Mother's Day Bouquet - TCC34

Products Used: Tim Holtz 'Doily' die by Sizzix, Elizabeth 'Curvy' leaves die, ek daisy punch, Sizzlits Flowers die (blue flowers), Marvy and Punch Bunch daisy punches, peacock and buttercup liquid pearls, Verve sentiment, K&Co. designer paper.

What a pretty package all tied up with ribbon and string! The Card Concept has a delightful inspirational photo this week and you must check it out! The combination of colors with some kind of stripe was inspiring for my Classy & Elegant card for Mother's Day.  I hope you will join us and let us see how you are inspired too!

Easter Cherry Blossoms Blessings TCC32

The Card Concept #32

There are so many possibilities with the beautiful inspiration photo at The Card Concept this week! Easter is near so I wanted to show the cracked egg in a different way. I used Spellbinder s Ric Rac Scalloped Border die to display the blessings inside the egg and to say that spring is here! (for some of us). I die cut out of watercolor paper the Sizzlits Cherry Blossom branch and flowers and colored with Distress Inks, markers and stains in the colors in the inspiration photo.

We hope you will join us and add your creation to the gallery at The Card Concept!

Country Sunflowers TCC #21

  The Card Concept 

Country & Sunflowers

Card Ingredients: Tim Holtz Sizzix Doily #657496, Rubber Stampede Sunflower #A1663H, Gingham ribbon, Crystal Stickles, Verve Sentiment. Copic markers and a pop dots.

 I really enjoyed creating for this week's challenge at

 The Card Concept! Sunflowers look so great with black and white checks. Throw in a little lace for a country feel and I can smell the jams being made. 

I stamped the Sunflowers image in versamark, heat embossed with white powder, colored with copics in yellows, greens and brown tones and fussy cut.

Come on Over  to The Card Concept and show us your Country & Sunflowers Creation!

Painted Poinsettias AAA Cards #23

AAA Cards

Game 23 Play with Watercolors

We're having more fun with watercoloring at AAA Cards! I've switched it up from usual Distress inks and an aqua brush. This week I'm  using Twinkling H2Os in spiced pumpkin and olive vine and a paint brush. (Also some old LuminArte in Sunflower)
I first stamped the image in Distress Ink crushed olive onto watercolor paper. I then added a little water to the twinkling H2O containers and painted inside the lines with an actual water brush! So easy! Gold micro beads were added to the poinsettias centers and splatters from the brush in each color.

SHOW US MORE OF YOUR WATERCOLOR CREATIONS!

With Gratitude

 Freshly Made Sketches #136 by Amy 

...and what a lovely sketch it is!

 I've turned the design so that the hollyhocks could be upright.

This is a versatile sketch that I will go to often!

 Card Ingredients: Impression Obsession hollyhock die, Verve sentiment

a New Little Someone

  Addicted to CAS #33 code word BABY 

It's always good to have a card or two in your arsenal for baby showers and such.

My raindrops is partially sponged with a Balzer Designs template of a shinning star in Distress Ink worn lipstick. The umbrella is a memory box die and the little flowers are punched with Martha Stewarts small hydrangea punch. The sentiment is by Verve.

Easy Peasy Valentine

F4A207 Free 4 All challenge over at Splitcoaststampers the hostess says "With a week left before Valentine's Day, let's see your Valentines! Easy Peasy...and so lovey dovey!"

This was very easy peasy with a leftover Sizzix die cut primitive heart, a ready made rose and some double tied ribbon. The flourish is part of die by Impression Obsession.

Happy Valentine's Day

It's that time of year and for the MOJO MONDAY sketch 329 I've gone vintage. I stamped the Verve "Thankful Accents" wreathe onto vellum and heat embossed with Pearlescent Ivory powder. Next are the die cut with Sizzix primitive hearts, burlap and brown button. The Verve sentiment is stamped onto vellum as well.

HOLLY - tini

I wandered over to CAS(E) this Sketch and was fascinated by this week's sketch. I love the shape of Martini glasses and chose to go with it because that's what I see in the sketch. I used a sizzlits die and cut the top and base to include the sentiment. My bubbles are not sparkling as they should but I'm sure you get the drift.

HAVE A HOLLY JOLLY SEASON!

CAS(E) this Sketch #56 

Give Thanks

It seems there's something extra special about this time of year. The kids are back to school, the weather (for some) has a fresh feel, the pumpkins are making their way for fall and weddings. September was my wed month. The Inspiration Challenge site at Splitcoaststampers is William Sonoma which is loaded with beautiful things. I used two Hero Arts background stamps that I thought captured the elegance of my inspirations.

Hero Arts Large Floral Pattern #S5471

Hero Arts Leaf & Floral Background CG405 click for mum tools

Hero Arts #CG405

Tea and Flowers

Tuesday Trigger: Now That's My Cup of Tea!

For today's challenge at Tuesday Trigger, I was inspired by the delicate colors on the pretty white porcelain cup with the soft blue saucer. I wanted to show the bolder side of the flowers. My blue pearls pollen represents the saucer. the chevrons are the opposite of the soft curves of the set.

Card Ingredients: Spellbinders Flower creations die, Elizabeth Curvy Leaves die, die-namics chevrons die, Verve sentiment, Yellow liquid pearls, memory box blue pearls.

Peace Lily

Splitcoaststampers Challenges

Color Challenge CC379 - A CRAZY, BREEZY, COBBLER - 6/12/12  by Karen Barber  who keeps us on our creative toes/fingers

Sketch Challenge CS389 {6/13/12} by Korin (sweetnsassystamps) – beautiful sketch!

I love all sorts of flowers and I wanted to find one that has the CAJUN CRAZE and CHERRY COBBLER colors. I used the closest color I had to BAJA BREEZE and LUCKY LIMEADE.

I used a punch bunch Mega Lily Petals (which has four sized petals) punched six times and used the largest ones for my lily. I used a large stylus to stir and cup each petal, painted with spiced pumpkin twinkling H2O, and distress ink fired brick to get as close to cajun and cherry as possible. The stamen is lucky limeade card stock.

Here is the inspiration for my lily (from google images) 

Inspiration for Color Challenge Card

Lilly ingredients
punch bunch Mega Lily Petals
punch bunch large snowflake e Punch
twinkling H2O
EK six petal flower punch
water brush, marker for dots,  water based super glue