Friday, April 17, 2026

Birthday Wishes

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Colors of Spring

Here is my card for your inspiration:
This is the card I made for my mom's birthday.  I saw the sketch and it really caught my eye and I had to use it!  Lily of the Valley are not blooming here in Southern New England, yet, but they should be starting in a couple weeks.  The ones we have around here are all white, but there are some very pale pink ones out there and that is how I colored mine up.  I fussy cut the image and draped it around the sentiment strip so neither the sentiment nor the image were covered up very much.  I think it adds a fun and interesting touch.  Before adhering both to the card, I added some gold embroidery thread and that was a really good choice if I do say so myself!  It instantly took the card from "meh" to eye-catching.  I finished it up with some pink pearls.  It is a smaller sized card: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 so it would fit the sketch but not be too gigantic for the flower image.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Fred She Said "Lily of the Valley" digi; Verve "Be Blessed" sentiment
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched banner

Challenges:
Cards Galore #146--anything goes
Die Cut Divas--anniversary/birthday
Creative Inspirations--Easter/Spring
Crafty Gals Corner #276--anything goes with the optional twist: spring
Aud Sentiments #336--watercolor AND/OR spring
Beautiful Blossoms #40--anything goes with flowers with the optional twist: inspiration picture









Love Those Pretty Papers--spring flowers
Crafty Catz #711--anything goes
Creative Fingers #320--anything goes













Word Art Wednesday #748--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
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9 comments:

  1. brendaApril 21, 2026 at 10:27 PM

    Such a delicate feel to your pretty Spring card which I'm sure your Mum loved, perfect for our themes at We Love Stamping and MAWTT challenges, thanks so much for joining us at both.

    B x

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  2. cmApril 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM

    You've designed a lovely card for your mom with the dotted background squares serving as a pretty stage for your star-of-the-show Lily of the Valley. Guaranteed your mom loves it; so special and creative. Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational.
    ~carol

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  3. DianeApril 22, 2026 at 6:05 AM

    Pretty Spring card!
    Thank you for joining our challenge at Love Those Pretty Papers!
    Diane
    {Nellies Nest}
    {Love Those Pretty Papers} Co-Owner

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  4. Linda W. (ScrappinBari)April 22, 2026 at 7:07 AM

    Gorgeous lilies of the valley image, love your coloring! Thanks for sharing at Die Cut Divas!!

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  5. Julia AstonApril 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM

    I love Lily of the Valley too Heather! - I used to wear Muguet du Bois cologne in my high school/college years it smelled just like them! Ours aren't up yet either (in MA) accept for the green leaves. Your lily stamp is so pretty and wonderfully colored perfect in front of the pretty squares of the sketch. Thanks for joining us at Inkspirational:Visual Prompt! Julia xx

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  6. TrevaApril 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM

    Lovely card, soft and delicate; great design and each element is a perfect compliment to each other!

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  7. ArleneApril 23, 2026 at 9:53 AM

    Gorgeous card, feminine and lovely. So glad you joined the challenge at Die Cut Divas.

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  8. MerviApril 26, 2026 at 1:15 AM

    Fabulous spring time birthday card.
    Thank you for sharing at We Love Stamping Challenge.

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  9. Paper Scissors GlitterApril 26, 2026 at 2:20 AM

    Pretty card love how the patterned paper compliments the image. Thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations Jayne DT

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