CARDtober Challenge 05 Fun Fold Explosion Card

I learned how to make an explosion card from my former CTMH rep, but she called it an Explosion Card because you fill the inside with glitter, so it sort of explodes and makes a mess for the recipient. A twist was to use an element that you don't usually use. In this case, I used velcro so the belly band could be opened instead of slipped off in one piece.

 

The papers are from Graphic 45. Another find from Tuesday Morning from 2 to 3 or more years ago.

The small square card inside can be removed. A short note can be written on the back. No loose glitter. I hate glitter messes.

CARDtober Challenge 04 Card Stock Scrap Strips

This was a challenge to use card stock scrap strips on your card and add texture. I use my scraps, but this is the first time I have used them this way. Die cuts are Queen & Co. Sentiment stamp is from a Unity Stamp Co. set.

CARDtober Challenge 03 Unused Stamp Set

I knew exactly which unused stamp set I wanted to use for this challenge. In retrospect, I should have used a much darker ink for the porcupine and sentiment, but I am still sick, and still trying to get caught up after getting back late from vacation due to Hurricane Ian, so I won't be doing this one over. The stamp set is from Unity Stamp. The background paper is Winter Farmhouse Snowed In (B side), a find from at least two years ago at Tuesday Morning. I had trouble finding a card stock in my stash that matched, but thankfully had one sheet that worked. The die cuts are Queen & Co.

CARDtober Challenge 2 Triangle

This challenge was to use at least one triangle on a card. The twist was to color something. I used a fully colored die cut rather than coloring a stamped image.  I've been wanting to try a layered  card like this, and being sick, it seemed easier to do this than something else. My Cameo did the cutting. It was supposed to be a full 12 inch background. Sizing it down to 5 inches didn't go as well as I hoped, but it did okay. I added some Heartfelt Creations preprinted designs that I die cut (Climbing Clematis collection), and added a Queen & Co. "Hello" die cut to finish it off. It was supposed to be quick and easy. Right now, nothing is quick or easy, but at least one more challenge is done.

CARDtober Challenge 14 Holiday Magic

This challenge is to make a card inspired by some aspect of a holiday that is magical to you. For me, Christmas stockings held a wonder and a delight on Christmas Eve to Christmas morning. To make my stocking card a bit more magical, I made it a shaped card, and turned it into a shaker. (The red background is simply a piece of red card stock behind my shaped card to help it stand out for the photo.)

The twist is to make your card interactive in some way: a shaker, a pop up, have a lift and peek window....

OR if interactive is a bit more than you can manage, you can make a shaped card instead of interactive for the twist.

CARDtober 01 Halloween Card with Scraps

I'm starting the CARDtober challenges late. We were in Florida longer than expected due to Hurricane Ian, and I came back from our trip sick.  I'm still struggling. This should have been an easy challenge. I have a ton of scraps, many of which were already cut into usable shapes. The card ended up busier than I would have liked, so I popped some elements, hoping it would help them stand out a bit. Anyway, it's done, and I can start Challenge #2.

CARDtober 2022 Challenge #7 It's Magical: Movie Magic

I am one of the CARDtober Challenge hosts again, and for my overall theme, I have chosen "It's Magical." Each Friday I will post my challenge and a sample card. This first Friday challenge is
"Movie Magic" and you are challenged to create a card that is inspired by a movie. The movie that inspired my card was "Around the World in 80 Days" with David Niven (an older movie). For the twist, create a card with a base shape that you don't usually do (I tend to do rectangle cards, so I chose to make mine square), fussy cut an element on your card, or use papers that you find challenging to use. I love Graphic 45, but it can be difficult to use sometimes, especially the papers that I chose for this card. The Graphic 45 papers I used for my card are from their World's Fair collection (a rather old collection). An additional point if you use paper that is at least 5 years old.