Jaded Blossom July Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Hi Crafty Friends,
Happy July!  Our small town had a wonderful Independence Day celebration with a parade, street marker, activities and fireworks.  Our community always comes together to share these special times.So, in keeping with our 4th of July home town theme, I created another patriotic card forJaded Blossom's July challenge ~ Anything Goes.

I'm having fun creating designs for this double Z fold style.  I love that it folds flat for mailing.

I used Doodlebug Designs 6 x 6 papers and embellishments.

I also used these Jaded Blossom products:

Card Mat Dies

Gnome Dies

Gnome Dies: Patriotic Add Ons

God Bless America

God Bless America Outline Dies

Follow the link above to join in our monthly challenge.  Be sure to include at least one Jaded Blossom product.

Happy 4th of July!

Cut it UpChallenge #281 ~ Hello Sunshine

Hi Crafty Friends,
Time to share a new Cut it Up Challenge.The theme for challenge #281 is Hello Sunshine.  There are so many ways to interpret this theme.  We hope you have fun with it.
I saw a card using this double Z fold on FaceBook and just had to give it a try.  I made this one a little larger than the standard A2 so that I could incorporate my different design ideas.  I also added a message space to the back.

I used Bo Bunny Double Dots papers for the this card -still one of my favorite lines so I tend to hoard what I have left.  The stencil is from Pink Fresh Studio.  I used it as sunburst but you can also use a different color for each ray (it's a 5 piece stencil) for a completely different effect.

The stamps and dies are from Jaded Blossom: Large Palm Tree, Tropical Dies, Happy Hello Add Ons 2, and Sentiment Strip dies.

Follow the link above to play along with us.

Pearly Sparkles June 2023 Challenge ~ Make it Masculine

Hi Crafty Friends,
A new month and a new challenge at Pearly Sparkles.This month we're going to MAKE IT MASCULINE.
I made a Z fold card with an internal pop up element.

These fabulous papers are from Authentique.  The dies, sentiments, and critter are all from 

LaLa Land Crafts.  I colored the hippo using Copic markers.

I hope you'll play along with our monthly challenge.

Just follow the link above.