Twofer Card Challenge #17 ~ BEES

I had to hunt through my stamps to find a bee, and finally came up with one in a  PTI stamp called Stemmed Sentiments.  The flowers are from a very old PTI set called All About You Additions.

I wanted something colorful and decided on swiping a rainbow of colors and then stamping the flowers.  My second card I masked off a section and brushed on my DOX inks and also used a stencil for more texture, then I stamped the flower from Sweet & Sassy:  Long Stem Silhouettes in black ink.

This is the prompt for playing in the Twofer Card Challenge this month.

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May TWOFER Challenge #5 ~ Butterflies

The conundrum is which butterfly set to use?  I may have one or two or many more!

However there was a piece of paper laying on my desk that had Mama Elephants Butterfly Kisses stamp set printed on it.  And I thought I could use that one!

Here is a closer look at each one and a little story for the bride and groom.

 When my older daughter got married, we released butterflies at her reception.  It was beautiful to see all those gorgeous butterflies fly off to land on one of the many flowers blooming on the golf course.

I was thinking of her saying to me in about a month, "Mom, do you have an anniversary card I can take?"  So I stamped the bride and groom and decided to add a border of butterflies to signify that momentous day for her!

And she danced with her Dad to the song: Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle and when I saw this sentiment I thought it made a perfect birthday card and of course I highlighted the single butterfly!

I am entering these cards in the May TWOFER Challenge #5 where the code word is "butterfly"

Serendipity stamps:  Wedded Bliss
Mama Elephant:  Butterfly Kisses 

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Twofer Challenge #1 a redeeming post

I am redeeming myself friends!

I was in such a hurry to get a card made for The TWOFER CHALLENGE that I totally focused on two cards for different occasions, not really thinking about two different DESIGNS!!

SO after a three day weekend in the gym...and LOOOONG days at that (one granddaughter played at 8 am- 1 pm, the other played at 3 - 9:30 pm!!) I was ready to get back into the studio and come up with new designs.  I was asked for a couple of thank you cards, so I set to work using the same feather from PTI's Happy trails and using totally different designs for the cards.  Here is what I came up with, and I so apologize for not reading the directions and following them, Darnell!!  And by the way...I think this is terrific and challenging (obviously for me!  *wink) and I appreciate the rules of this challenge!!

Using feathers was perfect because my cards are going to a man thanking him for his service at church.  I like to have several options for the person so choose from, so I loved using the same stamp but with different designs.  I also LOVE this sentiment and think it is so appropriate!

One more thank you card that has nothing to do with the twofer challenge, just wanted to throw in one more card choice for my friend who is sending it.

Okay my friends, I totally feel better about entering these two cards in this challenge, I hope you will go and do the same.  And don't forget to read the rules and follow them!

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Twofer Card challenge # 1 ~ Feathers

There is a NEW Challenge in town friends!  The TWOFER CHALLENGE! This is the brain child of none other than our fabulous Darnell!  Friends...take a stamp, any stamp and make a card!  Then using the SAME  stamp make another card for a totally different occasion.  Brilliant, isn't it?

We get to build up our stash and get more miles from our stamps!

The PROMPT word for this first challenge is FEATHERS!

 I used a little feather from PTI Happy Trails. My first card was just a note, because a friend was looking for a card to send to an elderly aunt...just a 'thinking of you'...or...'just a note' kind of card.  I thought the ink splats reminded me of dipping a feather in the inkwell to write your note...okay, way before my time, but I have seen it in films!! *wink

My second one is obviously for a happy couple who are expecting a baby girl!  I took the sentiment from PTI Feather Finery. I stamped and then clear embossed and also did some second generation stamping.  I kept the design similar in both cards.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look...I think this is going to be a favorite challenge of mine!!
Please head over tot he Twofer Challenge blog and have a look at all the inspiring cards made by the design team...you will be blown away!!  Happy Friday!!

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