Spring Butterfly

Good Morning!

Today I am sharing a Spring butterfly card that I created using some Crafter's Companion stamps and the new Spectrum Aqua Markers.

While most of the country has cold and snow, we are having Spring like conditions here in California.  We really need some rain and snowpack here, so please send it our way as we are keeping our fingers crossed that we won't have a long, dry summer this year.

CC Sheena A LittleBit Scenic-Flying Colors  

CC Bebunni Floral-Bloom and Grow (sentiment)

Spectrum Aqua Markers:  Floral Pack(yellow and pink)

Memento Sky Blue Ink

Watercolor Paper 140# Cold Press

Archival Black Ink

Waterbrush

RI WIW-Sketch Challenge

Happy Wednesday friends!

It is Sketch Challenge week on The House That Stamps Built blog and Wendy has given us another amazing sketch to work with.  I love sketch challenges, do you?

I love this little bunny!  She is adorable!

I embossed a gray card base with a swirly embossing folder for starters and then I added the stitched rectangle and purple dot panel.  Next, I stamped the RI Clover Bunny #702-K in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with markers and die cut with a stitched circle die.  I added some Stickles to her blossoms for a little extra pop.  I stamped the sentiment Happy Hello #9717-C from the Contain Yourself collection and cut it out with another stitched circle die.  

Here is Wendy's awesome sketch:

Please be sure to stop by each of my fellow Rock Star teamies and check out their
"inspired by" creations.

Cheri 

Joy 

Deonna 

Karen  

Patti J

Kathy

Debbie

Melissa (you are here)

We would love to have you play along with the challenge as well, head on over to The House That Stamps Built for all of the details.  Wendy will be giving away an awesome prize to one lucky person who plays along :)

Don't forget, if you are itching to do a little Repeat Impressions' shopping, you will find a 10% off discount code in my right sidebar.  Don't forget to use it! You will be glad that you did!

Bebunni Birthday Blossom

Hello there friends!  Crafter's Companion has release a new line of Bebunni stamps called the Bebunni Floral Collection and they are adorable.  

You can view the whole collection here.

Here are the awesome Crafter's Companion products used:

CC Bebunni Floral—Birthday Blossom

SN Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

SN Shimmering Cardstock-Pink

SN Markers:  CR1, CR2, IB1, IG1, IG2, IG3, LG2, LY1, LY2, LY3

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Spring is in the Air

I can't believe it is February already.  We have had a very mild winter here and some days it has been very spring like.  I do love Spring but we desperately need some snow pack in the hills to help with the water problems that we are having here in Cali.

I have been inspired by the weather though and created this card:

I created a watercolor background using Spectrum Noir Re-inkers and Blending Solution and then stamped this silhouette image over the top.  I added some Stardust Stickles for a little pop of shine.

Products used:

Crafter's Companion Sentimentals—Nature 
Watercolor Paper
Spectrum Noir Re-inkers: IB1, CG1, CR6
 Spectrum Noir Blending Solution
Spectrum Noir True Black Marker
Stardust Stickles
Sheena Snowfall Embossing Folder

Happy Spring

Hey there!  It is ABC (anything but a card) week again at Tombow and this week we are having a fun hop with PRIZES!

If you arrived at my blog from Debbie's amazing blog, you are right on track.  If not, be sure to pop on over to Debbie's blog and leave her a comment for a chance to win an amazing prize pack from Tombow.

I created this adorable Watering Can from a Silhouette cut file by Snapdragon Snippets.  I used Tombow Mono Multi to adhere all of the print panels to the can and to create the can itself.  The pretty flowers are also a Silhouette cut file from Snapdragon Snippets. You can find it here.  The flower comes with two sets of petals, if you use one your flower will look like a tulip.  I put both together and I think my flowers look a bit more like a rose. :)

I added the Happy Spring cut out (also from the Silhouette store) with a bit more Tombow Mono Multi.  The panels for the sentiment are adhered together with Tombow Stamp Runner and then the whole panel is popped up with Tombow Foam Tabs.

For a few finishing touches, I added some colored flat droplets to the spout using some Tombow Mono Multi, a tiny pink rose to the front with a 1/4 of a Tombow Power Tab to hold it in place and an assortment of May Arts ribbons to the handle.  

Be sure to stop by each of the blogs along the hop and check out the amazing projects  from the rest of my Tombow teamies and our Guest Designer, Michelle.  Don't forget to comment along the way for your chance to win the amazing prize package shown below.

Debbie

Melissa (you are here)

Jennie

Marie

Michelle (Guest Designer)

Tombow Blog

The winner will be announced on the Tombow Blog and FB page on Wednesday April 3^rd at 3:30 Eastern Time. 

Need A Hug?

Happy Friday!  I can't believe how nice the weather has been this week, it really has me in the Spring mood.  

This week the Tombow team has been sharing "Hug" themed cards/projects with you and today is my turn. 

I chose this adorable image from the Our Craft Lounge Showers of Blossoms set.  I stamped the image with Adirondack Pitch Black ink and colored it in with Tombow Irojiten Colored Pencils and Gamsol.  These pencils blend beautifully and the colors are so vibrant.  I used Tombow Mono Dots Roller to adhere each of the layers together and Power Tabs on the two pink roses.  I wanted the aqua rose to sit a bit higher so I used a Foam Tab to give it a little extra lift.  I used Tombow Mono Multi to adhere the die cut leaves.