Sending Smiles

 I had some outpatient surgery done this morning, so it's giving me a little extra "play" time since I was to lay low and not be active.  Since it involved my eyes, I'm hoping my photos won't be too out of focus - lol!  The Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge is a fun one and it's all about your birth date.  Pick out your birth month on the chart and create something using the parameters - in my case it was to use 2 patterned papers and a flower stamp!  Hot diggity!  My favorite elements for cards!

This tulip image is a new fave of mine to color, so it was a no brainer to use this set.  I love the pop of pink against these bluish green papers.  I'm using Korin's great layout for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.

STAMPS: Tulips for Friends
PAPER: The Sweetest Thing "Lavender" pad by MME, White, X-Press It Blending Card
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Rhinestones, Fishtail Flags Die-Namics by MFT, Silhouette cut file
COPICS: RV21, RV23, RV25, G82, G94, G85, C1, C3, C5.

The Long Haul

I got a head start on the Color Throwdown Challenge with their FB hint of "Marjolaine"...one of BasicGrey's newest paper pads. Even though I went with the floral BG panel, I still thought I could pull off a masculine card with these colors...plus the pickup truck pretty much says it's a manly man card! Now I'm humming that country song (and I'm not a big country fan!) ..."There's something women love about a pick up man". :-) Anyway...I colored the image with Copics, cut it out and added Crystal Effects to the hubcaps. The layout is a great one by Roxie for this week's SCS Sketch Challenge. This is also for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge to use hardware on a card. Thanks for visiting...love to hear your comments!
STAMPS: Loads of Love (SU)
PAPER: Marjolaine DP (BasicGrey), Soft Sky, Blue Bayou (it blended better with the DP than Marina Mist), Kiwi Kiss, X-Press It Blending Card
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive
ACCESSORIES: HPH hardware (SU), Ribbon (SU), Oval punch, Brads, Crystal Effects, Foam dots, Copic markers (BG10, BG72, YG95, E000, C00, C1, C3, C5, C7)