Thank Ewe

For my card this week I decided to do a non - traditional thank you card , meaning using a some what non- traditional sentiment. I always love to have a few thank you cards in my stash so it is easy to pop one in the mail for a friend or family member. 
"Posey's For You" is a fun stamp with it's fluffy ewe and posey's and when I found I had the Thank Ewe sentiment - it was perfect for a fun thank you ...er thank "ewe" card. This cutie just makes me smile and I hope it will make the recipient smile too! 

I coloured this cutie with alcohol markers, did some shading with Prismacolor pencils and cut it out using a pleated circle die. I thought patterned paper from Echo Park and Lawn Fawn were perfect for this stamp. 
The paper was cut to size and glued to my card stock. Next I cut a circle out of card stock to put behind my image. I didn't want the "bulk" I would have gotten if I put it on top of my patterned paper and card stock so once it was in position, I marked it with a pencil and then cut it to fit snuggly against the card stock. I cut my sentiment banner with a stitched banner die and stamped it so it was centered under my stamp. 
A banner with a heart, enamel dots and some gingham ribbon finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Posey's For You - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Thank Ewe! - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spring Fling - Echo Park, Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, pleated circle die - Gina Marie Designs, stitched fishtail banner die - YNS, ribbon - Stampin Up!, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1 IG3 CT1 CT2 GB5 CG1 DG2 

Copics: C00 BG11 BG13 BG49

Prismacolor Pencils: 10%, 20%, 30% Cool Grey, white

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Hello Butterfly

I love butterflies! They are one of my favourite parts of spring and summer. 
I love to sit on my porch and watch them flutter around and land on the hanging baskets I always have hanging there. 
I have learned that there are different flower types that attract butterflies so I am going to see if I can find some baskets with some of those types of flowers for my porch this year.

I made a card to celebrate butterflies with "Left Butterfly" and "Katie's Bouquet"

I created my scene by stamping three bouquets and the butterfly and coloured them with alcohol markers. Star Dust Stickles were added to the hearts on the wings.  I added some clouds using a cloud die, ink and a dauber and cut the bottom edge with a stitched scallop die.  Some fun gingham and heart patterned paper were perfect for this scene. After cutting the heart paper to size I cut out the word hello with a die. I cut it a second time in white and inset it into the paper. Next, I found the word friend in the size I wanted, masked it off with Post It Notes and stamped it using my Misti. Matching glitter ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Left Butterfly, Katie's Bouquet - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Special Tweet- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Hugs and Kisses - YNS

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, stitched scallop border - My Creative Time Dies, stitched rectangle die - YNS, Star Dust Stickles, scripty words die - YNS, galena ribbon, Bazzill card stock, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: AP1 AP3 IG1 IG3 CT1 CT2 GB5 AG1 AG3 AG4

Copics: RV11 C00

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Just Because

I don't know about you but I can never have too many Just Because and Sending Smiles type cards in my stash. 
It makes it easy to grab a card and send it to a friend or family member who needs a pick me up or to know that I am thinking about them. 

"Sweet Carlina" from Digi Doodle Studios is the star of the latest card to add to my stash. 

I printed the stamp a little larger then I intended but it all worked out in the end. It is coloured with alcohol markers and I added some shading with Prismacolor pencils. Next I hand fussy cut her and went around the edges with a black marker to get any white I had missed. I added this sweetie to digital paper from DDS and Lawn Fawn. Some stitched clouds and a fun heart flower border helped me build a subtle scene. Enamel dots and ribbon finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sweet Carlina - Digi Doodle Studios
Sentiment: Encouragement Sentiments - Digi Doodle Studios 
Patterned Paper: Spring Plaid - Digi Doodle Studios, Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn

Stitched cloud die - YNS, ribbon - Stampin' Up, heart flower border - YNS, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS9 TN1 EB1 PP3 

Copics:  E00 E11 B02 B04 B06 E13 E15 E18 
Prismacolor Pencils: Henna, Pink Rose, Electric Blue, Ultramarine, Dark Umber, Burnt Ochre, Beige Sienna

I will be adding this card to the DDS Forever Challenge in the Digi Doodle Studios Facebook group

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Live Life

This week I decided to  challenge myself. I wanted to use a "portion" of a larger stamp by masking it to "create" a new image. Masking a portion of a larger stamp gives me more ways to use a stamp I have purchased. 

I chose "Fragrant Blooms" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps and masked off this cute snail and flowers. 

