Fussy Chic

Those of you that know me, know I rarely use those pretty papers and I don't layer very well.
I hope this (barely) qualifies as "Shabby Chic".  I really wanted to enter the Power Poppy Shabby Chic challenge.  I have the lace, the pearls, the flowers and butterflies.  I don't have the layers of pretty papers or ribbon, but I do really like how this turned out.

My new printer allows me to print on thin watercolor paper and I've rediscover how fun it is to paint.  I fussed over this for a couple of hours and decided I needed to quit before I ruined it.

Challenge:  Power Poppy a-little-shabby-little-chic

Stamps: Power Poppy digi, Verve (Sentiment)
Die:  Sue Wilson
Accessories:  Pearls, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

Mother's Day

My Mother passed away in 1991. I still miss her, but I have been blessed with an amazing sister. She is 11 years older than me, she is a 7 year breast cancer survivor and can run circles around me. She is the sweetest sister anyone could have.  So this card is for you Sis.

I am so in love with these digi's from Power Poppy.  The have for a limited time, Gerber daisies, tulips, gladiolas and peonies to purchase as digis and they each come with a sentiment.  I have all of them!

I used a Marianne die to cut the lattice and the base.  Then I used the outside frame of the die and cut the easel with acetate.  Glue does not look that great on acetate, so I cut a second die and glued it to other side of the acetate and flipped the digi, colored and glued it to the front digi. Now I wonder if the acetate was really necessary. The "Happy Mothers Day" is a Verve stamp which I cut with Spellbinder's Gold Labels 4.

I used a combination of Prisma markers and Copic, greens, orange, pink, red blue and purple. I do a lot of fussy cutting with my images. Between the scissors and dies, Hubby scolds me for tracking bits of paper through the house.  He has issues, but I love him.

Hope You Can Cling To (#2)

This is my second card I've made for - Hope You Can Cling To - a month long card drive benefiting breast cancer patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center.  And this gallery HYCCT1101A Pink Critters.

Miss Fish (Comotion Rubber) was in the garage in a box waiting for the next rummage sale.  I bought Fishy several years ago when I was making smaller cards and just could figure out how to use or color it until this challenge came up.  I was able to curve that tiny Verve stamp "You Amaze Me" that just fit.
Those bubble jewels were bought at a dollar store and the blank embossed card was purchased at Michael's.