Golden Butterfly Birthday

I created this card based on the Metallic Magic craft class (171482) on the Stampin’ Up website. I didn’t have the same papers that they used in the class but I replaced them with papers I have in my stash that best matched the colors they used.

It was so much fun using the new Hot Foil system (170009). It takes your card to the next level!!

Here you can see better in           

the light all the pieces that         

have the metallic foil.            

   The inside of the card.

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💕 (The Paper Players: PP771)

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I know we’re already in February but the start of the year was quite busy and I didn’t have much time to sit down and create. This Paper Players challenge called “Love is in the Air” inspired me to make a Valentines themed card and I got the idea to create this card by using scraps of Stampin’ Up designer series papers. To create the background I cut several strips to around 3/4” and combined them in a random pattern. Then, I just added the focal point where the heart is. I hope you like it and it gives you some ideas on how to use up some of that scrap paper I’m sure you have lying around! Feel free to comment if you have any questions on how I made the card.

The Paper Players Challenge 763

I made this card for a workshop, inspired by a beautiful Hallmark card I received last Christmas. I loved the gold ring used as a wreath, but I wanted to give it a fall twist instead of a Christmas theme. I decided to participate in The Paper Players color challenge since the card colors matched.

The acorns are hand-painted with watercolors, and I used the Amber Autumn stamp set and dies to bring it all together.

I hope you enjoy and it inspires you to incorporate wreaths into your own cards.

National Chess Day ♟️ (Festive Friday #FF0194)

This challenge caught my eye because the theme was black and white and I had recently created this card for one of my workshops. The dimensions of the card are 5 1/2 by 5 1/2. Since I didn’t have an envelope that fits this size, I created one that matches the designer paper I used. 

This is the Inspo list for the elements that we had to incorporate in our cards. We had to choose three and I picked square card, black, white, and encouraging sentiment. I also added glitter (Wink of Stella) to the flower but unfortunately, it doesn’t show up well in the photo so I choose to not include it as an element for the challenge.

Here is a link to the challenge:

https://festivefridaychallenge.com/festive-friday-card-making-and-paper-crafting-challenge-ff0194/ 

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact me and I will be happy to answer them. 

Have a wonderful day!

Clean and Simple Challenge (the Paper Players PP756)

Another challenge! I wanted to participate in this challenge because it featured my favorite medium, watercolor. I painted the geraniums on 140lb watercolor paper, hot press, cut it and mounted it onto a 5 1/2 by 4 1/4 white cardstock base. The theme was clean and simple and I think I managed to achieve that by just adding a sentiment to the painting of the flowers. You can find more information about the theme and the challenge on the Paper Players blog.