Four Seasons February Challenge - Snowflake Kisses

Happy February everyone, I'm glad January is behind us as it's been such a bitterly cold month  for the most part here in the midwest and now it's just one more month before March!! I don't like how fast time flies but the older I get the more I dislike winter and I've been ready for spring about a month ago😄

Since it's the first of a new month, a new challenge starts at the Four Seasons challenge blog and it's our last month of "All things winter". We do have a fun mood board to inspire you but the use is optional and you may share anything seasonal, that includes any holidays  happening during the winter months. 

This is another simple card I made using a beautiful paper pack from Stamperia. This one is from the 8x8 Nutracker paper pack. Besides the Nutcracker and The Owl's House paper packs I have now purchased several other paper packs by Stamperia but not yet cut into them. Hope to do so soon but I haven't done much crafting yet this year. 

I'm currently loving kraft paper so I used it as a card base and layer and then used my sewing machine for some zig zag stitching. I even bought some kraft envelopes from Michaels which match the kraft cardstock also from Michaels. The sentiment is from the Penny Black set When Snow Falls. To finish it off I added some Stickles glitter onto the berries for a little sparkle. My favorite is "Stardust".

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I plant to share with these challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - AG
• Ally's Angels - AG
• A Perfect Time To Craft - AG
• Crafts Galore Encore
• Creatalicious Challenges - AG
• Creative Fingers - AG
• Creative Moments - Love and Romance
• DL.Art Linky Challenge - AG
• FarmQuest General Store Challenge - AG outdoors
• FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges Blog -Anything Food Goes (oranges and walnuts for the trim)
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG
• Sweet Stampin -All you need is love
• The Creative Crafters - AG

Btw. our optional February mood board is below. My card was inspired by the frosty berries.  

And that is all for today. To join in at the Four Seasons challenge please visit the challenge blog where you'll also see what the rest of the team made. Hope to see you there!

Handmade Backgrounds at Allsorts Challenge

Hello everyone, today is the start of a new Allsorts challenge and Donna is hosting. Her optional theme is "Make your Own Background" and our prize is a set of 4 background stamps from AALL and Create. There are lots of great ways to make your own background but if that's not a challenge for you then the Anything Goes option is always there too!

Here is what I made:

I decided to get out my gelli plate for today's card and brayered Chipped Sapphire ink onto it. Next I placed AALL & Create's Crisp Tulips stencil onto the gel plate and went over it again with the brayer (I have this one). Then I took the print. The stamps on the background are by Tracy Evans Magnolia TE43 (available here and here in the US or directlty from Tracy Evans' shop in the UK.) I used Chipped Sapphire and Saltwater Taffy Distress ink/Oxide ink. The birds are from another one of Tracy Evans sets Myriad of Designs. The script stamped onto the background is part of the same Magnolia set and I used Versafine Clair Twilight ink for stamping the words. I wanted to add stitching but didn't want to mess with the sewing machine so I chose a retired stitching stamp from Whimsy Stamps instead for some cross-stitching. 

I had a negative circle mask out on my desk and decided to use that too for an additional interest and finally flicked some diluted Chipped Sapphire ink onto the card before adding the coral layer and card base.

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I plan to share my card with these challenges:

• Cardz 4 Galz - Pink Flowers (I hope coral pink is ok?)
• Simon Says Stamp - AG
• TIME OUT Challenges - A Favorite Cardmaking Technique (Love adding script and splatter to backgrounds)
• Try It On Tuesday - Add Some Text
• We Love 2 Create - Anything Creative

Below is a peek at the prize. You have about 2 weeks to join us!