Good Things Take Time

 Good things do take time.  The arrival of spring, the growth of a flower, the struggle of an emerging butterfly, a sunset after rain. It's a new challenge at Color Hues #62 and I chose Purple and Green for our projects this fortnight. Even though Easter is over, there are lots of ways to use these shades.

I had summery vibes in mind and so out came the butterflies! 

Choosing two patterns of paper from Waffle Flower, I used the pale green dotted piece as a background, and the purple inside the butterflies. The beautiful layering dies are by Bibi Cameron for Spellbinders, as are the sentiment and border panel. 

As always, you'll find wonderful inspiration at the Color Hues blog, and we hope to see what you make as you play along.

Thanks for joining me today! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Gratitude Color Hues #61

Hello friends! Welcome to our new challenge at Color Hues! For April our dear Stef has chosen Peach and Kraft for us to use.  I chose floral stamps and stamped them in warm brown ink,  colored with Copics, then fussy cut them out. 

I wanted the sentiment (Penny Black - Smile) to be the focal point on my card because I love the message and the pretty fonts. Using the dies I cut and framed a diamond shape and matted it with kraft card stock. 

  

To dress it up even more, I added a 3D embossed panel (SSS - Magnolia Branches) and a few flat gold sequins. 

Our wonderful challenge participants fill our gallery with beautiful cards and clever designs. I can't wait to see what you will make! Just have fun.

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Stamps used: Waffle Flower Bouquet Builder   Dies: Spellbinders' Diamond Foil Frame Plate and Die set. 

Sending you Warm Hugs

 Hey there! Hope all is going well for you today! It's in the 70's here, with sunshine and breezes, so I thought warm wishes would be in order.  

I choose warm shades of peach for my card, and used an inking technique and the new-to-me 3D embossing folder, Pressed Flowers, from Altenew. 

I love the depth and details of these pretty florals! 

I used sponge daubers and a brayer to ink the debossed side of the folder with Distressed Oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade and Saltwater Taffy. After I ran the card stock through, I added splatters of white acrylic paint. 

The sentiment and tag are from The Greetery. And then there just had to be pearls. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Challenges for today: 

Freshly Made Sketches  

NBUS

and Time Out Challenges,  theme is words, inspired by light and summer: Warm

Easter Blessings

 Happy first day of spring! Are things beginning to warm up for you?  We've had plenty of sunshine and blooms and I'm loving it! 

I had time to play with my paper flowers today, here's a card to share! The Paper Players has a clean and simple challenge and Ann asked us to feature a flower. 

I inked up the tulips and cherry blossoms using the Budding Beauties Spring stamp set and dies (The Greetery) in lovely pinks. Keeping my card simple, I placed them on a panel of pale gray striped paper with a layer of foam behind it for added dimension.

The sentiment and the inks that I used are from WPlus9 design. It made me happy to pull out supplies that I've had for awhile that need to be used more often! If you'd like to play along with the challenge, there's still plenty of time. I'm adding this to Tic Tac Toe challenge using the row: Pastel Colors, Flowers, Spring Theme. 

I hope you are having  a wonderful week. I appreciate the time you take to stop by so much. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

 

Thinking of Blues for Color Hues

Let's say goodbye to Green and Gold and enjoy some blues at the Color Hues Challenge!  For challenge #60 Marcia has chosen Blue and Turquoise for our hues and the DT samples are amazing! 

I never quite know what inspires my stamping or how the process makes twists and turns as I go along. For this card, I began with a gorgeous embossing folder and just fiddled with adding color!

The Spring Burst 3D folder (from Spellbinders) has deeply embossed florals with detailed leaves. I began by coloring the large floral spray after it was embossed, lightly with Copic markers.  I love how the big bloom turned out, but felt the other leaves and blue vine needed more contrast, which I added with colored pencils.

The sentiment (PTI) and black mat, and a few sequins are the finishing touches.  I will continue to experiment with ways to use this pretty folder, the deep texture is fabulous. 

I hope that you've been inspired today and will join us in playing along! 

Be yourself
          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

You Are Amazing

 Hey there! I'm here for a quick card share and I'm glad you've stopped by! 

I pulled out some patterned paper and made a fun fold card using WPlus9 Spring Floral dies. The sentiment is from Honey Bee. 

Thanks for having a look! 

I'm adding this to NBUS as the dies are new, and the Tic Tac Toe Challenge. 

It fits the rows Fun Fold, Die Cut, Spring and across Spring, Emboss, Patterned Paper. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Feeling Tropical

 Well, hello again, I am thankful that you're hanging with me on my blog today. The weather has turned gorgeous! I've added some wonderful and welcome activities to my week, thanks to a burst of very good health!**  But I did manage to pull a card together, here it is! 

I loved seeing the wonderful colors in my new card stock from Concord and 9th and the bright greens and blue inspired stamps and die cuts with a tropical theme. 

Stamping the florals and leaves from WPlus9, I used the Tropic Fever dies to cut them out. Other leaves were cut from card stocks using dies from MFT (Greenery - retired.) 

Amy's lovely sketch at Freshly Made inspired my card layout. I am glad you've come by to visit today. I'm enjoying your comments and visits so much!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

** My page on Sarcoidosis awareness describes my struggles with this rare disease and chronic symptoms.  I also have fibromyalgia. My energy and abilities fluctuate daily, weekly, monthly but I'm in a great place right now! Thankful to God who is my everything.