March 3, 2021 Hi Crafty Friends, Today I have my card for challenge #410. If you want to participate, please click on this link https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/ This was such a fun card to make. I even made an envelope to match using Trinity Stamps Envelope Builder Die Set. I used a piece of 12 x 12 paper that was in my stash from an old Stampin Up paper pack. To make my card, I used the Trinity Stamps Scalloped Die Set. This set came with a few banner dies and I thought it would be fun to use one of those as my grassy hills. I thought it came out pretty cute. So I used Nina Solar White 110 pound card stock for the base and used the larger scallop die. I used the smaller scallop die on top and ink blended Catherine Pooler Ink's Garden Party and It's a Boy to reflect grass and sky. I added white and black paint flecks. I used Not 2 Shabby Shop's Woodland Buddies Stamp Set and colored up all of the images with my Copics. I loved creating a cute little scene wi
February 26, 2021 Hi Friends, Today is the Card Hoppin February Hop and I have two cards for you. We are all members of the Facebook Group Handmade Happiness and have come together for a fun year of hops featuring different themes and techniques. This is hop number two and my favorite color is blue or blue/green and I chose to use acetate instead of the other choice which was vellum. For my first card, I just wanted the shaker portion to be inside the cake. I die cut many different colors of the Happy Birthday die and adhered all of the die cut pieces together. I used one layer of foam tape and also die cut a piece of acetate for the cake portion. To do this I didnt cut through the acetate the whole way instead I did more of an raised embossing so I used scissors to cut the portion I needed out. Once I added the confetti and glued the acetate on top, I then glued another die cut on top to finish off the card and give it a clean look. For my second card, I decided to make a full shak