New Home

A New Home card which I can post on my blog now that I know it's arrived at its destination in Canada.

I started with a blue card blank.  The ground was die cut with a Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside Borders' die.  I used a Woodware punch for the houses, adding a punched red heart to the yellow house.  By coincidence, the real new home is also yellow.

I am joining in the following challenges:

AAA Card Challenge #287: 1+1 (Silhouettes/Landscapes)

Allsorts Challenge ~ Spring Flowers

It's time for another Allsorts Challenge and Ellie has chosen the theme of 'Spring Flowers'.  There are so many spring flowers to choose from for your creation, or you can always go with the 'Anything Goes' option. I love when the first snowdrops appear, as it's a sign that spring it on its way.  Did you know that there are hundreds of different snowdrops?  The most expensive snowdrop bulb sold for £1,850..... for one bulb!  My friend's husband grows dozens of different ones so this card will be going to him next month.

I started by die cutting a frame using a die from the MFT 'Stitched Circle Scallop Edge Frames' set.  I hand cut a circle of mottled green card to fit behind the frame.  The flowers are a Joanna Sheen 'Garden Snowdrops' die cut, which I cut first in green.  I used the die again with white card and snipped off the flower heads and laid them over the green ones.  This added a little bit of dimension.  I used the same green card for the mat.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up ' Best Year' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Green Oasis'. 

Prizes this time are beautiful stamps and stencils from AALL and Create.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge #690 ~ Anything Goes with the option of Spring Green

Cut it Up Challenge #326 ~ Colors of Spring

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge ~ Shades of Green

Rudolph Days March Challenge

I was delighted to be asked by Helen to be a Guest Designer for the Rudolph Days March Challenge.  I decided to make a Double Z Fold card.

 

I used an MFT 'Cross-Stitch Tag' die and cut it into a rectangle.  The stitching was done with crochet cotton and the papers are from The Works.  

There is a plain panel inside for the message.

The Rudolph Days Challenge ends at the of the month and with 31 days in March, there's plenty of time to join in the challenge. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

We love 2 Create Challenge 3 ~ Anything Mixed Media/paper crafting Goes

Creative Creases Challenge #101 ~ Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge # 180  ~ Anything Christmas Goes

MLCCB #61 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Craftlandia Challenge #22 ~ Spring

The first Craftlandia Challenge of 2025 begins today with the theme of  'Spring', or you can go with the theme of Anything Goes.  Our sponsor this month is Gecko Galz.  For my DT project, I made a Tri Panel Z Fold card.

Our sponsor kindly gave the DT images to work with and I chose to use one of the images from the 'Garden Time Digital Collage Set'.  As the image had a vintage look, I used a font on the computer which I felt went well with the image for the sentiment.  The patterned paper is from The Works.

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The card folds flat for posting.

Prize: $25 voucher to spend at Gecko Galz.

The Craftlandia Challenge runs until the 30th March, so hop over to the challenge blog to see all the beautiful creations the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenge:

Crafty Catz Challenge ~ Anything Goes with optional twist Spring Green

Creative Creases Challenge #101 ~ Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 1 - Anything in or from a Garden

Dragonfly Dreams March Challenge ~ Gardening

Spring Card

A new style of card I saw demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page this week called a 'Double Front Card'. I was sorting out my box of stamped images this week, some coloured and some ready to be coloured.  I came across this one I coloured ages ago but never used.  I thought the colours would be suitable for a spring card, so I dug out some old orange and yellow papers.

The image is an old wood mounted Francoise Read stamp, 'Glasgow Rose Garden', which I've had for well over ten years.  I coloured the flowers with Promarkers.  The sentiment is a Bugaboo digi stamp.  The patterned papers are from a very old Papermania paper stack.

On the inside front, I added a Poppystamps 'Petal Ribbon' white die cut and added yellow punched circles in the centre of each flower.  I used the Petal Ribbon for the first time, so I'll be sharing my card in the NBUS Challenge.

On the inside panel I attached a Poppystamps 'Leafy Branch Oval', backed with an oval of the orange paper.  I added three tiny punched flowers.

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping March Challenge ~ Hello Spring

Stamping Sensations March Challenge ~ Hello Spring

NBUS Challenge #72 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

I Love Promarkers Challenge #579 ~ Anything Goes

Passion For Markers ~ Add a Sentiment

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge ~ Anything Florals Goes

Make My Monday Challenge #247 ~ Use a Die or Punch

Cut It Up Challenge #326 ~ Colours of Spring

Thinking of You

A Thinking of You card to share today which was sent to a friend whose daughter recently passed away unexpectantly.

