Twofer April Card Challenge

I'm having a craft week it seems! I needed four birthday cards this week, another for our middle grandson who turns 11 next week, and many May birthdays to come. On Sunday I shared Altenew zinnia cards and today found more time in my craft space. 

This month's Twofer Card Challenge: Zoo Animals ends Thursday and nothing was inspiring me among the few animal stamps I own. I finally remembered Hero Arts MMH African Safari set that I purchased two years ago. The elephant stamped in two ink shades made a fun thank you card. Its matching die and other items from the HA kit worked for my grandson's birthday card.

   Card #1

Card #2

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Easter Afternoon Cards

Today I stamped several die cuts creating a set of three cards 

and found a fun wood stamp suitable for CASology's challenge.

First the card set featuring a gorgeous Altenew zinnia!

PTI Scallop Stackers: Medium die 

Pierced Feature Frames die

Altenew Build-a-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia stamp/dies

Impress sentiment

PTI Mix & Mat: Plaid die

PTI Butterfly Blooms sentiment

Altenew Build-a-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia stamp/dies

Altenew Vintage Roses

PTI Scallop Stackers: Large die
PTI Wet Paint III sentiment
Altenew Build-a-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia stamp/dies

Linked to: SMS Challenge: Beautiful Blooms

And now for my "leaper"

House-Mouse Designs (1999) Giddyup (Friend)

PTI Bunny Basket sentiment

Linked to: CASology: Leap

                                

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Rennie Flowers medley

Sunday afternoon I played with a recent Altenew purchase.

Rennie Roses is unlike any other floral set I own and boy, is it versatile! I created three different panels: 1) using embossing resist with DO ink blending, 2) masking with a stenciled chevron strip behind the focal point, and 3) stamping off the edge on opposite corners with a scary (for me) splattering under a die cut sentiment.

Card #1

 Card Supplies:

PTI Shape Stackers: Large and Life Is Beautiful dies

Altenew Rennie Roses

Birch Press Celebrate Sugar Script die

Linked to: Seize the Birthday

Card #2

Card Supplies:

Altenew Rennie Roses, Hero Arts Borders Stencil

PTI Keep It Simple: Thinking of You

PTI Noted: Scalloped A2 die

Copics, PTI Bitty Big: Orange Zest paper, twine

Linked to: The Card Concept #112

I was drawn to the florals and colors in the

photo and used a clean-layered style.

Card #3

Card Supplies:

Altenew Rennie Roses, PTI Penned Elegance II stamps/dies

Altenew alcohol Artist Markers Set D 

I'm thrilled with the different results on this first inking of my

new stamps. It would be difficult to pick my favorite!

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WISH YOU THE MOST beautiful day

Recently I've been shopping my stash more. It's easy to be distracted with new products and ignore purchases not yet inked or cut. As the adage says, I'm a crafter and therefore I hoard! The Hero Arts Paper Layering Neighborhood die D1535 caught my eye last fall. I have an older large HA village stamp that I've neglected but it didn't prevent this die from joining my architecture collection. Using houses and city buildings varies card designs from my go-to florals and is appropriate for many situations and individuals.

Card #1

Card Supplies:

HA Paper Layering Neighborhood die, Altenew Beautiful Day (sentiment)

Altenew Pan Watercolor 36 Pan Set, PTI kraft card stock, Bristol paper

Card #2

Card Supplies:

HA Paper Layering Neighborhood die, Altenew Beautiful Day (sentiment)

PTI rays? die (dry-embossed)

Entering Card #1 in JUGs Word Week #482: Houses 

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Thanks so much!

Spring has arrived on our hilltop with yellow buttercups, lavender phlox, and tiny white daisies. The focus on Laurie's Fabulous Favorites Challenge is our favorite PTI color combinations. My card uses my current faves: yellow, pink and lavender.

Card Supplies:

Brushed Blooms stamps/die, Shape Shifters: Square 4 die

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Balloons

This evening as I was looking at photos of recent card projects, I realized that two of my cards met this month's Twofer Card Challenge using balloons. Due to our winter retreat in San Diego, I had not used the January My Monthly Hero Kit until last week. I made three cards and used the balloon stamp/die on two. The store front with a bicycle was sent to encourage an ailing friend and the blackboard easel card celebrates a birthday!

The group of three

 This birthday card was sent to a young 90 year old!

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Grateful

This week Laurie's Fabulous Favorites Sentiments March 13-20 inspired me to use a PTI word die from Counting My Blessings. Gratefulness has been a hot topic on many blogs and podcasts in recent years. 

I stamped a couple of panels in various bright inks with

the Amazing stamp set from the March Simon Says kit. 

The PTI "grateful" word was die cut from one of the panels and stacked with two more cut from white cardstock. Two cards were then created from the die cut by using the word die stacked on a pattern paper mat and the negative glued directly to colored panel. 

     Card #1

Card Supplies:

PTI dies: Counting My Blessings, Shape Shifters: Oval 3, Linen Impression Plate

Sentiment: SSS Amazing

PTI cardstock

                     Card #2

Card Supplies:

PTI dies: Counting My Blessings, Pierced Feature Frames, 

Noted Scalloped: A2

SSS Amazing 

PTI cardstock

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