Somebunny Slimline card

 Hi, it's Thursday afternoon and I'm here with a just for fun post! Meaning a project not made for a DT,  or even a card challenge, but just because! I've collected quite a lot of adorable critter stamps for making scenes, and I've become obsessed with the extra space a slimline card allows. And the cuteness!

Hello Bluebird has super fun animal stamps and the sets are easily combined for a scene as they are the same scale. I colored the images from the Park Play stamps with Copic markers and fussy cut them out.

 

They are arranged on the backgrounds and film layer from the Mama Elephant Slim Film City dies. I've found these to be a great value since there are quite a few options and I have already gotten good use out of them. I've had so much delight in trying this new style and card size. If you feel stuck in a creative rut, I'm recommending you try something new!

I hope your day is shaping up! I'm sending you sunny thoughts and hugs today! I'll be back with two posts on Sunday. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

A Sketch Pretty Pansies TPP # 588

 It's Sunday, time for another great challenge at The Paper Players. Joanne has a unique sketch challenge for us, and I know you'll have fun interpreting this one! 

I used the Wplus9 stamps and dies, Modern Petunias for the flowers. The dark pink was colored with Copic markers. The other bloom and leaves were created with ink spatters onto white card stock that leaves soft shades of color and texture. 

In keeping with the mixed media, I added spatters on the card base after placing the focal images. I used pearls and a tiny butterfly for embellishments. 

Finding the right sized sentiment was important. The "keep smiling" came from a retired SSS set. I've been making an effort to use many of my older stamps and enjoying the results.  We hope you'll give this one a try! The gallery is filled with inspiration from our wonderful DT. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

A Wonderful Friend

Birthdays are a great time to let special friends know how much they mean to you. I enjoyed my stamping time by pulling out all the stops on this birthday wish for a wonderful friend. It all started with the patterned paper, you know how that goes, right? 

All I needed was some ink blending with beautiful floral images, gold foil for added elegance, and a great sketch! The lovely paper made it easy to dress up the envelope too. The foil I used is gold, but the photo is misleading because it just doesn't show the shine!

 The elegant sketch from Freshly Made was my taking off point. 

I am also playing along at Tic Tac Toe Challenge where I used the middle vertical row - florals, patterned paper, and die cuts. Also,  I think this is a good fit for Sunday Stamps Sweet Pastels. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I will see you again next week! Thanks so much for your visit and kind words. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies used: 

Stamps and dies - Fleur Impressions ( The Greetery)

Inks - Altenew Sea Shore and Rose Petal Crisp Dye Ink minis

Paper: Mintay Karola - Lovely Day

Glimmer by Spellbinders - gold foil, Yana's Special sentiments, Essential Duo Lines Rectangles, Yana's Diamond Floral Frame from Birthday Collection, Glimmer Foil Machine

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April Showers for The Paper Players

 Hello and Happy Easter!

It's my last chance to use this beautiful image from Spring Day (Penny Black). While not specifically an Easter card, it is definitely seasonal. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw The Paper Players Challenge #587 beginning today called April Showers. 

It is hosted by Claire and is a Clean and Simple Challenge. I kept my layers and embellishments minimal and did just a bit of color blocking for interest. 

The image takes center stage, stamped in Warm Wool ink (WPlus9). It's a fav of mine when I want a soft outline and it can withstand water for coloring. I used Copics today, and added - you guessed it - a butterfly with a pearl. 

Hope makes our lives a little brighter is my favorite sentiment from the faith.hope.love transparent stamps also by Penny Black. Thanks so very much for visiting today. I hope to see your take on the challenge in the gallery!

I am adding this to the challenge at Fusion to use tulips, as featured in the photo. I also want to add this to the Penny Black Saturday challenge, Anything Goes or Easter.

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

More Spring Flowers for Color Hues #39

 Good morning, I'm hoping your day has started off well. I'm sharing a card today for our new challenge at Color Hues to use purple and green. That screams spring to me and you know what else - florals. 

 My images (Spring Florals stamps/dies from SSS) were embossed in white onto Bristol Smooth card stock that had been inked and blended with Distress Oxides and sponge daubers. My gingham panel and dies from Penny Black (Soaring) finished off this bright card. I love the 'brighten your day' sentiment as it could be just thinking of you or for a get well card. 

The design team has a gallery of amazing inspiration for you! We hope you will join us with your crafty goodness. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

A Special Birthday for The Paper Players

 Good morning, hope you are enjoying this April day! We have a new round of grands' birthdays coming, so I have a birthday card to share. It's time The Paper Players Challenge #586 and Anne Marie has a bright and springy color challenge for us! 

Coastal Cabana is about my most favorite color ever. As a side-note, a soft shade of it used to cover the walls in my stamp room! Pair it with pink and yellow and you've got a winner! I'm really liking what I see of Polished Pink but I had to substitute. I may have to get some soon!

I hope my sweet E will love this card. She is super excited about becoming three, so I was sure to add the number. 

Be sure to head to the blog post HERE to see the wonderful designs from our team. Join us and inspire us with your creations! 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Stamps and dies: Hello Bluebird - Bouquet Buddies

Laughter for The Paper Players #585

Welcome to our theme challenge at The Paper Players! I scratched my head at first, wondering how to add humor to a card as believe it or not, humorous stamps are not in my stash. AHA! I realized after I ordered that this adorable doggy stamp would arrive at my house just in time. 

It's called Waggingly Happy (Penny Black.) I adore the illustrations of these happy and sassy dogs, especially this one that got into a bit of mischief with toilet paper. Which led me to stapling bits of TP and a list to the card. I just could not stop smiling while I made this! It's already been received by a friend who just got a new puppy.

Again, I colored with my Zigs after embossing on watercolor paper. Thinking it still needed something, I added splatters. Totally fun! 

Hope you will join our challenge this week and have some fun creating with us! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 
               Make something beautiful!  

Lovely in Pink for Color Hues #38

 Hello! I am happy to know that APRIL is here and I'm ready to share our Challenge #38 at Color hues! Sheri is our hostess this month, and she's chosen Pink and Green for our springtime hues. 

Of course, I thought florals would be perfect and the new to me stamps called Loveliness were just waiting and ready to go! 

I used watercolor paper and stamped the images with Versafine black ink then heat embossed with clear powder. I like embossing when I watercolor and used the Zig markers because of the the vibrant  shades, especially the pinks!

I added color with the markers and used a damp brush to add shading and movement. 

All my supplies are from Penny Black today, I will list them below. Once I got the dies I've been wanting to put butterflies with pearls on every card! 

My new stamps mean I join in the April challenge at NBUS!

What will inspire your creation with pink and green? Can't wait to see it in our gallery!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies from Penny Black: Loveliness  stamps #30-906; Soaring dies #15-731; Spring Day #30-805