Hoppy Day

For this weeks QKR Stampede Challenge, my DT card features a fun image [Eureka Stamps:digi306 Jumping Frog Digital Stamp] and a sentiment [QKR Stampede: Q-digi17701 Hoppy Birthday]. You can find them HERE. I kept the card pretty simple so that the frog takes center stage. I colored him with Spectrum Noir markers and white gel pen. Some cloud background paper, a few scraps of green cardstock clipped into grass clumps plus several dainty butterflies fussy-cut from a bit of scrapbook paper complete the playful card. Am entering this card into a few challenges including Fabrika Fantasy's "Animals" [I did google it and discovered that although a frog is an amphibian, it is also considered an animal.]

 

Entered into: 

Fabrika Fantasy Challenge- #30 - Animals

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- May                                        

One of Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenges this month is called "Simply Resistible" and requires the use of a "Resist Technique." I immediately remembered a wonderful technique named Joseph's Coat a few decades ago. Actually, when deciding on what I wanted to stamp for my background, I spotted the front cover of an outdated planner on my craft desk. I'd saved it because I'd loved the slightly vintage look of the flowers and decided it might just work as my Joseph's Coat base. Inked a few bold rubber stamps from Posh Impressions with clear embossing ink and stamped them onto the floral cover. Liberally sprinkled them with clear powder and heated it. Because didn't trust my memory on the next steps, I found a tutorial on Pinterest that served as a refresher course  [you can find it HERE] then finished the resist technique with a sponge and black ink. Because I wanted to also enter the card into the current Double D's challenge named "Frames" I trimmed the resist element down into a rectangle that I could attach to a patterned background to create the look of a frame. I added a pop of color by attaching a strip of knotted ribbon to this front section and adding a computer generated sentiment,  before layering it onto additional rectangles of various colors to add additional framing.                                                                                 

     

Entered into:  

Power Poppy- Creative Confetti- Simply Resistible

Double D’s Challenge- Frames [photo]                  

My final card for this posting is for the current Butterfly Challenge that highlights the letter F. My card includes one color [French Rose], one theme [Flowers] and, of course, a butterfly. The beautiful Peony is an old wood mount from Embossing Arts that I stamped onto a scrap of old sheet music from a stash that was discovered in the basement of my MIL's home when she moved into an apartment several years ago. My hubby's grandmother had been the director of her church choir and also a packrat… both benefited me with the gift of a few large boxes choral books and sheet music. I love using them to create cards. The butterfly stamp was pulled from the wood long ago but I think it might be from Hero Arts or Embossing Arts, and the tag sentiment is from a Lili of the Valley digi set named "Sentiment Tags." You can find them HERE.

 

Entered into: 

Butterfly Challenge- #122 Letter F for Flap Fold                 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #386-#387 Anything Goes                    

Scribbles Designs Challenge- #77 Flowers                                                        

A2zscrapbooking Monthly Challenge- May Flowers