Peachy Celebrate Spring

Hi Dreamers!

Although it feels absolutely nothing like Spring here in Michigan, I wanted to make something to remind me of Spring.  I used a floral bouquet stamped on news print decorative paper to try to elicit memories of long ago Spring.  I am tired of snow.

Materials:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps

Ink: Coffee Archival; Rusty Hinge Distress Ink

CS: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Chocolate Chip -Stampin' Up

DP: Tell your Story stack - Teresa Collins

Distress Markers: Rusty Hinge, Dried Marigold, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick

Sheer Ribbon

Coral Satin Ribbon

Coral Fabric

3-D Zots

Candy dot embellishments

Stickles Glitter Glue

Instructions:

• Make a card from  Calypso Coral CS and layer with Crisp Cantaloupe
• Stamp the image on the DP with Coffee ink
• Color the flowers with Rusty Hinge, Dried Marigold, and Spun Sugar markers
• Color the Vase with Rusty Hinge and Worn Lipstick markers
• Layer onto Chocolate Chip CS
• Stamp Celebrate with Rusty Hinge ink

• Add the embellishments: glue the color ribbon pieces folded in half and some doodad poofs made from fabric--cut a circle and run gathering stitches and pull up gathers; knot thread--makes a poof.
• Glue a piece of the sheer ribbon behind letting it peek out from the edge
• Glue the stamped piece to the card front with 3-D zots
• Add Glitter Glue to the heads of the candy dot embellishments and to the centers of the flowers

*******************Challenge for my Peachy Celebrate Spring Card:
Serendipity Stamps: use newsprint or sheetmusic + Serendipity stamp
Paper Take Weekly: lovely layers
Crafting Desert Divas: glitter
Shopping Our Stash: make an embellishment
4 Krafty Girlz: anything goes
Divas by Design: use a rubber stamp
Penny's Challenge: lots of layers



Up next in Dreamland: A fun project made with Lost Coast Design Stamps!!  Fun!  See you then!  Love ya.
Karen

Dandelion Cards with Fabric Embellishments

Hi Dreamers!
Another nice summer day here in good old Michigan (USA).  Yesterday I spent some time in my studio and made a bunch of cards.   Three from some pieces I had cut and stamped a couple months ago and three from scratch.  Today, I will share two of the "from scratch" cards.  I used a fun Dandelion stamp from Serendipity Stamps.   I thought this was a good choice to use now that the weeds are growing so well in my garden and yard.  LOL.

I stamped with Rusty Brown Stazon Ink on both cards.

Card #1

Instructions:

• Make a folded card from Old Olive CS and layer with Old Olive DP (from Stampin' Up)
• Stamp with Rusty Brown Stazon ink onto watercolor paper
• Color with Watercolor crayons
• Distress with Vintage Photo Distress Ink

• Layer stamped piece with Crushed Curry CS (Stampin' Up)
• Tie a bow in a strip of cotton green homespun fabric

• Thread another strip of the homespun fabric through a metal ribbon holder and wrap ends around edges of card

Card #2

• Make a folded card from Cherry Cobbler CS ( Stampin' Up) and layer with dp ( K & Company)
• Stamp with Rusty Brown Stazon ink on Neenah CS
• Color with Watercolor Crayons

• Use die cuts to cut in an oval and a scallop from Calypso Coral CS (SU)
• Add pearls

• Make a half circle from a strip of cotton calico fabric:

                Run gathering stitches down one long edge and pull up stitches to form the half circle.  Glue to                       card.


******Challenges for my Dandy Dandelion Cards with Fabric Embellishments

Serendipity Stamps: use fabric
Cut it Up: summer and a die cut
Daring Cardmakers: color combo---card #2
365 Cards:Nature
Simon's Wednesday: anything goes
The Paper Girls: watercolor

I will be back tomorrow with a "Sweet Treat" card!!  See you then.  Have a great Friday.  Love ya.
Karen