A Flower Garden Twofer

Welcome! I'm playing along today at the Twofer Challenge - Challenge 34 Flowers! The Twofer Challenge has been around for three years already - woo hoo! Congrats Darnell and team!! Year four begins with a fave theme of mine - flowers; here's my Twofer:

I love this challenge because you need two cards for different occasions using the same stamp, die or stencil, plus different designs. I enjoy using the same item in different ways, plus it's a great way to increase the card stash. I always approach the challenge by making whatever I need using the prompt. As I work on card one, the idea for card two usually appears in my brain. My item in common is a gorgeous cover die from Hero Arts. Here's a closer look at each card with supply list.

Supplies: Paper - Hero Arts A2 card; 

Lawn Fawn plaid; Michael's green

Dies - Hero Arts Flower Garden Fancy Die;

A Jillian Vance Design Dot Stitched Rectangle

Other - WPlus9 enamel dots; Joy Ultra thin foam tape;

Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Thanks

I actually made the thank you card second but it contains the inspiration - the green flower garden cover diecut. It's been in my stash since I got the die - I cut a test piece using green paper and there it sat. My idea was to use a flower at the corner of the die so I trimmed it off for the valentine. I trimmed more away to create an uneven strip - that piece came to the thank you card. Plaid background on an A2 card, sentiment strips, enamel dots, & done!!

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card and glitter paper;

American Crafts glitter paper; Neenah white;

Michael's green; Core'dinations black

Dies - Hero Arts Flower Garden Fancy Die &

Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies;

Sunny Studio Frilly Frames Lattice

Stamps - Avocado Arts (NLIB) Sweet Treat Sweetie 

Other - Versamark Ink; Ranger Seafoam White ep

I recently got some Sunny Studio frilly frames - love, love, love!! The one I used today for the first time has a lattice insert. I cut the lattice directly into the A2 card front and then backed it with a very sheer glitter paper. The light shines through beautifully in real life. Since I needed a Valentine, I added a large heart and topped it with the flower and leaves. Note: I meant to top the green flower with a white one. Ended up snipping the leaves away from the green flower and using them with the second white flower. Stamped and white embossed a sentiment trimmed to an arrow-ish shape. Done!

I was excited to win a random prize for Twofer 33 back in November - a generous $20 from Art Impressions. Finally got around to ordering after the holidays and received my goodies from Claire today - yay!! Thanks Darnell and Claire!! Goodies include a stamp set with flowers that I'll put on another Twofer later this month week,

I'm also adding my Valentine to the January NBUS Challenge since the frilly frame got first play today. Thanks Darnell for two fun challenges!! 

Thanks for stopping by!!