Swing Easel card

I believe this is my first swing easel card. I did a challenge over at Splitcoast and combined it with the challenge at Color Throwdown. It took me forever because the challenge at Splitcoast was for a bigger card and I decided to make it fit into a standard A2 card. 

Here are my measurements in case you want to duplicate it. Keep in mind, I did extra layers to accompany the color challenge so some layers may not be needed:

4 1/4 x 11 base card
3 x 3 1/2
2 7/8 x 3 1/4
2 5/8 x 3 (stamped image on this)

Inside measurements:

4 x 5 1/4
2 1/4 x 4

Die cut is 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 and I have it popped up

You can see video here https://youtu.be/YB6T6_O3A84

Color Throwdown - Challenge #642

Stamps by Unity Stamps

Happy Birthday Flower Bouquet

The more I play with these 2-step flowers and basket dies, the more I love them! I sent this to my bff's mom who turns 83 on Monday. She is here visiting from FL and we went to lunch the other day and I almost forgot her birthday was right before mine. It was so nice to eat INSIDE a restaurant.

Spot Challenge - Color Challenge #161
Cuttlebug Mania - Flower Power (I used The Greetery dies and cut it with my Big Kick)
Addicted to Stamps and More - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Stamps and dies by The Greetery

Happy 80th Birthday Mom!

Made a card for my mom who turns 80 this summer!! My mom has Alzheimer's and lives in an assistant living home in FL. I haven't seen her in over a year, since before Covid. Not sure when I will get down there but hopefully I can make it for her 80th birthday. She has had Alzheimer's for 6 years but still recognizes me which I am thankful for. She has a hard time remembering to take her diabetes meds and her short-term memory is really bad.

The Paper Players - Challenge #PP540

Stamps by Flora & Fauna

A Day at the Beach

If you ever have wanted to try and watercolor a beach, this video tutorial by EmiKay Art will help. I watched it and then tried it and actually I love how it came out. I decided to add some birds (stamp by Repeat Impressions) and the girl on the towel are by Stamping Bella. I remember I got 4 of these Stamping Bella stamp sets several years ago and I love making scenes with them.

I wish I was on the beach today. If you haven't read in the news, we are having a gas shortage in NC (all stations in Charlotte are supposedly TOTALLY OUT OF GAS as of last night). Some pipeline was breached that comes to our area or something like that. Our governor called a State of Emergency so they are not allowed to raise the prices really high and that caused complete chaos yesterday and everyone ran out and topped off the tanks, just in case. I did not do that. I have plenty of gas in my car and will just stay home a few days. 

Make the Cards Challenge - Beach

Stamps by Stamping Bella
Birds by Repeat Impressions

Red/Orange Rainbow

Another thinking of you card for Cards for Kindness

Color Hues - Red & Orange
Craft Rocket - Favorite Color Combination (red/orange)

Rainbow stamps by Unity Stamps
Sentiment by Concord & 9th

With Deepest Sympathy

Allsorts - Create a landscape or scene
Make My Monday - Sympathy

Stamps by Stampin Up
Sentiment by Techinque Junkies

Happy Mother's Day

It's Mothers Day in the US today. Here is another Mother's Day diamond fold card I made with different patterned paper. It does need extra postage to mail it. Kids are coming over and we are getting japanese take-out and I am excited because I don't have to cook!! Yay!!!

Inspired By - Celebrate Her
Beyond the Blue - Copic marker coloring

Stamps by Colorado Craft Co.