Ladybugs

Well........ we had spring in March, now it seems like we have winter in April. Only in Minnesota!!!!!!!!!! I was in the mood to play with some 'summer' theme stamps - so took out one of my ladybug sets from The Angel Company. The papers used are all Basic Grey Infuse collection. I paper pieced the wings, and popped 'em up. It looks much better in real life - but I still wanted to share!

May Your Day be Filled with Adventures

After teaching two COPIC classes this past weekend, and a card class, I was SO in the mood to create! I decided to play with a new set of stamps I purchased from the Stampin Place. I couldn't resist buying this set after going to the Balloon Fiesta! The dies, well, I've had 'em for a while! They are from AMUSE - and - they hadn't been used yet, either! (are you seeing a trend?). The sentiment is one of my favorites from the TAC set Bug of Fun. I loved coloring the balloon in all of the bright colors!

It Takes a Long Time to Grow an Old Friend

I love this saying! It is so true!!!!!!

The base for this card was my Flowerpot Nestabilties. I stamped the flower pot using an old SU background stamp I had. The image is from Wonder and Joy, and the words from Old Friend (both TAC sets). Rather than use my COPICs this time - I again used my watercolor pencils.

Love is Like a Butterfly

With the warm weather in MN (80 degrees in March!!!!) I am starting to think SPRING!!!!!!! I enjoyed using this TAC doublesided paper on this card. I took out something different for coloring for a change - my Watercolor Pencils. Although I absolutely love my COPICs, it is fun to play with something else once in a while too! The image is from a TAC set called Flutterby. I'm not sure where the sentiment is from - but it fit the card perfectly!

Golden Oldies

I love the Golden Oldies stamps from Art Impressions. They just make me giggle! When I travel - part of my relaxation is coloring! Well - I was visiting AZ last week - and spent some of time with these images. Hope you enjoy 'em!

Does this Stinger Make my Butt Look Big?

I saw this stamp by Rubbernecker Designs at an Expo last fall in St. Paul. I really got a giggle out of it - and have finally used it! My March class will feature five 'not so serious' cards! (this is one of them!) It was fun to dig out all of these stamps.

For added texture on the Bee - I used the COPIC Colorless Blender refill along with a piece of terrycloth. You can't see it so well in the picture - but the wings were cut out and popped up.

Spring is COMING!

I belong to a Rubber Stamping Club - and each Quarter we get a kit with supplies. We need to use EVERYTHING in the kit to make a card. It is fun to see what others come up with. This was mine! The kit included the pink cardstock, the green cardstock, the patterned paper (it was two sided) and the white flower. I used a TAC Image from Springtime Garden (I know it is early to think Spring - but it brings CHEER to a person!). I colored the flower and my clear Gem with COPICs - as well as the main image!!!! Had fun making this Gatefold card!