Stencils and diecuts

 

I've had the idea for this card for a while, but I finally got around to making it this week.  I started by stenciling the stone fence on either side of the gate, using a mix of a slate-colored ink and a caramel colored ink. Then I sponged in the sky, added a torn piece of dark-green cardstock for the ground, and added the die-cut gate. The foliage on either side of the gate is die-cut in a variety of leaf and stem shapes, and the flowers were punched from snippets of dusky pink and daffodil yellow paper. For a sentiment, I die-cut a cloud and stamped the sentiment.  To the left of the gate, I stamped a butterfly.

 This card is entered in these challenges:

The Butterfly Challenge #194 -- die-cuts, 3 colors (dark green, dusky pink, daffodil), and butterfly-

Stencils Fun Challenge -- stenciled brick fence

Die-cut Divas -- Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #639 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2411 -- anything goes

 

It's not easy being green

 It's beginning to look like spring with the grass and trees greening up, so I made a green card. I found this cute image of a frog and used it as a jump off point. The image is colored with pencils, with some Nuvo drops in the centers of the flowers for a little dimension. I used snippets of green patterned papers for the flags, snippets of orange to frame the image and the computer-generated sentiment, and a larger green green snippet for the card front.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Bit o' green

Snippets Playground # 476: snippets

Word Art Wednesday #639 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2411 -- anything goes

 

 

Never too much happy

 

Today's card was inspired by the inspiration photo The Inspiration Station has posted as Prompt #59. It is a scene from a St. Patrick's Day parade, and I was inspired by the bright colors and joyful attitude of the two people featured in the photo. My mind immediately went to this image, because what's more joyful than dancing? 

The image is black embossed and colored with watercolors. I mounted it on a patterned panel to frame it, then off-set that panel on a green card. The sentiment is "you can never have too much happy." I added lines with gold gel pen around the edges of all three panels and added some gold-colored gems as embellishments.

 

This card is entered in these challenges:

Inspiration Station #59 -- inspired by photo 

Double Trouble #161 --first two options -- green/ and gold/gold embellishments

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- add a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday #638 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2409 == anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore -- anything goes

Fat cat

 

In my next life, I want to be a houseeat. How about you?

I created this scene by stamping, coloring and fussy cutting the cat from The Alley Way stamps. Then I set about creating a really comfy room for him to reign over, using patterned paper for the wood floor and wallpaper. The textured rug is an embossed piece of cardstock cut with an oval die. The ball of yarn is baker's twine. The sentiment is computer generated and die cut.  

This card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- fur or feathers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #637 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2408 -- anything goes

Pattie's Creations #216-- Use an image.