Friday, March 24, 2017

Hello Spring!

Hello.  Happy Spring!

I love gardening so I'm looking forward to the weather getting warmer so I can go out there and sow flower and vegetable seeds in my little community garden plot.

Here's a card I've created to celebrate spring.


This is also an easel card--one of my fave types of cards.



A closer look at the adorable image being featured.


This is 'Tilda Decorates Easter' from the Little Easter Collection 2013 from Magnolia Stamps.


Challenges for this card:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #176 - Any Sentiment Except for Birthday
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 34 - Always Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts Challenge #186 - Spring is on the Way
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #470 - Spring Fever
Making Memories Crafting Challenge #3 - Add Some Layers
Moving Along With the Times Challenge 41 - Handmade or Diecut Flowers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use More Than One Die or Punch
Tuesday Throwdown TT335 - Add Dimension

That's it.  Just a short post today.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate you dropping by.  Have a wonderful day and the weekend is coming up, so enjoy!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
Designer Papers:  K+Company Watercolor Bouquet paper pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Ovals; Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Garland; Cheery Lynn Designs B155 Large Rose, B152 Miniature Rose and DL113 Exotic Butterfly Small; Marianne Design LR0150 Forest Branch
Punches:  EK Success Small Star
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Wild Honey and Dusty Concord; lace and pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- purple shades:  aubergine, amethyst, 264-T, 263-T
- tights and shoes:  umber, Touch BR102, cinnamon, tan
- yellow daffodil:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- green shades:  370-T, apple, meadow green 
- flower bulb:  khaki, pastel beige, champagne    
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T 

15 comments:

Christine Dol said...

Honestly your cards are a dream to look at!!!! Cheers to warmer weather!!!!!

Ally said...

such a gorgeous easel card, Norma! I love your image and the layout of the card!
xoxo, Ally

Céline said...

so gorgeous
hugs
céline

Jenny L said...

Hi Norma,
oh how gorgeous is this card.
Such a very sweet image, and your design is super.
Love your wonderful and beautiful flowers.
Thank you for joining the MAWTT Challenge.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. DT

Sheetal Ahlawat said...

Love love love the card. You are such a talented artist and crafter Norma.

Jackie T said...

Hi this is a stunning card the flowers are so pretty. Thank you for joining us at Moving Along with the Times Challenge Blog Handmade Flowers. Hugs Jackie DT

Pam Tiedtke, or Pammie Lou said...

This is amazing! Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it with us at Tuesday Throwdown.
Hugs

Mój świat kolorów said...

prześliczna kartka!

Furrbster said...

This is a stunning design - reminds me of being down on the allotment with my pond and wildlife everywhere, and seeing the new growth coming up!

Thanks for sharing with us at Aud Sentiments,

Hugz Tinz

Paddington fan said...

Such a pretty card, love the design and the beautiful flowers and butterfly are the perfect finishing touches! Thank you so much for joining us for our 'Add some layers' challenge at Making Memories Crafting, good luck in the prize draw and I do hope you'll join us again soon!
Love Jacky x
MMC DT

Judith said...

Gorgeous card such a lovely design and beautiful colours and colouring . Thank you so much for playing along at Moving along with the times floral challenge this week hugs Judith x

Gayatri said...

Gorgeous spring card. I love it. Thanks for playing along Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. Gayatri xx

Sandy said...

A beautiful easel card! Thanks for sharing with us at Aud Sentiments and hope to see you again soon.
Hugs, Sandy

Sonia said...

Wow Norma, what a stunning card, love the colors and the image, she is just so adorable. Thank you for joining our Add Some Layers challenge at MMC. Hope to see you again for our next challenge.

Crafty Hugs Sonia DT xx

Margreet said...

What a beautiful card
Hugs Margreet

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...