Send A Smile 4 Kids April 2022: Mom/Special Woman Cards - Challenge #224

Time again for the Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge!  This month, we are encouraging cards for Moms or other special women.  I decided to go with an all purpose card.  

Cheery Lynn butterfly die popped up a bit for dimensions, Sizzix sentiment, Crumb Cake card base.  Love pink and kraft together!  Be sure to join us in the challenge by posting your creation HERE.  

Tic Tac Toe

Needing way too many sympathy cards lately.  Cheery Lynn die cut, old Fiskars plate for the subtle background embossing, Unity sentiment, matte silver paper, stash ribbon.  

Sympathy, Die Cut, and Silver, straight across and in the middle, Tic, Tac, Toe!

Die Cuts, No Stamping

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create a project using die cuts, but not using any stamps.

Cheery Lynn butterfly die, Cuttlebug sentiment.  Check back on Wednesday for a new challenge from Words 2 Craft By!

Mod Squad Lazy Days of Summer

The challenge at the Mod Squad is to feature something that makes me think of the lazy days of summer.  My neighbors planted wonderful bushes and flowers that attract lots of butterflies that I love watching. 

Cheery Lynn die, Darice Scroll Flourish embossing folder. 

He is Risen!

"Nuff said!

Cheery Lynn die, hoarded La Creme paper, studio g sentiment, stash bead in center of the cross.  Sharing this with The Male Room Easter challenge. 

No Stamping

What a great opportunity to use some of my (many) Doodlebug stickers. 

Cheery Lynn butterfly die and Doodlebug sentiment sticker colored with Sharpie Gold Metallic marker.  The black paper has a mirror-like shiny finish.  I am sharing this with Shopping Our Stash No Stamping challenge.  One more day to play along with teh Words 2 Scrap By Movember challenge!

Color Throwdown # 351 - Lilac, Pink, Black

This week at The Color Throwdown #351, the colors are lilac, pink, and black.  LOVE!!!  I have been playing with Color Burst powdered watercolor ink, and this challenge fit perfectly with some of the paper backgrounds I have created.  The first card has a shiny background, the second a striped texture. 

I used Freshly Made Sketches #185 for my layout.  The butterflies are cut with Cheery Lynn Designs die and the paper created with Strathmore Watercolor Paper and Colorburst powder.  Ribbons are SU! and Offray.  Pierced rectangles are from Lawn Fawn.  Sentiments are older Fiskars clear stamps.  Come play with us at the Words2ScrapBy.blogspot.com sweet July challenge - Friends With Chocolate!

Blessings and Peace

Leslie at The Crooked Stamper has a sketch challenge:

Here is my version:

Unfortunately, I need a sympathy card...  Cheery Lynn cross die, all other die cuts from Spellbinders.  Sentiment from Above Rubies Studio.  Stash ribbon.  Not thrilled with the size of the scallop under the sentiment, but it will have to do. 

Less is More 212 - Wings

The challenge description included a discussion of inlaid die cuts.  I had to give that a try. 

I made two versions.  I like them both for different reasons.  The wider satin ribbon gives a nice balance to the heavier butterfly, and the royal blue is a good contrast with the white.  The detailed inlaid die cut is interesting, especially popped up.  The spacing on the orange version works well with the narrower grosgrain ribbon, and I like the softer cream paper rather than stark white.  Cheery Lynn butterfly die, Unity sentiment. 

Operation Write Home Sketch #215

The sketch:

Here are my versions:

Cheery Lynn die cut, La Creme papers, stash crystals for the centers.  Which version do you like better?

OWH Mid Week Throw Down - Things with Wings

Operation Write Home's Mid Week Throw Down challenge is create a card including Things with Wings. 

Here is my offering:

Cheery Lynn butterfly die,  Fiskars clear stamp and swirl texture plate, India Brights Papers, Recollections kraft paper base (lined of course!), gold leafing pen on the body and tentacles, scrap trim. 

I had a major score at JoAnn's today.  I have been drooling over some 5x7 paper pads of handmade papers from India.  They feel like fabric, and have beautiful foiled patterns in unique colors.  Problem?  The papers are not 5x7, more like 3 3/4 x 5, not very card friendly.  But they were tough to pass up at 70% off, and minus my 15% teacher discount!!!  For $2.55, I can make them work.  I bought 2 different pads.  Yep, I need more paper like a hole in the head...