23-Welcome Spring altered plate

Hello everyone.  This project started out with a pink plate I got in the Easter section of the 99 cent store. When I saw it last week I thought it would be something I could alter for Easter or Spring.  Maybe add some vinyl to it but then I changed direction and this is what I came up with.  This has been a slow process as I haven't been feeling well this week but little by little I designed it on my Gypsy, finally got it cut out and then today I chalked my cuts and put it all together.  I am really happy with the bright colors.  It's going to look so cute in my entry.  

I cut a lot of the layers double and pop dotted them.  In fact I got a bunch of pop dots at the 99 cents store to.  So now I have a great stash of those.  

The flowers I punched  with an EK success punch and I added flower buttons to the top. 

Cartridges Used:

Freshly Picked gate page 46 4.5 cute 3 times 

April Showers- Welcome Spring 7.5 x 3.92 cut 2 times

Fabulous Find Frame for title 

Walk in Garden ladybug 2 inches page 118 

bee 1.5 inches page 112

Word Builder Garden of Words butterfly 2.5 inches 

Lacey Labels- Scalloped Circle

Here are some closeups

Challenges I am entering with this project

Bitten by the Bug 2- Use the word "Welcome" 

Celebrate the Occasion- " Welcome Spring"

My Craft Spot-" Spring Scallops"

Flutterby Wednesdays - Open challenge with butterfly, angel or fairy 

Paper Lovin Gals- "Don't Fence Me In" photo inspiration 

Card, cards and more cards

Here are the cards I did this weekend for blog challenges.  The first is for the 

Mag challenge - use page 35 only from Sentimentals cartridge (I used the card shape.) and 

Frosted Design- make a card with a "fussy"cut.  I didn't even know what that was but found out it means you cut it by hand.  So I cut the card from the top 1/2 of a page from Ciao Bella by DCWV and then cut out the rose by hand.  I added ribbon, bling, and Stickles.  The flowers are also pop dotted.  

The next card is for 

Cooking with Cricut Challenge-apples and or honey.  I used the beehive and bee from Sentimentals.  Inside I used the phrase Bee Happy fro the same cart.  Paper used is Glitter cardstock and DCWV Lemon stack.  

Birthday Sundae= ribbon and birthday sentiment 

This card is for the 

BBTB2 challenge- use the wheelbarrow cut from Walk in My Garden.  I cut the wheelbarrow and then added the pumpkins from Pooh and Friends.  I also used my Cuttlebug to distress the wheelbarrow and pumpkins.  I added ribbon, glitter and felt leaves, and Smooch ink on pumpkins.  The piece in the middle was done with alcohol inks and then embossed with the pumpkin vine embossing folder.  

The next two cards I did for the Thursday Tutorial on FCCB.  If you missed the tutorial check it out.  I shared how to use Alcohol inks to make these cool backgrounds and pumpkins.   All the cuts and embossing were done with the Cuttlebug except for the Give Thanks which is from the Phrases cart. 

Thanks for looking.