Waiting for Spring

After yet another blizzard this weekend, I love this sweet Bugaboo image on this card that reminds me Spring WILL come this year. The sentiment is from a Beccy's Place digi set named Stanley in the Rain. You can find it HERE.  I colored the image and the little raindrops with Spectrum Noir markers and white gel pen. Oh... this item is paper pieced. I printed two copies of the image, one on kraft cardstock and one on white cardstock. Colored the one on white cardstock with a few shaped of yellow and the white gel pen. You can't see it in the photos, but before I fussy cut them, I covered the yellow hat, boots and "slicker" with a strip of clear packing tape to make them shine like the real thing. In real life, it adds a nice touch of realism to the card.

Entered into:

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Whatever the Weather     (simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge)

Outlawz Challenges- Songs and Rhymes- Seasons               (Outlawzchallenges.ning.com)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Create a Scene              (simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge)

Bugaboo Stamps- Make a Scene                                               (catchthebugblog.blogspot.com)

Kitty Bee Designs- #138 – Animals                                         (alohafridaychallenges.blogspot.com)
2craftycrittercrazies Challenge- #24                                        (2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com)
The Cutie Pie Challenge- #133 Beary Sweet                           (cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com)

My second card for the current Butterfly challenge features a Hero Arts rubber mount stamp that I've had for a few decades. It includes the color bluebell [on the ribbon] and a bow and butterfly to fit the theme. I used a delicate pastel colored patterned paper, mounted atop an embossed white card. The image was colored with Tombow markers and a white colored pencil. 

 

Entered into: 

Butterfly Challenge- #118 Letter B for bi-fold                          (butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk)

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                            (Outlawzchallenges.ning.com)
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- March            (craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com)

A2zscrapbooking Monthly Challenge- Color It In                    (a2zscrapbookingblog.com)  

My final card is for The Paper Shelter's current challenge, Let It Be Spring. I used one of their cute digi images named French Brunch but swapped out the items in her shopping bag. I cut out the baguette and bottle of wine and replaced them with a nice bunch of tulips from Patties Creations, the sentiment is a freebie from Scrapbookandcards, and the background is a free coloring sheet from Favoreads printed on kraft cardstock.

       

Entered into: 

The Paper Shelter- #373 Let It Be Spring                            (thepapershelter.blogspot.com.ar)

Word Art Wed Challenge- #376-#377 Anything Goes      (wordartwednesday.blogspot.com)

Cute Card Thursday- #572-Anything Goes!                        (cutecardthursday.blogspot.com) 
Polkadoodles Challenge- Anything Goes Week 10             (polkadoodle.blogspot.com)