Spring Twist

Sunday Stamps SSC227
AAA Cards CAS Game #162

My card today will be entered into the Sunday Stamps SSC227 Spring Fever color challenge. The three colors I chose from graphic are hopefully close to the challenge colors. My base card and focal image layer are my “crumb cake” color, the stencil was sponged in SSS Orange Peel for the bright orange color on the graphic and the dark color is a GKD navy.

The requirements for AAA Cards clean and simple challenge #162 was to be made in minutes with an optional twist of using a stencil. For some reason it takes longer to find all of the items for a project than to create. This did come together very quickly and the stencil is a SSS stencil. The stamp sets were both SU’s Crosses of Hope and Miracle of Spring. It was quite a miracle that I eye-balled that sentiment that it fit perfectly in the space. That does not happen all too often in my case.

Thanks for looking. Stay Safe. Stay Home.

Spring has Sprung

I had fun with many colors, making a Spring card. This card fits several challenges.

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2020/03/spring.html
https://www.ginakdesigns.com/2020/04/01/april-monthly-mix-challenge/
https://modsquadchallenge.com/spring-has-sprung/
http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/challenge119-make-your-own-background.html

I used two sets from Gina K Designs on this card: Spring Has Sprung, A Wish For You. I used many colors of Gina K Designs ink to create the rainbow of butterflies. I love Spring cards, so they are always a joy to create.

Spring Butterflies

The Paper Players PP484
The Sisterhood of Crafters – Spring

The Paper Players have a Tic Tac Toe Challenge from Joanne this week and I chose the center row of rhinestones, spring and butterflies. And the Sisterhood of Crafters’ challenge by Darlene is SPRING. So to me I definitely wanted some soft colors and butterflies just because it makes me happy and so does spring! My butterflies and dies are Pretty Pink Posh’s Beautiful Butterflies and the sentiment is from Gina K Designs Happy Spring stamp set. I also use Spellbinders Inverted Scalloped classic square die set. I put a rhinestone “tail” on one of my butterflies to complete my Tic Tac Toe.

Sending a Smile

Nothing like the last minute. This is for MFT Sketch Challenge.

https://mftstamps.com/blogs/news/wsc482

This card uses MFT Flowers in Bloom with dies, and the MFT Smile Maker. I watercolored the blooms with Lawn Fawn Wild Rose ink on Ranger WC Paper. The green stems are SU Granny Apple Green and the yellow centers, SU Pineapple Punch. I used GKD Black Onyx with Versamark ink and clear embossing powder for both the blooms and sentiment.

I enjoyed the sketch challenge. Just do not enjoy cutting it so close. Thanks for looking.

Bunny Whimsy

As You See It Challenge #222

The As You See It Challenge is a recipe which needs to include Flowers, Die cut or Punch, Ribbon or Twine, Something Shiny and Patterned Paper. My rule of the day is to read all of the instructions and check them off before gluing to card front. My card includes a Sweet n Sassy Benjamin Bunny with a flower pot (check), butterflies punch and mat under sentiment – shiny gold cardstock and punch (check, check), patterned paper….where is the patterned paper? I originally found some really really cute ribbon with carrots on it and made that my panel, taped everything down and realized NO patterned paper. Disassembled card front carefully except for the upper corner with received another shiny butterfly. Added my flower patterned paper from GKD’s Bold & Blooming paper pack and re-assembled my card. (check). The ribbon is now the bow on bunny (check) . I do think I completed the recipe for whimsy. The butterfly punches are Martha Stewart, Key Lime cardstock, patterned paper and ribbon are all GKD. The gold mirror paper was a find at my Michael’s and the egg embossing folder is from Darice.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day. Stay Safe.

A Recipe for Tulips

The As You See It Recipe for Whimsey consists of Flowers, Die Cut/Punch, Ribbon or Twine, Something Shiny and Patterned Paper.  My Flowers and Watering Can were cut with dies by Hero Arts on plain white CS, I sponged on Wild Lilac and Grass Green for the tulips and highlighted them with a white Prisma Pencil. The Watering Can was cut with Soft Stone and colored with Copics C1 & C3 and added Clear Wink of Stella to make it shiny. For the bow I used a bit of purple and white Baker’s Twine. The Patterned Paper is from the Birthday Hoot PP by Gina K Designs. The mat is Wild Lilac on a Soft Stone card base. The sentiment is from the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit for January.

Golden Tulips

Just Us Girl #529 Photo Week

I’m really enjoying my Simon Says Stamp layered tulips stencil. So today’s card is for the Just Us Girls #529 Photo Week inspiration of:

I inked my layered tulips with Distress Ink Scattered Straw and the stems and leaves with GKD Key Lime and Fresh Asparagus, then added some sparkle with my Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss pen made by cloud background with my go to cloud stencil by our Buddy Bonnie and stamped the little dragonflies from GKD’s Spring Blessing set.

I do believe I could use a better “yellow” ink pad and am open for helpful suggestions. Thanks for looking.

Add an E for Easter

The challenge at Just Add Ink is to include something that begins with the letter E. An Easter card seemed the obvious way to get in that E. I started with a piece of Lemon Drop CS and using the Sunburst Stencil, I sponged on Sweet Mango ink. Next I placed my panel in my MISTI (without the mousepad) and stamped “The Old Rugged Cross” background stamp in Warm Glow ink for a very subtle background. On a piece of White CS I stamped the cross from Easter Wishes in Warm Cocoa ink and colored with Copics: E23 and E25. The drape was colored with BV00 and BV01, then I stamped the sentiment in Obsidian. I stamped the Easter Lilies in Obsidian and colored with YG01, YG03, C00 and C01, the fussy cut the cross and the flowers. The lilies were a bit of a challenge to cut, but I wanted something at the base of the cross.

Rainbow Hopes

GKD Monthly Mix Challenge

Playing along with the March monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs hosted by Rema to include some kind of rainbow on your project. I pulled out an older GKD stamp set “Hope is Faith” in red rubber which seemed pretty appropriate during this time. My rainbow was created with GKD inks except for the yellow. Cardstock and sequins also GKD. Emboss resist technique used for my stamping in versamark and clear embossing powder.

Thanks for looking and a fun challenge, Rema.