Winnie Lovely Boquet - Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Week 11

 Hello friends!  The Polkadoodles Anything Goes Craft Challenge has moved to Saturdays, and I am so excited to share my project for this week's challenge.  The Design Team was asked to create some Mother's Day Inspiration using a sketch.  

I had a ton of fun creating this fancy fold (I have no idea what kind of fold it is) card.  I have to be honest with you, though.  When I selected my digital stamp for this project, I accidentally purchased the pre-colored image, rather than the black and white.  At first, I panicked, but I decided to try something different and use the pre-colored image, rather than the black and white.  Oh, my goodness!  What a great way to speed up the creative process.  

I struggled a bit with this sketch, but when it finally came together, I was thrilled with the results! 

For my card, I used the pre-colored Winnie Lovely Boquet digital stamp.  I started with a card base of 5 1/2" x 11" and I scored the card at 2 3/4" and 8 1/4" and folded the flaps in to the center.  I layered several of the beautiful digital papers from the Eden Collection to the front card flaps.  I adhered a panel to the left side (ONLY) of the card base.  Make sure not to adhere to the right side or your card won't open (don't ask me how I know this!  😁).  I then decorated the front panel by adding the pre-colored digi, some flowers and a bow.  Lastly, I added my embossed sentiments, again careful not to adhere them down to the card base. 

While this card was not quick and easy to make, using the pre-colored digi saved a good bit of time, and was a fun change of pace! 

I hope that you will join us for this week's challenge!  We have some fun prizes up for grabs, and literally ANYTHING crafty that you are working on is perfect for an entry! 

Thanks for popping by!  

XOXO, Kim

Happy Mother's Day!

 First, I want to wish a very Happy Mother's Day to all of you mamas out there that are killing it every day!  You are incredibly strong, phenomenally brave, and your efforts are noticed!  

Before I share the card that I made for my mom, I just want to share with you that I have been incredibly blessed to have both a mom and a step-mom who always did their best by me, even when it didn't seem like it... and let me tell you, I was no easy child to raise!  I am thankful every day for these two women who helped shape me into the woman I am today.  

A while back, I took the Altanew Academy Course - All About Layering 6 - Dies Edition with Lydia Evans.  This was a great course and I hadn't yet used any of the layering dies, so it was the perfect opportunity to learn some tips and tricks.  I was inspired by Lydia's cut-away card and decided to make my Mother's Day card using this technique. 

To begin, I created some sticker sheets from my card-stock using adhesive sheets.  This was a game changer, as it eliminates the need to glue detailed layers together, which always ends up in a mess for me.  I then die-cut multiple images with the Altenew Craft A Flower: Antique Rose Dies.  I left them in place and colored them in using my Altenew Artist Markers, one color for each layer.  There was no need to be precise, I literally scribbled the color over my die-cut pieces.  Once the ink had dried, I began layering my flowers and leaves up, leaving the adhesive backing on the bottom layer until I was ready to use them. 

I adhered a piece of patterned paper to the inside panel of my card.  I then cut the front panel at a diagonal (that was scary!!!!) and trimmed it down the scored edge to remove the cutaway piece.  I arranged the flowers and leaves on the front panel so that they peek up over the edge and when I was happy with the placement, I removed the adhesive backing and adhered them.  Because I had sticky bits hanging over the top of the card base, I couldn't close my card or the sticky pieces would have stuck and she couldn't have opened it.  While that would have been pretty funny, I did want her to be able to enjoy the inside of the card too.  I used my powder tool to remove the stickiness; however, I wasn't entirely happy with that, as it left a bit of a tiny, so I die-cut two more pieces of the bottom layer of the rose, trimmed them down, added adhesive and stuck them to the backside of the flower.  

I stamped my sentiment directly on to the card panel and finished up with some enamel dots that I had made with Nuvo Drops, which I just love.  I just create a whole bunch of dots and let them dry overnight and I always have a supply on hand.  The cost is pennies to make them! 

My mom loved her card and I hope you do too!  Please take time for yourself today!  Celebrate all of the hard work you do each and every day!  Happy stamping!