X Fold Card

Welcome to my new follower, Caty of 'Katyazur sobre el espejo del mar'.  I hope you can stop by my blog again soon.

Butterfly Challenge #141 began today and unlike the last one where I just about got my card made before the challenge closed, this time I'm joining in at the beginning of the challenge.  The theme is 'X for X Fold'.  You can find a tutorial HERE.

The patterned paper was from an old paper pad called 'Riverbank Revels'. I made the frames with a Memory Box 'Stitched Scalloped Circle' die and a plain Spellbinders circle die.  I used an SB circle die for the swinging circle.  I die cut two circles and put them back to back with the thread running through the middle.  I put a Simply Creative 'Butterfly' die cut on both sides. On one side I stamped 'Happy Birthday' and on the other, 'It's YOUR day!'.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #141 ~ X for X Fold Card
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #269 ~ Anything Goes

Snowdrop

My friend's husband collects different varieties of snowdrops and he has dozens of them!  I wanted to make a birthday card for him with a snowdrop on.  As it was a masculine card, I decided to keep CAS in black and white, with a touch of silver.  I love snowdrops too, as they are the first sign of spring in the garden. 

I used a Memory Box 'Grand Happy Birthday' die and layered the die cut over the white card blank.  The black and silver snowdrop is a peel off.  I used three small circles from the same peel off sheet in the top corner.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Memory Box Challenge #60- Spring Fling (Spring Themed Cards)

Try it on a Tuesday Challenge ~ Black and White + One Colour (I used silver)

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #240 ~ Flowers

HLS April Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Little Red Wagon Challenge # 547 ~ White (or any color) Space

The Male Room Challenge #135 ~ Sentiment in Focus

Waterfall Card

Has anyone else lost track of the dates..... or even which day of the week it is?  I realised this afternoon that the Butterfly Challenge closes today.  The theme this time is 'W for Waterfall Card'.  Mrs A has put a good tutorial on the blog HERE.  I changed the card size to 6" x 4" and tucked the little flaps keeping the waterfall part in place underneath. 

The patterned paper is from Stampin' Up and the butterfly is a stamp from the SU 'Positive Thoughts' set, coloured with a Promarker.  The squares are Memory Box 'Stitched Square Layers' and I added three tiny green pearls and a ribbon through the SU punched tag end.

The sentiment stamp is from the SU 'Humming Along' set.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #140 ~ W for Waterfall Card

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April Challenge

Crafty Friends Challenge #134 ~ Lace/Ribbon

SheepSki Designs Challenge #37 ~ Show Us Your Wings

Rudolph Days

The Rudolph Days Challenge started a couple of days ago and runs until the end of the month.  I've made a CAS card, which I think would be good for batch making.

I used an MFT 'Christmas Tree Window' die in a piece of white card slightly smaller than the red card blank.  The aperture in the tree was backed with a snippet of green alcohol inked card which was in my box of backgrounds I made some time ago.  I used the die again in a snippet of gold card and inlaid the star.  The sentiment was a stamp from the SU 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with a Delicata red, metallic inkpad.

 I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days April Challenge

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #487

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge # 70 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

While I had the stamp out, I used it again on this card.  The image is a recycled shop bought Christmas card, that was too nice to throw away, layered on a piece of red cardstock.   So, a really quick and easy card to add to my pile Christmas cards.