A Trio of Cards

I had fun creating this card with a cute Di’s Digi image and a computer-generated sentiment. The water and snowdrifts are made with torn vellum and the star is trimmed from the Di’s Digi. Since the card celebrates the birthday of a King, I added both silver (on the front) and gold (on the inside) plus gems on the crown. (Note- this digi was offered as a freebie on the Kit and Clowder FB page on November 16, 2019. However, I can’t find it on Di’s website so am thinking it is no longer available.)

I’m entering this card into several other challenges including the TIME OUT Challenge- Be YOU (the instructions are “We want to know more about you-show us in form of a card! This could be your favorite card making style, what food you love...the list goes on!) I love Christmas and the reason we celebrate it, plus I love cute critters, especially bears and penguins.

Supplies: 
·   Digi- Di’s Digis (KC Wintertime)  
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·   Silver photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 13 Sheets 13 Colors Photo Mounting Corners)
·   Inside Sentiment-Computer Generated
·   Crown Sticker- Jolee’s Boutique
·   All other items from my stash.
Entered into: 

Di’s Digi Stamps- Show Some Snow    
TIME OUT Challenge- #179 Be YOU
Digi Doodle Studios- Anything Goes 
Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays (Christmas)
Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- Anything Goes  
Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge                             
Incy Wincy Designs- Anything Goes

This month’s Cute As A Button’s January Progressive Challenge freebie on FB is a wonderful New Years' image. I used my Paint program to layer the png digi atop a free starry background paper from Polkadoodles. (This paper is part of a whole bundle of freebies that was released on the 4^th of July.  I’m not sure how long it will be available, so you might want to grab it now. The link is in the supply list below.) I added shading and highlighting to the girl's shirt, making sure that the background stars stood out. I then printed off an extra copy of the bells, plus the young beauty's head and hands-on white cardstock then colored, fussy-cut, and adhered them. A bit of paper-piecing with scraps of background paper cut into triangles added color and patterns to the banner. Sparkly stars and black photo corners complete the card.

Supplies: 
·   Digi- Cute As A Button (Ring In The New Year) Free Progressive Freebie on FB
·   Front and Inside Sentiments- Jan’s Digi Stamps Digital Set (Happy New Year)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens
·   Sparkly Heart Stickers- Hobby Lobby 4^th of July
·   Starry Background- Polkadoodles- Free digital bundle (USA 4th July Celebration)
·   Pioneer Black Photo corners- available from several sources
·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Cute As A Button-Facebook Progressive Freebie Challenge #44 Ring In The New Year

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week #3 Anything Goes
Jan’s Digi Stamps- January 2021 Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter- #453 New Beginnings
Besties Challenge- January Anything Goes
Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Anything Goes

Outlawz Sunday Challenge- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 

This is my second entry into the current Butterfly Challenge. I used some beautiful holographic butterfly paper (that I won at an earlier Butterfly Challenge) on the front of the card. I had printed off an extra copy of the sentiment used on the New Year’s and realized that it is the perfect fit for a birthday card. How fun is that?!  I then fussy-cut one of the butterflies from the sparkly paper to embellish the inside. 

My card includes two of the colors-Geranium (bright pink) and Granny Smith (Apple green) plus one of the themes- Butterfly. I am entering this card into several other challenges including Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (who is celebrating their 6^th Birthday!)    

Supplies: 

·   Birthday Diecut- DieSire EdgeAbles
·   Inside Sentiment- Jan’s Digi Stamps Digital Set (Happy New Year)
·   All other items from my stash.
Entered into: 
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #150 Anything Goes (Happy 6^th Birthday!)
Butterfly Challenge- #150 G is for Gap Fold             (photo)
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #475-476 Anything Goes                   
The Sisterhood of Crafters- Diecuts and/or Embossing Folders
Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #670 Birthdays
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- January