The Flower Challenge #109

 

 It was a sad day in blog land when The Flower Challenge announced it will

close its doors at the end of the year. Kudos to Karren for taking over running

the challenges after pioneers Aileen and Vi "retired" and prevented us from 

going through floral withdrawal.

 

I'm entering the last challenge with the theme to Use Christmas Florals.

 

 

I know we think of poinsettias as a Christmas flower and I own a few poinsettia 

stamps and dies but couldn't decide on which one to use. So I went with snowdrops 

after Googling to see if they were considered a winter flower and was quite pleased
to read that they are.

 

 

I own two sets of snowdrops and I'll have to admit that the one by Papertrey Ink 

was much easier and faster to assemble. As luck would have it, I had an inked

and spattered panel that I was probably going to use in landscape format.

I turned the panel and adhered the flowers and leaves on top and spattered

more "snow" over the panel. I finished off the card with the sentiment and

iridescent sequins.

So here's to The Flower Challenge and their design team members, old and

new, for all the inspiration you provided. We'll miss you!

SSS IG Challenge/January 2025 Flickr Challenge

 One card, two challenges. It doesn't happen very often around here.

Simon Says Stamp has a new to me challenge on Instagram and this month's theme

is White on White. 

 

I love using cream card stock for my "white on white" projects. The cream tones down

the whiteness, if that makes sense. It's a little easier on the eyes and photos well, too

I went one step further and created a shaped white on white card using lots of supplies

from Spellbinders.

After die cutting the largest butterfly in So Many Butterflies twice, I ran one 

through an embossing folder. A hinge was formed on the second butterfly and adhered 

to the embossed piece to form a free standing card.

 

The body was attached to the wings and flowers and leaves were tucked under it. 

A small tag was stamped with a small sentiment and I added small gems to some 

of the flowers.

I'm also entering January 2025 SSS Flickr Challenge with the theme of

Anything Goes. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!