Lynda has chosen ‘things with wings – real or fantasy as the theme for our current challenge at Cardz4Galz and I decided to use this stamp from Rabbit Hole Designs because it amuses me. This is me when I first get up, haha. Perhaps an Ostrich doesn’t fly, but it does have wings.

After stamping the image I spent some time colouring it using some inks and pencils then I fussy cut around it keeping my fingers crossed I wouldn’t lose the loose feathers. I added foam tape to the back and set it aside while I figured out the rest of the card. I took some cream CS and cut a layer to go behind the coffee background paper and added them to the Cocoa card front. Then I used a smaller Infinity Oval die from Hero Arts and an embossing folder over it. I used the debossed side and attached the ostrich to it before gluing it in place. Another small cream strip for the heat embossed sentiment and I decided the card was done. I’m debating whether to add embellishments, but for now am leaving well enough alone. My hubby chuckled with this one and agrees that without my morning coffee, I’m a bit like this.

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As you See It had some website issues and I couldn’t access it at all for quite a while. As it is one of my favourite sites I kept checking and yesterday discovered it was fine. Then the challenge was did I have enough time to create? Hopefully I’m getting this in just under the deadline wire. I pulled out this StampinUP set that was gifted to me, did a small search for some ideas and found something Here that I CASE’d to get my own version. I had to fussy cut it all as I don’t have the dies that match unfortunately. The recipe called for Animals, Texture or embossing, die, Colour and Twine. I used a StampinUP folder and then sponged some colour over it. After I had stamped and coloured my images, using Prisma pencils, they were fussy cut and added as you see. The circle is a die cut from a Hero Arts infinity set and I heat embossed the sentiment and a leaf outline before punching a small hole. I threaded some ribbon and some twine through the hole and tied them and then it was added using a piece of foam tape to the corner.

Considering my time constraints I’m quite pleased with myself that I managed to create this and to achieve a not bad result – lol.

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There is a colour challenge at Sunday Stamps and I came up with this entry. As I’m lousy at measuring, so my hubby helped me to get accuracy with the squares and once I masked off a section I sponged colour and then moved masks and did each section. I used Distress Oxides in as close a match to the swatches on the photo at Sunday Stamps.

The little die has been on my desk for a few days because I can’t find the magnet and name of product it fell from. I guess it came off when I was working on another project. Anyway I decided that perhaps it would work on this design and cut it four times before adding it as you see. The star sentiment is from a dollar store by Forever in Time and was fussy cut for the center of the card. I added foam tape to the panel and then placed on another scrap piece before adhering to the card front. I debated whether to add a couple of additional, but very small stars, and decided against it. My hubby really likes the card and commented that he felt the additional stars would detract rather than add anything. Its a simple design but I think it is quite effective and I like the end result.

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Anything Goes With A Twist of Florals is the current challenge at CYHTP and I’d been wanting to use a new folder for a while. It seems this challenge was made just so I could. Having seen an embossed card that had only a portion that was gold I searched to find out how it was done. I found an explanation on Pinterest – https://ca.pinterest.com/pin/429108670765871901/ and realized that it was actually quite easy to do. This is my second try as I wasn’t happy with the original. I added adhesive strips diagonally across the card stock and proceeded to add gilding flakes across the adhesive. When I was satisfied it was enough I ran the piece through the 3D folder from Taylored Expressions called Poinsettia and Pine. The first card I did was nice but I think the sentiment I added spoiled it so I did a second one. This I like much better. The sentiment is from a small Crafters Companion set and I heat embossed it in gold. I added some tiny gold gems to the center poinsettia.

Here is the original version so you can see what I mean about the sentiment. It is still a sendable card, but in my opinion not good enough for a challenge entry. Sentiment on this one is from Kaiser Kraft.

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Yesterday when I was making a different card, the idea for this one came into my head. As the challenge at Seize the Birthday #305-Flowers is about flowers I decided to make it my second addition to the challenge.

