step Card with Video

I have yet another card using the Awesomely Artistic set by Stampin' Up today. I was recently in a challenge where I had to use one new set from the catalog to create 3 new projects, and this is number 2! You can see the first one here!

Lots of new items from the catalog were used to make this lovely card. To show you how I did it, I created a short video and included a project list below:

 

I was inspired by these challenges:

Love to Scrap! Use 3 Embellishments Challenge

2 Step Layer Center Fold Card Video Tutorial!

As promised, here is the video tutorial for the card you see here. It is my first attempt at making a video, but it works! Enjoy!

 

Check back tomorrow to see a new dragonfly card with a stair-step fold. Thanks!

Awesomely Artistic Fancy Fold Card

Hello! Today I'm back sharing one of my favorite stamp set from the new Stampin' Up catalog: Awesomely Artistic. It's a beautiful set that includes a dragonfly and the flowers you see below...

To make the fancy fold card you see here, I used SU's new Bohemian Rhapsody designer paper, the gold twine, along with gold and turquoise sequins. I will be posting the directions tomorrow, along with a new dragonfly card,  so be sure to stop by!

Here is a closeup of the dragonfly and the thin gold twine. I stamped the dragonfly twice - once on white and cut him completely out, and once on vellum, but I only cut the wings out of the vellum. I embossed both using gold embossing powder to give it some shine. These colors of Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, and Delightful Dijon come together beautifully, don't you think?

This card was inspired by the following challenges as well:
SUO Designer Paper Challenge
Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge seen here.

Have a great week! Stay cool!

You Are My Sunshine...

Hello everyone! Well, I just had a birthday last week, and some dear friends of mine were unable to come because their daughter gave birth that same night....so I had to create something sweet that they could add to their nursery. They had a boy, but I made this framed picture gender-neutral so it could be used forever!

To make it, I used Stampin Up's Sweater Weather DSP for the rosette, along with our new cream buttons and big pearls. The ribbon is a mix of daffodil delight, crochet trim, and a retired saffron grosgrain. (Email me to order!) I used SU's gold glitter paper behind the chalkboard sentiment found in a MME Chalk Studio pack. The background paper is from an old sheet of Studio Calico Atlantic City.

What new babies or crafts are in your life?:)

Linking up to these great challenges:
The Craft Place Baby Challenge
Stampin With the Dragon Yellow Challenge
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Sentiment for a Child
Craft Ribbons Challenge - Use Ribbon!
Creative Belli- Ribbons and Pearls Challenge
Fab n' Funky Ribbon Challenge
Deep Ocean Baby Challenge