The circle die was preloved when I bought it and I'm not sure of the brand. The flowers are Creative Expressions 'Daisy Blossoms' die cuts.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Make My Monday Challenge #247 ~ Use a Die or Punch

Triple B March Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Classic Design Challenge #03 ~ Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Bunnies, Blooms or Butterflies

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #27 - Anything Florals Goes

The Flower Challenge #100 ~ Add Circles

Zigzag Card

A Zigzag Card to share today after watching a recent video on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page.  It really easy to make, just two cut lines and six score lines.  I changed the dimensions slightly so I could get two card bases out of one A4 sheet of card.

All the patterned papers were snippets from the same paper pad from The Range, so I'll be sharing my card over in The Playground.  The sentiment was a Creative Expressions 'Happy Birthday' die set.  I finished off my card with six Card Candi.

The card folds flat for posting and easily fits into a 6" x 6" envelope.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #502 ~ Use Snippets

Try It on Tuesday Challenge ~ For A Lady

Make My Monday Challenge #247 ~ Use a Die or Punch

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #488 ~ Birthdays

Creative Creases Challenge #101 ~ Use a Fancy Fold

Allsorts Challenge ~ Feminine

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today with the theme of 'Feminine'.  As always there is also the option of 'Anything Goes'.

 

I saw this fold demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page.  I've made a normal bridge card before, but never a double one.  My card was sent to a special friend who loves butterflies.

I used papers from The Range and plain green card,   The butterflies were made with Memory Box 'Vivienne Butterfly', 'Darla Butterfly', 'Pippi Butterfly' and 'Isabella Butterfly' die cuts.

The card folds flat for posting.

There are two lovely prizes from Stamp Addicts, stamps and stencils to be won.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #245 Mother's Day UK or For A Special Lady

Seize the Birthday Challenge #301 ~ Anything that Flies

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #488 ~ Birthdays

Try It On Tuesday Challenge ~ For A Lady

Creations in Pink Challenge # 79 ~ Anything Goes in MAINLY Pink

Triple B March Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Flowers

ATG Using Pretty Patterned Paper March Challenge

Leopards

A fairly quick card made using snippets.  It turned out nothing like the design I had in my head when I started!  

 

The patterned papers are from The Range.  I added some thin, green jute along the orange panel.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Rain Forest'.  I raised up the layered sentiment on foam pads.

I'll be sharing my card in the Snippets Playground and I remembered to take a photo of  my snippets. 😇 I didn't use the orange card in the end because I decided it was too bright.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #501 ~ Use Snippets

Love Those Pretty Papers March Challenge

Caravan Makes

I always take some cardmaking resources with me when we stay in our caravan in North Devon.  I also keep basic craft tools etc in the caravan so I'm ready to go if we get bad weather.  These are two of the cards I made on a rainy day during one of our holidays.

The patterned papers are from The Works.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stamping Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Nocturne'.  The flowers are Sue Wilson's 'Petite Dianthus' die cuts with tiny pearls in the centres.  I bought the die set from a charity shop and this was its first outing.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card.

NBUS Challenge #72 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

Creative Knockouts Challenge #542 ~ Birthday Wishes

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #26 ~ Anything Florals Goes 

Love Those Pretty Papers March Challenge

Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #101

I made a similar card using the same papers and flower dies.  I used a 'thanks' sentiment die from Crafters Companion..... another charity shop buy used for the first time.

The cards fold flat for posting.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Crafty Catz Challenge #689 ~ Anything Goes + Add a sentiment

We stayed in our caravan last week and had a lovely long walk along the beach at Westward Ho!. (Do you know that Westward Ho! the only town in the UK to have an exclamation mark as part of its name?  It's also named after a book by Charles Kingsley.) I took this picture as a memory of the amazing patterns the sea leaves on the sand.

Allsorts Challenge ~ CAS

This is my second post today, please scroll down to see my Crafty Calendar Challenge DT post.

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Helen has chosen the theme of CAS.  As always, there is the option of 'Anything Goes'.

I used a Memory Box 'Sylvan Corner die with pink card and layered it on a white rectangle. which was layered on a pink mat.  The sentiment is from the Stampin' Up 'Painted Glass' set and stamped with Versafine Claire 'Morning Mist'.

There are three prizes from Oakwood Direct, 3 stencils, A5 stamp set and coordination Butterfly stamp and die set.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge ~ W is for Wings

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #264 ~ Fill in the Blank - Pink..... butterflies

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge ~ Red or Pink

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ More Than One Fold

The March Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today and the theme this month is 'More Than One Fold'.  I decided to make a Milk Carton Gift Box for my DT project.

The milk carton is made from one A4 sheet of card and the patterned papers are from The Works.  The flowers on all four sides were made with dies from the Creative Expressions  'Daisy Blossoms' set and I used a small bulldog clip to keep the box closed.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th March and there is a lovely prize for the randomly chosen winner.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge # 331 ~ More Than 1 Fold