In Love With Daffodils

Daffodils are so bright and cheery.  Love seeing them come up in the Spring.  Unfortunately, I have only two clumps of them in my flower buds.  Going to have to change that this Fall.

The image is Gina K Designs by Theresa Momber and the sentiment is The Cat's Meow.
Card stock is GKD Lemon Yellow and Green Grass.
I paper pieces the flowers with Lemon Yellow and a darker piece of DP.  I also paper pieced the "tops" of the leaves to go over the oval indentation and give more 3-D.  I used a heat tool on the ribbon to curl it .

Challenges:
Paper Sundaes - spring blossoms
Ribbon Carousel - anything
Party Time - anything
Simon Says - anything
Paper and Such - Spring
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Spirng
Wags 'n Whiskers - Green
Di's Designs - emboss
Lothian - 2 main colors

Tri-fold Spring Card

It has been ages since I made one of these tri-fold cards.  Fun.  I basically CASED Beate's card in her tutorial on SCS. The first view is the completed card.

And here is the inside panel on the outside:

I cut out the flowers with a Cuttlebug die cut then rolled the petals back with an embossing tool.
Sentiment is Unity from the set Forever Friends.
Challenges:  Chick Challenges - sketch
Unity Opportunity- flowers
Party Time - anything
Mark's Finest - pink
Craft Your Passion - monochromatic
Ribbon Carousel - anythingSimon Says - anything
Unity Stamp Company - windows, doors

Masculine Cards - Challenging

 This poor car looks as old as its year!  LOL.  It is an Ippity Stamp from the set Authentic Man.  Don't think I will do it in brown again.  That color does not do the stamp justice.Sentiment is also Ippity.

I used a Signo white pen for the whitewalls and the lights, a silver Sakura pen for some of the chrome.
The button is from my mom's button box. 
CPS - sketch
Craft You Passion - monochromatic
Ribbon Carousel - anything
Party Time Tuesday- anything
DI's Digis - emboss
Lothian - 2 main colors
Simon Says - anything

Over the Top With Daisies

I went a little crazy with the flowers on this card.  I love the background digital paper by Doodle Pantry.  The little bear is also a Doodle Pantry digital image. The new April Release is coming April 1 so head over on Sunday and check out all the darling new digital images and digi paper and the new challenge starting the same day at the challenge blog  Doodle Pantry.
  I'm still practicing with my newly won liquid pearls.  This seemed a perfect opportunity to use it for the yellow centers.

The image circle is popped up from the scallops and the scallops from the green circle, creating quite a bit of dimension.  And of course, the flowers are glued on last so they can be out of the box (circle, actually).
The sketch is at Pixie Cottage.
Other challenges:
Paper Sundaes - spring blossoms
Really Reasonable - Spring
Sundays with Crissy - animals
Raise the Bar - in the garden 
Wags n' Whiskers - greeen

So Good To See The Birds

You know Spring is here when you see the birds.  Love seeing the robins in the yard, hearing the chirps of different birds in the area.  And we finally have had a few sunny days with blue skies.  Yeah!! Spring is coming.
I needed a birthday card for a child and I needed it quick, so I made this CAS card with a pre-colored digital by Doodle Pantry.  You can find other pre-colored digitals at her store. And there is still time to join the challenge and receive a free digital set just for playing Doodle Pantry Challenge.  But hurry, it ends the 24th.
Doesn't this bird just make you happy when you see him?

I used the sketch at CPS
Other Challenges: Pixie Cottage - Spring
Sundays with Crissy - animals  Is a bird considered an animal?
Cuttlebug Spot - childrens card
Stamptacular Sunday - buttons
Pile It On - in the air
Mark's Finest - CAS
Wags n' Whiskers - use green

Spring Is Finally Here

Spring is here, at least on the calender.  But we do have blue skies today, even though it is only 45 degrees.  I saw a few daffodils the other day so the tulips will be right behind them. I made this card Sunday evening but Monday morning the Medic 1 took my mom to the hospital.  She was released the same day but I have been with her ever since.  She is 89 and I hate those phone calls. I am back home now and live close enough to help her out the next few days if she needs me.   So I am just now posting this card. 

Challenges: Taylored Expressions - sketch
Paper Sundaes - photo inspiration
Stampin Sisters in Christ - new season
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Spring
Pixie Cottage -Spring

Little Bit O' Green

Here is a technique I don't use very often.  What is it called?  Emboss Resist?  Anyway, I gave it a shot for something different last week.  Here is what I came up with:

I don't use this color very often either but I like it.  It is Stampin'Ups So Saffron.  The image and sentiment are by Gina K Desisns.
Challenges: Simon Says - bit of green
Mark's Finest - CAS
Wags n' Whiskers - green
Mema's Craft - Two main colors
Lothian - Two main colors