Vellum Black-Eyed Susan

Today's card was inspired by my Bush Daisies that are in bloom.  It uses both dry and wet/heat embossing, a flower image from MFP's Black Eyed Susan for Encouragement set that you can see here, a daisy punch, my favorite color ribbon,  and follows the challenge requirements at Sketch with a Twist at Speedy TV.  This card will be entered into:  365 Cards--Welcome Spring,  Bearly Mine Challenges-spring flowers, Word Art Wednesday--anything goes. We're having hot days here this week and many of you aren't even having Spring yet.  FL is sure to have a hot summer if we're reaching 90 degrees in mid-April.  Thanks for stopping by!  Take care and have a great day!

Spring Showers Bring Flowers and Rainbows

Hello, Friends!  Now that it is April, I hope you are seeing signs of spring.  In FL, that last cool front has passed through, so very late this year that it caught us by surprise.  We will welcome some spring showers and hope yours will bring you rainbows and flowers--simple things that will bring us joy each day.  Today's card reflects the simplicity and joy of spring.  Hope you enjoy it!  Challenges:  MFP/Inspirational Challenge--rainbows; The Paper Girls--April Showers Bring May Flowers;   Word Play Saturday--Spring;   Penny Black--Spring into Spring;  Word Art Wednesday; Celebrate the Occasion --umbrella,  Cuttin' and Stampin' --showers, Cuttlebug Mania--April Showers, Papertake Weekly --Anything Goes,  Sweet Stamps--Spring Pastels, MFP/Speedy TV/Simple Salutations --Anything Goes, MFP/FOSTV--fave movie/song--"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head", Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid--Newman AND Redford, SIGH!

Little Easter Bunny

My second card today is a seasonal card.  Who can resist a little Easter bunny?  This image and sentiment is from Stampin' Up! and the flower is SU as well.  I am entering this card in the Speedy Fox and Friends challenge that calls for a bunny or Easter card and I think this one does both.  It will also be entered in a challenge at Word Art Wednesday.   Hope you like it!

Bold Border and a Daisy

Hello, Bloggers!  The card today began with a challenge to myself:  Use what is already in the "basket".  The "basket" is really a tote that sits under my counter to hold items I've pulled for other cards or the left overs--dp, images, embells .... you get the idea.  With the available items, I followed the Sketch with a Twist at SpeedyTV request to use a fancy border and that certainly set the theme for the sketch.  Then I added the MFP image colored with Copics and the MFP sentiment.  I wish you could see the shimmer of the alcohol ink dp used.   That dp was created summers ago and I just love the colors.  I guess you can guess why my work basket is overflowing! This card will also be shared at Word Art Wednesday. Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment so I'll know you were here!  Have a wonderful day!

Who's a Pansy?

Brushed Ink Stripes Pansy Collage

Tutorial Time at Speedy TV has us brushing on ink in stripes.  It's a lovely way to add subtle color to a background or image and I enjoyed trying it.  My challenge to myself was to use a new embossing folder and border punch, and a stamp from my Spring Inspiration Station.  So I chose a pansy collage that I hadn't used in quite awhile that requires adding color with alc markers and pencils after heat embossing.  I brushed the inks onto the background layer as well as the stamped layer, used the new punch, and framed the pansy image.  I love the colors purple and green together and I'm thinking of spring even though we're having a cold front in Florida.  This card will also be entered into a challenge at Victorine Original Stamps, My Time to Craft Challenge,
the All Sorts,  and the One Stop Craft Challenge blogs. Thanks for stopping by and making a comment!

Color Challenge

Yellow/Black/Fuschia Color Challenge

The FOSTV challenge is to use yellow, black, and fuschia.  Check it out at here.

In My Den Challenge

In My Den with Light My Way Sentiment

The den is a cozy place with a comfortable recliner, a stained-glass reading lamp for my favorite novel, an antique desk, and a phone for chatting with friends.  I thought using the Welcome Home sentiment from MFP's Light My Way Home stamp set seemed to convey my feeling about the den.  It is a welcoming place.  Check out the challenge at http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/simple-salutations-challenge-33-02-20-13 

Merlot, if you please!

Merlot, if you please!

A new Simple Salutations challenge called Wine and Grapes at Speedy TV  sent me searching for an image.  My cbug and embossing folder, a punch, and a teeny, tiny celebrate stamp for a CAS card called "Merlot, if you please!".  To find the challenge, go to http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/simple-salutations-challenge-32-02-13-13

Lots of Love

Three Hearts, MS Border Punch, and Lots of Love!

Setting up an Inspiration Station is such a good idea!  I assembled all my heart and love-themed stamps, dies, and embells, and found out that I have quite a collection of hearts.  Amazing!  So, needless to say, I have been on a mission to use some of them.  I am thinking of purchasing a special photo box to put them all in so I can access them easily.  Of course, I will be decorating that box with lots of hearts, LOL.  I hope you enjoy this card that I made for a challenge at Speedy Fox and Friends at http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

Valentine's Day Card Challenge--Simple Heart

Cbug Embossing Folder, MS Border Punch, Spellbinder Heart, and Simple Heart is created!

Today's card is called Simple Heart.  I used a Spellbinders scalloped heart, a MS heart border punch, a Cuttlebug heart embossing folder, and a ribbon.   The Tiny Tidbits sentiment is from The Angel Company.   A CAS card that was fun to make!  Go over to the MFT site to see the Simple Sentiments challenge at http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/simple-salutations-challenge-31-02-06-13

B/W/Y At the Beach

The flowers are in bloom, the birds are singing, the stream is roaring, and our friends are at the beach.  In honor of their beach trip for the holiday weekend, I made a black/white/yellow card.  Yellow for the sun, white because they will start off pale without a tan, and black because blue seemed too predictable.  I challenged myself to use a die and gingham ribbon so you will see those elements.  I found a white heart button and a great sentiment from MFP.  So this card is off to the Sketch with a Twist challenge and I am off to run an estate errand.