Thank You Card

A Thank You card today, using a couple of dies I won recently over in the Playground.

A friend recently asked me if a large 2018 Cath Kidston calendar was of any use to me for recycling to make cards.  Well..... she didn't have to ask twice!  The floral paper I used here is from one of the pages in the calendar, I think it was actually the front cover.   The frame was made with a MFT 'Stitched Diagonal' Cover-up die.  I love this die and I can see that I'll be using it for lots of different occasions. I used  Impression Obsession 'Thanks' die, backing the paper with a piece of an adhesive sheet before die cutting to make it easy to attach to the card.  The flower and leaf are punched shapes.  All the plain card was snippets, so I'll be sharing my card over in the Playground.

I am joining in the following challenges:
Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge #353 ~ Use Snippets
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Challenge #442 ~ Recycling
Little Red Wagon Challenge #499 ~ Upcycle/Recycle
Die Cut Diva's May Challenge ~ Flowers All Year Round in May

HLS May Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Flap Fold

The Butterfly Challenge finishes today, so I got my skates on to make a card before the challenge ends.  There is an optional card shape with each challenge and this time it's a Flap Fold.  There are instructions HERE for several flap folds and I've chosen Version 2, the diagonal flap fold, as it's one I've not seen before.

The background is embossed with an Xcut 'Butterfly Pattern' embossing folder.  The butterfly is made with two Memory Box butterfly die, 'Pippi' and 'Isabella' and attached just by the body to a Spellbinders scalloped circle die cut.  The wings are raised up to add some dimension.  Three white pearls finished off my card. 

This photograph shows how the card opens.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #122 ~ Butterfly and Flap Fold

Memory Box Challenge #49- Embossing Extravaganza

Alphabet Challenge ~ E is for Embossing

50th Charter

Unfortunately I missed a special lunch recently as we were on holiday, so I sent this CAS card to everyone attending to wish them a lovely day and a delicious lunch.

The logo is the club logo, which I downloaded from the internet.   I embossed the frame with a Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder to add a little texture.  The text is computer generated to personalise the card.  I kept to the blue and yellow colours of the logo for the mats.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Frame It!

Alphabet Challenge ~ E is for Embossing

Double 'D' Challenge ~ Frames 

Rudolph

The Rudolph Days Challenge started yesterday and runs until the end of the month.  At a recent craft fayre I bought a past copy of a magazine which had lots of lovely Christmas stamps, dies and an embossing folder.  

I used the free cross stitch embossing folder, hoop die, sentiment and reindeer image.   The only bought die I used was a Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle'.  The image was coloured with Promarkers and the sentiment stamped with Versafine 'Onyx Black'. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days May Challenge ~ Christmas

Alphabet Challenge ~ E is for Embossing Folder

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #342 ~ Make Your Mark

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #441 ~ Christmas

Ike's World Challenge #120 - E for Embossing/AG 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge # 50 - Anything Christmas Goes