Lovely in Lace

Yesterday's Noon Time Challenge on the Flourishes blog is to create something using lace.  I haven't made a step card in a long time, so decided to try one again.  After two botched attempts,  I finally got the cuts and scoring right on the third try! :-(  This is also for the Ways to Use It Challenge on SCS to use ruffles.

STAMPS: Magnolias (Flourishes)
PAPER: Spice Cake DP by SU, Vintage Cream (PTI), Soft Suede, Pool Party
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Lace (Flourishes), Fleur de Lis die by SB, Ruffled lace, Gold cording, Copics (G40, G43, G46, BG0000BG10, BG11, E43, E44).

Book Worm Challenge

Flourishes Noon Time Challenge today is to create something for a book lover in your life. I have quite a few co-workers with birthdays in April, so this bookmark will be a nice addition to a gift!  This was quick and easy because I started with a ready made tag by K&Co, added some lace and bling and stamped the floral image from Flourishes' Botanical Bookplates set.  I used Copics to color - G43, G46E01, E93, E95, E07.


Some food for thought...
"A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world."  -Joseph Addison

Color Throwdown 187

It's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge! Check out these great colors and inspiration picture chosen by the fabulously talented Joan!

My card uses Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch for the layout which just happens to be designed by Lynn Put - another Color Throwdown designer.  I discovered I have very little DP with purple shades, but did find this pattern in BasicGrey's Kioshi pad.

We'd love to have you join us! No worries if you don't have the exact colors... feel free to substitute colors that are close! Make a card or paper crafted project and post it to your blog or online gallery. Then use the direct link and link it to the Color Throwdown blog using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the CTD post. If you post to an online gallery, please use CTD187 as your keyword.

So...are you ready to be inspired?? Check out what the other CTD designers, along with our talented April guestie, Julia Aston, have created!  Check it out HERE.

STAMPS: All Booked Up (PTI), Mat Stack 3 Collection (PTI)
PAPER: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, White, Kioshi DP by BasicGrey
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa
ACCESSORIES: Mat stack die by PTI, Circle Nestie, Ribbon, Large leafy flourish Die-Namic by MFT, Chocolate brown lace by Flourishes.

Motherly Love

After 3 days of not getting inky, it was high time to squeeze in a card before heading out to work!  I created this for the CAS challenge on SCS to use scallops and also for Flourishes' Motherly Love Challenge.  This lenten rose image is probably my fave floral image...fun to color, fussy cut and pop on a long oval!  Edges were punched using Martha Stewart's Doily Lace punch.  Though I no longer have my mother or MIL, I still enjoy making Mother's Day cards for co-workers and others.

STAMPS: Lenten Rose, Love Sweet Love (sentiment) - both by Flourishes
PAPER: Raspberry Fizz (PTI), X-Press It Blending Card, White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
COPICS: R81, R83, R85, Y13, Y35, YG00, YG03, YG06, BG0000, BG000, C0, C1.

Happy Easter

It was a gorgeous Easter Sunday beginning with a celebration at church of our risen Lord!  This photo was taken of a display in a section of our sanctuary.  We then enjoyed a delicious lunch with my husband manning the grill to make the first BBQ chicken of the season - YUM!  We had our oldest son and DIL and our middle son joining us for the day, and it was great to spend the family time together!  Last evening we took our son and DIL out to eat at a fave restaurant in Staunton, VA and while we were stopped at a stoplight, I had a chance to snap this photo of one of my fave sculptures in that city.

No stamping time this weekend due to all the holiday happenings.  Hopefully, I'll be able to get inky again tomorrow! :-)

Good Friday!

It's Good Friday and a good Friday as well! I thought this cartoon summed up really well what this day represents to me...

 Looking forward to being off this Easter w/e...my first in many years! Our son and DIL will be visiting from out of town and hopefully our daughter and middle son will be able to join us as well for a cookout on Sunday.

Moving on to my card for today...

It's time for another Raise the Bar Challenge and Joni wanted us to go with a cutesy spring theme, so this Ducky Rain digital image from The Greeting Farm was just perfect!  I printed it on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics.  This CS is the smoothest and best for Copics out of several brands that I've tried.  DP is from the Splash 6x6 pad from Echo Park.  I love these flag dies by 'Lil Inker Designs and find myself going back to them time and time again.  The sentiment is from MFT's My Basket of Eggs PI set.  Hop on over to the Raise the Bar blog to see what the other designers have created to inspire you with this theme!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a blessed Easter!

Color Throwdown 186

It's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge and Danielle has come up with a scrumptious combination for us!  Here's my card using a Lili of the Valley image...

I used SU's striped EF for the BG and colored the image with Copics.  I love these PTI tags to add a small sentiment to a card and find myself using them over and over!

We'd love to have you join us! No worries if you don't have the exact colors... feel free to substitute colors that are close! Make a card or paper crafted project and post it to your blog or online gallery. Then use the direct link and link it to the Color Throwdown blog using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the CTD post. If you post to an online gallery, please use CTD186 as your keyword.

 So...are you ready to be inspired?? Check out what the other CTD designers, along with our talented April guestie, Julia Aston, have created!  Check it out HERE.

STAMPS: Tiny Tags (PTI), Lili of the Valley
PAPER: Tempting Turquoise, Dusty Durango, White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Terra cotta satin ribbon by PTI, Striped EF by SU, Scallop rectangle die, Leafy Flourish die by Cheery Lynn Designs, Tiny tags die by PTI, Frond punch by MS.