Simon Wednesday Challenge - Quite Quirky

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Quite Quirky, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I made a tri-fold card with daisies breaking out from the right panel. I die cut daisies (from Penny Black's Daisy Delight die and blended yellow and green inks on them. I blended blue ink on the right bottom corner of the card front and stamped Penny Black's Letter Background stamp on top of it. I also die cut three lady bugs (from Waffle Flower's Lady Bug die set) and attached on the background. I attached the daisies on the folded panel and covered it with black cardstock panel and black glitter cardstock strip. Finish the card by attaching "sweet birthday hugs" (from Waffle Flower's Sentiments Cake Time die cut) at the bottom of the card front. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Altenew

Stamps: Penny Black

Dies: Penny Black, Waffle Flower

Others: Waffle Flower Sentiments die cut

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Altenew April 2026 Inspiration Challenge

Here is Altenew April 2026 Inspiration Challenge, below is the challenge photo:

 

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used Altenew's Houseplants Layering die set and Fresh ink pads to create the hanging plant. I dry embossed Altenew's Ways to Thank You 3D embossing folder on the coral pink cardstock and lightly brushed white ink on the embossed areas. I die cut "thanks" from Altenew's Simple Greetings die set with dark coral and white cardstock. Finish the card by attaching the assembled plant and "thanks" on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Altenew, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Altenew

Dies: Altenew

3D Embossing Folder: Altenew

Others: blending brushes

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Simon Monday Challenge - Bright & Cheerful

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Bright & Cheerful, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used Spellbinders' Sunflower Serenade die set to assemble the sunflower and shaded with Altenew Fresh ink pads. For the background, I applied Altenew's Foil Relief Paste on The Crafters Workshop's Mini Labyrinth stencil with blue cardstock. After the paste dried completely, I put Spellbinders' Moondust glimmer hot foil on the paste and lift it with this pretty and shiny background. I used Spellbinders' Always and Forever Sentiment Strips press plate and die set to create the sentiment. Finish the card by attaching sunflower and sentiment strip on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Altenew Fresh ink pads

Dies: Spellbinders

Stencil: The Crafters Workshop

Press Plate: Spellbinders

Others: Altenew Foil Relief Paste, Spellbinders glimmer hot foil

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Food And/or Drink

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Food and/or Drink, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I die cut "enjoy" (from Penny Black's Immense Enjoyment die) on watercolor paper and colored it with Vintage Photo Distress re-inker. I stamped and die cut the coffee cup from Penny Black's Brew-Tea-Ful stamp and die set and watercolor it with Distress re-inkers. I white embossed "relax and" and "the little things" (from Penny Black's Enjoy Builder stamp set) on top of below the "enjoy" die cut. I also applied Lisa Horton's solid gold re-inker on the brush and sprinkled the gold splatter on the brown background. Finish the card by attaching the coffee cup on top of the "O" with foam tapes. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Versamark, Archival ink pad, Distress re-inkers, Lisa Horton re-inker

Stamps: Penny Black

Dies: Penny Black

Others: white embossing powder, foam tapes

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #746-747

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #746-747, below is the challenged word art:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used Waffle Flower's Postage Collage die to cut out the postage white background, then I used Waffle Flower's Envelope stencil and die set to create the envelope postages. I stamped Waffle Flower's Postage Collage stamp set on the postage background. I die cut "hello" (from Altenew's Simple Greetings die set) and attached to the background. Finish the card by attaching heart shaped jewel stickers on each envelope. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Neenah 

Ink Pads: Altenew, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Waffle Flower

Dies: Waffle Flower, Altenew

Stencils: Waffle Flower

Others: heart jewel stickers

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used Simon Says Stamp's Dibble Dot 3D embossing folder to dry emboss the white background. I used the balloon die (from Simon Says Stamp's Balloons dies set) to die cut a large balloon and blended in three different colors of Distress Oxide inks. I gold embossed "happy birthday" (from Simon Says Stamp's Clean Line Everyday stamp set) on the balloon and attached the balloon on the embossed background. I die cut the balloon strip (from The Greetery) on a matte gold cardstock and attached it with the balloon. Finish the card by attaching some ombre glitter drops (from Pinkfresh Studio) on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Simon Says Stamp, The Greetery

3D Embossing Folder: Simon Says Stamp

Others: gold embossing powder, glitter drops

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Simon Monday Challenge - Emboss It

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Emboss It, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I used Spellbinders' Distress Mix 3D embossing folder to dry emboss on a piece of white cardstock. Then, I lightly pressed Versamark ink pad on partial of the embossed areas and gold embossed it. I die cut the flower (from Spellbinders' Gorgeous You Florals dies set) from color and metallic cardstock and assembled it. I used Spellbinders' Always and Forever Sentiment Strips press plate and die set to make the "happy birthday" greeting. Finish the card by attaching flower and sentiment strip on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Versamark, Altenew

Dies: Spellbinders

3D Embossing Folder: Spellbinders

Press Plate: Spellbinders

Others: gold embossing powder, hot foil

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I created to attend this challenge:

I stamped the background with Penny Black's Letter Background stamp and Posted stamp set. I used Spellbinders' Soaring 3D embossing folder on cobalt blue cardstock and press the same color of ink on the embossing folder to create the tone on tone effect. Then I used Waffle Flower's Postage Collage Blocks die to cut the embossed into little pieces and attached them on the match white postage die cut (from Waffle Flower's Postage Collage die). I die cut "hugs" (from Altenew's Simple Greetings die set) with black and cobalt blue cardstock. Finish the card by arranging the postage die cut and hugs die on the background. Below is the other look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Altenew, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Penny Black

Dies: Waffle Flower, Altenew

3D Embossing Folder: Spellbinders

Others: foam tapes

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