The frame die is from MFT and the background stamp is one I’ve had forever but I have no idea who produced it. Once I had cut the frame from a scrap piece of silver card I backed it with some foam tape. Then I stamped the background piece, heat embossed clear and coloured with watercolour pencils. After carefully adding the frame to the image piece I then added it to the white card front. For now I’ve not added a sentiment as I’m uncertain as to how I shall use it. And I decided not to add any additional embellishments because it is a fairly busy card.

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Like so many of us, I tend to hoard my pattern paper so the current challenge at https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/ is perfect as it forces me to use some of it. What I’ve used is from StampinUp and I’ve had it for quite some time. The card will also be entered into the Seize the Birthday #305-Flowers current challenge.

I used a border die, by Spellbinders, to cut the curved shape floral paper and rounded the corners of each piece too. The folder is from Memory Box Open Studio. Floral die cut is an unbranded one, cut from another StampinUp scrap that was a close match to the colour in the PP flowers. Sentiment is from a Forever In Time dollar store stamp set which I heat embossed. I also went around the edge with some ink after it was cut with a Hero Arts infinity Oval die. Embellishments are from YNS, and I’m still sad they closed their doors.

A fairly simple card to make, which was nice for me as my hands have decided to play up after some outside garden work. They will settle quickly I hope.

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After a morning of working outside in the garden, my body is happy to be in my craft room and sitting down. I acheived a lot outside, but the price is aching bones and muscles.

Seize the Birthday # 304 has stenciling as their topping for this challenge. Fortunately, I had made a few stencil backgrounds last month so I pulled one out and created this card. I used my new StampinUP decorative masks and a stencil butter called Ocean Mist by TCW. I cut it down before adhering the main card. I also used a mop up piece of CS that I ran through a StampinUp EF and this was glued at the bottom. The seaweed was stamped using a GKD set and I fussy cut them. The turtles are from a photo printed on photo canvas that didn’t print properly, so rather than throw it away I fussy cut them and used them here. I like the textured look they give. Sentiment is from a new dollar store set by Forever in Time and embellishment is from Waffle Flower.

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Sadly, I needed a sympathy card for a friend who just lost her dad. This is what I came up with and it seems to fit into the new challenge at Sunday Stamps called going in circles, so I am adding it there.

I used an Altenew background plate and Hero Arts Infinity dies to cut circle frames. Then using some scrap CS from GKD, I die cut the flowers using a Memory box die and stamped leaves then used the matching dies from Altenew and SSS. The sentiment is from an older GKD stamp set. Embellishments from my stash. For some additional definition on the leaves and flowers I added a bit of ink.

Before adding the background layer to the card front I went around the edge with a distress wheel. And in case you are wondering, the little bit of glitter you see at the bottom edge is a piece I did with resin and glass along with alcohol inks. I used it to hold the card flat for the photo. I’ve been working in our garden a lot as the weather is perfect and some of these resin pieces will become garden decor when they are finished. I have to say I’m pretty tired and sore from the outside work so I’m pleased I managed to make this card without major issues.

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The mood board at Just Add Ink shows a lot of yellow and gray and I quite like that combo so decided to be inspired by the colours. Just Add Ink #747…Inspiration! Double D is all about Spring flowers so my flower filled boots fit the bill for their challenge too.

The card front is a warm yellow from GKD and I added a crimped gray band across it. The challenge for me, is that the photo shows everything as warm colours making the boots look brown, but in reality are soft gray with yellow dots. And the grass at the bottom looks brown too but is a dark green in actuality. The stamp sets are from SSS and GKD. The little birds are from Poppystamps. Bling is from my stash and I used some pops of color on the yellow dots for more dimension. My background is a wash of blue, dabbed off a bit to try an illusion of clouds, but it didn’t work as well as I had hoped. I added some white spatter before popping up the main image. This is definitely a card that looks much better in person than online.

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