Guest Designer for Try It On Tuesday May 2025 Challenge - Things With Wngs

Hello everyone.  I’m delighted to be guest designing (GD) at Try It On Tuesday (TIOT) this fortnight for their THINGS WITH WINGS challenge. 

Here’s my card.

Nothing complicated here.  My card was created from only Bristol paper and ink blending with Wilted Violet distress ink.

All products, except for the Spellbinders Stylish Ovals, are from Memory Box.  These products are linked below. 

I want to thank Helen and the TIOT team for this GD opportunity.  Hope you join in the fun.  Thank you for stopping by. 

*affiliate links are used in this post when possible.  By clicking on these links and making a purchase, I will receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you.  Your support is appreciated*

Challenges:

Triple B - May 2025: AG Butterflies & Blooms 

Can You Handle the Pressure - May 2025: AG EF + optional Zoo/Jungle Animals 

SSS Monday Challenge - Emboss It 

Memory Box - #119 Hello 

Time Out - #289 Your Favorite Winged Things 

Guest Designer for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown August 2023 Technique Challenge: Embossing Folder

Hello everyone.  I’m excited to be guest designing (GD) this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (52CCT) for their Embossing Folder technique challenge.  

My card used all never before used products (NBUS) including Scenic Poinsettia 3D embossing folder (EF) from Spellbinders with Infinity Ornaments dies, Holiday Sentiment Strips stamp and Sentiment Strips fancy die from Hero Arts.  Here’s my card.

Embossed a Bristol panel with EF.  Die cut a DIY ornament stencil from Masking Magic paper and adhered it to the panel.  Ink blended Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry distress inks through the stencil.  For some sparkle, spritz with a clear shimmer spray (could not capture it in a photo).

Heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder next, then die cut it out into a strip with the fancy die.  Cut a string with paper trimmer and die cut attachment piece from gold foil paper.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.

I want to thank Andreja and the 52CCT team for the GD opportunity.  For inspirations from the design team and to link up your entry, click HERE.  Hope to see you in the gallery.  Key products used for my card are linked below.  Thank you for stopping by.

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Challenges:

Hero Arts Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero - AG 

Peace on Earth - #46 AG 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas - #146 AG 

NBUS #53 - new EF, stamp and dies 

Rudolph Days - August 2023 AG 

Spellbinders - More Classic Christmas Bird Poinsettia

Hello everyone.  I’m back today with my second Christmas card of the year!  I’m using the Spellbinders (SB) Christmas Bird Poinsettia dies and Christmas Die and Glimmer Sentiment Hot Foil Plates and Die set from the Classic Christmas Collection again.  This time I couldn’t wait to use the candy cane die.  It’s so well designed because it doesn’t have an outline top layer like other dies I’ve seen and/or own.  Definitely my favourite candy cane die! .

All images were die cut from alcohol marker friendly cardstock and coloured with Copic Sketch markers. 

Copic markers used:

pinks - RV52/63/55

greens - YG03, G05/09/28

The sentiment was die cut from gold foil paper.  Adhered it to its white shadow that was partially die cut then fussy cut to smooth out the partial die cut edge.  The background is white woodgrain paper embossed with the Dimensional Diamonds 3D embossing folder.  Assembled the card to finish,

And here are the two simple cards using these sets.  First card was posted HERE

Love how versatile this set is with its many iconic Christmas images.  SB products used for my card are linked below.  Thank you for stopping by.

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Challenges:

Double D - Christmas in July 

Sparkles Monthly - Christmas in July 

Christmas Craft Creations - July 2023: AG 

Peace on Earth - #44 AG 

Sparkles Christmas - #150 Include Gold (sentiment)

Happy Birthday Mom

Hello there.  My mom’s birthday is this Thursday, and there was a gorgeous card or stock photo (not sure which) that has stuck with me ever since I saw it.  Unfortunately, my search for it again has come up empty.  Anyway, so when I received my order with the beautiful Magnolia Ballerina 3D embossing folder (EF) with the coordinating coloring stencils by Altenew, I couldn’t wait to CASE it.  Here’s my card. 

Started by stamping the sentiment from Hero Arts (HA) Let’s Celebrate stamp set with Something Borrowed premium dye ink from Catherine Pooler onto a Bristol panel, then heat embossed it with clear glitter embossing powder.  Next, spritz each side of the panel with water (this helps prevent the paper from cracking) before inserting it into the EF leaving the sentiment hanging outside the EF.  To avoid getting the edge impressed onto the panel, the cutting pad was placed only over the EF right to the EF edge when running it through the die cutting machine.  I guess that’s partial embossing? 🤔 

Removed the panel from the EF and used the stencils with a foam blending tool and/or blender brush to add gray dye ink to the embossed image to give a bit of shading on these white flowers.  For the flower centres, CP Something Borrowed ink was applied to them with a detailed blending tool and then heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder as well. The butterfly (retired) was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on alcohol marker friendly card stock, coloured in with Copic Sketch markers, then die cut out with the matching die.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added clear shimmer and white dot details with a gelly roll pen to the butterfly to fimish.

