Inkspirational Challenge #371 - Visual Prompt

 The newest challenge is up over at Inkspirational.

As you can see -  I went with the lemons from the Visual Prompt!  

I'm not partial to lemons (too acidic for me) and so found that all I had in my craft room on the topic of lemons, was a stamp of a glass of lemonade (which will be have to wait to be used on another day)  and the Dried Citrus Slices die from the Greetery, which I die cut and inked with Distress Inks.  

They can be lemon slices or orange slices depending on the color you use!  The die cut leaves are Etched Laurel Leaves from Simon Says Stamp.  The background was embossed using Fallen Leaves EF from Sizzix.  One of the lemon slices is up on foam dots.  The sentiment strip and yellow gems are from Waffle Flower.

We'd love to see how this Visual Prompt inspires you!  Please link up your creations over at the Inkspirational Blog!

This challenge ends on 7/17.

Also sending my card to:

Double D Challenge

Potpourri (def: A mix of things)

lemons, green stems, sunshine  ends 7/12

Tic Tac Toe

Layers - Die Cut - Summer Colors 

ends 7/17

Just Us Girls

Forgotten Favorite - Citrus Slices dies from The Greetery

ends 7/8

Can You Handle the Pressure

Anything Goes  ends 7/8

Paper:  Bright Buttercup - Papertrey Ink, Water Color Paper - Canson Cold Press.

Ink:  Ranger Distress Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber.

Other Supplies:  Dried Citrus Slices Die - The Greetery, Etched Laurel Leaves Die - Simon Says Stamp, Fallen Leaves 3D Textured Embossing Folder - Sizzix, Sentiment Strip  and Candy Dots - Waffle Flower, foam dots.

Inkspirational 368 - Word Prompt - For the Guys

 Here is my DT card for the latest Inkspirational Challenge -  Word Prompt: For the Guys

Just in time for Fathers Day in the USA, June 21st, I made a Golfers Fathers Day card!

I colored the background, the tee, flag and grass with Copics.

Please join us over at Inkspirational and link up your card "For the Guys"!

This challenge ends on June 5th!

also sending my card to:

Tic Tac Toe

ends 6/4

Plaid - Free - Die Cut

Passion for Markers

ends 5/26

Stamps:  Father Figure - Verve (retired)

Paper:  White, True Black - Papertrey Ink, Hammered White - Amazon, Metallic Gold - Tim Holtz/Alterations, DP Seasons Greetings - Waffle Flower.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Other Supplies:  Golf dies: Globeland - Amazon, Scalloped Stitched Edge Ovals - Spellbinders, Copics YG63, R29, BG10

April 2026 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 Today's the day for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal of all the cards sent and received in April.  I sent my card to Gail in Canada and received a beautiful tag-card from Dagmara in Poland!

This time I used two of the suggested themes in my card design -Long Ears and Spring!

I embossed the background and rubbed Scattered Straw ink pad over it.  I die cut the bunny pieces and sponged them with Scattered Straw and Brushed Corduroy adding a little Tattered Rose to the ears and nose and glued all the pieces together.  I  die cut the grasses (twice for more width and volume) and sponged them with Peeled Paint, adhered them to the bottom of the panel, spreading the tops out a bit so the bunny could be 'peeking' through them!  I stamped the sentiment on a white panel and adhered it across the top of the panel

We hope you will come and join us for the May Card Chain Challenge.  You'll find all the info on the challenge and how to sign up at the Card Chain Challenge blog here.

You have until May 6th to sign up!

Also sending my card to:

Tic, Tac, Toe

Die cut - Dry Emboss - Layers  ends 5/7

Crafty Gals Corner

Anything Goes - Optional: Spring

Stamps: Inside Greetings: Spring Blessings - Papertrey Ink.
Paper: Soft Stone, True Black, white - Papertrey Ink, water color paper - Better Press/Spellbinders.
Ink: Brushed Corduroy, Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint, Tattered Rose - Ranger Distress, Nocturne - Versafine Clair.
Other Supplies: 3D Plaster Embossing Folder - Spellbinders, Rabbit Die, Grass Die - Magnolia Ink Market, sponge daubers.

The Healing Power of a Garden

 Today I'm playing along with the Just Us Girls Challenge

I was inspired by the colors, the snail, flower stems and single blossoms!

I got out the Curio Spring Findings dies from The Greetery, that I purchased several years ago and didn't play with until today!  

That's why I love challenges -  they challenge me to use my stuff!

The snails' shell has a die cut curl mark on it but it doesn't show up in the photo.  I added his eye with a Micron 01 black marker.

I stenciled the background using the Milky Way Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.   The sentiment is from Garden Sayings from Impression Obsession.

I'm also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using the Curio Spring Findings dies.

Tic Tac Toe

ends 7/31

diagonal Stencil, Blue, Foliage

Stamps:  Garden Sayings - Impression Obsession

Paper:  Hammered White - Amazon, Robins Egg - Bazzill, Melon Berry, True Black.

