Happy bird-day

Just a quick birthday card featuring one of the prettiest birds around, the northern cardinal. We have two pairs that visit our bird feeder this year and I enjoy watching them.

No, I didn't use a bad pun for the sentiment, just a simple saying from Whimsy stamps. The image was a stamp-off someone sent me, colored with pencils.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- things with wings

 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- things with wings

Double Trouble #191 -- birthday challenge

Word Art Wednesday #698 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2519 -- anything goes

Digi Chooseday #5 -- anything goes

 

Graduation day

 Sometimes, all it takes it the right patterned paper, right? I needed a graduation card, and this paper works perfectly since the grad's school colors are black and gold. (There is gold ink around the edge of the black panel, although it's hard to see in the photo).

This card is for these challenges.

Double Trouble #191 -- graduation

Word Art Wednesday #698 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2519 -- anything goes.

 

Come rain or shine

 I dug deep into my stash to make this card. The patterned paper of clouds and raindrops was gifted to me ages ago; the pre-made flower comes from a pack I think I got at a yard sale, and the image is an old one from Bugaboo, which is no longer in business. The sentiment is from The Alley Way, which I'm pretty sure is also closed. (So sad that so many companies have closed.)

The image is colored in pencils with a little silver gel pen on the handle.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- Whatever the Weather

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- anything goes

Pattie's Creations #230 -- use an image

Word Art Wednesday #696 -- anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore May -- anything goes

Gem of a Challenge 5 - anything goes

Polkadoodles 6 -- anything goes

Hopping bunny rocker

 

I was looking through some snippets of paper when I came across a piece of patterned paper with cute bunny images on it. I also found some carrot-themed paper and coordinating sticker, and an idea formed.

Using a snippet of peachy-colored paper, I die-cut the largest circle I have, then cut a slighyly smaller circle from the carrot paper, and created a rocker card. I also die-cut the bunny with a circle and matted it on a circle cut from a rust-colored snippets. The sticker was already a circle, and I found a green snippet to mat it on.

Thanks to the fun papers, this card was quick as a bunny to make.

This card is entered n these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- patterned paper

Paper Funday -- begins with B

 Creative Inspirations -- Easter

A Cut Above -- use a die-cut

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2515 -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #694 -- anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore #134  -- anything goes

Snippets Playground #504 -- use snippets

I love rainbows

 

I got this image in the Technique Junkie's clearance sale because it's perfect for spring. I could have used rainbow colors to color it, but since the patterned paper is so colorful, I chose a more limited palette of yellow and purple to color the image, with lots of blue, purple, yellow, plus some red in the patterned paper. The card is a tent style card with the main image sticking up in tent-topper style. I added a couple die-cut clouds to the scene and used floss for a simple little bow.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Double Trouble #188 -- 3 colors, 2 die-cuts, 1 scene plus umbrella and clouds for the April Showers twist.

Word Art Wednesday #692 -- anything goes

A Cut Above -- use die-cuts; anything goes

Pattie's Creations #229 -- use an image

Gem of a Craft Challenge #4 -- anything goes

CRAFT #752 --  spring

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2514 -- anything goes

 

Pretty pink roses

 For this birthday card, I used a Rose stamp image from Studio Katia with matching die. The rose is clear embossed, then watercolored, using stamp reinker as the coloring agent. Since I think this rose blossom is gorgeous, I wanted to keep it as the focal point by using a very simple layout and a simple sentiment.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Die-Cut Divas -- flowers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- birthday

Paper Funday -- begins with B (birthday and blossom/bloom/bud)

Beautiful Blossoms #27 -- anything floral

Word Art Wednesday #692 -- anything goes

crafts Galore Encore -- anything goes

Digi choosday  #3 --  anything goes

Green Christmas

 Happy St. Patrick's Day. I'm celebrating by making a green Christmas card.

For the big focal sentiment, I stamped the shadow area with a sheet music stamp before adding the green letters. I added some white holly leaves with a few red micro beads as holly berries. Just to switch it up a little, there's a contrasting strip of paper along the bottom of this mini slimline size card.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Jingle Belles -- Primarily Green (sorry, no grinch)

ABC Christmas -- F is for Focal Sentiment

Simon Says Wednesday -- Bit of Green

Word Art Wednesday #691 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2511 -- anything goes