If anyone happens to come across the card I’m CASEing, please send me the link so I can give proper credit.  That does it for my card today.  Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - AG Embossing Folder optional Butterflies  

Seize the Birthday - #239 Stencil   

AAA Birthday - #38 Flowers 

Addicted to Stamps and More - #430 Die Cuts and/or Stencils 

The Four Seasons - June AG Sumner 

Double D - White with One Other Color Only  

Mother’s Day Bouquet

Hello there.  It’s Mother’s Day here today and I want to wish all the moms, especially my amazing mom, a well-deserved fabulous day!  My mom is out of town so thank goodness for FaceTime. 🤗   Anyway, no surprise I have my mom’s Mother’s Day card to share today.  I used Hero Arts Bouquet Accessories fancy dies to give her a dozen paper roses .… unfortunately, she will be receiving them late. 🙈

Our favourite colour is blue, but the polka dot bouquet wrap from my stash was already inked with Spun Sugar distress ink (DI), so I went with it.  Besides, it was die cut from the last scrap of polka dot resist paper I’ve had for over a decade so there were none left for me to redo in blue. 😂  The bouquet flowers/foliage were all die cut from scraps of alcohol marker friendly cardsrock and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.

The background panel was also from my stash and it is Bristol paper embossed with a script embossing folder (unknown).  I just blended Spun Sugar DI on the upper left corner.  The sentiments (retired) were heat embossed with gold embossing powder on a scrap of Bristol paper then trimmed to strips.  The letters “mom” were die cut from Memory Box gold Polished Foil paper using Bold Amazing Greeting Word Plate dies by The Ton.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and added clear shimmer to the roses to finish.

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So a lot of paper scraps and leftover pieces (Alice, I tried 🤷🏻‍♀️) were used here even though my scrap pile doesn’t look like it was even touched. 😆  Thank you for joining me today.  For those who are celebrating, happy Mother’s Day.  Have a wonderful day everyone.

Challenges:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - April Showers Bring May Flowers 

Cupcake Inspirations  - #543 Mother’s Day/Someone Special Feminine 

Tic Tac Toe - #160 Featured Designer Vicky (diagonal: gold-flowers-die cut) 

Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero - May challenge: Get Scrappy 

Can You Handle The Pressure? - AG Embossing Folder optional Pastels 

Colorful Options - May Pretty Pink 

Snippets Playground - #427 AG with Snippets   (unable to leave a comment, but playing for fun)

In Solidarity with Ukraine

Hello everyone.  I haven’t been feeling well… still trying to get over that last hurtle.  But I was determined to get in some crafting therapy and complete the card I started before I got sick to show support for Ukraine in this horrific, unjust war.  I love the heart hand dies included in the August 2021 My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and couldn’t think of a better time to finally put them to use.  Here’s my card.

The hands were die cut from a scrap of XPress It cardstock.  Light shading was added with a cool gray Copic marker.  On another scrap, coloured it with blue and yellow Copic markers to represent Ukraine’s flag, then adhered behind the heart hand opening.  Applied clear shimmer to it for a bit of sparkle, then added highlights with a white gel pen.

The background is Bristol paper embossed with the Sunburst embossing folder from Sunny Studio Stamps.  Hugs was die cut a few times from white scraps using Reverse Confetti (RC) Warm Hugs die.  The top layer was inked with Prize Ribbon distress ink using a finger brush, then heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder for even more sparkle.  The sentiment from new/unused RC Butterfly Blossoms was heat embossed also with clear glitter embossing powder in blue, then fussy cut out.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.

I know of only one Ukrainian from this crafting community (I’m sure there are many out there) and her name is Yana (Yana Smakula).  Thanks to Yana I was a Small Die of the Month club kit influencer for Spellbinders last year and am now an affiliate.  From what I know, she decided to remain in Ukraine to fight.  She’s so brave and courageous.  Sending her and all Ukrainians strength and praying for their safety. 🙏🏼   Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges:

Color Hues - #36 Cards for Ukraine 

Can You Handke the Pressure - Anything Goes Embossing optional Spring 

Make the Card - #50 Use an Embossing Folder 

Pixie’s Snippets Playground - #423 Ruby’s Memory  

NBUS #36 - new dies and stamp