Hello Color!

Yup!  I did it and I might do it again.  I got all crazy and used some pretty wild paper. 

The Stamp is Penny Black's Centerpiece.  I can't say this was a fast card to make.  I can color forever on a piece and I  find it so relaxing.  Then there's the other thing with the paper.  You would never believe how many times I start a project and I pull out my modest stash and end up not using one small piece.  For this card, I even had my "safe" gingham out.  I just threw caution to the wind.

What's next?  Pink hair?

Stamp:  Penny Black Centerpiece

Spellbinder die, Majestic Squares

Memory Box die. Hello

Paper:  Cosmo Cricket, Salt Air

Sending Love

This is a card and envelope that I made for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.  Check out my inspiration piece HERE.

This envelope is one of the very first designs that I purchased, but this is my first time using it.
After I had cut the envelope, I cropped one of the corners to duplicate the design on the card.
The "Love" is a Silhouette design also.  The large white heart is a Penny Black die.  I finished the card with some score lines.

I've never made very many Valentine cards, but this may be a little nudge to get my mojo going.

Precious!

Poppy Power has a new challenge "Stretch Yourself" which is to make a tall card. This was a real challenge for a gal whose cards are 99% square. This is a double challenge to try a new technique using a new product.  I may have "stretched" a little on this part.  My new product is the border die. I saw Leslie Miller turn one at an angle on a card and I borrowed the idea.

One of the benefits of having a Silhouette machine  is I can dismantle a sentiment and arrange everything on the card then print it.  For this card I only used the Silhouette to design and print.

I used my Prisma pencils and odorless mineral spirits to color the pretty bouquet.  

Power Poppy - Winter Pick-Me-Up

Power Poppy - Gerbera Daisies (Sentiment) 

Spellbinder - A2 Scalloped Borders Three

Cheery Lynn - Exotic Butterfly small #2

Pearls