Summer Splash Poinsettia & a Matchbook Card!

Hello and happy weekend! While waiting for Craft Roulette to start yesterday, I made a card for My Favorite Things Color Challenge #12 which began June 11th. When I saw the colors I did a happy dance because I love, love, love their Summer Splash cardstock. Recently got a new package of it (now on notify, sorry)! Here's my take:

Supplies: Paper - My Favorite Things Summer Splash

& Kraft; Hero Arts Bermuda, BoBunny Snowfall,

scraps of chocolate by unk; Spellbinders Porcelain

Dies - My Favorite Things Winter Poinsettias

(retired but found HERE at Frantic Stamper)

Stitched Oval Scallop Frames (retired) &

Blueprints 20 (retired)

Press Plate w/die - Spellbinders Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips

Other - gems by unk; foam tape; HA sparkle lacquer

Sorry, their challenge banner has a lot of white space I can't seem to edit out! Oh well... I started by die cutting the poinsettia & assembling. I added sparkle lacquer to the dots in the center. Next I covered a kraft A2 card with chocolate card stock. Then I used a fave MFT Blueprints set & die cut the scalloped layer from kraft and the stitched rectangle from a BoBunny dotted pattern.

Next I die cut a scalloped oval frame from the rest of my chocolate scrap - not sure what brand but might be Core'dinations. Backed the frame with a texty pattern from the same BoBunny 6x6" pad. Assembled and added a pressed banner & some gems. I love how this turned out!

I'll also add my card to Merry Little Christmas #62 where Anything Goes Christmas; this is my 6th entry (of 8 max). And to Darnell's IDEAS where she's doing DIES this week, plus her June NBUS #75 since my MFT poinsettias are newly used. They came in a card kit that's been sitting around for quite a while - so long, they're retired! Luckily, the dies are still available at Frantic Stamper!

Still with me? Here's my project for Craft Roulette #271 - we had loads of fun last night with host Mary Gunn & guests Amy Wares (‪@amyswares‬) & her daughter Ry! Amy was ill in May during Mother/Daughter month so was taking her raincheck. Both Amy & her daughter are talented artists - Ry's only 15 & draws most of her designs!

• Project - Matchbook card: I used a die to create one.
• Colors - Park: I called it Amusement Park which basically has every color!
• Element - Key(s): I stamped a couple keys in Key Lime ink on my sentiment panel.
• Random - Curved and Straight: The matchbook has scalloped (curved) & straight edges.

Here are more views and a supply list:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah white; 

Recollections green

Stamps - SSS Art Impressions exclusive Christmas Town;

Hero Arts Key to My Heart

Dies - Art Impressions Matchbook Template

Other - Copic Markers; Hero Arts ink;

printed sentiment panel from fall 2024 SCT

You probably need to use a lighter card stock that I used! It stood up nicely when open but I got a lot of wrinkles when I squished it closed. My thumb conveniently covers up the worst of it in the photo - LOL.

That's it for today, friends! Thanks for stopping by & have a crafty day!!