Wednesday, July 9, 2025

A Happy Hello & May All Your Weeds be Wildflowers

 I've got 2 cards to share today - the first is for the following challenges:

AllSorts #827 - Anything Goes/Optional For a Child

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Color Dare #658



My first entry for Color Dare #658 had an extra color in it so I deleted it and started again!  LOL  I love their challenges so I try to play along with each one at least once! I think I got this one right - it's a little ATC and I used yellow & blue along with gray (also black and white). I printed out the cute little digi called Bath Time Duck from Lili of the Valley and colored with Copics, then used circle dies to cut out. My background is Oxide Inks blended on watercolor paper and spritzed with water. I added some gemstone stickers to finish it off!
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And this card below is for the following challenges:

A Cut Above July - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Fave Color Combo (pink & orange is another of my favorite combos!)

Try it on Tuesday - Summer Blooms

Stamping Sensation - Anything Goes/Optional Summer Flowers

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Morgan's Art World #90 July - Anything Goes

Color Throwdown #836

I created my background by using the ink smooshing technique on watercolor paper - one of my favorite techniques! I die cut the Garden Trellis Cover Die from Altenew from a piece of kraft cardstock and layered it on top of the background. I stamped the image from the Plant a Garden set from Pink & Main with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder on another piece of the distressed/ink smooshed watercolor paper. I colored just the flowers with Copics and matted it inside a Kraft polaroid frame die cut, then attached some gemstone stickers to it. Peace.

15 comments:

  1. So lovely! That water color smooshed background looks great with the die cut craft panel. Really sets it off and the polaroid frame is awesome. I may be adding that to my stash. Thanks for sharing with the July challenge at A Cut Above.

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  2. A very sweet card for a little one and lovely inky floral creation, both perfect for the challenges entered at Allsorts and Stamping Sensations.

    B x

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  3. Very cool card and the chick is so cute!!! Thanks for playing with us at Allsorts challenge.

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  4. A cute ATC, a lovely design. Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge using the For a Child option.
    Liz xx

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  5. A beautiful card
    Thank you for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge good luck Ginny DT Penny's Challenge

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  6. What a cute card--love the bathtub!! Thanks for sharing at Color Dare--so happy you enjoy the challenges!!

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  7. Very cute card and loaded with cheer! Thank you for sharing at Color Dare.

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  8. Lovely cards. thank you for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesdays. I liked the added quote relating to weeds.

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  9. Could that little duck be any cuter?! Fabulous card design. Love all the gems (bubbles!) & color choices. Thank you for sharing at Color Dare.

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  10. Your background is so nice in those hot colours and love how you added the die cut on top. Very pretty card. Thanks for playing along with us at Stamping Sensations.
    Pinky

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  11. Very nicely done, the background is so pretty, love these colors.Great job with these dies.Thank so much for sharing with us at A Cut Above July Challenge. Have a great day. Leanne DT Member/ACA

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  12. Both of these cards are great, and I like how you left the flower images small. It's a nice change from seeing all the big blossoms. Thanks for joining in at Try It on Tuesday Jenn. hugs-Erika

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  13. That's a really sweet ATC, perfect for a child and most welcome at allsorts. Sarah

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  14. I absolutely love how you did the background on the duck card! Thanks for joining us at Morgan's ArtWorld. Diane/CT

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  15. Great ATC - such a cute image.

    Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.

    Helen x
    DT

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