convalesce: verb

 to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness

pronunciation

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Spring has sprung Challenge

 something that moves on your card/project!

 

I love a little movement on a card, especially for children's card since they like to have interactive toys...errr....cards.

I used the Cricut cartridge, Doodlecharms to create the shapes. I cut the house apart so that the Gift Card can be slid into it.

 

Here is a close up shot of the Action Wobble:

( I did have to trim the wobble a bit to fit the shape of his head! )

And here you can see that the gift card holder is all on the front of the card. The card itself opens up so that you can write your greetings inside it.

I can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge, I am always looking for new ways to create movement, I know some people make those slider cards, which look so darn cute! Or maybe a butterfly whose wings have movement? So many possibilities, I hope you hop over to the Try it on Tuesday blog to get inspired by what the DT has come up with and play along with us!

Big Shot

Fiskars - wood embossing plate

Ranger - Distress Ink, Distress Stain

border stamp, ribbon - misc.

Faber Castell PITT pen

American Crafts - Slick Writer

 

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Love her wooden shapes, be on the look out for a huge project of mine starting May 10th which will feature the wooden bird shape!!

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Some things are simpatico, aren't they? I was commissioned to do a rooster get well card and then Brenshevia showed this awesome tutorial on making sunbursts. I mean..roosters = sunrise...right? Or am I right? lol So after cutting my rooster out in the Cricut Craft Room, Animal Antics; I set about making my sunrise. Go HERE for the tutorial over at Frosted Designs :)

entering this card in:

Sister Act card Challenge - #1 Anything Goes

 

I hand stitched along the sun and glued down the same floss along the creases of the sun rays. Now when you add a die cut on top of that texture you may have a tiny problem. If your die cut is glued flat, it will crease or bend if you pop dot up the die cut then you have issues with those tiny parts like the tail father and feet where the pop dots would show.....

you have Helmar's Liquid Scrapdots...to dah...problem fixed. So not only can you elevate your die cut to match the height of the thread but you protect all those tiny areas and it cannot be seen!! I truly do believe it's why my cards and signs sell so well, no visible pop dots!! And to think I use to pop dot everything...now it's all about the LSD, man! lol ( Drug pun not entirely intended )

Faber Castell - PITT pen

 

Oh, an another reason to love making sunbursts...great usage of those scraps of paper.

No 12x12 sheet was harmed in the making of this card! ♥