It has been a while since I have posted anything. This has been my month for medical appoints--lab work, family practice doc, heart testing, visit to cardiologist. Even took my car for a check up. And then there is all the stuff involved in filing taxes.
I have made a few cards but not blogged any.
I am playing along at Doubole Trouble Paper Crafting. They always have a fun challenge.
Thing 1: Trouble Maker
says, "Did you know that March is National Craft Month? And to keep things interesting, also in March, is a special day set aside for 'Make Your Own Holiday Card'.
"So let's get crafting... grab your scissors or break out your paper trimmer and dies, and get creative with the supplies in your stash. Go "Make Your Own Holiday Card" and use your creativity to inspire us with your own Custom 3-2-1 Recipe. Then tell us what items you picked from your stash for the ingredients in the quantities of 3 and 2. The quantity of 1 can be anything else from your stash.
I went back to check their blog and see it says make a Holiday Card. So okay, let's call this one a Summer Holiday card to celebrate the butterflies return.
The butterfly E/F is unlabeled. The 3 butterflies are from an Ephemera Pack by Simple Stories. The 2 strips of lace were white so I used Tim Holtz Tea Die ink to antique them. I also used the ink to shade around the edge of the card. One label is a die cut from SU as well as the sentiment. For some added interest, I put it on at a tilt..NOT! I actually got the stamp a little bit off straight so I put the label at a tilt thinking you won't notice. Was that a good save? To represent the 3 little flowers, I added black Nuvo drops.
Thing 2 is use the sketch from Try Stampin On Tuesday
Thing 3 is to also upload the post to Try Stqampin' on Tuesday
Since this week is embossing on the I.D.E.A. creative plan by Darnell I will add it to her blog as well.
And just because thy are fun to look at here are the photos on Double Trouble Paper Crafting
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This is cute with the pops of colour against the neutral background. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)
ReplyDeleteOops….I missed TSOT - thanks for sharing with us there as well :)
ReplyDeleteThat was definitely a good save! I didn't notice the stamped sentiment was at an angle until you mentioned it. All the elements of the card came together perfectly for the 3-2-1 challenge. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love that you made a card to celebrate the return of butterflies and summer! It's the first day of spring, so hopefully the snow and wind will calm down for a while! Your design checks all the boxes, Donna, and I really appreciate that you linked with this week's I.D.E.A.S. Calendar to inspire schlumpers! Hope you passed all the various medical tests! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, that is a really nice folder and I like how you dyed the ribbon, great idea! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteDonna, I absolutely LOVE that embossed butterfly background! It's so nice to see cards that remind us that summer is just around the corner. Thank you for sharing with both Double Trouble and Try A Sketch on Tuesday!!! -Donn
ReplyDeleteLoving the neutral and embossed background for your DTC 3-2-1 recipe and interpretation of the TSOT sketch. Thanks for sharing your Beautiful card with us.
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