Spring Window ~ ScrapbookPal

Spring is my favorite season of the year.  Gardening is my second passion, next to making cards.  It would be first, if we didn’t have such long cold winters and I didn't spend so much time inside. 

This cheerful spring card was made during a snowstorm in February, using Avery Elle Arched Window, adorned with Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms. 

I cut the Avery Elle Arched Window out three times, gluing each layer together using Bearly Art Precision Liquid Glue to add dimension. All the flowers and stems were cut out of white cardstock and colored with Copic markers or by blending on Distress Inks.

This card brought sunshine into my day as I was creating it, and I hope it brings sunshine into your day as well. 

Here's a list of supplies I used that can be found at ScrapbookPal:

Avery Elle Arched Window
Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms
Bearly Art Precision Liquid Glue
Distress Inks
Copic Markers

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Tangled Tinsel ~ Snarky Christmas Card

Good morning friends~  Today's card was made for the Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~ "S is for Snarky Christmas".  I didn't think I was going to be able to participate in this challenge because I didn't have any snarky stamp sets but then I remembered this adorable set by Avery Elle called Dear Santa.

This frisky feline makes me think of Zsa Zsa Gabore.  I can just hear her saying "Don't get your tinsel in a tangle, Dahling".  

I tried to make her as femine as possible, right down to her pink glittered hat and bow to her blue eye shadow and glittered rouge.  

I did a bit of stenciling on the background (pink on pink) using a stencil from My Favorite Things and Distress Oxide Ink in Worn Lipstick.  This sassy gal is framed using Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles and Dotted Scallop Rectangles.  The sentiment is heat embossed in silver and clear sequins were added to give it that final girly touch.

I'll be entering this card into the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~ "S is for Snarky Christmas"

Word Art Wendesday ~ Anything Goes

Work It Wednesday ~ Pets
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Stitching

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Water Colored Floral Bouquet

Hello friends.  I've paired up Altenew's Watercolor Stripes Cover Die with Avery Elle's Floral Bouquet stamps and dies to create my first project for TupeloDesignsLLC. 

I started by cutting the Watercolor Stripes die out of Canson Watercolor Paper and did an ombre wash using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  I stamped the Avery Elle Flowers onto watercolor cardstock and colored them using the Ziggies.  I die cut them out using the coordinating die and set them aside to let the pieces dry.

  

Once the flowers were dry, I added some sparkle to the centers using a Nuvo Glitter Marker fromEmber Glow.  I LOVE these glitter markers!!

I mounted everything onto a piece of glitter paper from my stash and stamped the sentiment from the Floral Bouquet.

I hope you enjoyed today's project.  All the products I used are linked above to TupeloDesignsLLC.

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Baby It's Cold Outside!

Hello frosty friends~  We've been waking up to -24 degrees below zero for the last two mornings. Brrrrr....  Perfect weather for hibernating inside and playing in my craft room with some new stamps and dies.  

 This darling snow couple is from Avery Elle Frosty Friends.  Are they adorable or what??  The Poppystamps Stitched Majestic Mountains in the background were perfect for this warm wintery scene.

I colored this fella slightly different, adding Frantic Stampers Birch Tree Forest in the background.  Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes always adds a nice snowy base.

I'll be adding one of these cards to the following challenges:
Work It Wednesday ~ Something NEW

Time Out Challenges ~ New Beginnings

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Double D Challenges ~ Baby It's Cold Outside
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

I am also having a giveaway for this stamp set as I was sent two by accident when I ordered and they said I could re-gift it.  How awesome is that?  Leave a comment to win!  I'll pick a winner on January 7th!

Stay warm, my friends!

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