A little birdie told me!

 

 It is supposed to be spring here in Manitoba but it is still freezing cold & the poor birds are starting to come back looking for food....my feeders have been very busy. We still have snow on the ground in our yard & the river in front of the house is still partially frozen. My tulips & daffodils are peeking through though so spring can't be too far off! (can it?)  I have been making some cards with no coloring on them lately. As much as I enjoy coloring I am loving the look of this card! The gorgeous DP is the songbird collection by Prima (Lineage & Zephyr) The dies are all Memory Box....grove branch, meadow bird, macarena corner & petal party. I used a tiny black pearl for the eye & some bronze brads for the centers of the flowers. That's it....hope you like it as much as I do!

Challenges:
Brown Sugar Ch.#91..........ATG
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Ch.#63..........spring
Craft for the Craic April..........spring
Get Inky..........die cuts
Scribble & Scrap Ch.#17..........ATG
The Squirrel & the Fox Ch.#68..........die cuts
Crafting From the Heart Ch.#16..........ATG
Craft Your Passion Ch#21..........things that fly
Crafty Bloggers Network April..........die cuts
UnstampaBelles Ch.#34..........use a bird & pastel colors

YaYa Girls!

A woman in the RV park we stayed at in Arizona this winter has a group of girlfriends that call themselves the "YaYa Girls" so when she saw this image (also purchased at the stamp show) she asked if I would make her 3 identical cards for their birthdays. What fun to have a group like this to "chill" with! The stamp is of course one of the awesome "Girlfriends" from Art Impressions which I have colored with copics. The DP is Paper Studio, CS is Recollections, I used Memory Box & Spellbinder dies & the pearls are also Recollections.

 

 

Challenges:                                                                                                                                        

1. CMC Ch.#90.....ATG                                                                                                                     

2. Lacy Sunshine.....feminine                                                                                                             

3. Scribble & Scrap Ch.16.....ATG                                                                                                    

4. Stamping Sensations April Ch.....dies/punches                                                                             

5. Crafty Bloggers April Ch......die cuts                                                                                            

  6. Through the Purple Haze Ch.#37.....ATG                                                                                         

                                                                                        

7. Party Time Tuesdays.....die cuts                                                                                                      8.TTCRD.....ATG                                                                                                                 

9. Flat Friends Ch.                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                  

10. The East Wind Ch.#5.....humor                                                                                       

                 11. Art Impressions Challenge.....best friends                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                           

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember Me?

Well, after 3mths in lovely warm Arizona we have returned home to lots of snow & freezing cold temperatures! Today it was -8C....I think Mother Nature has forgotten that it is April! When I was in Arizona I went to the Mesa Stamp Show & had an absolutely wonderful time.  I love Art Impressions "Girlfriends" stamps so was thrilled to find them there with their whole line of awesome stamps. Needless to say my wallet took a real beating! Todays card is made with one of my purchases.

 

 

These stamps are called front-n-backs & this card is a combination of 2 sets....the adorable old lady & the inside & outside of the window. She is colored with copics & I used die cuts & punches to make the fence, flowers & the bough. The DP is Paper Pizzazz & the CS is Core'dinations. Sorry the picture is so bad....the DP is actually really pretty little lavender & pale blue flowers...very delicate.

Challenges I am entering:
1. Allsorts #254.....spring blossoms
2. Suzy Bee's Bloomin Ch.#24..........ATG
3. Hobby Cutz.....bingo.....flowers, stamps, die cut
4. Scribble & Scrap Ch. 16..........ATG
5. Stamping Sensations April Ch...........dies/punches
6. Corrosive Ch. #197..........pastels
7. Crafty Bloggers April Ch.....die cuts
8. Love to Scrap #27..........ATG
9. Art Impressions.....best of friends