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

Remembering Ukraine

 Welcome to my blog! Sharing a card today that was made specifically to honor the heroic people of Ukraine using the colors of turquoise and yellow that represent the nation's flag.  

 I did a bit more coloring with my Zig markers for the lovely border which was die cut and added according to this great sketch! 

I just realized that I switched the orientation of the panels but I think my interpretation is still OK.  I'll be back with two more posts over the weekend, thanks so much for your visit! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies:  Pinkfresh Studio - Just a Hello stamps and dies;  the Prayers die and sentiment are from Simon Says Stamp (retired) 

Pinkfresh Florals for The Paper Players #584

 Hello crafty friends, welcome to a new week! And a new challenge at The Paper Players where LeAnne has a sketch for us. I love sketches and this one is fun.

I combined plaid paper (MFT) and floral images stamped using Pinkfresh Studio (Lovely Blossoms and Just a Hello Floral.)

I always eyeball blocked sketches instead of intricate measuring, ahem. That means I had to make this card twice to get it right, lol. Now that I've got it, I'd like to make another one soon. 

I hope you will join us and create what you love using our sketch! Hope you have a wonderful day!

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 
               Make something beautiful!  

Pop Up Fun with Hello Bluebird

 Hello, it's Tuesday and I've another card to share just for fun! I combined a new-to-me double layer pop up technique and the sweet Balloon Buddies stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird for this special birthday card.  I did easy coloring with Copic markers and used the dies to cut out these cute images. 

Inspired by THIS wonderful tutorial by Jennifer McGuire I followed her directions for making the box pop up elements and assembling the card. No special dies needed. Yaay! I love that part.  

Another plus is that the card stands up on its own. The photo below gives a peek of the side view.  

 

 I added what I thought were silver gems but discovered in different light that they are pearls.  Too late now, lol! These stamps are new to me, so I'm joining the challenge at NBUS once again. Also, playing along at Time Out. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful day!

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Clean and Simple Blooms for Paper Players #583

 How can it be that challenge #583 for The Paper Players is here? This wonderful group has been inspiring us week after week for a very long time! I am having so much fun as one of their Guest Designers this year. 

Our challenge comes from Laurie this week, to make a Clean and Simple design with the theme of Blooms. Now you know, I have TONS of floral images, right?

I chose Spring Flowers and More Spring Flowers (SSS) from my stash. So enjoying playing with this older set again, I actually made up three cards and you will surely see them in future posts . I just love the stitching on these images. 

I embossed them in white ink onto white card stock. After blending Distress inks to supply color in layers I snipped and die cut the images. Keeping the card simple I used inlaid stitching rectangle dies for the background (Lawnfawn). I think pearls make the perfect simple embellishments. 

Can't wait to see the team's inspiration and your wonderful projects in our gallery. Have a fabulous day, friends. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Additional supplies  from Penny Black : Butterfly - Soaring dies, sentiment - 

Hello SPRING!

 Hi everyone, this time I made a card just because. Because I wanted to. Because I had NBUS (never before used Shtuff!in this case, the stamps). Because spring is almost here and it's a lovely bright and sunny day! Because one of my favorite things to do is color. Well, I could go on and on, but I think you'd like to see the card instead. 

 Using the Bunnies & Robin stamps (Colorado Craft Company) I die cut an oval of watercolor paper, stamped the image in soft brown and used my watercolors from Altenew to paint this sweet scene. The darling critters illustrated by Anita Jeram really captured my heart. 

As I went to post this, I saw that it's a perfect fit for two challenges. 

The Tic-Tac-Toe challenge asks for birds, trees, and green; Or I also included the diagonal row of bird, coloring and flowers. 
 I will also add one more to the NBUS challenge gallery for this month. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I enjoy your visits and kind words more than I can say! Have a fabulous weekend.

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Welcome to Color Hues #37

 Hello crafters, it's time for our mid-March throw down at Color Hues! Nancy has selected pale teal and yellow for our challenge. We can't wait to see what you will make using this combo. 

I was stumped for awhile as I anticipate using lots of flowers in upcoming posts, so I wanted to come up with something else. 

I love this  sweet set from Waffle Flower, and thought now might be the first time to ink up the Jars of Happiness stamps and dies for a whimsical spring greeting.

Stamping on Solar Neenah white card stock, I lightly colored the images with Zig markers, then die cut them. Adding a bold sentiment and striped paper helps the images make an impact.  Applying a strip of pale teal and embellishing with enamel dots, completes the project.

Using a brand new to me stamp set means I will be posting this at NBUS!

 As always, you'll find a fabulous assortment of projects to inspire you at the Color Hues challenge blog. Hope you will join us! 

Have a wonderful day! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 
               Make something beautiful!  

Sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio Just a Hello Floral stamp set and dies.