Springtime flowers

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Some anemone's from IO that I stamped and made cards with recently:

 

 

\My mom and I finally had a day out shopping at a local craft store and

she bought this stamp set and some other goodies as a belated  b-day

present for me, so this first card, colored with Copics was sent to her:

 

The second card I colored on the stamp with watercolor markers, misted the

stamp and stamped the image.  I like this card but the one above is my favorite.

Mom was very happy to receive it!

 Wishing you a crafty weekend and thanks for visiting!

A few fun challenges:

 

First card:

Addicted to CAS-Flower  4/20

 

Crafty Sentiments: ATG  4/19 

Crafty Calendar Challenge-Spring  4/29

Color Throwdown 638   4/20

 

Word Art Wednesday 487-488   4/27

We Love Chocolate Baroque  -April Springtime  4/29

Second card:

The Card Concept: 153-Loads of lavender  4/25

The House That Stamps Built: Signs of Spring

 Signs of spring are everywhere so that is our theme this week at The House!

 My card: 

To me the first signs of spring are tulips and daffodils, I wanted a nice

sunny looking card so I went with Repeat Impressions  Daffodils today! I stamped 

my image with my go to black VersaClaire  ink and embossed with clear embossing

powder, colored with Copics, cut a few layers using a Daily Bread die set.  The yellow 

needed somethingso I used white pigment ink and stenciled a lacey stencil on it,

 it is very faint but in real life it adds to the card. 

 

Join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off: rr10df.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

 Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Addicted to CAS #195 Flowers  4/23

Crafty Calendar Challenge April Spring or Easter 4/28

We Love Chocolate Chocolate Baroque April Springtime 4/28

Use Your Stuff#420 Spring : Everything was in my stash  4/24

 

Lantern card

 

 

 

It has been a long time since I made a lantern card so when I saw this

as the challenge at Mrs. A's Butterfly challenge I had to play along. Her

directions are so easy to follow!  This will be one of my granddaughters

birthday cards.  I have a birthday sentiment on the lattice at the bottom, and 

birthday and other sendtiments stamped on other squares.  I also included 

flowers and of course butterflies.

 

A few fun challenges:

Butterfly Challenge 155:  Fold and all elements  4/14

 

Simon Says Stamp-Wednesday Challenge Happy Birthday  4/15 

Sisterhood of Crafters: Spring  4/12

Scor-Pal #80  5/10

Happy Anniversary at The House That Stamps Built

 Happy Anniversary to all who have April anniversaries, a popular month 

for wedding's.   A special anniversary today to Patti who choose our theme

this week of "create an anniversary card" for our weekly challenge at

The House That Stamps Built.

 

My card for my husband for our April anniversary:

I used several patterned paper from a paper pack I am

trying to finish up the last snippets, first stamping the heart and 

Happy Anniversaryand then doing my layering and making my flower layers. 

 I did some sponging on the heart, die cut flower petals and leaves 

to add interest.

Supplies:

Repeat Impression stamps:

Ruffled Heart Border

Anniversary

Other:

Backyard Table paper pad

Tim Holtz Small tattered florals dies

 

We would be happy if you join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off: rr10df.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

 Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

    

A few fun challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 617/8-ATG  4/9

Gem of a Challenge #7 ATG 4/10

Pixie's Snippets Playground #400  4/19

613 Avenue Create April ATG -Option-Create a card for Spring) 5/1

We Love Chocolate Baroque -April-Springtime  5/1 

The House That Stamps Built-Monochromatic

 Time for another weekly challenge at The House That Stamps Built. This 

week's theme is Monochromatic.

I am ready for warm weather, palm trees and sunshine so I used

those thoughts for my inspiration.   Some simple stamping 

using my MISTI, layers and a few gems and this simple,

peaceful tropical card was done.

 Repeat Impression supplies:

Large Palm Trees

Palm Frond Sil. (lg)

Birthday Vertical

 

I hope you join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

 Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges: 

Allsorts: ATG with option of Monochromatic  4/9

 A Gem of a Challenges: ATG  4/9 

 

 

Happy Birthday

 Today is Wendy, the owner and designer, of The House That Stamps Built,

so it was only fitting that I  show her birthday card for our Anything Goes

challenge this week.

I thought a cheery spring card was in order.  Flowers and butterfly

are colored with Copics and some Wink of Stella to add shimmer. A

couple die cuts and  also some gems of course.

Repeat Impression Supplies:

Patti's Flower Solid

Kathy's Flower Outline

Striped Flower Outline

Leaf Outline Small

Leaf Outline Large

Birthday

Monarch Butterfly 

 

This photo shows the glimmer on the flowers better, click to enlarge:

 

 

 

We would enjoy seeing an anything goes or

a birthday card for Wendy from you in our 

weekly challenge!

 

Join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off: rr10df.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

 Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Alphabet Challenge -Y is for yellow  3/25

Butterfly Challenge  #154 -Butterfly & Kobi 4/1

Cute Card Thursday #678-Spring Fever 3/24

The Crafting Challenge  March-Pastel colors  4/1

The Sisterhood of Crafters -Easter/Spring   4/12

We Love Chocolate Baroque "Loves"  I love butterflies,and flowers in my crafting 4/1

 

  Another theme challenge this week at: The House That Stamps Built.

The popular slimline card is out theme. 

 

Here is what I came up with:

I started with stamping the butterflies randomly with Versamark ink,

I then embossed with white embossing ink.  Then I blended Distress Oxide

Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Seedless Preserves and Candied

Apple over them, buffing off the butterflies after. I splattered some water

over the top.

Repeat Impression supplies:

9001-L, Butterfly (lg)

9009-F, Butterfly (sm)

 

If you would like to join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off: rr10df.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

 Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley