Hello crafting pals!
My grown up offspring are always doing things that make me proud of them. So I've decided that instead of scrambling about to make quick cards when I hear about their successes, I will create a stash of cards to keep on hand - like this one:
I've gone a bit die crazy for this card! First I cut two card panels with my largest Heffy Doodles stitched rectangle, one in sky blue, the other in cloud white. The white one was cut in half on the diagonal with a Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border die.
The swallow was cut with a Xcut Dinky Die I found at the Range a month or so ago. (Yesterday I was reading this post by Cat at Cat Luvs Paper, which made me determined to start using the craft stash I've bought but not yet used!) I cut one swallow in navy and one in white and layered them to add a bit of dimension.
The sentiment is made out of words from MFT's From Me To You and the gorgeous 'amazing' from Uniko's You Are, Yes You. I used my stamping platform to make sure I got the positioning right, stamping with navy ink and a splash of red.
CHALLENGES
I'm linking up with Just Add Ink where their gorgeous photo inspired my layout; Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge where Anything Goes this month; and also the Allsorts Challenge where they're looking for Anything With Wings.
My grown up offspring are always doing things that make me proud of them. So I've decided that instead of scrambling about to make quick cards when I hear about their successes, I will create a stash of cards to keep on hand - like this one:
I've gone a bit die crazy for this card! First I cut two card panels with my largest Heffy Doodles stitched rectangle, one in sky blue, the other in cloud white. The white one was cut in half on the diagonal with a Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border die.
The swallow was cut with a Xcut Dinky Die I found at the Range a month or so ago. (Yesterday I was reading this post by Cat at Cat Luvs Paper, which made me determined to start using the craft stash I've bought but not yet used!) I cut one swallow in navy and one in white and layered them to add a bit of dimension.
The sentiment is made out of words from MFT's From Me To You and the gorgeous 'amazing' from Uniko's You Are, Yes You. I used my stamping platform to make sure I got the positioning right, stamping with navy ink and a splash of red.
CHALLENGES
I'm linking up with Just Add Ink where their gorgeous photo inspired my layout; Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge where Anything Goes this month; and also the Allsorts Challenge where they're looking for Anything With Wings.
AND IN OTHER NEWS
So Friday has come around but I'm not sure if any of us are really getting that Friday feeling at the moment are we? My weekend will involve spring cleaning, dog walking and plenty of crafting. How about you?
