Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #758-759

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #758-759, below is the challenged word art:

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

I used Spellbinders' Feather Flourish 3D embossing folder to emboss on both glossy white and vellum. Then I lightly swipe blue, purple, and green dye ink pad on both embossed areas. I folded the vellum as the top of my card and cut diagonally on glossy white cardstock as the bottom of card front. I die cut "thanks" (from Penny Black's Thanks Edger die set) from navy cardstock and attached it on a white stripe of cardstock. Finish the card by attaching some glitter drops on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Simon Says Stamp, Neenah

Ink Pads: Altenew Fresh ink pads

3D Embossing Folder: Spellbinders

Dies: Penny Black

Others: glitter drops

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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 used Spellbinders' stitched alphabet dies to create "love" word with Spellbinders' cardstocks. I used Pinkfresh Studio's Charming Stitched Florals coverplate die to create the navy background. I used Spellbinders' Gorgeous You Florals, Mini Fall Blooms, and Mini Blooms and Sprigs die sets to die cut small flowers and leaves and attached them around "love" alphabet dies. Finish the card by attaching some glitter drops on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio, Spellbinders

Others: glitter drops, foam tapes

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Things With Wings

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Things With Wings, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Simon Says Stamp's Exotic Vines 3D embossing folder and Spellbinders' Flower Frenzy 3D embossing folder to press on a panel of white glossy cardstock. Then I blended in Altenew Fresh ink pad with purple and blue on both embossed areas. I stamped and die cut three butterflies (from Altenew's Meadow Reflections stamp and die set) and colored with alcohol markers. I white embossed the sentiment (from Altenew's Meadow Reflections stamp set) on dark purple cardstock and attached the sentiment strip in between the two dry embossed areas. I attached the embossed panel on the purple card base and glued two thin stripes of matte silver cardstock on both sides of the panel. Finish the card by attaching the three butterflies on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Simon Says Stamp, Spellbinders

Ink Pads: Altenew, Versamark

Stamps: Altenew

Dies: Altenew

3D Embossing Folder: Simon Says Stamp, Spellbinders

Others: white embossing powder, alcohol markers

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #756-757

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #756-757, 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 from black cardstock. I applied Waffle Flower's Postage Collage Wavy Lines stencil set to create the background in the postage on white cardstock. I stamped Waffle Flower's Postage Collage Lake Sunset stamp images as well as Postage Collage stamp images into each postage area. I used Waffle Flower's Postage Blocks die to cut out each stenciled and stamped postage. Then I attached each little block into the black postage background. I stamped and die cut "thinking of you" (from Gina K Designs' Blooming Butterfly stamp and die set) several times and stacked it. I attached the sentiment on the postage background. Finish the card by attaching the postage background on the purple card base with foam tapes. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Altenew, MFT

Ink Pads: Altenew, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Waffle Flower, Gina K Designs

Stencils: Waffle Flower

Dies: Waffle Flower, Gina K Designs

Others: foam tapes

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Concord & 9th' Just Talking stencil pack to create the background. Then I used the matching stamp set to white embossed the sentiments on the speech bubbles. I also used the matching die to cut out the "happy birthday" speech bubble and stacked the dies to make it dimensional. Finish the card by attaching the speech bubble die on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Neenah

Ink Pads: Altenew, Versamark

Stamps: Concord & 9th

Stencils: Concord & 9th

Dies: Concord & 9th

Others: white embossing powder, blending brushes

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Simon Monday Challenge - Masculine

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

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

I used Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th' Just Talking stencil pack to create the background. Then I used the matching stamp set to white embossed the greetings into the speech bubbles. Finish the card by attaching some heart enamel dots (from Altenew) on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Altenew, Neenah

Ink Pads: Altenew Fresh ink pads, Versamark

Stamps: Concord & 9th

Stencils: Concord & 9th

Others: white embossing powder, Altenew enamel dots

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Altenew June 2026 Inspiration Challenge

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

 

And here is the 3D card I created to attend this challenge:

I was inspired by a 3D layered card fold by Jennifer McGuire's YouTube video and created this card. I used Altenew's Rolling Hills stencil set to create the background on four sides of the 3D background. Then I used purple and green shades of cardstock and Altenew's Chestnut Tree layering die set to create the tree. I also used Altenew's Vertical Greeting die set to die cut "hello". Finish the card by attaching the die cut tree on the partial of front panel and "hello" die on the back panel. When you press down the panel of the tree, the whole card can be flat and put into the envelope. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Neenah, Spellbinders

