Cherry Blossom Time

Don't these colors look bright and cheery? 

Especially if you could see the drizzle,fog and clouds out my window

today. Looking for warmer temps tomorrow.

I used this week's freebie from A Day for Daisies to create

my card for Challenge #91  at the ADFD blog.

It is called "Baby Cherry Blossom", I merged it with

an older image "Bird Swing".

I again used the Cameo to trace and cut my images.

The coloring was all done with a water brush

and distress inks except for the background around 

the swing which I used a Copic to color.

Love the chevron paper from Echo Park's

So Happy Together collection.

I also want to enter my card into the "Clean and Simple Spring"

Challenge # 187 this week at The Paper Players . 

Looking for Spring

Good morning!

Are you like me, looking for Spring? I hate to wish my days away as they

are going fast enough as is, but I love the thought of green grass,

birds singing and flowers.

I am using this great sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch  

I used the newly released sets Tulip Wreath and New Butterfly from Doodle Pantry . 

This is a gorgeous set of flowers with the wreath in many color ways.

I used the multi color one but it also comes in several monochromatic

colors as well as outline if you like to color yourself. 

I love coloring but decided to use the pre colored one on my card adding

two of the gorgeous butterflies layered together with a foam dot and

a pink gem. There is also Sakura stardust added to the tulips.

I wish you could see better in my photo the way the eggplant

purple really makes the purples pop in the wreath.

I am also entering this at: Stampin' for the Weekend - Flower Power

 Be sure to check out the DT projects as there are some gorgeous inspiration samples

Here's wishing you warm breezes and sunny skies and if not

at least the hope for them soon.

Thanks for stopping by......

Fun with Sassy Cheryl's....

Hey there friends, has Spring come to your part of the world or if you are one of my readers from the 

Lower Hemisphere, I am sure you are enjoying my other favorite season, Autumn!

My card today speaks of the hope of Spring with the monochromatic colors of Autumn.

How sweet is that?

I have been enjoying my flowers beds in my yard but alas I am not now enjoying the case of poison oak rash that I also picked up on Wednesday. Who knew all of those twigs, sticks and limbs that I raked were actually dried poison oak? Yuck, will I never learn, lol.

I am playing along with the team at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog where they are creating monochromatic cards this week. I love this image by Sassy Cheryl's "Farmer Sally", she is one of her retired images but she is bringing back some of the favorites in her Oldies but Goodies section and you never know.... 

There are two of the Sally images on sale this week and I may be going shopping after posting this.

I created the flower pot by making a top fold A2 card and measuring in the same distance from each side and then cutting from that point to a point 1 inch down from the top. I cut a rectangle which I rounded the bottom corners and then using foam dots created the top.

I love the Spectrum Noir markers and used them to color cute Sally.

My inside papers and quote are from Paula Deen papers that I bought ages ago at Michael's----love that quote, don't you? I clipped the backs of these cute flower pot and flower buttons to add to my twill.

Hope you can stop by and take a look at Sassy Cheryl's!

Now, I am off to put on some more Calagel....ooh, this itches.

Happy Weekend!

Sweet Season....

Don't you just love the wonderful season coming?

Spring with it's promise of renewal and the celebration of our sweet Savior and His promise of everlasting life!

I know that I do and saying such, loved this week's challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow -"Vintage Easter". We are looking for a card or project celebrating Easter

in a vintage/shabby chic style.

The random winner will receive a badge and digi of our choice and the person

chosen as our Top Pick of the week will have a chance at a 

Guest Designer spot with the team.

My card uses a lovely image that I received a good while back from Magic Moonlight Free Images , isn't she lovely? 

For inspiration I decided to join my old (and that means previous, lol) design team mates at Sweet Sketch Wednesday using this week's sketch. 

My papers are all from the K and Co McKenna paper pad along with card stock from Stampin' Up.

My trims are from a local fabric outlet with the old olive ribbon from SU.

I am also playing in the following challenges: 

Polka Doodle  Week 11 Easter

  QKR Stampede  Dreaming of Spring

  The Sweet Pea Stampers  Spring Colors

Looks like everyone is ready for Spring.

Please stop by at Sugar Creek Hollow and see our cards and then get yours entered for a chance to win this week.

Hope you are getting ready for a wonderful weekend,

thanks so much for stopping by to visit.

Butterflies and Flowers....

Are you in the mood for Spring as much as I am?

It is suppose to be a warm weekend for us in the low to mid 60's and I am so very excited.

I created a card for the challenge this week at Sassy Cheryl's where their theme is  Flowers, Flowers, Everywhere! You also need to use one of their images. I used "Cross eyed Butterfly".

You know I do not usually use this type of flower but I dove into my stash and created this 

group and was fairly pleased with the layout. I love the small butterflies!

Hope you will check out this fun challenge blog and Cheryl's beautiful images.

Have a wonderful evening.

Card Details:

Paper: Retired in color Stampin' Up textured card stock, Echo Park "So Happy Together"

Inks: Spectrum Noir markers

Other: Spellbinders Butterfly die, variety of flowers

Yeah, Stamp Fairy at SSW

Happy Wednesday, have you all had a wonderful week so far? I am starting to paint now in my guest room/bathroom redo and it has been a busy two weeks. We have a friend doing the carpentry work on our redone closets and all of the new crown molding, etc. and after removing the wallpaper, we had another friend do our sheet rock work. That part is now finished and I am able to start painting. I cannot wait to be finished and straighten the rest of my house that now holds everything we have moved out of these two rooms, lol. 

Sorry to be so long winded as I am sure you are here to see what we are up to this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday . We have a fun sketch, but then they all are don't you think?  

And we are so happy to have Stamp Fairy as our sponsor for this week. The Grand Prize winner of this week's challenge will get a $10 gift certificate. Be sure and leave a comment at SSW to be eligible. 

I used the image Linda Spring 1 for my card and also picked up a couple of freebies that they have available (the flower and spring sentiment). Using Prismacolor pencils and oms to color her and Making Memories papers from Boho Chic and buttons, I love this color palette. So much fun! Thanks for the wonderful images....we really appreciate their sponsorship.

Congrats to all of last week's winners and players, we are so inspired by the work that you do for our sketch challenge each week. If you have never tried playing along, please do....we would love to have you.

Well off to paint some more, thanks for stopping by!