To Cute to Pinch

     My daughter-in-law send pics of the kids in their greenery. I called my daughter to see if she had pics of the new baby in green. She said that she didn't have any green clothes for the baby. I got a pic a few minutes later of baby feet in green socks. I asked her if she had any green bows for the baby. She was able to take this pic.
     

     To make the leprechaun I used two Silhouette files. One for the face and a different one for the body.

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: BoBunny - Butterfly Kisses Lush

                                                   Sweet Moments Divine

     Solid Paper: Bazzil - Piglet

                                       Nathan

                          My Colors - Comodore Blue

                                               Desert Cactus

     Copic: RV00

     Ink: Fresh Asparagus

     Edge Punch: ek - Flower & Flourish

     Silhouette: Miss Kates Cuttables - Leprechaun

                       Sarah Bailey - Leprechaun 

                       Font - Lucky Star 

     Embellies: 5 Gold Shamrock Coins  

Challenges

Sketch-N-Scrap - Sketch #125 - Entry #34 - *

Polka Birdie

     Once again I am combining challenges. I have the Sketch n Scrap card sketch and Stamp TV's MIUM challenge for the week which is flowers and dots.

Sketch #94

      For the background, I started by randomly sponging 4 colors, then used a bubble stencil over the sponging. I matched the colors of these inks with my Copics in order to color my stamped images.

Inside of Card

Materials List:

     Card Stock: Gina K Designs - Fresh Asparagus

                                                      White Base Weight 

     Ink: Gina K Designs - Wild Wisteria

                                          Fresh Asparagus

                                         Wild Dandelion

                                          Innocent Pink

                                          Turquoise Sea

             Momento - Tuxedo Black

     Stamps: Gina K Designs: Happy Spring 

     Copics: BV11,13  G94  E87  Y08  R20,22  BG10,13

     Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Squares

     Nuvo Crystal Drops: Dandelion Yellow

     Dutch Doobadoo: Stencil - Bubbles

         

Challenges

MIUM Stamp TV - Flowers and Dots - *
MOD Squad - Plant - #4 - *
Sketch n Scrap - Sketch #94 - #31 - Random Winner!

Helen Keller Quote

     Whenever I make a sympathy card, I usually include this quote from Helen Keller. "What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." 

The small card to the right shows the back of the inserted card.

 
     For this card I constructed a pocket using Lawn Fawn's "Stitched Hillside Borders". Using gold embossing powder, I heat embossed one large and two small butterflies. The two small butterflies act as a tab for the card that is inserted into the pocket. The large butterfly is pop dotted to the pocket.
     The background of the inserted card is stamped with a small flourish using Lovely Lavender ink. 

Materials List:

     Solid Paper: Gina K Designs - Fresh Asparagus

                                                      Wild Lilac

                                                      White Base Weight 

     Patterned Paper: Gina K Designs - Parisian Garden

     Ink: Gina K Designs - Lovely Lavender

             Momento - Tuxedo Black

     Stamps: Gina K Designs - Sending Love

                                                Country Roads 2

     Dies: Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders

   

Challenges

MIUM Stamp TV - What's That You Say? - *
Mod Squad - Pop It Out! - #10 - *

Daffodils with Inner Glow

     This card was inspired by a challenge to use white colored pencil on kraft card stock. I tried stamping flowers with black ink; then using white colored pencil over it as was recommended for the challenge. This was NOT working for me. I just couldn't get a product that I was happy with. I decided to try something a little different. I first colored with white colored pencil then colored over top of that.

     I did not use a heavy hand with the coloring, leaving some of the white peek through. 

Inside of Card

A Short Daffodil Coloring Tutorial

1. Loosely color all areas with white.

2. Add Yellow to flowers and lightest green to leaves.

 3. Use lightest brown to shade edges and other places indicated by the lines on the stamp.

 4. Add medium brown to area where petals originate.

 5. Add dark brown to deepest areas of flower.

 5. Use darker greens to add shading to the leaves.

Materials List:

     Solid Paper: Gina K Designs - Kraft

                                                       Sweet Corn

                                                       Jelly Bean Green

     Ink: Gina K Designs- Dark Chocolate

             Momento - Tuxedo Black

     Stamps: Gina K Designs - Sending Love

                                                Scripty Sayings

     Punch: Recollections - Scalloped Lace

     Dies: Our Daily Bread - Double Stitched Circles

     Prismacolor Pencils: White 938

                                        Dark Brown 946

                                        Spring Green 913

                                        Apple Green 912

                                        Olive Green 911

     Faber Castell Pencils: Raw Umber

                                         Burnt Sienna

                                         Cadmium Yellow

     Embellishments - 10 mini champagne pearls

Challenges

Addicted to Stamps - Make Your Mark - #22 - *

Stamp TV - White on Kraft - *

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes - #51 - *

Bold Birthday

     For this card I combined two challenges - sketch and color. I just got this paper and stamp set in the mail two days ago and I have been anxious to use it. Here is sketch #93 from Sketch N Scrap.

     
     Here are the colors allowed for the color challenge:

     In order to form the flowers, I used the die for the larger flower to cut a solid mat for the medium-sized flower that I had already stamped and die cut. The flowers are held together with a small white brad.

     For the envelope flap, I stamped a row of half flowers. 

Inside of card

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Gina K Designs - Bold & Blooming

     Solid Paper: Gina K Designs - Red Hot

                                                       Turquoise Sea

                                                       Fresh Asparagus

     Ink: Gina K Designs- Black Onyx

                                        Red Hot

                                        Turquoise Sea

                                        Fresh Asparagus

     Stamps & Dies: Gina K Designs - Bold & Blooming

     Punches: ek - Corner Punch

     Embellishments - 2 Small White Brads

Challenges

Sketch-N-Scrap - Sketch #93 - Entry #4 - *

Stamp TV - Color Challenge - *

Someone's in the Kitchen

      I took these pictures at my grandson's Pokemon birthday party. While the boys were jumping in the ball pit and flying on the zip line, Ellie was playing with the homemaking center. I happened on a blog "Sketch n Scrap" with nice sketches with enough details to interest me.    

      I made a two-page layout. The right page follows the sketch. I went rogue on the left page, but I feel that it complements the other. 

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Carta Bella - Home Sweet Home

     Solid Paper: Bazzil - Lagoon

                          Gina K - Dusty Rose

     Dies: Sizzlits Font: Classic

               Stamps of Life: Hearts2DieFor

               Spellbinders: Cinch and Go Flowers

     Punches: We R: Thumb Notch

                     Fiskars: Apron

     Silhouette: Font - l w Sunshine

                       3d Cook's Apron Box (Lori Whitlock)

                       Hand Mixer Shaped Card (Lori Whitlock)

     Embellies: 3 White brads colored with Copic marker E81

                        1 Small Pink Flower  

Challenges

Sketch-N-Scrap - Sketch #124 - Entry #2 - *