Simply Create Too - Challenge 157 - Use Red and one other colour

This month the Simply Create Too Design Team is looking for a project/card that uses Red and one other colour. I chose to use Pink shades and red shades. I created a photo frame/easel card. I started with the Outside Scallop Frame by My Scrap Chick. I used cardstock from my stash. I put the frame together using dimension foam tape for the 3D look. For final touches I added three roses from Dienamics by MFT (retired).

Front

back showing the card and easel stand

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Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 475 1 February quick and easy

For this week's Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge, the theme is Quick and Easy. I used some patterned Christmas paper as my background and added the Spellbinders S4-1012 Joy Die. I cut the die out twice, once in red and once in gold and layered them. I then glued the front onto a card base.  The whole process took less than 10 minutes.

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Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge February 2020

Let's Flamingo! This month at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge I created a version of Dreaming Tree's Tropical Vibes Flamingo Card. I used Valentine's cardstock from my stash. I had fun with these cards and made versions of them for every occasion.

A few months ago, Dreaming Tree introduced a new bundle called, Tropical Vibes. As a special gift to its customers, they included a free SVG Flamingo Card. This card is so adorable. I own a Cricut Explore Air and DT SVG files are simple to download into Cricut Design Studio. All the modifications I made to the original DT files were from Cricut Access.

While I was out shopping at HomeSense (Canadian version of Home Goods) I found these adorable flamingo dish towels, I had to have them. They got me thinking...what about making a pumpkin flamingo card.

Well, it turned out so cute that I decided to try a birthday card, then a Valentine's Day card, then a St. Patrick's Day card!

Then I thought Easter, July 1-Canada Day (complete with a Mounties' Hat),                    July 4-Independent's Day

Now, I have created a monster....a Summer flamingo card, a 3D Flower flamingo card, and a Christmas Flamingo card.

Now the piece de resistance a Wedding Card

For mailing, I used a tri-fold. Shown how it was folded.

close up of the bride and groom

All the above cards are just the beginning. You could make a graduation flamingo card, unicorn flamingo, Silver or Gold anniversary flamingo cards, thank you, baby, get well soon...the options are endless.

To even take things further - look at your existing stamps, die cuts and SVG files, and think how you could modify them to make numerous card variations.  It only takes a little imagination. It is time to challenge yourself. Pull out your crafting supplies and go for it!

I hope you liked my cards! Check out Dreaming Tree. I have owned my Cricut for 4 years and only really started to look at the things I can make with it. Check out Dreaming Tree website and I strongly suggest that you join their facebook group. I also joined numerous paper crafting facebook groups and love sharing and seeing what other crafting artists are doing! Also, look at the challenge groups. I personally have been a Design team member on a number of different challenge groups.

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Card Challenge 474 - No Sentiment

This week at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge we are looking for a card without a sentiment. I first printed a digital image from  Tiddley Inks called Xmas Mavis 2. I coloured it with Copics markers and added a little glitter using a Nova Glitter pen to the fur trim. Next I fussy cut out the kitty, then die cut three different sized Christmas ornament shaped. In the largest one, I added the kitty using foam tape for dimension. I used paper from my stash.

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Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 473 - use a sentiment

This week at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge we are looking for a card with a sentiment on the card front. I was playing around with making watercolour backgrounds and using die-cuts as the main subject. I first coloured the backgrounds using distress inks on both watercolour and bristol cardstock. Once dry, I selected the various dies/stamps that I wanted to use. I also made cards using both the negative and positive cuts of the white cardstock and painted backgrounds. If you have any specific questions about the dies, please email me or leave a comment below. 

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Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 472 - Feature a Creature (any animal)

This week's challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 472 - Feature a Creature (any animal). I decided to use a new die set called, "ALL INSIDE BY JULIE EBERSOLE, ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN Hudson DESIGNER DIES". I used papers from my stash, die the little bear, added a die-cut sentiment from, "Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions Craft Dies" and layered it on my card front.

Sorry about the quality of my photograph. I am away from home at this moment and cannot rephotograph it.

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Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge 471-Upcycle or Use Something Old

The first challenge of 2020 for Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge is to make a card using something old or upcycling. I decided to recycle a card. I started first by stamping and colouring a digital image. I used a stamp from A Day for Daisies – A Sign I Give. I coloured the image with Copic markers, fussy cut him out and layered him on the card. I also added a real ribbon stripe to the left of the image.

Original Card

Remake

I hope you will join us for our weekly challenges. It is never too early to start your 2020 Christmas card stash!