Carousel Birthday - IAS #59

Hello again. This is my second post of the day, but it is also a week late. I made this one for International Art & Soul - Lace and Pearls. The challenge is still open so you have plenty of time to hop on over and play along.

I made this card from a kit I received from Pia as part of the Card Shower Swap group on SCS back in January.

Materials Used:

• Image - and Sentiment - Stampin Up Carousel Birthday
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Coastal Cabana
• Accessories - Pearls and lace from my stash; stitched circle die
• Copic Markers - BG0000, BG000, BG01; W1, W4, Y13, and Y15

I hope you will go and check out the projects from the other design team members.  Come play along. You could be the Winner or one of the Top 3.

 

Boho Bull - Monthly Challenge Creative Card Chicks

Hi my friends. Happy Sunday. I hope that you are having a great day. Summer has come to H Town - hot and HUMID! Ugh! Hard to believe that some are still having cold weather.

My card today is from a card kit that I received from Joyce (ashlyn on SCS) for the Monthly Challenge - Creative Card Chicks. I'm just a little late posting this. Reveal date was May 21, but school has really been keeping me busy with reports to write and quizzes to study for.

Materials Used:
Image - Picket Fence Studio - Boho Bull
Sentiment - Boho Bull
Cardstock - Stampin Up - Pistachio Pudding
Accessories - Washi Tape (Kit); bling from my stash
Copic Markers - BG000, BG01; E40, E41; YG00, YG01; YR21, YR23, and YR24

Sunflower Scene - IAS #58

Good morning. Happy Mother's Day to all you lovely ladies. You don't have to have children to be a mother. You could be an aunt, a good friend, a teacher, a fur baby mom. We are all moms in some way. We all touch the lives of other people hopefully for the good. Being a woman is a blessing. I will be spending some time with my youngest daughter and her family later today.

Right now I have a card to share with you. This is from another kit I received from the Card Shower Swap group that I got in January. I received this one from Heather (JadeOnline). The theme for the challenge on International Art & Soul this fortnight is Ecology/Conservation. I thought the farm theme and sunflowers were perfect for this. I think the card could be used for just about any occasion.

Materials Used:

• Image - Stampendous - Sunflower Scene
• Sentiment - Sunflower Scene
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Hello Honey; Staples 110#
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up - English Garden
• Accessories - Prima Flowers and brads from my stash
• Copic Markers - B0000, B000; E13, E17, E18; G21, G24, G28; Y13, Y15, Y18; YG61, YG63, YG67; T5, T6, T7

 That's it for now. I hope you will come visit IAS and see what the rest of the Design Team has for your inspiration. They are truly amazing. Come join in the fun. You could be picked as the Winner or one of the Top 3.

Have Fun on Your Break! CYS April

Hello again on this beautiful Sunday. I do have another card to share with you today. This one is for the Challenge Your Stash group on SCS. Each month the hostess gives us a theme and we each create our own card to follow that theme. We are only to use things that are in our stash and not go out and buy anything new. For April our hostess is Jen (Jennifrann on SCS) and she wanted us to use "orange and buttons."  I was lucky again because I got this cute kit from Lori back in January in the Card Shower group on SCS.

I wastn't sure at first what I would do with this card since all my grands are done with school for now. Yes, three graduations from college this year!!! But my youngest daughter is in college the same as me, so I thought I'd save it and send it to her when Summer Break comes up in July.

Materials Used

•  Image  Simon Says Stamp - School Bus Friendly Frolic
• Sentiment Simon Says Stamp - School Bus Messages
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Groovy Guava
• Designer Paper - School Rules
• Accessories - Crystal Effects; Stampin Up - Button - Sycamore Street Collection
• Copic Markers - Y15, Y18, Y19; W3, W5, W7, W8

Happy Birthday - IAS #57

Good morning and Happy Sunday! It's a beautiful day in H Town. Sorry about those of you that are having snow. My butterflies are doing well. I have five in my hutch that are ready to emerge and have already released six that were outside the hutch.  Everyday I find a few more lurking in the garden and I transplant them into the hutch for safety. I have not see any wasps around yet, but have been plagues with slugs so I'm looking for ways to rid the garden of those pests.

Today I have a card I made back last year that I have never blogged and it was perfect for the International Art and Soul challenge for this fortnight for Birthdays!

 Materials Used:

• Image - Lili of the Valley - Presents
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Happiest Birthday Wishes
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Raspberrry Ripple and Glimmer Paper
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up - Picture Perfect Party
• Accessories - Stampin Up - sequins; ribbon from my stash
• Copic Markers - B12, B14; C00, C1, C3, C5; E000, E00, E34, E35, E37; G40, G43; RV17, RV19; Y11, Y15, Y19, Y38

 I hope you will pop on over to IAS and see what the rest of the Design Team has created. These ladies are fabulous. Join in the fun. You could be the winner or picked as one of the Top 3.

With Sympathy - Creative Card Chicks

Hello my friends.  Happy Easter. I hope you are all enjoying your day. It was a beautiful one here. Couldn't have asked for it to be any better. After attending church, spent time with my extended family. Always love getting together with them. I didn't think I ate too much, but I'm still feeling full. My sis made a mincemeat pie which I could not pass up!

I do have a card to share with you today. This is for the SCS Creative Card Chicks Monthly Challenge. Our hostess this month was ScrappinCEO. She sent us a kit with this pretty flower image. I love flowers. And she sent a butterfly. You kow I love butterflies too almost as much as I love flowers. BTW, so far I have had 4 Monarch butterflies emerge from their chrysalis. I have my new hutch up and have at least a dozen chrysalises in there. 

 This image came from Cardmaking & Papercrafting issue #168 designed by Jenny Ellory.  The paper is Stampin Up Share What You Love. I used SU Real Rust for the base of the card and the embossed strip is SU Pear Pizzazz. The butterfly is punched using a Martha Stewart punch.

 Here is the inside of my card. The sentiment is from the Cardmaking & Papercrafting #165 and the enamel dot is from Recollections.

The Copic markers I used were E02, E04, E07; G21, G24; R22, R24, R27; T10; Y08, Y15, AND Y18.

That's all for today. Have a great week.
 

Easter Egg Tree - IAS #56

Good morning and Happy Sunday. We have been having some beautiful weather. I was actually able to work outside yesterday digging up clover from my flower beds so I could get Spring planting done. It took most of the day with time outs to east the knees and back.. I was going to have the lawn guy do it, but decided I didn't want to wait; I'd rather have him come and do the planting which he will do on Tuesday. Not to be fooled, our temps are down in the high 40's this morning!!! Feels like 44*.

The days are flying by. I'm just a little late getting my post up for International Art & Soul this fortnight. Thank you to Hazel for reminding me. For my card, I used another Card Shower kit that I received back in January from our Hostess Heather. It was a fun kit. I did put on it Happy Spring since I had just made an Easter card. Hopefully it will feel like Spring next Sunday when it is Easter.

Materials Used:

• Image - Your Next Stamp, Easter Egg Tree
• Sentiment - ?
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Kiwi Kiss
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up English Garden
• Accessories - Ribbon, circle punch, Stampin Up scallop punch
• Copic Markers B00, E04, E07, E21, E23; BG23; G21, G242; V25, Y19, and YR68

 That's it for today. I hope you will stop on by and see what the rest of the design team has created and you may want to play along with us. You could be one of the Top 3 or the winner to add our widget to your blog. Have a great week!