Spring Blog Hop

I was asked to take part in a Spring Blog Hop with some of my papercrafting friends and I'm really excited to share a couple of spring creations with you today!

Life Is Good Wall Hanging

I was inspired to create this after seeing the one By Katie Watson in the Feb/Mar issue of "Simply Handmade" so it's not an original idea but I did change it up a bit...

I recycled some heavy weight chipboard from the inside of an old binder to make the wall hanging it's self and then painted it a pale blue. The houses were designed with the Graphically Speaking Cricut cartridge and my DS software and cut from lightweight chipboard and pattern paper. I used Pooh & Friends to cut Sun, Tree & Kite..

Supplies:

Paper: Basic Grey "Lemonade"

Misc: EK Border punch, BG buttons,Offray ribbon,TAC eyelets, DMC floss, Thickers glittered chipboard letters, Zip Dry glue

Beautiful Butterfly Card

I used the butterfly from my Home Accents cartridge and cut 2 sizes that would nest and removed the antenna from the smaller butterfly with my Kai detail scissors. I scored along the side of each body so the wings would be 3-D then I adhered the smaller butterfly in the center with a glue line and placed 2 buttons over that. The base card was stamped with VersaMark and a retired TAC hostess stamp set called "Be Of Good"... I used a 7/8"coral ribbon to finish it!

The inside is 2 layers of pattern paper and white cardstock that have been punched with my corner rounder and then stamped with a butterfly image from the same set in pink grapefruit ink.

Supplies:

Paper: Basic Grey "Porcelain" , Bazzill green cardstock

Stamps: The Angel Company "Be Of Good" TC-310

Misc: BG buttons,VersaMark, VersaMagic ink, EK corner rounder,

Offray ribbon,Glue lines

I hope I have inspired you create some spring projects of your own...

Thanks for stopping by!

Here is the list of other very talented ladies participating in this hop

be sure and stop by and check out their wonderful spring creations!

Jennifer Carter

Melisa Waldorf

Kemi Schreiber

Amy Kolling

Laurie Willison

Pam Upper

Stacy Rogers

Angel Art Blog Hop

This month over at Paper Wings our March blog hop is to share some Easter creations from products exclusive to "The Angel Company".

The Card & Pillow Box feature a vintage stamp set called Flopsy Bunny available only for the month of March.... I used the Sands of Time SWIC Collection on the card and for the pillow box I used Pink Bazzill CS and Versamark to stamp the flowers. I used my Copics to color both images and Ribbon, Scrappers floss, Buttons to embellish.

Be sure check out the Easter creations form the other talented Angels listed below.

Rita W

Teresa

Maria

Seleise

Angela K

Rita K
Shirley

Michelle M

Maria M

Chelsea

Suzanne

Thanks for stopping and I hope I inspired you to create some wonder Easter items of your own!

Day 7 ~ Super Sketchy Sunday

Today's challenge on 365 card's is this sketch by Pam, here is my interpretation and I think it is rather lose at that! I got this wonderful new border punch & couldn't resist using it and those little yellow buttons were such a great finishing touch!

The paper is Lemomade by Basic grey and this card was inspired by a negative house shape that I had in my scrap pile... It's so great to use those scraps up!!

The sentiment is a new A Hostess Stamp from TAC called "Bless Your Heart"

Be sure and stop by over at 365 cards and see the rest of the great cards inspired by this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by... hope you have a great day!

Day 6 ~ Stampin' Saturday

Today's challenge on 365 Card's is to create a stamped image using more than one color of ink. This means that the ink must be applied to the stamp before pressing it on the paper - as opposed to coloring in an image with markers.

Be sure and head over and check out the Beautiful Card by New Designer Heidi Stock!

The image on my card was stamped with Iris Palette ink then I used Violete around the edges... The paper is Basic Grey Wisteria, T-2950 Go Abroad stamp set, Lemonade Blossoms & Buttons.. Thanks for stopping by!

Day ~5 Fancy Folds

The challenge for Day 5 over at 365 Cards was to creat a card with fancy folds... I didn't get a chance to work on this until 11:30 last night so I'm just getting it posted for today and will be back later with a posting for today's challenge. Pam these challenges have really got my mojo going... thanks!!!

You can find some templates for making your fancy fold card Here .

I made this to give to my DH for our 35th wedding anniversary coming up next month : )

I used kraft cardstock and Rustic Chic paper T-3114 Great Greetings,T-2991 Swirlies,T-3063 Souls Kisses (retired0, TA-3239 Swirled Spring Life (hostess set). the little bird was colored with my Copics... I really luv how this one turned out!!!

What do you think? Thanks so much for stopping by!

Day 4 ~ White Space

Today's challenge over at 365 cards is white space or in this instance pink!!

I used this adorable Vintage Stamp from The Angel Company called "Flopsy Bunny" available only during the month of march... be prepared to see more cards from this set... it's one of the first sets I purchased from another angel ages ago and I love it!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Day 3 ~ String Art

Well it's day 3 over at 365 cards and I seem to be on a roll with the challenges so far... But today Pam I was really stumped with what to do!! Well I spent some time googling String Art like you and found this amazing template for a stitched card over at Pinbroidery so here is the link for you to download a free pattern.

This was really a Fun card to make!
I used DMC floss for my string art and added pearls to the centers for a touch of elegance; the stamped sentiment is from this wonderful new Hostess set "Bless Your Heart" email me if you would like to know how you can get yours. The piece has been mounted on Wisteria from Basic Grey.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Day 2 ~ Tuesday's Trio

I decided to play along again over at 365 cards I really enjoyed this challenge!

To meet today's challenge, you must have at least one of each of the 3 following items: CIRCLE ~ SILVER ~ PEARL

My card is a circle shape and the stamped center of the flower is stamped with a great set from The Angel Company called Celebration Time I used silver cardstock and some colored pearls from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

Day 1 ~ Color Scheme

It's been a while since I have played along over at 365 cards... one of my most favorite sites to find some inspiration! Today starts Day 1 and it's a perfect time to challenge myself to a little creativity with the color scheme above. I used a B Level hostess set called Floral Fruits from The Angel Company.

Thanks for stopping by!