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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Sending Sunshine

Hi everyone - I'm popping in with my latest Craft Roulette creation! Episode #263 aired last night & I multi-tasked trying to make my card with the CR playing live on my laptop & the Twins baseball game (ugh - a loss) playing on my phone. Needless to say, I didn't get very far on my card and had to finish it today.


Supplies: Paper - Spectrum Noir white;
Hero Arts A2 card
Recollections Plaids (includes solids)
Stamps - Hero Arts Sending Happy Thoughts,
Cherish, Elephants, & Sky's the Limit (all retired)
Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set
Other - Copic Markers; foam tape; 
Hero Arts Sparkle Lacquer

Mary Gunn FUNN had Ann Butler (@BellaCraftsPublishing‬) as her guest. Ann is founder, editor & CEO of Bella Crafts Publishing which has a quarterly online magazine. Ann designs stamps (including for Unity Stamps) & has her own line of paper! The wheel wasn't too hard on us this week:


  • Project - Sending Sunshine: A2 card with Sending Sunshine sentiment.
  • Colors - Spring: Pastels you'd find in spring.
  • Element - Rodent: Used a mouse stamp.
  • Random - Shiny: Sun has sparkle lacquer.

Once again I was visiting my dad so I use stamp sets from the satellite studio stash - all Hero Arts goodies from 2009! Colored the images with Copics & fussy cut since no matching dies back then! Stamped and fussy cut a sentiment. Die cut a blue panel and a green one, cutting the green one down for "grass". Covered an A2 card with the coordinating plaid paper & added everything else.

I'll add my card to the April We Love Stamping Challenge using the Anything Goes option.

That's it for today. I'll be back Monday with my regular Die Cut Diva post. Have a wonderful weekend, including Easter if you're celebrating!

Thanks for stopping by!


8 comments:

Lisa Elton said...

That itty bitty mouse is too cute! What a sweet card, Linda! Happy Easter!

brenda said...

You created a very cute scene with the little mousie Linda, lovely as always to have you join us at We Love Stamping, thank you.

B x

Rosemary said...

What a sweet and fun take on the CR challenge, Linda!

Jean said...

Super cute rodent spring card! Hope you've had a lovely Easter!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

An adorable scene, love the sun and the paper, a cheery message too. Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge at We Love Stamping. Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
Faith A DT

HilaryJane said...

What a happy little card, it definitely brings the sunshine and it is so good to see you in the we love stamping gallery. Thanks for joining us xx

papierelle said...

Your little scene is so lovely!!!

Greta said...

Now that is a cute card!