Happy Independence Day

 

Sharing a CAS card I made for the Fourth of July holiday coming up.

I used an oldie but goodie stamp from Stampin Up and a stencil

by Hero Arts.  Sparkly stars made from card stock covered with

Holographic laminate sheets and then punched out. Dies are Tutti 

Designs nested banners to cut white and red snippets. 

 

A few fun challenges: 

Die Cut Diva's: ATG 7/1 

Simon Says Stamp Monday: Stars/Stripes7/6 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: ATG 7/1 

Snippets Playground #535 7/5 

We Love 2 Create #4-Anything goes mixed media  7/2 

Birds, Blooms or Bees

It's challenge time at Allsort and Ellie has chosen: Birds, 

Blooms or Bees. ATG's is also an option.

 

 

 

  I went with an easel card this fortnight.  I cut the 

flowers and leaves out of white card stock and ink blended them

for a more realistic look.  Layered it up on several arch panels,

added an embossed layer, some pearls for holding the top part

 up and a sentiment from my prestamped selection.

 

Laying flat for easy mailing:

 

 

Supplies:

Floral Bundle by Poppy 

Papers and embellishments by StampIn Up 

Spellbinders Perfect Touch Arches and Tags

 

 

Join in the fun at Allsorts Challenge for inspiration and a 

chance to win: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Glorious Bouquet stamp 

 set available from Buddly Crafts.

 

 

A few favorite challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms #42  6/22

 

Can You Handle the Pressure  (option boys or men) 6/22

Creative Creases #116  7/2

Die Cut Divas  June 7/1 

Ellie's Garden Party #16 7/5

Fab'n'funky challenge #639-summer flowers 6/24 

Triple B June  7/1 

We Love Stamping June 7/1 

Word Art Wednesday #756-757 6/17

 

Dragonfly Card

 

 I had some coordinating  snippets that I wanted to use up and

looked for a sketch to follow.  I went with Sweet Sketch Saturday

 Sketch #328.  I thought it turned out nicely! 

 Supplies:

Crafty Roo stamp

Tim Holtz cascading Dots stencil

Dragon fly die Memory Box Dazzling Dragonfly die

Sentiment: Stampin Up 

 

Snippets:   Small flowered piece-I used the flip side and the 

aqua background piece is left for another project.

A few fun challenges:

Die Cut Diva's June 7/1 

Snippets Playground #534 6/20 

 Sweet Sketch Wednesday

 

 

From the Garden

Time for a new bi-weekly challenge at Allsorts.

 Helen's week to chose and she has chosen: From the

 Garden or Anything Goes.  

 I have been enjoying my Spellbinders Arch dies lately.  I created

an arch opening  on an embossed card front, picked out some pretty

flowered paper and created a shaker card with flower and round

sequins.  I added 3 butterflies and a sentiment.  

 

Gardens are a beautiful and peaceful place. 

 

Join in the fun with a garden or ATG's card and be inspired by my

team mates at:  Allsorts Challenge.

 

Our prize is three die sets from Oakwood Direct and an 

A5 stamp set from AALL and Create 

 

 Supplies:

Spellbinders: Perfect Touch Arches and Tag 

Catherine Pooler: Happy Butterflies

Darice Embossing Folder 

Lawn Fawn Extra Sentiment Banner die

Shaker filler: Pretty Pink Posh and Studio Katia 

 

One of my favorite crafting buddies:

   

A few favorite challenges: 

Can You Handle the Pressure  embellishments 6/12

Triple B - blooms & Butterflies   7/1

 

 

Die Cut Divas  June 7/1 

Winner June

 

 

Ellie's Garden Party 6/16 

Just Us Girls #826  6/1

 

Triple B June  7/1 

Word Art Wednesday #754-755 6/10