Another taste of spring

 

Here's another spring themed card. The image is from Pattie's Creations, colored in pencils and die-cut with Spellbinders. The layout is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The patterned paper is about as old as dirt, except for the tiny white gel pen dots around the edges, which I added when I decided the card needed "something else." Not sure if that was the right answer, what do you think?

This card is for these challenges

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- In My Garden

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- Anything Goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday -- sketch #131

Word Art Wednesday #324 -- Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge -- use patterned paper 

Dies R Us Challenge -- Pastels

 

Gingerbread

Just a quick and simple card this time. The image is from Pattie's Creations, colored in pencils (and now that I look at him, he looks a little underbaked.). That patterned paper was actually lining the envelope on a Christmas card someone sent me, but I think it's wonderful and decided to do a little creative recycling.

This card is for these challenges:
Rudolph Days Feb. -- anything Christmas
ABC Christmas -- C is for clean
Winter Wonderland -- anything Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Card Challenge #374 -- anything Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge -- use pattered paper

First flowers of spring

My SIL says her crocuses have come up.  I don't have any at my new house, but at my old house they were always a welcome sign spring was about to arrive.
Which brings me to this card featuring a crocus image from Bugaboo, which has a lovely friendship sentiment. This card uses the Stella Says Sketch layout for this week. For embellishments, there's a line of lavender lace, a diecut butterfly sponged with some yellowish Distress ink, and some gems.

This card is entered in these challenges:
Stella Says Sketch #604
Butterfly Challenge 95 -- purple and patterned paper
The Paper Shelter #327 -- Things that fly
Crafty Sentiments -- Spring
Crafting By Designs -- Friendship
Word Art Wednesday #322 -- anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge -- use patterned paper

Cookie Challenge 88

Woohoo, after a dreary winter, we have a sunny warm day today!

It's time for another challenge at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie, and this one might put you in a spring mood. This challenge is sponsored by Pattie's Creations, which is offering two digis to a winner chosen by Random.org.  Come join the fun.

My card features an image from Pattie's Creations, which I colored in pencils with a little Wink of Stella on the snow.  I used one of my favorite supplies on this card, cutting a paint chip sample down to be a design  element. The fibers are from way back when, but I have always loved that particular one with it's pretty spring-like colors.

My card is entered in these challenges:
The Paper Shelter #327 -- Things that fly
Word Art Wednesday #322 -- anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1807 -- anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #195 -- anything goes

CAS Christmas

One-layer, CAS cards are a true challenge for me, but I decided to try one. This uses a small set I bought several years ago and follows the sketch for this week at Sketch Saturday. I did a little math to figure the best vertical spacing for the stamps and lightly marked the card in pencil before stamping. The slight angle on them wasn't intentional, but I kind of like it.


This card is for these challenges:
Sketch Saturday #501
ABC Christmas -- C is for Clean
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Card Challenge #373 -- use some green
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge -- anything Christmas
Word Art Wednesday #322 -- anything goes

No color Christmas

As much as I love coloring, sometimes it's fun to let the stamp and ink do all the magic, like with this funky tree from Kaisercraft. The funky fibers seemed a perfect match.

This card is for these challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #372 -- anything Christmas
Winter Wonderland -- anything Christmas
Word Art Wednesday  #322 -- -- anything goes
 Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge-- use patterned paper

Ready for spring

I decided to make a card featuring spring flowers, in hopes that spring will soon arrive. The vase of tulips s a Taylored Expressions image,colored with pencils. For embellishment, I added glaze on the glass vase and gems in the corners.  The edges are sponged with distress ink.
The sketch is the current layout from Sketch Saturday, which is celebrating 500 challenges! Wow, congratulations.

This card is for these challenges:
Sketch Saturday #500
Crafty Sentiments -- add flowers
The Paper Shelter -- Decorate it (embellishments)
Word Art Wednesday #322 -- anything goes
Pammies INky Pinky 1806 -- anything goes
A Snowflake's Promise #48 -- anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #194 -- anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge -- use patterned paper