STAMPlorations Things with Wings 2021 Hop and Link Party...Butterfly Coverplate Trio

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I'm delighted welcome you to STAMPlorations' 2021 THINGS WITH WINGS Hop and Linky Party! This celebration of Spring also comes with invitations for you to play along with us and win PRIZES! See details below as well as on the STAMPloration post.

I'm sharing a trio of cards made with the Butterfly Cover Plate  and P13 paper (so gorgeous!)

For my first card, I die cut only the butterfly from the plate; first with 'scrap' cardstock to create a template and the second with the P13 paper. After placing the template on my panel, I inlaid the patterned paper pieces ( the purples/wine and gold...oh my!) and once everything was in place, removed the outline. While it was a bit fiddly, this time I was smart: I placed Die Cut 'n Bond on my P13 papers before cutting, which essentially transformed each piece into an easy-to-adhere sticker. The final card has 'only' the inset pieces, which are so pretty in being a bit dimensional. To add some texture, I used a stamped around the wings with the dotted image from Mixed Media Grunge. The sentiment is a sticker from my stash.

My second card is similar to the previous, except here, the cover plate is intact.  More P13 paper...and this one - in hues of pink/orange and gold - is also swoon-inducing. 

Of course, I *had* to use the outlines of the butterflies from the previous two cards to make a third...

Here's my trifecta....

That's it from me! Now your turn to join the fun! 

Blog Hop Prizes:

• 3 randomly drawn winners from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog and designers' blogs will each receive a $10 prize code to the store.

Linky Prizes: We would love for you to join us by creating and linking your own projects -- anything is welcome as long as you use wings on it -- butterflies, dragonflies, bees, birds, fairies, bugs, bees, pterodactyl, planes, cupid...anything that flies, really...or even sentiments that mention/suggest flight/flying/objects with wings! 

• 3 randomly drawn participants in the Things with Wings linky party will each receive a $15 prize code to the store
• 1 randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings linky party will receive a $25 prize code to the store
• 1 randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings linky party whose entry features a STAMPlorations product (stamp/stencil/die/stickers/embellishment/card fronts/ephemera) will receive the Things with Wings Kit ($45 value)

Extra Prizes:

• a few surprise winners randomly drawn from our social media accounts (FB, IG, Pinterest, blogs) to win either prize codes or products

The Hop and Linky are open until May 7; winners will be announced on May 10 in the April winners post.

Thank you for dropping by!

HLS April 2021 Stencil Challenge...Riotous Blooms Happy Birthday

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Welcome to Happy Little Stampers April 2021 Challenge where our theme is always Anything Goes. Definitely a great opportunity to give your stencils some love (and enable a few of us, in the process *grin*).

I inked up my STAMPlorations' Riotous Blooms slimline stencil, then cut the panel - and two additional pieces of white cardstock for dimension - with Whimsy Stamps' Slimline Windows die. I stacked the frame three deep, before insetting the window pieces. So easy...and the height/recesses give the stencil a little extra pizzazz. Sticker sentiment finished it off...

Looking forward to seeing your jazzed up stencils in the gallery!

Also sharing at:

Seize the Birthday Challenge #11~Squares: my card has four squares, two next to each rectangle, so hopefully it qualifies for the Topping. 

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HLS April 2021 Christmas Challenge~Anything Goes (optional: Under the Tree)... Hope Your Holidays are Wrapped in Love (MFT Present Time)

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Time for Happy Little Stampers April 2021 Christmas Challenge, where Anything Goes is always the theme, along with an optional twist which, this month is *Under the Tree*. Presents, anyone?

My MFT Present Time snowmen are in the process of delivering gifts to 'put' under the tree; they just haven't arrived at their destination yet. These guys are just way toooo cute; I love their little bald heads!

That's it from me; please head over to the blog to see my talented teammates' festive delights.

Looking forward to seeing your Christmas makes in the gallery!

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Inkspirational Challenge #236~Grow...Always Rooting for You

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #236, where our prompt, for the next two weeks, is GROW. Possibilities galore!

I brought out my Concord & 9th Rooting for You and mixed and matched the cute houseplants (names of which I have zero clue!) with the pretty pots. The sentiment seems a good fit for 'grow', a message to cheer someone on as they go experience growth in some fashion.  Simple card...and I wish my plants looked this green! 

Please check out my teammates' takes on the Designer's Choice, then play along with us!

Marina, Shauna, Pia, Marlena, Lindsey

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Just Us Girls Challenge #578~Stripes...Level Up: Achievement Unlocked

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #578, where our lovely Angie invites us to add stripes to our cards/projects this week. Thin, wide, horizontal, vertical...bring on those stylish stripes! 

We're pleased to have Claire Apostoloff as our April guest designer.  Smiles guaranteed when you see her nifty 50 take on stripes; do drop by her blog and leave her some love. As for my teammates: a whole lot of sensational stripes from them as well.

Super simple stripes on my card - that make up for the slightly more time-consuming act of creating the gamer console (MFT Level Up stamps and Game Controller die). Those teensy 'buttons' are the most finicky; by the time I get them where they belong, they've spent time lost on the floor, or stuck to my tweezers, or static-clung (clinged?) to my fingers. I know I should use my Die Cut 'n Bond for itty bit die cuts but nooooo...Lessons still to be learned. At any rate, everything came together and yep, I have stripes!

That's it from me; looking forward to seeing your take on Stripes this week!

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HLS April 2021 CAS Challenge...Fire/Flames...You're on Fire, Little Dragon

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Welcome to Happy Little Stampers April 2021 CAS Challenge, where Flames or Fire are this month's theme. 

Gosh, it's been ages since I've played with MFT's Magical Dragons. They're all adorable, but the smallest one...oh my! He's a cutie patootie; a fire-breathing cutie-patootie, to be precise!  

That's it from me; please head over to the blog to see how my talented teammates - Kylie, Lindsey, Anita, Charlotte (Lady Joyful), Ma-Mi,Bozena, Lynda (loopyloo), Julie and Ceal - interpreted this month's theme. A reminder that we're looking for CAS designs.

See you in the gallery!

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The Color Hues Challenge #15~Pink and Green...Birthday Florals

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Happy April 1st...already...and welcome to The Colour Hues Challenge #15, where we're inviting you to use hues of pink and green as inspiration for the next two weeks. Perfect combination as we await the arrival of Spring (slow going here in Alberta). 

Guess what? I finally decided to create a flower card; something I don't do often because colouring and arranging blooms just aren't in my wheelhouse. I would make a lousy florist! Fortunately, the Colorize Brushstroke Flowers require zero colouring and very little arranging finesse! Yayyyy for die cuts and double yayyyy for a sticker sentiment. I used my STAMPlorations' circle cover plate to add background texture and voila...pink and green done! 

Please visit the rest of the team, along with our guest designer; they've created quite the array of dazzling delights with Pink and Green:

Nancy

Hannelie

Cindy

Julie

Sheri

Kristie

Lindsey

Karen

The challenge is open until 9:00 AM (EST) on Apr. 14th.

 The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge goes live on April 16th.

The overall winner will have the opportunity to be a 

future Guest Designer!

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