A Tisket, A Tasket & A Very Pretty Basket

Hey there, thanks for stopping by on this wonderful Sunday. I finished this card last night & since today is the last day to enter a card in the progressive challenge over at CDAC, I thought I better get it in. This pretty basket image was so graciously given by Shelley's Images. I coloured the basket with my Copics & then made a tiny slit along the edge so I could insert these little flowers. I actually inked the flowers first to make the colour match the DPs a bit better. The Dp's are by MME. I used an embossing folder on the strip of red card stock to give it  a bit of character. Tied a tiny twine bow to the basket handle to finish it off. Haven't added a sentiment yet since I think this card could work for a number of different occasions, so I think I'll just wait for the right one to come up.

Blessings,

Nancy

Challenges:

CDACPC14; SI

Happy Anniversary

Happy Saturday to you. Can you believe that tomorrow is actually April 1st. Remember to be on your guard tomorrow...you wouldn't want to be labeled a "Fool" by anyone.

Well, Monday, April 2nd happens to be our Wedding Anniversary & we will be celebrating 26 years together.  I don't know about you but I find it very hard to make cards for my husband. Maybe it's trying to find just the right words or maybe it's because my style in card making tends to have a feminine flair to it. I don't know, but my husband always complains that I buy cards to give to him. Well, this year I made my own. It's still kinda girly, I think, but that's the way it goes. The Dp is MME. The sentiment was a freebie from Ginger's House. The assorted flowers are from my stash, as are the wire hearts & gem. For the inside I used a poem I found  online. The layout is from the Sketch Challenge at Willow Sketchie Challenge. I also folder embossed the Dp with Swiss Dots but I'm not sure that they show up that well in the photo.

Well, that's it for today. Have a blessed Sunday.

Nancy

Challenges:

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch & Embossing

Wishing You A...

                                  Lots of photos today, since this project has lots of pages.

This is the outside cover of my card. I actually covered the back panels with an assortment of DP's in these shades of pink, ivory & brown. The sentiment is computer generated. Added a bit of ribbon, 3D butterfly & some pretty buttons with gold glittery thread.

This is the first page inside the card. The image is again the cute Bella & Easter Bunny Bronte by Mo Manning. After stamping the background onto the DP, I attached the image with foam squares. I hand cut the cloud, folder embossed it, & inked around the edges. The little dragonfly was a button that I cut the back off of.

This is one of the inside pages, just to show you a bit more of the detail. Again more background stamping, clouds, dimensional bird & chipboard letters that I cut out with my Sizzix & covered with DP before attaching with foam dots.

Another of the iside pages showing a few more of the embellishments; butterfly, ladybug & honey bee.

The inside of the card as a whole. The outside sentiment said "Wishing you a..." & the inside says "HAPPY SPRING".

Thanks for sticking with me thru all this. Hope you like it.

Nancy

Challenges:

Delightful Challenges - Easter

Stamptacular Challenge - Easter/Spring

Wishing You a Blessed Easter

Another Easter Card. For this one I used this sweet vintage image of a bunny. The DP is MME. The carrots are actually hearts I cut out using my Sizzix. I simple add a few strands of embroidery floss for the carrot tops. Sentiment is a digital freebie.

hugs,

Nancy

Challenges:

Fetch A Sketch - "Sketch"

CDACPC 14

This is my first finished card for the Progressive Challenge over at CDAC. This cute bunny image was so graciously provided by Stamping Dragon Designs. I coloured her with Copics (the scan made the colours come out quite bright...not that way in real life). All the DP's are from my leftover box. Flower boder was a gift from my Mom. Inked all the edges to give it a bit of an aged look.

Thanks for stopping by & taking a peak.

Nancy

Challenges:

CDACPC 14; sdd

Prickley Pear - Sketch

No Colour

Hope things are going well for you today. This card was a bit of a challenge. Meljen's Designs' challenge this week calls for no colour, except for the image. Well, I didn't want to do a Wedding or Baby card, which probably would have been a lot easier, so I decided to do a Birthday one instead. The cute image is by Melissa & it was super fun to colour up. I added a bit of glitter to the whipped cream. The rest of the card is  pretty basic. Used a lot of folder embossing, white ribbon, white buttons & white floss.

Enjoy your day,

Nancy

Challenges:

Meljen's Designs - "No Colour"

Go Forth & Eat Cake...or maybe Cupcakes

Another quick post today. Just happened to finish up this card today & thought I get it uploaded & entered into the challenges, since I never know what a day will bring. The DP's are from the MME pack I bought on the weekend. I coloured the image with my Copics. The rest is pretty straight forward.

Nancy

Challenges:

Phindy's Place - Animal Planet

Willow Sketchie - Sketch/Let Them Eat Cake