Thankful for Friends

Today's post is for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge. I chose the right column down - soft colors, plaid, flowers.

 

I am the host this week and you would thinkthat makes creating the card easier, but sometimes it makes it more difficult. With this card I thought "why didn't I put that element in line with that other element?!" I guess that is bound to happen when you make decisions with no clear plan and like all your choices! ;)

The flowers are colored using the coordinating stencil and Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Pear Pizzazz. Gray Granite was used for the sentiment.

Products used:

• Stampin' Up! Thankful Garden stamps, dies and stencils
• Timeless Plaid DSP 6x6 paper

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Pansy Patch Easel Card

Happy April! It is time for this month's Team O challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

Jeanie is our featured designer this time and gave us a wonderful challenge. For my card I chose the top row across - die cut, fun fold, floral.

This style is one that I pull out frequently because it is easy to make and stands well. It is always a bonus when someone can easily display your card.

I added layers to add a bit of interest to this retired Stampin' Up! set.  I love coordinating dies which is a big reason I've kept it. The fonts used for the sentiments are also pleasing and a good versatile size.

That's my card for today - I hope you will find time to join us in the challenge!

Products used:

• Stamps and Dies: Pansy Patch by Stampin' Up!

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Easter Basket Fold-It Card

Time for another Team O challenge at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge. We have a fun Easter / Spring themed board for you all.

I chose the top row across - Easter eggs, enamel dots and patterned paper.

I used a fold-it card from Stamps of Life, which basically makes a shaped card. For this one I plan to make it into a box using the box-it die. I think it would be fun to fill with candy as a miniature Easter basket!

Since I used patterned paper for the eggs they were super quick to create. The die set does come with stripes and other shapes to cut out and decorate the eggs. I decided to add some depth to the various elements and added some shading.

I hope you will find time to join us in the challenge!

Products used: Stamps of Life

• Stamps of Life Easter Basket Fold-it
• Stamps of Life paper from the Happy Hummingbird Card Making Kit

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St Patrick's Day Box

Hello everyone! I have been absent from cardmaking and crafting for awhile, I had some health issues and just did not have the inclination to craft - I needed to work on getting my strength back. But I'm feeling pretty good now!

My "card" today is actually a treat box. I call it a treat box because that is what I would use it for. It is also for this week's challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenge. I chose the diagonal - metallic, green, die cuts. I hope that you will join in the fun and play along!

I created this card as a Guest Designer for the Stamps of Life's January HSN release. I was so honored to be asked to create projects that Stephanie could show during presentations on HSN's Craft Day.

I had four different die or stamp sets to create samples for. This is one of five I created using the Luck and Love A2 card die. I made this into a box by cutting the card in half at the fold line and using the Stamps of Life Box-It die which converts and shaped card or card into a thin box. (There are three sizes ranging from about 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches - but I am just estimating.)

This decorative die is particularly fun because when cutting out the card base you get a LOT of shamrocks that you can use to decorate a card or as shaker bits! I added a few to the front along with some gold gems.

Products used - all The Stamps of Life 

• Card base die - Luck and Love - an HSN exclusive
• Medium Box-It die

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Joyful Cardinal Fold-It

Today is the last challenge of 2024 for Team O at Tic Tac Toe Challenge. And I had the fun of creating the board! I was going to make a gift card holder but at the last minute I went with this fun shaped easel card. I used the diagonal Wax Seal, Free and Bird (I really wanted to use a wax seal - they are so popular right now).

I love the Fold-It cards from The Stamps of Life. The cards can be a straight shaped card or made into an easel or attached to a traditional card base. This Bird card is probably me favorite of the Fold-Its. I have made him (or her) into a couple of parrots (here & here), an Uncle Sam eagle and now a Christmas cardinal.

I used a die cut sentiment popped up on foam dots as a sentiment stopper and added some shading for depth. The easel versions of fold-its are very simple to make. You simply score the front of the shaped card underlayer at roughly the half way point and glue your decorated layer to the front under the score line only!

I hope you have enjoyed my card today and will join us in the challenge.

I have listed the products used below. Fold-Its are available from the Stamps of Life individually and also as part of the Fold-It Club. With the monthly club you get a Fold-It and two stencils - one that directly colors the Fold-It and also a background stencil that coordinates but can be used on other cards.

When you join the fold-it club you will receive 15% off all orders (as soon as you sign up and as long as you are a club member) along with other member benefits. AND if you use my link you will receive a bonus of 500 club points AND a free stamp set to new members! Click here to join! (Full disclosure - I do receive small compensation but at no additional cost to you.)

Products used:

• Dies: TSOL Bird Fold-It, moreHollywreath2stamp coordinating dies, Joy die
• Wax Seal: TSOL Wax Seal Set (heart)
  
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Crushed Curry

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