STILL waiting on Spring...for Pete's sake....

So....I finished this card....I took a pic of it  in the beautiful sunshine this morn...wow...then the Cleveland weather takes over later in the SAME day!

 

What a difference a day makes! lol...My card begins with the image "large butterfly" #3047 a new image from STAMPOTIQUE.  I stamped and embossed in black and colored with copics.  I have been seeing ALOT of Core-dinations cs these days so I fell in with  the group and used some!  I embossed with my cb and put this die cut "fence" (also emb ) on top.  The flowers are from a pack of K&co. "cuts" and I bought some cheesecloth from the grocery store the other day to sew on.  So simple but pretty.  I hope this card "fits" the following challenges:  "365 CARDS"= mix and match, use 5 diff products (atleast 5 manufacturers)= 1. core-dinations cs   2. K & co die cuts pack   3. Stampotique image   4. copic markers   5. cuttlebug....... ALSO the "Belli challenge"= sewing (on the side of my card and to keep the cheese cloth on)  TFL!  Hope Spring gets to you a little sooner! 

Two to share...

Two cards to share today!  The first is for the challenges "take a word" = Blooms ! and for "stamp something" =Spring!  I used this absolutely sweet image from STAMPOTIQUE called : baby #9039 and colored her up with copic RV colors then mounted her on MME Stella Rose dp (love this stuff!) :)...made for a friend expecting any day now and what better time then Spring for a new baby?

Next image is also from Stampotique called "the homested" #8854.  I used Graphic 45 paper for the base along with some red core-dinations (came embossed like this) and just stamped the image in black.  The x ribbon is from a lcs and the cool button from JoAnns.  

The sun is brite here today but it is still bitter cold!  Okay by me tho...good day to walk the dogs! tfl!

Meet "Minky girl " and "Toby"

These" two "are TOOOOO much!  Stampotique  has some really cool new images (have I mentioned this?? ha ha!)  Here is "Minky girl  #6125 and Toby #6126 " from artist Daniel Torrente at Stampotique. They are on some old BG dp and colored with some copics.  I did a little sewing and then stamped "Snarky #8989"( by Carol!) on the inside....  Think I am gonna give this to my teenage niece for her birthday....you gotta love em..  just sayin....  :)  Have a great weekend!

A Triptych card

Stampotique has a great new challenge!  This week the awesome Vicki has picked this fun site to go to and download a pattern to  make a triptych card .  Use a Stampotique  image and get in the draw for a $30.00 gift to spend in the shop.  I picked this huge block of  images called "beauty mosaic #7067.  I stamped it on several papers from  a couple Prima pads (nursery tales and first blush)  and one called "sleep" by Daisy D's paper co.  I cut them out and arranged them on this SU cs and stamped the bottom fronts with "lavender sprig"  #3043.  I did a little sponging and embossed gold on the top of the doors.  The inside is the cut out sleep paper and I used my computer for the inside sentiment.  I hope to use this for a graduation or birthday card.  tfl and check out the  new images at Stampotique....  :)

Happy Happy St. Patrick's day to you!

The sun is shining here and it is St. Patrick's day!!  I love to make St. Pats' cards for everyone I know but you know there is this thing called "daily life" that gets in the way! :(  Whateva...I made this card last night cuz I am goin to lunch today to celebrate a little with my sisters and my daughter :) fun!  This is "cabbage rose" from Stampotique and she is colored with Copics and put on some BG dp.  Doesnt she look Irish?  :)  I used AGAIN the "happy happy" sentiment also from Stampotique and the "lavender sprig"....BTW Stampotique has some cute new images for March...check them out!  Hope you all have a very GREEN day and enjoy it as much as I hope to.... I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:!!!  Papertake weekly = three of something! (3 flowers she is holding!), Fab and Funky challenges=all things green!, Allsorts challenge blog="luck of the Irish", Sentimental Sundays=green +sentiment!, Creative card crew=green! and Rainbow lady's challenge blog= St. Patrick's day!  TFL!   Sending out many IRISH BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL....     

New Copic Creations for 3-15 and an ATC for the Bliss swap

A day late here but my card for the Copic Creations challenge 3-15 "blues".  The awesome sponsor this time is Sugar Nellie stamps and this blue darling is called "Belle flower" by Leanne Ellis.  I am a huge fan of Leanne Ellis stamps so this was fun to color.  Funny cuz when people ask me my favorite color I always say blue...funny cuz I dont use too much!  Go figure. The dp I used here was a rak of several and I used a Sharpie white for the dots and some blue stickles.  Check out the CC blog to see what the other dt members did and get the details on the color blues we all used.  Easy enough challenge to win some candy from Sugar Nellie!

Next up is a peek at my ATC for the Blissfull ATC swap this month...we were to use this image to make an ATC..here is what I came up with. I just combined some scraps of dp again and cut up a few butterflies from a K&co border for the top.  TFL!  happy Weds to you!

NEW from STAMPOTIQUE...

StAmPoTiQuE has got some neeeewwwww images...yep!  They are pretty cool too!

I put these TWO very different type images up to show you!  First, is "hare"..he he he...I am not sure why but I love him.  I combined him with the "lavender sprig" (newbie too) and a computer generated sentiment.  In keeping with using more of my dp that has been around here 4-ever...I used BG  archaic for the dp, a MS butterfly punch and an old K &co. brad.

Next is this s w e e t "pretty party dress" image.  This image was screaming "paper piece me!!"  PLEASE!! lol  I did get ONE new dp pad from Michaels...couldnt help it...Julianne by K& co and this is where I came up with the flowery dress. :)  The little "floral flutter " image (newbie again) is stamped on the bottom corner and one of my fav sentiments from StAmPoTiQuE.."happy happy"...cut out one of the "happies". Try to get a hop over to the store or the blog and check out the "goods". TFL-  have a great week!