Ink Pads: Altenew Fresh ink pads

Stencils: Altenew

Dies: Altenew

Others: blending brushes

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Masculine

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

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

I white embossed the robot (from Tim Holtz' Mini Blueprints 9) on dark grey cardstock, and colored it with white color pencil, then layered with silver color pencil. I die cut it with nested postage die set and mounted it on a light grey cardstock. Then I mounted it on the Holostock paper (from Brutus Monroe) and dark grey cardstock. I attached the image on a medium grey card base. Finish the card by stamping "happy birthday" (from Altenew's Persian Motifs stamp set) below the robot image. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Simon Says Stamp, Brutus Monroe

Ink Pads: Versamark, Archival ink pad

Stamps: Tim Holtz, Altenew

Dies: MFT

Others: white embossing powder, Faber Castell Polychromos color pencils

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Simon Monday Challenge - Add A Rainbow Of Color

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Add a Rainbow of Color, below is the challenge photo:

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

I applied assorted rainbow colors of Ranger's alcohol inks on the Brushed Silver alcohol ink cardstock and let each color dripping down from the top of the cardstock. Let it dry completely. I die cut "thinking of you" (from Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th' Loved and Happy dies set) on vellum and glossy black cardstock. I attached the greeting on the rainbow background. Finish the card by attaching a few Altenew's black enamel dots on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Ranger's brushed silver alcohol ink cardstock, Erin Lee Creative glossy black cardstock

Inks: Ranger's alcohol inks

Dies: Concord & 9th

Others: Altenew black enamel dots, vellum

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #754-755

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #754-755, below is the challenged word art:

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

I used Waffle Flower's Postage Collage Tropical Flowers stencil set to create these three tropical flowers and cut it out with Waffle Flower's Postage Collage Blocks die. Then I used Waffle Flower's Postage Collage Frames die set to cut out the frames from matte gold cardstock to frame these three tropical flowers. I used Hero Arts' nesting rectangle die set to cut out four white rectangle frame and attached them on the green background. I also dry embossed Altenew's Royal Brocade 3D embossing folder on white cardstock and attached it below the green background with a gold trim. I attached three tropical flower frames on the green background to mimic the wall framed arts. Finish the card by attaching the greeting (gold foiled with Spellbinders' Just Wanted to Say glimmer plate) stripes on the dry embossed area. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Neenah

Ink Pads: Altenew, Distress ink

Dies: Waffle Flower, Hero Arts

3D Embossing Folder: Altenew

Stencils: Waffle Flower

Glimmer Plate: Spellbinders

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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 was inspired by Mindy Eggen's watercolor rainbow technique which combined both watercolor and ink pads with 3D embossing folder for this card. I used Distress reinkers to watercolor a background with yellow, blue, pink, and purple. I also put and match some metallic watercolor paints on top of each watercolors to make the background shimmery. Then I press this watercolor background through Altenew's Splendid Bouquet 3D embossing folder. I used the matching stencils to blend in different ink pad colors to match the watercolor colors. I applied a light grey ink on the leaves and stems to make them a little bit dark. I used black ink on the flower centers. I sprinkle gold and white paints on the background. Finish the card by stamp and die cut "happy birthday" (from Altenew's Splendid Bouquet die set) and attached it at the bottom of the card. Below is another look of the card.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Tim Holtz watercolor paper, Neenah

Ink Pads: Altenew, Distress inks, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Altenew

Stencils: Altenew

3D Embossing Folder: Altenew

Dies: Altenew

Others: metallic watercolors, white acrylic paint

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Simon Monday Challenge - Wedding/Anniversary

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Wedding/Anniversary, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Altenew's Leafy Splendor 3D embossing folder to dry emboss on the white cardstock. Then I used the matching stencils to blend in very light gray and gold rim on the leaves and stems. I used the same gold ink (from Lisa Horton Crafts' solid gold ink) to blend the edges of the card, so the card has the same gold color of mat as the leaves and stems. I gold embossed "happy anniversary" (from Mama Elephant's Bountiful Blessings stamp set) on top of the background. Finish the card by attaching some gold glitter gems on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Neenah

