Rudolph Days March Challenge

I was delighted to be asked by Helen to be a Guest Designer for the Rudolph Days March Challenge.  I decided to make a Double Z Fold card.

 

I used an MFT 'Cross-Stitch Tag' die and cut it into a rectangle.  The stitching was done with crochet cotton and the papers are from The Works.  

There is a plain panel inside for the message.

The Rudolph Days Challenge ends at the of the month and with 31 days in March, there's plenty of time to join in the challenge. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

We love 2 Create Challenge 3 ~ Anything Mixed Media/paper crafting Goes

Creative Creases Challenge #101 ~ Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge # 180  ~ Anything Christmas Goes

MLCCB #61 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Craftlandia Challenge #22 ~ Spring

The first Craftlandia Challenge of 2025 begins today with the theme of  'Spring', or you can go with the theme of Anything Goes.  Our sponsor this month is Gecko Galz.  For my DT project, I made a Tri Panel Z Fold card.

Our sponsor kindly gave the DT images to work with and I chose to use one of the images from the 'Garden Time Digital Collage Set'.  As the image had a vintage look, I used a font on the computer which I felt went well with the image for the sentiment.  The patterned paper is from The Works.

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The card folds flat for posting.

Prize: $25 voucher to spend at Gecko Galz.

The Craftlandia Challenge runs until the 30th March, so hop over to the challenge blog to see all the beautiful creations the DT have made for inspiration.

I am joining in the following challenge:

Crafty Catz Challenge ~ Anything Goes with optional twist Spring Green

Creative Creases Challenge #101 ~ Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 1 - Anything in or from a Garden

Dragonfly Dreams March Challenge ~ Gardening

Spring Card

A new style of card I saw demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page this week called a 'Double Front Card'. I was sorting out my box of stamped images this week, some coloured and some ready to be coloured.  I came across this one I coloured ages ago but never used.  I thought the colours would be suitable for a spring card, so I dug out some old orange and yellow papers.

The image is an old wood mounted Francoise Read stamp, 'Glasgow Rose Garden', which I've had for well over ten years.  I coloured the flowers with Promarkers.  The sentiment is a Bugaboo digi stamp.  The patterned papers are from a very old Papermania paper stack.

On the inside front, I added a Poppystamps 'Petal Ribbon' white die cut and added yellow punched circles in the centre of each flower.  I used the Petal Ribbon for the first time, so I'll be sharing my card in the NBUS Challenge.

On the inside panel I attached a Poppystamps 'Leafy Branch Oval', backed with an oval of the orange paper.  I added three tiny punched flowers.

I am joining in the following challenges:

We Love Stamping March Challenge ~ Hello Spring

Stamping Sensations March Challenge ~ Hello Spring

NBUS Challenge #72 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff

I Love Promarkers Challenge #579 ~ Anything Goes

Passion For Markers ~ Add a Sentiment

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge ~ Anything Florals Goes

Make My Monday Challenge #247 ~ Use a Die or Punch

Cut It Up Challenge #326 ~ Colours of Spring

Thinking of You

A Thinking of You card to share today which was sent to a friend whose daughter recently passed away unexpectantly.

The circle die was preloved when I bought it and I'm not sure of the brand. The flowers are Creative Expressions 'Daisy Blossoms' die cuts.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Make My Monday Challenge #247 ~ Use a Die or Punch

Triple B March Challenge ~ Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

Classic Design Challenge #03 ~ Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Bunnies, Blooms or Butterflies

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #27 - Anything Florals Goes

The Flower Challenge #100 ~ Add Circles