Flowers for Mom

  Hello and Happy April!  

The sketch at Fusion Card Challenge inspired me to make this Mom's Day card.  The image was giving me fits until I could 'see' it in the sketch.  

I started with this unique floral image from PinkFresh Studio from the set, Just Because. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored the image with Copics.  Then the image sat on my desk for a while, lol. 

The sketch inspired me to use a circle die to trace a semi circle on the image panel and then fussy cut around it.  I scrounged through my stash of background panels and happened upon this monoprint that I had made using my Gel Press Printing Plate. I used cheap acrylic paint, a brayer and bubble wrap to make this print.  

 Once the background panel and the narrow strips of cs were adhered to the card base, I put the card in my MISTI and stamped the sentiment, which is from Altenew's Extra Special Stamp Set.  

I added sparkle with some SSS Moonshine Sequins.  

I am also linking up to Addicted to Stamps and More- Make Your Mark as well as Krafty Chicks Challenge, Anything Goes, and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Easter/Spring.

Thanks for stopping by!  

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	Gel Press Printing Plates SSS | Blick
3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS
Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk
Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
Wacky Stitched Circles Dies IO	Gina K Connect Glue SSS
PinkFresh Studio Just Because Stamp set SSS	MISTI SSS
Gel Press Brayer SSS

Tip Toeing Through the Tulips

 Hello All!

Spring has finally sprung and Easter is on its way.  I used some dies and one of my favorite slimline stamps for this card~

This adorable little gnome is tip toeing through a field of pink tulips, looking for a place to hide his egg.  He is one of three in the set Easter Gnomes from IO.  

The tulips are from one of the newest Spellbinders die sets,  Artful Tulips.  It is all backed with a panel stamped with one of my favorite background stamps, Wildflowers Slimline from IO.  I love using this stamp for scenes like I did HERE.  Using my MISTI, I stamped the sentiment, which is from snss 's Rustic Easter Stamp Set.  

Enabler ALERT!  IO Stamps entire website is 20% off this month! 

I am linking this card up to the following challenges~

Tic Tac Toe Challenge- I used slimline, green and Free.  

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes. 

Paper Funday Challenges~ Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful week!

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS	Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS
Versafine Onyx Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Gina K Connect Glue SSS	Spellbinders Artful Tulips Dies Spellbinders
IO Easter Gnomes IO	IO Wildflowers Slimline Stamp IO
snss SnSS

Anemones for Mom

 Hello!  

I hope you are enjoying your spring; we are enjoying sunshine here, after a week of rain.  

A friend requested some Mother's Day cards, so I have been busy with feminine cards.  You can't go wrong when you use florals for Mom's Day.

I needed a bit of inspiration for this card, so I used the sketch from Inspire Me.  I am also linking up to the Krafty Chicks Challenge, 'All Occasions''. 

I love using scraps up and this card used a lot of them.  The green background panel, the purple watercolored  strip and the white die cut ring were all scraps.  

The flowers are from the Anemones Slimline Stamp set from IO.  And...enabler alert- IO Stamps entire website is 20% off this month! I colored the flowers with Copics and fussy cut them out.  The panels were assembled and the flowers were popped up with scrap pieces of card stock.  The sentiment is from Altenew's Extra Special Stamp Set. 

The green panel in my stash was made with multiple snss sentiments stamped in white as well as the Fern Background Stamp which was stamped tone on tone.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a fantastic week!

Lee Ann

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS	Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS
Versafine Onyx Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Wacky Stitched Circles Dies IO
Gina K Connect Glue SSS	IO Anemone Slimline IO
snss Fern Background Stamp SnSS	Hero Arts Unicorn White Ink Pad SSS

Paint Your World

 Hello Everyone and Happy Spring!

If you have not seen many posts from me lately it is because I have been taking a bit of a crafty break.  But when I saw the new Spellbinders Dies, Paint Your World, I could not resist and had to break out the craft supplies.  

I started out with a mixed media card~

How fun are these dies!!!  The paint brush is adorable and the tulips are so sweet with the brush or on their own.  

For my background, I used a Tim Holtz Stencil, Burst, and some white embossing paste on Canson Mixed Media Paper.  I like using MM paper when I want a more grunge look as watercolor paint does not absorb into the paper like it does for watercolor paper.   Once the paste was dry I loosely painted some yellow Ken Oliver Color Burst Watercolor around the stenciled image.  Once dry, I spattered with some brown paint.  

Now the die fun.  I cut lots and lots of tulips out in a variety of colors using the new Artful Tulips Dies.  With the paintbrush, I settled on neutral colors.  I decided on the yellow tulips and sponged a bit of yellow ink on them for a bit of dimension and detail.  A sentiment strip across the card using the IO Creative Sister stamp finishes the card.  

I added SSS Moonshine Sequins and a twine bone for a bit of detail.  

I am linking this card up to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Bright and Cheerful. I used the sketch from the Make the Card Challenge~

Next up, a clean card with minimal layers~

I used the same Artful Tulips Die Set, this time using pink tulips.  I swished a paint brush stroke of pink ink using the direct to paper technique across the background panel and then spattered it with white and black acrylic paint.  The sentiment is from an older Spellbinders Card Club Kit.  A few SSS Moonshine Sequins finish this simple card.  

I am linking this card up to The Paper Players. 

I am also linking up to D and D Challenge, 'Something with a Handle'.  

Thanks so much for visiting! 

Lee Ann 

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Ken Oliver Color Burst Watercolor Powder Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS	Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS
Versafine Onyx Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Gina K Connect Glue SSS	Canson Mixed Media Paper Blick
Tim Holtz Burst Stencil SSS	Spellbinders Artful Tulips Dies Spellbinders
IO Creative Sister IO	Spellbinders Clubs Spellbinders