A Few Cards

 

Happy April!

First up is a sympathy card I made to have on hand in case one is needed. It's the only one in my stash at the moment. 

I have the Stampin' Up! Painted Lavender stamp set, but this time used a new die set from Memory Box called Lavender Bouquet. As usual I did not think to use sticky back paper before die cutting, so used my green glue to glue the pieces. It wasn't easy, but it worked out ok.  Senior moments coming too often these days. LOL  Because this die set had its first outing, I am adding this card to NBUS #61. 

My card base is Gina K and is embossed with my retired SU/Sizzix folder called Brick Wall.  Leftover cardstock for the flowers and stems arealso SU, Gorgeous Grape and green that I cannot recall its name. The vase holding the stems is not really a vase, but a toadstool from The Greetery's BotaniCut Toadstool Gardens die set. Snippets of tan are used for that and highlighting the sentiment from retired SU Peaceful Moments stamp set. Because of all the snippets used, I am also entering this card in the Snippets Playground #477.

Next up are two of the Easter cards I made for my grandkids who are away at college. I know they both like getting mail.

This Easter Gnome is from Simon Says Stamp. I stamped and cut him out of white cardstock and colored with SU Blends. Stamped the sentiment from this same set onto a square of white making this a simple guy card.  My cardbase is SU Basic Black.The card on the right used an unloved set called Bunny Border from Impression Obsession. The Happy Easter is a 2002 stamp from SU all put on a nice piece of the Gorgeous Grape cardstock done with SU Fancy Fan embossing folder.

Spring seems to be here and my allergies attest to that! But am going to a spring flower show next weekend showcasing tulips, Fun. 🌷🌷

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My March 2024 CCC Card

 Hello!

This month I chose to do the color option and made my card black, white, and pink! Once upon a time I hated the color pink, but after having two daughters, two granddaughers and now with a great-granddaughter, I LOVE pink. 

Pretty in Pink, a retired Stampin' Up! color is my one color choice. I have two stamp pads of this, both pretty dry. Unluckily, I don't have a refill, but I persevered. I do have refills for most of my stamp pads (from several companies) but goofed this time. Oops.

The many words of hello strip sentiment is from Taylored Expression.

 Inside I used a friendship stamp from SU's retired set called Friend Like You. Intrestingly, this set is for sale several places online and some are quite expensive. Go figure.

Spring seems to be here in MN, but we cannot rule out snow in March. Me, I am ready for spring and flowers blooming. ⚘

Theme Options: On The Farm / Postal / Friendship

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I Love Tulips

 Happy Spring!

I am joining for the first time a Retro Rubber Challenge, doing #226 which is all about Spring and our  favorite flowers. 

It was difficult to decide between lilacs, daffodills and tulips, but tulips won out. Here is my card:

The tulip stamp is by Rubber Stampede, a wooden one I have had for many years, I bet 10 or so and never used. I catelogue my stamps in Evernote but the year bought is not mentioned. 

My card is a top folding A2 card made with SU Basic Black cardstock. I embossed it with a retired folder called Framed Tulips which does not show well in my picture. I should have snapped a close-up. Sorry.

After stamping the image in Memento Tuxedo Black, I colored it with SU Blend markers in Pink Piourette and regular markers in Cucumber Crush and Soft Suede. I have not colored anything in ages, so it was fun to do this.

The greeting is from the Taylored Expressions set called Simple Strips. There are several friends who have birthdays soon and it is Spring! I am also adding this post to NBUS #60.

A windy but lovely day here in Minnesota with fluffy clouds and blue sky. I sure love that the trees are budding, a sure sign of Spring.

 

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CCC February 2024

 Greetings~

This time I used the suggested colors and the friendship theme to make my card. It took me a while to come up with an idea, but wanted to use some neglected items.

See:

The bright lemon yellow is from an old paper pack called Textures by Sizzix Little Sizzles. I've had this pack for years, but I see it is being sold several places of eBay.

 The lime color leaves and stem that are gracing the flower is made with the Memory Box Luxe Peony die set. This set is available several places too. The yellow heavily textured paper added a lot of dimension, I think.

I ran a light blue cardstock from my stash through the Subtle SU Dynamic Textured embossing folder for the background.

To finish up, I cut out a sentiment from the new Cathy Z's Bestie sentiment strips pack. The ends I flag cut just for fun. 

The card base is my go-to PTI Basic white and I added another leaf inside along with a note for my new friend.

I thoroughly enjoy joining this international Card Chain Challenge and highly suggest you join up.

Theme Options: Balloons / Flowers / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:  Twine / Stencil

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CCC for January 2024

 Hello There!

This card has been sent off to Canada to my card pal for January. I followed a video by Joy Baldwin on YouTube, CASEing it pretty closely. The die set is called Lovey Layers: Winter Bird a set by Honey Bee.

I used a SU card base in Basic Gray and die cut the largest oval from an old SU/Sizzix set called Stitched Shapes. Because I wanted my cardinal to be the star of the show, this card is CAS, my favorite type of card. 

I constructed the bird from a piece of Red Pepper Linen cardstock from The Paper Connection. Have been hoarding that as I have have only one sheet. I followed Joy's video nearly completely here but changed up the other things.

After I glued down my bird, I realized I should have positioned him on the other side of the oval, but I sure didn't want him to fall apart. So unfortunately he isn't looking at the greeting. Oops.

From a scrap of brown paper I cut two branches from the Iconic Dies set by SU. Since the tail was not glued down, it was easy to slide the twigs underneath.

The friend greeting, another option this month besides birds, acknowledges this card exchange helps us make friends from all across the globe. The hello friend is from a SU set called Inked & Tiled. 

It is still available. While it was a bit fiddley making this cardinal, it was worth it, I think. A piece of white cardstock is inside where I wrote a note. 

Done. I hope it arrives before the end of the month. 

Theme Options: Mythical Creatures / Birds / Friendship

 

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A Shih Tzu Thanksgiving

 Hello Again,

A quick post today. I discovered a new to me challenge asking us to use our wooden stamps. It is called Woodblock Wednesday with Amy Tsuruta. Since I had just finished a card using a new stamp and an oldie but goodie, I am joining the challenge for the first time.

So here is my Thanksgiving card that also shows the stamps:

My new peg type one is from Snuggleshoth.com called Alert Shaggy Shih Tzu. So am also sending my card to NBUS #59. 

Isn't he cute? I stamped him in the middle of an old stamp from Inkadinkado that I bought years ago at a yard sale. I am not sure of the stamp name. 

To finish this I stamped To You with another oldie clear stamp from PapertreyInk. 

MyA2 size top folding card is SU newer color called Pecan Pie. 

Just for fun I clipped the corners of my Very Vanilla topper with an EK punch.

See you next time. It's a lovely day here in MN with temps in the 40's. 😀

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