Still waiting for Spring!

The calendar says it is Spring... but the weather isn't buyin' it! So am making Spring cards. 

This month's challenge over at Tiddly Inks is to make a card featuring an image of their adorable character named Molly. I discovered that I have mostly Wryn images, but did find this sweet Molly coloring sheet. It's actually a freebie in their shop. You can find it here- www.tiddlyinks.com/coloring-books/thankful-heart-digital-stamp-and-coloring-page.

I reduced the size to fit four on an  8.5 x 11 page. Colored the image with Spectrum Noir and a bit of white gel pen to make her summer dress a soft green plaid. Finished it off with a B&W checked bow for texture and mounted the finished creation atop yellow plaid patterned paper. The sentiment on the inside of the card is a freebie from TLC Creations (createwithtlc.blogspot.com)

Entered into: 

Tiddly Inks- Molly Month                                        (tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com)

Di’s Digi Stamps- Flowers Challenge                     (disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk)

Bugaboo Stamps- March Photo Inspiration         (catchthebugblog.blogspot.com)

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge      (craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com)

Penny's Challenge- #372 Anything Goes               (pennyschallenges.blogspot.com.au)

The Cutie Pie Challenge- #121 Spring Cuties        (cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com)                

My second entry into an intriguing challenge named the "Twofer Card Challenge." The goal is to use the same stamp to make two distinctly different designs for two different occasions. This month's theme is "Blossoms". I've had this large Embossing Arts Valentine's Day stamp for a few decades. It includes blossoms (in the rose, and in the little basket with the doves.) Decided it would work for its intended purpose, and the two doves could be used separately on a wedding card. To get two very different looks, I stamped the complete image on tan parchment cardstock with deep rust ink. Added a bit of color with chalk and colored pencil, but tried to keep the colors muted for a monochromatic look. Finished it off by coloring the ribbon and adding some highlights with a white gel pen. Trimmed it into shape with decorative scissors and adhered it to a card cut from handmade pumpkin colored paper (from my stash. I think it was from Hero Arts years ago.) For the wedding card, I stamped the heart-shaped image with black ink onto a scrap of white cardstock. Before stamping the image, I took a damp cotton-tipped swab and wiped off the leaf tip that lays across the frame around the heart. I colored the image with Tombow markers and then used a fine tip black marker to gently sketch in the section of the frame that had held the leaf tip. Fussy cut the heart-shaped image then added it to the card I'd decorated with patterned paper, embossed pink vellum and aqua ribbon that has a little white daisy silhouette in its pattern. (I added close-ups so that you could see the details.) It was fun to stretch my stamp in this way!

Entered into: 

Twofer Card Challenge- Blossoms                                  (twofercardchallenge.blogspot.com)

Double D’s Challenge- Just Wing It                               (daranddiane.blogspot.com)

Artistic Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #196          (artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com.au)
QKR Stampede- #287 Anything Goes                            (qkrstampede.blogspot.com)

Pixie's Snippets-  Week 322                                      (pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com)

Decided to make one final  card to enter into the current Butterfly Challenge that focuses on the Letter L.  My card includes all six of the options- layers, letters and two of the colors (lavender and light blue.) I loved this beautifully layered flower sticker that I picked up at Joann's or Michaels a few months ago and it added a bit of bling to the card. The acetate printed with LOVE is from a scrapbook paper pack that had some fun specialty papers. I love making peek-a-boo cards with acetate but have never used printed acetate before. Love it! The sentiment on the front of the card is a freebie from TLC Creations (createwithtlc.blogspot.com) and the inside sentiment is one that I made on my computer.

Entered into: 

Butterfly Challenge- #97 Letter L                                              (butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk)

The Paper Shelter- #331 Easter Time                                       (thepapershelter.blogspot.com.ar)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Floral Frenzy                 (simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #326-7 Anything Goes    (wordartwednesday.blogspot.com)

Doing Life- Create with TLC Challenge                                   (desiref.blogspot.co.za)

Deep Ocean Challenge- Easter Spring                                     (deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au)

Cute Card Thursday- #522 Easter                                            (cutecardthursday.blogspot.com)