Two folds and Simplicity

This is my third ever entry into the Outlawz Progressive Challenge. Participants are provided with a free digi and encouraged to create a card that features it. I decided to trim the sweet little bird from the background and used it on a bench fold card. There are several tutorials on Pinterest. I used the one from here- thecraftspa.blogspot.com/2017/05/30-high-tide-centre-box-card-u-fold.html The sentiment is a sticker left from my scrapbook stash and the sweet little ladybug is also a scrapbook embellie. I had fun picking out background papers to give the card a bright and cheery look. And the little bird and two flowers provided me the chance to do some coloring (my fourth day of the 30-day Coloring Challenge. Not sure if I'll make all 30 days, but I am off to a good start!)

Entered into: 

Outlawz Challenges- Progressive Freebie- June       (Outlawzchallenges.ning.com)

The Paper Shelter- #341 Flower Power                       (thepapershelter.blogspot.com.ar)

Simon Says Monday Challenge- All Things Bright & Beautiful      (simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge)

Cute Card Thursday- #532 Hello Summer                  (cutecardthursday.blogspot.com) 

June 2018 30-Day Coloring Challenge                         (thedailymarker.com/2018/06/day-1-the-daily-marker-30-day-coloring-challenge)

                  

My second card went together pretty quickly. Since I had my circle dies out, I decided to make a masculine card to enter into the current Power Poppy Round & Round challenge. The gears were made with a new Darice set of dies, and the cute little robots and sentiment are from a wonderful Beccy's Place digi set named "Itty Bitty Bots" (you can find it here- beccysplace.com/itty-bitty-botz-digital-stamps) The background paper is a freebie which I printed off in grey scale (papercraftinspirationsmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pin81.free_papers3.pdf) 

Entered into: 

Power Poppy- Round & Round    (powerpoppy.blogspot.com/2018/06/june-challenge-lets-go-round-round.html)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes   (simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge)

Beccy’s Place Challenge- June                                        (beccysplace.blogspot.com)

DigiStamps4Joy- #149 Anything Goes                         (digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.co.za)

Penny's Challenge- #382 Anything Goes                     (pennyschallenges.blogspot.com.au)

The A2zscrapbooking Monthly Challenge for June is "Monochromatic." Since I chose highly patterned background paper, I kept the layout fairly simple. A sentiment printed off from my computer and a few touches a bling finished it off. Yay!

Entered into: 

A2zscrapbooking Monthly Challenge- Monochrome    (a2zscrapbookingblog.com)   

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge                 (craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com)

Artistic Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #201             (artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com.au)