Ink Pads: Lisa Horton Crafts, Versamark

Stamps: Mama Elephant

3D Embossing Folder: Altenew

Stencils: Altenew

Others: gold embossing powder, gold glitter gems

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Pinkfresh Studio May 2026 Challenge - Striking Stripes

Here is Pinkfresh Studio May 2026 Challenge - Striking Stripes, below is the challenge photo:

 

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

I used Pinkfresh Studio's Dotted Fancy Frames die set to create the dotted frame on white cardstock. Then I used the masking stripes to mask diagonally inside the dotted frame and blended different colors of inks. I stamped the flowers (from Pinkfresh Studio's Modern Botanicals stamp) and used the matching stencils to blend inks into the flowers and leaves. I used the matching die to cut out the flowers. I arranged the flowers on the frame. I used Pinkfresh Studio's Heartfelt Chapters' stamp and die set to cut out the "thank you" in the middle of the dotted frame and stamped "thank you" into the frame. I matted the dotted frame on a dark purple card base. Finish the card by attaching some pink and purple glitter gems on the frame. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Neenah

Ink Pads: Pinkfresh Studio, Altenew, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Pinkfresh Studio

Stencils: Pinkfresh Studio

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio

Others: Pinkfresh Studio glitter drops

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Gina K Designs May 2026 Monthly Mix Challenge - May Flowers: SIP Style

Here is Gina K Designs May 2026 Monthly Mix Challenge - May Flowers: SIP Style, below is the challenge inspiration photo:

 

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

I stamped the main image from Gina K Designs' Garden of Wishes stamp set on white stock, then I rotated my cardstock and stamped it again to create a mirror image. I stamped the greeting (from the same set) in the middle part of these two images and colored the flowers and leaves with alcohol markers. I used flower images from Gina K Designs' Take Care stamp set and stamped at top and bottom of the background with the same colors of inks on the mirrored flower images. Finish the card by dropping some black enamel accent on the black dots of mirrored flower images. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, Spellbinders

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Altenew

Stamps: Gina K Designs

Others: alcohol markers, Ranger's black enamel accent

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #752-753

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #752-753, below is the challenged word art:

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

I die cut the frame shaped die (from Pinkfresh Studio's Dotted Fancy Frames die set) on white cardstock and run it through Altenew's Enchanting Vines 3D embossing folder. I white embossed the Bible verses stamp (from Spellbinders' Joanne Fink designer series stamp set) on a coral cardstock. I also white embossed the leaves (from Penny Black's Secret Garden stamp set) around the verses. I used foam tapes to mount the white embossed background on the coral cardstock. Finish the card by dropping glitter glue on the embossed background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders

Ink Pads: Versamark

Stamps: Spellbinders, Penny Black

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio

3D Embossing Folder: Altenew

Others: white embossing powder, glitter glue, foam tapes

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Altenew May 2026 Inspiration Challenge

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

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

I used Altenew's Lush Botanicals: African Daisy 3D embossing folder & die set to create these two stunning African daisies. I applied Altenew's Fresh dye inks on the flower petals and centers. I used Altenew's Bloom & Evolve die to partial die cut a white cardstock. I stamped and colored the leaf on the light grey cardstock under the matching die cut. I applied Altenew's Paper Echoes stencil on the white background with light grey ink. I white embossed "thanks for everything" (from Altenew's Sentiment Strips stamp set) under the leaf. Finish the card by attaching some grey enamel dots on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Altenew Fresh ink pads, Versamark

Stamps: Altenew

Stencil: Altenew

Dies: Altenew,

3D Embossing Folder: Altenew

Others: Altenew enamel dots, Altenew alcohol markers, foam tapes

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Use Craft Dies

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Use Craft Dies, below is the challenge photo:

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

I die cut three calla lilies (from Penny Black's Poised die set) from white cardstock and blended ink on the flowers and stems. I also die cut a ribbon (from The Greetery's Put A Bow On It stamp & die set) from white cardstock and blended different shades of yellow inks on it. I stamped "just for you" on the ribbon. Finish the card by attaching some enamel dots (from Altenew) on the dark green background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Gina K Designs, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Altenew, Gina K Designs

Stamps: The Greetery

Dies: Penny Black, The Greetery

Others: Altenew enamel dots

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