After masking off the stamp and stamping only the portion I wanted to use, I coloured it with alcohol markers and Prisma Pencils and cut it out using a circle die. Next I cut a piece of white card stock to fit my card and added some ink splatters with matching ink to create a bit of a back ground. This was added to some gingham paper from MFT after I inked all of the edges with Distress ink. 
I placed my stamp roughly where I wanted it on the card and with the help of my Misti stamped the sentiment. Some twine and sparkly enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Fragrant Blooms - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Life In Bloom - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Gingham Galore - MFT

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, circle die - Spellbinders, twine, enamel dots - C.C. Designs and Gina Marie Designs, antique linen Distress ink, Stampin' Up ink, mini ink splatter - YNS, flowers - Poppies and Prairie

Spectrum Noir Markers: CT1 CT2 GB5 AG1 AG3 AG4 CR11 CR7 PP1 PP3 BG7 TN1 EB1

Copics: RV11 

Prismacolor Pencils: goldenrod, dark green, henna, deco peach, beige

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Fairy Garden

If April showers bring May flowers and fairies make a garden grow, then we should be all set in my neighbourhood. 
We had a very wet April and May is starting out the same so that is sure to bring flowers. My neighbour and I also joke about having a garden fairy as my roses always do well when I really don't do anything with them and she has plants growing that haven't come up for years. We call our garden fairy Hilda who used to live in my neighbours home and had a way with plants

I decided "Lilly The Spring Fairy" is a fun way to pay tribute to our garden fairy "Hilda". 

I coloured Lilly with alcohol markers, Prisma pencils for some shading, Nuvo Glitter drops for her wings and hand fussy cut her. I set her aside and created my background by blending inks from Stampin' Up and Ranger Distress Ink. I spritzed some water to help create a magical feel and added some Frantage around the edge. Next I cut out my heart flower border die and added some Frantage to some of the flowers to tie my card together. Some matching ribbon and hearts finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Lilly The Spring Fairy - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Sentiment Set #2 - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Frantage - Stampendous, Honey Gold Nuvo Glitter Drops, Stampin' Up ink, Distress Ink - Ranger, Heart Flower Border die - YNS, Ribbon - Stampin' Up, Shape Sprinkles - Doodlebug

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS9 CG1 DG2 YG3 AP1 AP3 BG1 GY4

Copics: E00 E11 RV11 

Prismacolor Pencils: Mahogany Red, Pink, Deco Pink, Marine Green, Limepeel, Yellow Chartreuse

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Best Friends

This stamp drawn by the talented Crissy Armstrong has been on my wish list for forever so when it came out as a digital stamp I knew I needed to get it off my wish list once and for all. 
There is something about this stamp.......for me there are no words. I find it so calming - maybe it's because it reminds me and my horse and the relationship we had. This stamp just makes my heart happy and I am glad I finally had time to colour it up. 

I printed the stamp to the size I wanted and then coloured it with alcohol markers and Prismacolor pencils. I wanted to do a simple design to keep the focus on this gorgeous stamp. Paper from Simple Stories and Echo Park were perfect. A simple heart banner, cotton lace, wood horseshoe and gumdrops were the perfect pieces to finish off my card. 
I decided not to include a sentiment on the front and will include it on the inside when I decide what event I will give it for. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Best Of Friends Girl - Digital - Whimsy Stamps

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS9 GB1 GY1 GY4 EB1 MB2 AP3 CG4 DG2 JG6

Copics:  E00 E11 RV11 RV32
Prismacolor Pencils: Beige, Beige Sienna, Dark Brown 

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Oops!

Picture it......a beautiful spring day, the sky is blue, the sun is out, the roads are dry and your bestie and her hubby have come for a visit.
Your own hubby has been itching to take his car our for a rip and the hubby's decided today was the perfect day for it. Hubby's car at the time, was set up to be raced on a track - it was loud and it literally shook the whole house when he started it. 
The boys went out and had a good rip in the car and were telling us all about it. They were pretty pumped about their drive including a "little" squeal of the tires in town. It was all fun and games until this showed up in my driveway.......

Someone complained about the noise........but thankfully the nice officer only gave him a warning. Hubby literally walked back in the house and said "Oops!" and this experience became the inspiration for my card. 

After colouring the stamp with alcohol markers I hand fussy cut it and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. I didn't intend to fussy cut it - my original thoughts on card design went sideways so I had to regroup. I added some silver gel pen to the ring around the headlights.

I added this fun stamp to a banner die and paper from Cartopia from Carta Bella. The die cut houses are cut out of a couple different dies I have and added the town element from my story. Some twine and gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Wrangler - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Oops - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Cartopia - Carta Bella 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, silver gel pen, white gel pen, banners 3 die - Sizzix, twine, house dies - YNS, gumdrops - YNS 

Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1 IG3 IG5 BG5 BG7 BG10 TB4 TB5 TB9 CR7 CR11 DR7 LY1 LY3 

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