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WOW May 1 already!!! Time flies doesn't it!!!  It's also time for the beginning of the new challenge at Birthstone Challenges The challenge will go til June 15, so you will have plenty of time to create and get your project entered.

We'd love for you to join in the fun, you have plenty of time to make a project and enter it in the challenge. The challenge goes thru June 15.  Let me share my DT project for Anything Goes with Emerald and/or Pearl colors and the optional Wedding/Anniversary/Engagement theme. 

The How To:

• My card base is a white 5X7 card.
• The emerald green CS layer is cut at 4 3/4 X 6 3/4 
• I embossed it using a Spellbinders March 2024 embossing folder. I attached the layer to the card front. 
• Next I cut 2 trellis looking pieces using green shimmery CS. I attached those on opposite corners of the card on top of the emerald green CS
• Using Asters dies and stamps I cut the flowers and stamped and cut the leaves. I arranged the flowers and leaves onto the card front over that trellis looking area, 
• For the flower centers I used a golden yellow marker and glued I used Flower Soft over
• Stamped and cut and attached the sentiment

What I used:

• Delicate Asters Dies - Heartfelt Creations
• Bold Delicate Asters Stamps - Heartfelt Creations
• Flower Soft
• Mixed Media Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Sizzix
• Sentiment - Floral Wreath - Gina Marie Designs 
• Memento Ink - Northern Pine
• Marker - Golden Yellow
• Art Glitter Dries clear adhesive

The flowers are so easy to make and the buds are as well.

I hope you enjoyed the card and it gave you some inspiration for your next card.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be seeing you next time. 

Thanks

 Hello Everyone and welcome to May!!! 

I can't believe we've gone thru 4 months already, 1/3 of the year is already gone, scary how time flies (LOL).

Yep today is May 1 and it's also the start of the Birthstone Challenge. 

The featured birthstone colors for this challenge are Emerald & Pearl colors. The theme is always anything goes with the featured birthstone colors, and you may use one or both of these colors in your project. Just remember, the color(s) you choose should be prominent on your project.

The challenge runs May 1 thru June 15

I used an emerald color CS as my main color and what appears to be the white CS is actually pearl CS.  This card design I chose to use is an arrow fold design and I used some unique flower design dies by John Next Door. 

I added some definition to the CS on the sides of the arrow fold by embossing that CS.  

I added an emerald colored glitter to the flower centers just to add some pizzazz. 

The card is actually a 6X6 size, which is one of my fav card sizes. I added the sentiment and the card is complete.

Here is what I used to make my card:

• Emerald Green CS
• Pearl CS
• Darice Embossing Folder (Old)
• Lattice Leaves Dies - John Next Door
• Lattice Flowers Dies - John Next Door
• Stamped sentiment

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

• Crafting Happiness Challenges - #142 -  Flowers (#13)
• Make My Monday- #199 - Flowers (#59)
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  - #204 - Anything Goes (#140)
• The Corrosive Challenges  - April - Anything Goes (#132)

Hope you enjoyed my arrow fold card and would love to see your card in the challenge. Thanks much for stopping by see ya soon.