Butterfly Accordion Fold

Hi, everyone!  This week's Ways To Use It Challenge theme over at Splitcoast is 'Embellish'!  For my butterfly accordion card, I have used both butterfly die cuts and irridescent sequins for embellishments, plus a additional belly band too!  I was intimidated to try one of these accordion folds, but the die set cut out the card base and all of the layers, so the hard part was picking out the designer paper!!

This is the front/closed view, with the belly band holding it shut.

This is the open view which shows all of the panels.

Here is a list of all of the products from Divinity Designs LLC used in the making of this card:

Stamps: A Happy Hello
Paper: Plum Pizzazz and Whimsical Wildflowers
Dies: Accordion Fold with Layers, Butterfly Layering Combo, Butterfly Trio, Belly Band, Oval Stitched Rows

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Blessings,

Blessings Come Down

 

Hi, everyone!  This week's Sketch Challenge over at SplitcoastStampers is super fun and creative!!  Sonja has provided the instructions within the challenge post for creating an 'Arrow Fold'....super easy!!  I decided to create my card with the arrow pointing downward instead of to the side. The papers I used are from the Vagabond Treasures Paper Collection by Artistic Outpost and the sentiment is from the 'Blessings' set from Divinity Designs LLC.  I modified the original size down to 4-1/4 square for the ivory cardstock base. All of the layers were measured and cut with a paper trimmer, no die cuts.  Linen thread and a button were added for finishing touches.  I will add a small sentiment panel below the arrow flap once I decide who will be receiving this later.

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Blessings,

Sparkle!

Hi, everyone! For this week's Sketch Challenge over at SplitcoastStampers, I used the new Sparkling Snowflakes Stamp/Die Duos from Divinity Designs LLC.  This card is for my niece's birthday....she is a Christmas baby, so snowflakes and hot pink are perfect!!  The snowflakes were white embossed on white, then sponged in shades of pink which match the designer paper from the Christmas Collection 2020.  The sentiment was die cut from the Letter Board Dies set.  Three strands of white satin ribbon were added, along with white Stickles on the letters, snowflakes, and all of the sparkle images on the background. Additional dies used were the Pierced Rectangles Dies, Matting Rectangle Die, and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.

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Blessings,

Divinity Designs LLC October New Release!

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the October New Release party for Divinity Designs LLC! To see the entire new release plus some amazing team samples, please click HERE.

Here are the new items featured in my projects for today:

For my first card, I chose two beautiful patterns from the Shine Bright Paper Pad.  I fussy cut the bow from one of the sheets to place across the opening of the aperature.  The Floating Frame Front Dies set was used to cut the layers and cut out the 'window' from the card base and designer paper.  (The Floating Frame was used upside down for a different look, cutting the window from the bottom section instead of the top.)  The word sentiment was cut with the Holiday Word Dies for the front of the card.  Peeking from the inside panel is the beautiful deer from the 'All is Calm' Stamp/Die Duos set.

On the inside is the image and sentiment from the 'All is Calm' Stamp/Die Duos set. The image wsa stamped with Stazon Jet Black, mostly water-colored, then finished with markers and a clear glaze pen. The sentiment was cut with an Ovals Die, matted with a Double Stitched Ovals Die, and the 'flags' were cut with the Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies. The inside panel was cut with the Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, matted with the Matting Rectangle, and the card was cut out with the A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.

My second card is a slimline design which features the 'Sparkling Snowflakes' Stamp/Die Duos set, and designer papers from the Serenity Snowflakes Paper Collection.  The snowflakes were white embossed on white cardstock, then colored with sponges and ink to match the plum, blue, and mauve tones in the paper.  The Happy New Year sentiment was cut with the Holiday Word Dies.  Additionally, the Slimline Card Base Die, Slimline Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Slimline Rectangles Dies, and the Slimline Layering Rectangles Dies were used.  Matching ribbon was tied with a Bow Easy and some irridescent sequins were used for finishing touches.

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Blessings,

Unfrogettable

Hi, everyone!  It's time for another Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast!!  For my card, I used one of my fave Stampin Up sets, Unfrogettable, along with the following cutting dies from Divinity Designs LLC: Double Stitched Rectangles, Double Stitched Circles, Double Stitched Rounded Rectangles, and Clouds and Raindrops (for stenciling the clouds). The images were stamped with Stazon Jet Black, then colored with markers or water-colored. The leaping frog and dragonfly were popped with foam tape.  Metallic yellow dots, clear glaze pen (on the eyes), and glitter pen (for the wings) are the only embellishments.   

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Blessings,

Hap-Bee Birthday

Hi, everyone! It's time for another fun Sketch Challenge at Splitcoast! For my card, I began by creating a Wrinkle Free Distress background using mustard and cocoa ink; once dry, the panel was cut out with the largest die from the Pierced Rectangles Dies.  The Quilted Honeycomb Background Die was used with mustard cardstock, then a portion of it was cut by hand for the center of the card.  The rectangle in the center was cut with the Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, using the Die-Resizing Technique to make it taller.  The Honeycomb Mini stamp (retired) was used on the center panel.  The bees and sentiment are from the 'Bee-Lieve' Stamp/Die Duos set.  Other dies used: Double Stitched Circles, Circles, Matting Rectangle, and the A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer.  Linen thread was added at the top and a glitter pen highlighted the bee wings.  This will go into my birthday stash. (Note:  all stamps and dies are from Divinity Designs LLC.)

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Blessings,

Birthday Roses

Hi, everyone!  For my card today, I've combined the Featured Stamper Challenge (congrats to Patti aka pepperann! I cased this beautiful card for the awesome layout and die cut edge.) along with Saturday's Inspiration Challenge.  This week's Inspiration Challenge site is Soft Surroundings.  I absolutely fell in love with this Analisa Skirt....the red roses against the ivory lace and aqua blue....yummy!!!!  For my card, I used a stamp set from Divinity Designs LLC called 'Rose Bouquet' along with the Decorative Vase Die, Leafy Edged Borders Dies, Pierced Rectangles Dies, Matting Rectangle, A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies, and a blue pattern from the Shabby Rose Paper Collection. The rose image was stamped in Stazon Jet Black, fussy cut with paper snips and a craft knife, colored with rose pink and red markers, then popped up with foam tape.  

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Blessings,