For the Love of Sunflowers

I just love sunflowers.  Leave the roses with the florist and bring me a sunflower.

Now I resisted this pretty stamp, until Power Poppy had a 24 hr. sale.  And of course, I fell in love and their pretty cone flower jumped in my cart with the sunflower.

I opened the digi in MS word and used the sepia format to print it.  I then scanned the word document and imported into my Silhouette Cameo to make a perfect cut file.  I know that's a few too many steps for most, but it's now in my library for future use.  And I will definitely use it again!

The sunflower was colored with Copics and Prisma Brush markers. I also cut and colored one petal to fall away from the bloom.  The image is mounted on paper from K&Company which was die cut with Memory Box's Stitched Square Layers. The gingham is from Simple Stories. The card is framed with a Martha Stewart punch.

I am entering this card in Passionate Paper Creations and Friends weekend challenge for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to Power Poppy Shop!! There are going to be 2 lucky winners!!! I just looked and the competition has overwhelming beauties.

Now I leaving to clean up the mess I've made.

Lion Love

Couldn't you just squeeze this QKR image?

This is a digi that I cut with my Silhouette Cameo.

I was able to trace it, then copy and flip the outline to make the shaped card.

It was luck that I had black pearls for his eyes.  I ran his body and ears thru a Stampin Up embossing folder. The "Love" tag was cut separately and popped up with dimensional foam. I trimmed his mane out with Stickles.

Colored with:
Prisma Brush Makers:  PB201 Cinnamon Toast, PB72 Eggshell, PB90 Walnut
Copic Sketch Maker: R32 Peach

Challenge: qkr-stampede-challenge-151-anything-goe

Happy Tuesday!

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

Brag a Little

I've had this Mo Manning image for quite some time now.  The image was colored with Copics. I drew in the ticking with a blue Micron 05 pen. The background was shaded with Prisma Pencils.  I used a Memory Box die to frame the image and mounted it with some pretty gingham paper from Authientique. I am entering my card in Mos Digital Challenge-Anything-Goes,

This guy is a more recent and the digi captured him perfectly. Yup, I  pretty proud Grandma.  I have two granddaughters and one grandson and I am super proud of them all.

Is he not squeezable?

Reinking

This was for a Splitcoast challenge using reinkers. This is my second attempt using Tim Holt's ink pads.  I haven't done too much water coloring lately, but I think I prefer watercolor products.

The Stamp I used was Stampendous Trop Garden. The sentiment is from Paper Trey Ink.
I love different shaped cards so I used a Spellbinder Grand die.

Happy Thursday!

Yikes!

I really love the Power Poppy challenges, but this one had me a bit nervous. They want 3 different papers on the card. They don't know how paper challenged I am! The only thing that I fear more is card sketches.  If every thing isn't centered, I start to twitch.

I found (3) papers in my small stash and this is what I came up with.

Inside

I've had this Gladiola for quite some time, but this is the first time I've made a card with it. The Glads were colored with Copics.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to fussy cut the flowers and the "Joy" from the sentiment.  

I will have to be careful not to over-do the use of this Spellbinder die. I just love making cards with it. Same goes for those tiny little bows from The Paper Studio.

This is for Power Poppy's July Challenge Hang Some Paper.

The (3) papers in order inside to outer - My Minds Eye, Authentique,  DCWV.

Have a fabulous week.

I 

Girls Gone Fishing

Would you believe, I have never gone fishing? Never, gone hiking, camped out or even have a desire to do any of these activities.  Don't like bugs, sweating, the cold or sleeping on the ground.  Give me
AC, internet, take out and the theater.  Now that's a vacation.

Even so, I couldn't resist this cute QKR digi.

Stamps: QKR, Cuddly Buddly (round sentiment)

Die:  Spellbinder

Paper:  DCWV

Fussy Cut: Silhouette Cameo

Challenge:  QKR-stampede-challenge-147-fishing