My Garden Bench

There is this big furry gray cat in my neighborhood that seems to really like my yard.  I find her in the flower garden, the vegetable garden, under the trees, sitting on the seat in my husbands old Triumph convertible, where ever it is dry and shined on by a patch of sun.  So it seemed fitting to include that cat in one of my designs.

I have been playing with Art Impressions stamps and different mediums.  For this particular card I used PanPastels for the sky and ground background and then stamped the leaves, grass and flowers with a variety of inks at my fingertips.  Mostly I used Momento and Stampin Up Spots.  I finished off the image using this week's Mojo Mondays sketch.

Card Recipe

Images: Art Impressions Water Color Series 7 plus lots of little flower and grass stamps, Our Daily Bread Friendship Set for the sentiment

Paper: SU Garden Green, Christy Tomlinson She Art

Markers/Ink: PanPastel chalks, Momento and SU Spots colors

Embellishments: Spellbinders Label 18, Craft lace, RRR ribbon, Wild Orchid Flower, MS Leaf punch

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Mojo Monday - Sketch
• Fun with Shapes - Summer
• Polka Dookles - Lots of flowers
• Card a Day - Friendship
• Card Cupids - Cards with animals
• Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings - Ribbon and animal

Well, now I am off the garden to find that pesky cat and do some weeding.

Have a Great Day!

NancyD

Bike Ride Anyone?

Little Tilda has been playing outside all day, riding her bicycle and visiting friends.  Well, that is what I would like to think anyway.  In my heart it is time for spring and a bike ride would be just the thing to convince my body that there might actually be a spring in my near future.


I have some new spring papers, new Tilda stamps and a wonderful Mojo Monday sketch to use today.

I turned the sketch on its side because it gives me more room for the flourish and sentiment at the bottom. I also drew in a bit of sidewalk that I colored with C1 and C3.

Card Recipe:

Images: Lovely Pop Tilda, Bring on the Cake Birthday Wishes (Stampin Up)

Paper: American Crafts Sweet Sundress, SU Peach Parfait

Markers/Inks: Copics - E01, E02, YR68, YR20, YR02, YR000, E31, E35, B99, B97, B93, G24, G21, G12, C1, C3, C5, C7, W0, W1, W5, Adirondack Aqua (for the sky)

Embellishments: Lace, SU punch and pearls, Sizzlets butterfly die, Wild Orchard Flowers and leaf, MS Leaf Punch, Die-Namics fancy flourish

On the weekend I was looking around blogland and came across some Copic coloring videos by Zoe from Make It Crafty.  She shows how to add in the pleats and wrinkles that we see in our clothing in real life, but they might not be drawn into the stamp.  It was tough to make the transition from the way I usually color to thinking about light and shadows and wrinkles.  It was worth it though, because the pants do look wrinkled.  I don't think the blouse came out the way I wanted it, but there is fun in learning and making mistakes.

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Mojo Monday - Sketch
• Wild Orchard - Bingo (lace, flowers, gems)
• Crafty Bloggers Network - Floral
• Dutch Magnolia Lovers - Spring is in the air
• Love to Create - Anything goes
• Stamp+Fun=Creativity - Spring
• Magnolia-Licious - A rainbow of colors to choose from

I challenge you to try something new today!

NancyD

Edwin Has Stolen My Heart

My order of Magnolia stamps finally arrived from 7 Kids College Fund store.  It is such a pleasure to receive real mail (not just the junk) when there is a package.  I couldn't resist picking up a few of the new collection for Spring.

Having three sons kinda makes me partial to the male oriented stamps and cards.  I used the Mojo Monday sketch to create this manly (boyish) card.

Card Recipe:

Images: Edwin with Stolen Heart

Paper: Very Vanilla, My Minds Eye Sunshine

Markers/Inks: Copic - E01, E02, E31, E33, E35, R83, R85, C1, C3, C5, YR20, Y02, Y08, Adirondack Aqua, Lettuce, Ginger

Embellishments: Sizzix leaves, Wild Orchard flower, ED Success Retro Flower punch, Ribbon, Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Circles

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Mojo Monday - Sketch
• Cheerful Stamp Pad - Romance is in the air  *** Winner ***
• Lollipop Crafts - Anything goes
• My Craft Spot - Anything goes
• Paper Creations Ink - Romance/Love
• Stamps R Us - Valentine
• Magnolia Down Under - Edwin only
• Simply Magnolia - Hearts

Have a great day!
NancyD

Birthday Balloons

I "had" to make this card following the Mojo Monday sketch.  Yes, "had" to!  I found it so interesting with the combination of twine and ribbon, button, stitching and three dp papers that I had to wade in.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Flying Balloon Chair from Make It Crafty, Su Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: My Minds Eye Happy Go Lucky, Old Olive, Melon Mambo

Markers: Copics

Embellishments: Funky ribbon, Bakers Twine (SU cherry cobbler), Provo Craft scissors, Fiscars punch, button

This card is for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge and these as well:

• Mojo Monday - Sketch
• Happileigh Scrappin - Girly
• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Paper Playtime - Anything goes
• Outlawz - Anything goes with Sentiment
• Crazy for Challenges - Bingo (button, die cut, flowers)
• One Stop Craft - Bold and Bright
• Alphabet Challenge - Only three embellishments (button, twine, ribbon)
• Card Mad Fairy - Buttons
• Card Making Mammas - Pink
• Crafty Ann - Scallops
• A Spoonful of Sugar - Birthday

Have a great day!

Nancy