Ink:  Melon Berry, Spring Rain - PTI, Nocturne - Versafine Clair.

Other Supplies:  Milky Way Stencil - A Colorful Life Designs, Curio Spring Findings Dies - The Greetery, Copic W2, blender brushes, Sakura Micron 01 black marker.

Fluttering Butterfly Birthday

 Today I made a birthday card for a few challenges.  

I stenciled the background then added the Lavinia stampings and the Better Press Happy Birthday.

Here's a close up to show the shimmer added to the wings with a yellow glitter gel pen.

I combined this weekends Splitcoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge and Featured Stamper challenge for my design

See my SCS post here

Stencil Fun Challenge

Anything Goes option  ends 7/31

Seize the Birthday

ends 7/22

Tic Tac Toe

ends 717

bottom horizontal - Flowers/Butterfly/AnySentiment

Stamps: Quinn, Bell Flower Vine, Flutterbies - Lavinia
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Caramel Toffee - Altenew
Other supplies: Semi Circles Mid Century Modern Stencil - Claire Brennan Design (retired), A Little Message Sentiments Press Plate and Die - Better Press/Spellbinders, Better Press, Blender Brushes, yellow glitter Gel Pen - Kaiser (on wings), foam dots.

Blue Poinsettia Christmas

 Another Christmas card for my box - using another new Better Press Plate and Die set called Poinsettia Corner.  I inked the Better Press Plate with Better Press Black and colored the poinsettia spray with Copics.  

I made 6 of these in one seating - 3 with blue poinsettias and 3 with dark pink poinsettias.

I'm sending my card to:

Jingle Belles

Poinsettia Perfection  

Ends 7/16

Peace on Earth 

ends 7/13

Inspiration photo -  inspired by blue poinsettias.

NBUS

1st time using this poinsettia Better Press Plate.

I.D.E.A.S

week I  Ink/Color Mediums

I used Copics

CAS on Friday

Botanical  ends 7/9

Tic Tac Toe

bottom left to top right

flowers/free/CAS

ends 7/17

Christmas Crafts All Year Round

Blue Christmas  ends 7/31

Paper:  Better Press Bisque Cotton Panel - Spellbinders

Ink:  Black Better Press - Spellbinders

Other Supplies:  Poinsettia Corner Press Plate and Die Set - Better Press/Spellbinders, Copics E31, G20, BG10, green enamel dot - Altenew.

Embossed Roses for Three Occasions

 Today I was inspired to join in with the Color Hues Challenge.  I had this Rose Bouquet Embossing folder from Altenew out on my craft table as I used it a few days ago to make a card for a friend.  I thought it would work perfectly with the Coral/Green colors.

I embossed the white card panel and then used blender brushes to add the colors.  The sentiment is a Better Press Plate and Die set from Spellbinders.

I ended up making three cards for three different occasions.  The sponging of ink comes out differently on each card.  I start in the center where the ink will be the darkest and then brush out to the edges.  

I think the Sympathy card came out with the smoothest blending of color but I like them all.

I'm sending my Birthday card to:

Color Hues

ends 6/14

Tic Tac Toe

Layers, Free, Floral

ends 6/19

Seize the Birthday

ends 6/27

Try it on Tuesday

In The Garden  ends 6/23

Paper:  White - PTI

Ink: Black Better Press - Spellbinders, Abandoned Coral, Mowed Lawn - Ranger Distress.

Other Supplies:  Rose Bouquet Embossing Folder - Altenew, You are Everything Sentiments - Better Press Plate and Die Set - Spellbinders, foam dots.

Inkspirational #340 - Seasonal - I Chose Summer!

 I'm here today with my DT card for the Inkspirational #340 Challenge.

I'm eager for the Summer Season to arrive! 

 I made this card for a friend who goes to Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island every summer for two weeks so I thought he'd appreciate a beach scene on his Birthday Card.

I used a retired stamp and die set from Papertrey Ink called Fence Line Summer.

I stenciled the sky area with the Milky Way Stencil from Colorful Life Designs.

We hope you will be inspired by our Seasonal Challenge, by the rest of the DT's creations and that you will link up your creation over at the Inkspirational Blog!

You have until May 9th to link up your card!

Also sending my card to:

Just Us Girls

The sky is stenciled - ends 4/29

Stencil Fun

Patterns  

my stenciled sky  ends 5/3

Seize the Birthday

ends 5/6

Tic Tac Toe

1st row vertical - Die Cut - Birthday - Stripes (fence)

ends 5/8

Stamps:  Fence Line Summer (retired), Birthday Basics - PTI.

Ink:  Classic Kraft - PTI, Caribbean Sky - Altenew, Sand Dune and Nocturne - Versafine Clair.

Paper:  White, Vintage Cream - PTI

Other Supplies:  Fence Line Summer Die set - PTI (retired), foam dots, blender brush.