Snaughling

I always have a hard time starting a post.  I can never think of something clever or interesting to say. All I sometimes come up with is "here's my card".  So today I'm starting with a Minion.

Snort! Love those guys. Here's my card. 

I started by cutting a wreath with my Silhouette Cameo, but I've pretty much covered it up with the strawberries and flowers.  I also cut the digital strawberries with my Silhouette Cameo.  I can cut an entire page at one time. 

This digital stamp set is from Doodle Pantry is one of my first digital stamps. I colored it up with Copics and added some pretty little flowers from Paper Studio.  The card was cut with a Spellbinder's label die. The gingham paper was my big find at Walmart. The 12 X 12 pack was $5! There were only three and I snatched them up. One for me and the other two go to my Saturday stamping buddies. 

I will be entering this in:

AIMPDC18  ANTS IN MY PANTRY DIGITAL CHALLENGE 18 

QKR Stampede Challenge #194 Here Comes the Bride

Hello friends!
Welcome to my debut as QKR newest Design Team member.  How awesome is that they picked me?
Carrying on with the theme of new beginnings, This weeks QKR's challenge is "Here Comes the Bride."

I used QKR Stampede digi #17504 Rose Label. Isn't it just divine? And really the rose frame could be used for just about any occasion.

I printed the image in MS Word and formatted to +30 brightness which made the frame grey.  I touched it up with Wink of Stella and wallah.. I have a silver frame.

The text is PC generated and the wedding rings are clip art.  I also added Wink of Stella to the rings.

The image was colored using Copic C3, RV000, B00, B32, G00,G24 & YG11.  The dies I used are
Memory Box Stitched Squares (I've learned to fudge and make rectangles with them) and Spellbiner's Exquisite Labels 11. I finished it off with white ribbon and pearls.

Hope to see your card in the QKR challenge gallery!

May Flowers

This one really tried my patience! If you do any pencil work, you know it's a slower process than with markers.  This I don't mind as I find it rather relaxing.

So I completed my pencil work, cut and embossed the image using Life Style Crafts dies. Then I used some cheep glue to mount it on the card base and it warped a little. Next boo boo was a border die that didn't quite work and I had remove it, leaving bits of paper debris.  I covered the boo boo with this pretty die and ribbon.  (The die and the package got separated and I don't know the name of the company).

This is Power Poppy's Garden Fireworks digital stamp set.  I am entering my card in their latest challenge Power-Spark-challenge-may-flowers.

Birds of a Feather

I made this card for the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge 541.  The host always gives us something really special for us to get inspired.  This time she gave us a Pinterest board with the most beautiful birds.  This is the one that inspired me.



And this is what I came up with.

At first I thought I would have to go shopping for a new digi.  (As if I needed an excuse). Then I remembered that I already have this precious digi from Buddly Crafts.

I colored these sweeties with Prisma Pencils.
Would you believe the Silhouette Cameo cut this image?

I used Spellbinders dies Enchanged Labels 28 & Gold Majestic Circles to display the image. I used dimensional foam to an extra pop.

The "Happy Birthday" stamp is from Paper Trey Ink.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Monday. I am retired, but at times I wish I were still working. But then, when I was working I wished I were retired. Guess there's no pleasing some people.

I must remember to make every day count. Each one is a gift. 

Finally!

Spring is here!
         No it's not!
               Spring is here!

It has been the most unusual spring.  Yesterday it was 80 last week was 40's and 50's.   Mid March, we had 70 deg. on Tuesday and on Thursday we got 14 inches of snow.

I feel fairly confident in saying spring has sprung.  (knock on wood).

I'm getting in under the wire with this QKR stampede challenge-186-spring-has-Sprung!

Stamps - QKR Rag Doll with Hoe & "Thank You" Stampin-Up sentiment

Dies - Spellbinder's Marvelous Squares & Floral Border

Coloring Medium - Copic Markers & Stickles on the heart

Heart of Gold

I made this card for a Splitcoast CAS challenge, then I realized it would fit the Dies R Us Challenge to use scallops.

I've always wanted to suspend something in the middle of a card.  I used fishing line and it was rather hard to work with. Next time I think I will just use thread.

The Splitcoast challenge was to use chipboard or if you didn't have any you could use layers.
The heart has (6) card stock layers and (2) layers of gold wrapping paper.

I used Spellbinders Divine Floral die to display the card on.

Dies Used:
Cheery Lynn Dutch Scallop Square
Penny Black Flower Heart
Life Style Crafts Square

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Hello again!

Did you think I left for good?  You would think a person that hasn't posted for a few months would have a clean craft room.  Not so much.  I can't tell you how many times I started to create and just couldn't bring it to the finish line.  I'm hoping this post will start the creative juices flowing again.

Power Poppy inspired me with their three marker challenge .  This dose not mean that I didn't make a huge mess. 

Stamp:  Power Poppy - sunflower-power

Dies: Memory Box, Marianne Designs, Cheery Lynn, Sue Wilson

Paper:  Craft Smith Wedding Neutrals, White Cardstock & Stripes from my stash