I Love Washington State and New Releases

There may be some who disagree with me but I live in the Most Beautiful state in the U.S.  Mountains, lakes, rivers, rain forest, desert, islands, dairies, berry fields, apple orchards, wheat fields, evergreens and cactus, hot and cold, rain and dry all depending upon what area of the State you live in.  
Because we live on the West side of the mountains and toward the coast, we do get a lot of rain. My husband keeps threatening to move, but summer in the Pacific N.W. is hard to beat and our Indian Summers are fabulous. (He just needs a hobby during the winter - LOL)
But you probably did not come to this blog to hear me brag about Washington State.  It just so happens that it is Doodle Pantry Release Day for May images. And one of the new images is............ the State of Washington.  Laurie is beginning her States series and chose Washington (yeah! Laurie !) as the first.

In each box of cards that I send to Operation Write Home, I put in some "Thank You" cards for the Heros.  So for this card I added a "Thank you from Washington" .  I used the outline form of the image, coloring it with pencils, making the West side a little bit more green than the East side. Also distressed the piece behind the state, allowing more blue on the coast line and greening the paper on the right side.
I love all the little icons that  Laurie drew - things we are famous for: salmon, Space Needle, Mt St. Helens, apples, Rhododendrons.
Here is another card I made with the pre-colored images:

 Al-ki is an Indian word that actually means bye and bye or hope for the future.  It is the State motto.
This red boat is an old button.  I removed the back so it glues flat to the paper.
Now how about a look at the entire set? And, remember, this comes with the outline forms too so you can color them yourself.

So if you are not from Washington State, you may not be as pumped as I am about this set, but I bet you will like one of the other sets in this month's release.  So head over to Doodle Pantry   and check them out and the sale May 1 - 6.   one more thing: don't forget to play the challenge at Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge Blog
Thanks for your attention.  Did you learn anything while reading about my state?  There will be a quiz tomorrow.  (just kidding)  Have a great day.


Challenges:
Simon Says - happy mail
Simon Says Stamp and Show - travel
Party Time Tuesday - anything
Pile it On - May flowers
Critter Sketch - flowers
Digital Tuesday - distress
Wags and Whiskers - May flowers
Sister Act - anything