I Have Colorful Friends.

I do have colorful friends. One of my sweetest friends has conversations with her cat.  Another has the loveliest southern Kentucky drawl. And my daughter whom I consider a friend can make me laugh so hard that I ALMOST pee my pants. My sister has been my friend my entire life. My husband is my friend that loves me despite all my flaws.  

Friends and Family... I love them.

I am entering my card in qkr-stampede-challenge-89-clean-simple.

Stamps:  QKR  Puppy, Sweet 'n Sassy Butterfly, Skipping Stones Sentiment

Copics:  B34, RV04, YR04, C3, NO Natural Gray

Gamsol and Prismas Pencils for shading

Embossed with Life Style Crafts Die 

French Tulips - PPWORLD1.

I got a new sewing machine. My 39.95 Kenmore gave out.  I bought my new XL2600i for under $90.00 and so far I am loving it.

I sewed my first card with it and it works like a dream.  I am still have a little problem with the corners, but that's the operator's skills or lack of.

This is a little experiment I did by printing digi  directly onto pattern paper. I rather like how it turned out, although blending the Copics was a little challenging and I think that was because of the paper weight. I couldn't lay down too much color or the paper would wrinkle.

I am so in love with these French Tulips from Power Poppy. I just checked and you can still purchase them as a digi.  I cannot tell you the name of the paper as I have lost the cover from the pad.  The plaid was stitched to a heaver green patterned paper from DCWV.

Stamps:  Power Poppy & Stampin Up (sentiment)

Copics:  V09,BV02 BV000, YG11, YG63

Pearls & Dimensional Dots

Paper: DCWV & unknown

Dies: Spellbinders decorative Labes One, Marvelous Squares

I am entering this in Power Poppies first blog challenge, Pop Goes the World - key word PPWORLD1.

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.

All Dressed Up

This image, colors and leafy frame remind me of a pretty dress. 

So I started my dressing my card with these gorgeous Gerber Daisies from Power Poppy. Love, love these flowers. When I took my water color class, the instructor talked about lighting and how to determine where the light comes from and that the objects nearest should fade into the light.  When I printed the digi from my Word document, I used a tool to fade the picture, so that I could achieve the look I wanted.

I colored my daisies with Copics (V09, BV02, BV000, YG63, YG11).  I used a Prisma Jasmine marker for the yellow centers, and Prisma pencil Porcelain Blue with Gamsol to shad the background.

I framed the image with Spellbinders Adorning Squares, and lining it with this pretty lavender scrap.  The leafy border with cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  

As usual, I waited until I had everything colored and put together THEN.. I decided to stamp the sentiment and, well you know what happened.  Will I ever learn?  The sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Maybe I should find a challenge for my flowers, but I would rather spend time coloring and visiting my favorite artists.  

I feel good.

Turtle Doves

There's nothing like making a Christmas card to pull you out of a creative slump.  I love these doves from Flourishes and this Marianne die is my new favorite.  

Stamp:  Flourishes Holly and Dove

Stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa

Copics 

Memory Box Die (inner circle)

Marianne Die (2) to complete the card base

Marianne Die (holly leaves)

Pearls

Glory

 Wishing you a glorious Easter

The cross and dove were made with my Silhouette Cameo. I have some very tiny pop dots that I used under the flourishes. I also used a Paper Pen to make pearls. The sentiment was a small portion of a Stampendous stamp of a cross. The entire card and sentiment were cut using with Marianne dies 

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Smile. God loves you!

Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella

I love a good rain and this image makes me long for a nice downpour and just little thunder.

 

 

This card is going to Kathleen (AKA Kathleen Lammie) at Splitcoast Stampers. 

Kathleen has dealt with a rare disease called LAM for many years. There is no cure and it slowly progresses and worsens to the point of needing a lung transplant. That is where she is at now and will be heading to hospital soon for next step in this very scary process. We want her to know the residents of Teapotterville are behind her all the way. We got your back Kathleen!!

If you are a member of Splicoast Stampers you can make her a card and use the KEYWORD MMTPT296  to enter the challenge. Follow this link here for the address and send her your card.

 

I am also entering this in QKR's Challenge #81 rain-rain go away.

 

Stamp - Crafters Companion

Spellbinders die

Copics

Stikles