Masculine Stitched Card

 F4A817 - Baker's Twine or Embroidery Floss

I finally used up the bundle of brown embroidery floss that had been hanging on the back of my craft chair, gifted by my MIL from a friend’s stash-clearing spree, and I’m so glad it found its purpose on this card.

For the design, I die cut the panel using a Spellbinders die and stitched it with the brown variegated floss. It’s layered onto coordinating brown cardstock, and I finished it off with a birthday banner popped up on dimensionals.

I think this makes a great masculine card, and I’m genuinely thrilled to have that floss off my chair and onto something meaningful!

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Masculine Stitched Card

Challenges:

As You Like It - Ribbon/Twine and Why - I like both ribbon and twine. With Twine, I can stitch cards like this one and with Ribbon, I can use it for tiny bows.

Challenges:

Creative Fingers - ATG

April Birthday Flower

 

WT1075 - Feature a specific month's birthday flower in your card

For this card, I used a beautiful die cut from Honey Bee Stamps featuring the July Flower. I cut all the layers, adding soft sponging to the white elements and green shading to the leaves for depth and dimension.

I layered the finished flower over coordinating designer paper, then added a birthday sentiment popped up on dimensionals. A few scattered candy dots complete the design with a playful touch.

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April Birthday Flower

Challenges:

Digi Choosday - ATG

Birthday Flowers

 

SC1084 - this week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

For this card, I used a beautiful die cut set from Honey Bee Stamps. I cut the pieces from white cardstock and then added layers of color.

Once the flowers were colored, I assembled and layered them together, tucking a few leaves underneath for extra dimension.

To finish the design, I added a few candy dots and popped up the birthday sentiment on dimensionals for a cheerful touch.

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Birthday Flowers

Challenges:

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
Creatalicious - Autumn Fall Colors

Double D Challenges - Halloween Colors

Gem of a Challenge - ATG

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Inspiration

Poppy Thinking of You

 

MMTPT899 - Naturally Caring

I had a stack of square scraps on my desk and decided to challenge myself to use what was already in front of me. These three pieces caught my eye—they coordinated beautifully, so I layered them with a touch of gold matting for a bit of elegance. I arranged the layout over a soft green designer paper that echoed the tones in the scraps.

To finish the card, I added a “Thinking of You” sentiment, popped up on dimensionals for a little lift, and tucked in a few green gems for just the right amount of sparkle.

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Poppy Thinking of You

Crafty Catz - ATG

BOO

 

CAS868 - Halloween

For this card, I used a pumpkin die cut from Sizzix and layered the pieces together. I sponged green ink onto the bottom corner of the card base for added depth. To create the sentiment, I die cut the letters B and O from black cardstock, using the pumpkin as the second “O” to spell out BOO. A ghost die cut peeks out from the letter “O,” and I finished the design with a few green candy dots for a playful touch.

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BOO

A Place to Start - Pumpkins
Colorful Options - Black & Orange

Craft Rocket Challenges - Autumn/Halloween

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Autumn / Fall / Spooky

Daisy Chain - Autumn/Fall/Halloween

Fab N Funky - Autumn

The Four Seasons - Anything Fall

Give a Crafter a Cookie - Spooky Fun

Inspiration Station - Inspiration

Inkspirational - Seasonal

Mothers Day Poppies

 

FS975 - This week's featured stamper is Carrie3427. I found this INSPIRATION.

I was drawn to the whimsical feel of the flowers, so I pulled out a stencil from The Ton. Using several Distress Oxide inks, I blended color through the stencil and then added black Stickles to the flower centers for extra detail.

The layout provided the perfect space to showcase this Happy Mother’s Day sentiment from Heartfelt Creations.

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Mothers Day Poppies

Challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Wedded Bliss

 

IC1036 - Selfridges - Inspiration

I was inspired by the two swans on the sweater and pulled out this beautiful swan image, a retired stamp from Heartfelt Creations. The image was stamped, colored with Copics, and then die cut. I also stamped and colored the lilies, shaped them, added stamens to the centers, and finished them with a touch of Stickles for sparkle.

Behind the dimensional lilies, I tucked two additional stamped lily images, also colored with Copics, to add depth and fullness.

All of the elements were arranged within the shaped gate die cuts and layered onto purple cardstock for a rich backdrop.

This card is headed to my son and his fiancée, who will be married soon. Since she loves ducks, I thought this swan image would be a sweet nod to her love of them.

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Wedded Bliss

Challenges:

Morgan's Art World - ATG