Cute as a Bug with the May Creative Crafters Challenge # 100
Welcome to the April Creative Crafters Challenge #100, where the theme is always Anything Goes. Challenge # 100! That’s 100 months of gorgeous creations from our design team and all the gallery submissions! Thank you for playing along with us!
When you finish here, please visit our challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
I used a layout from one of the past Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenges with the Sweet Bugs Die Set and Cute as a Bug DSP (designer series paper).
Here’s my card:
The best part about this card is that the DSP does all the work – truly! The only thing I stamped was the sentiment from the Cutest Crew stamp set. The ants, the ladybug, and the bee were all cropped directly from the DSP using the Sweet Bugs dies. Don’t you just love when that happens? I sure do!
Measurements:
- The Old Olive base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
- I used a piece of the Poppy Parade 6 by 6 inch DSP for the back mat and it measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
- The Basic Gray DSP, from the Neutrals 6 by 6 inch DSP, measures 4 by 3 inches, which I then outlined with the Basic Gray blend
- The Cloud Cover DSP measures 4-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, which I outlined using the Cloud Cover blend
- The top layer of DSP comes from the Cute as a Bug DSP and I trimmed it down to 4 by 3 inches, then outlined it with the Basic Gray blend
- This sentiment from the Cutest Crew stamp set is so versatile so the inside is just a blank piece of 4 by 5-1/4 inch white cardstock until I decide the purpose of the card
- I used a piece of Old Olive 6 by 6 inch DSP trimmed down to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
- Then, I punched a 1-inch circle from the Poppy Parade DSP (before I adhered it) and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
What I Did:
- Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together
- I started by adhering the layers of DSP to the front of the card
- After cropping the ants, ladybug, and bee from the DSP, I added dimensionals to the back of each and adhered them to the front of the card
- I stamped the sentiment using Tuxedo Black ink, cropped it with a Stylish Shapes banner die and outlined it with the Poppy Parade blen
- Next, I added dimensionals to the back of the sentiment, then adhered it to the front of the card
- Finally, I added three Pecan Pie dies to the top left corner of the Cute as a Bug DSP
With that, I’d finished this easy-peasy card, envelope, and envelope seal coordinated set
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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