ALTENEW INSPIRATION CHALLENGE

Everytime I receive a package from Altenew I think of making a card from their beautiful packaging - today I finally did it!

I found an embossing folder with the same size dots as the bubbles of the package and used that for my background. I popped the bubble wrap bubbles to flatten the packaging a bit. Added the little sentiment and a few enamel dots and done.

Not sure my colors exactly match Altenew's January Inspiration Challenge but will enter it anyway.

 All for now.

 

A FEW FAVORITES FROM http://createdbybjk.blogspot.com/2024

 I only chose a four favorites from this year.

Looking forward to another year of making cards - it is my happy place!

Links:

blue flowers
tulips
poinsettia 

HAPPY 2025!

 

 

SNOWFLAKE SPARKLES

Is it a Christmas card or maybe a winter birthday card or just a wait and see when needed card????  I couldn't decide so just left off the sentiment for the time being.  For sure it's the card designed for the current TicTacToe Challenge #262 with the board created by yours truly.  I went down the left side with white on white, gems and die cuts.

Started by embossing the background with a snowflake folder.  Then die cut several sizes of snowflakes and layered up with some clear gems in the middle.  Put it all together and sprayed with some glitter spray - wish it would show up in the photo 'cause it's so pretty and sparkly!  That's it until needed.

Hope you'll join our challenge even tho it's such a busy time of the year - maybe our cards will be an inspiration for that one last Christmas card you need to send.

Crafty hugs,

 

CHRISTMAS DEER

I saw an IG post by Katharina Tarta Crafts this past week and it inspired me to make a similar card with some dies and paper that I already had.

The deer are from IO, trees from Hero Arts and not sure about the paper.  The little sentiment is from Paper Rose.  All the dies and paper are old and no longer available.  I added tiny gold stars in the background for some sparkle.  The fawn was cut twice for stability.  It's an easy card to make once you figure out the dimensions.

I am entering my card at the Creative Creases Challenge - Anything Goes.

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THE COLOR LILAC

Spellbinders has a challenge going on right now to use the color lilac and of course their products.  Haven't entered a challenge in ages, but today I decided  to have a go even tho lilac is not my "go to" color.  

I used my new Spellbinders envelope die with flowers from the same set and  and their arch die for the tag.  The embossing on the envelope is from their embossing club offer from March 2022 called Garden Path. A silk ribbon bow finished it off.  The papers I used are from a Memory Box pad of different shades of purple - perfect for creating my card.

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