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