The Flower Challenge June: Use Our Sketch

 

The Flower Challenge is back for June with a new challenge for you.

Use Our Sketch is the theme.

Here's some inspiration for you

I used some fabulous dies from The Greetry's Urban Jungle collection

for a birthday card. 

As we're approaching summer, I chose hibiscus as my theme flower. 

Hope you chose your favorite flower and play along!

The Flower Challenge #92 - Use Our Sketch

The Flower Challenge #78 Die Cuts or Stencils

 

Hi, and welcome! If you are longing for all things spring,  here's a reminder

that it's coming. I have a card for you to let you know about the Flower

Challenge starting today.

I used both die cuts and stencils on my card. The Greetery's Market Basket is a die

I love and couldn't wait for spring to bring it out!

The blooms are from Always In Bloom, also from The Greetery, and they and the 

leaves are. stenciled. I then added pencil to the flowers.

I embossed. the basket, first with pewter and then with aqua, then pewter again.

This gave the patina I was going for.

You have the whole month of March to play along. Just be sure to make your

flowers the stars.

Hope to see you on the Flower Challenge Blog!

The Flower Challenge #78 Die Cuts or Stencils

 

All the Christmas cards are in the mail or in their recipient's hands by now,

but I thought I'd post some cards I've made.

Mistletoe Arches pairs Christmas floral greenery with the Arched sentiments. 

Hard to see, but I used the small arch stencil to whiten the arch with Tim Holtz

Picket Fence Oxide Ink. Then when dry added some Coral to the bottom corners.

The stamped the sentiment in black. The Mistletoe is stenciled onto it's die cut.

The tiny splatters are actually mica spray, and make the card shine.

The stencils allow for an easy mailer, no extra stamps.

Are your cards all mailed? Stencils are quick and easy, and so much fun!

The Card Concept: The Colors of Fall

 

The Colors of Fall, the Card Concepts new challenge begins today!

This photo and it's colors captured my heart, and inspired my Layered and Elegant

card. 

I used the colors of the inspiration photo to a point, but added orange and purple,

and used several new sets from the Greetery's Calico Collection.

The scene is a mix of Rolling Hills, Thankful Heart and Rolling Hills Tree Details.

Play along at the Card Concepts' blog. We love seeing your creations.

The Card Concept #181 {Colors of Fall} 

12 Kits of Occasion October: Autumn Days

Happy Fall y'all! It's time for 12 Kits of Occasions, and this month it's courtesy

of Sharron Gregory of On Papillon Wings. Sharron sent a kit full of seasonal 

delights, wonderful die cuts and plenty of sweet images to color.

I made 4 cards with this month's kit, and starting off with a favorite of mine,

made with 3 lovely leaves Sharron stamped for us in  soft autumn colors.

Sharron sent us this acorn die cut with a lacy cutout. I paired it with the Greenery's Oval 

frame cut from one of the beautiful autumn papers included in the kit.

Hello Autumn is Penny Black's masterpiece stamp. One of those sweet images 

that tells the story all by itself. I just love her!

My last card is my wish for the season, a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

So sorry this post is late. My hubs and I celebrated a milestone anniversary a

few months early by taking a river cruise up the Hudson River. It has been a 

dream of mine for some time to see first hand the glorious exhibition of color

along the eastern seaboard. We live in the west, and while a few trees change 

nothing surpasses the concentration of wild glorious color the Hudson has!

Take a look.

Nothing matched natures' beauty does it? Hope you enjoyed a few reminders of 

fall's glorious transformation!

Thanks for the visit and thanks to Sharron for a kit full of fall's beauty!