Spring flowers - blue

Here are more of my Spring flower cards from last week.  These are again Stamping Sensation stamps and TAC words.  I used a border Spellbinder embossing folder for the edge and used the Scor-pal to accent it along with the ribbon.  It is also accented with the clear Spica glitter pen.

 Here us another version with gingham .... I love this one!

For this card I used a Sizzix Textured Embossing folder for the background and put glitter on the beads of the Spellbinder die cut.

I am hoping to get some plans made up for my new deck this week and hope to start my painting in the family room.  I am so excited for the new work I have planned for my home.  But there is a lot of work to go into it. 

Spring flowers

I just needed some Spring last week so in my down time I stamped and die cut these Spring flowers and then colored them. On Sunday I put them together into cards.  I so love the look of the clean fresh look of Spring flowers .... I almost think I can smell them.  The stamps are from Stamping Sensation, the words are from TAC.  I colored them with my Copic markers and used the new beaded oval Spellbinders dies for them.  I am loving these!! There are so many things you can do with them.  Oh ... don't let me fool you ... it is only a two layer card ... the green edge matches the coloring since it is my Copic marker.  I had used different shades of green for it that did not match the paper as well so with Copic you can go over your work to change it ... so I added a little more YG instead of all G.  I do not think you can even tell.

For this one I added a lime green Spica Glitter pen for the stitching around it and a clear one to highlight the flower.

On the last one I made dots with the Copic fine liner and then was able to find I had ribbon that almost matched it.  I love this look.

If you are in the area and going to Adventures in Stamping in April remember my friend Pat and I are teaching a class using Copic markers.  Be sure to sign up for it if you have not already taken it.  I have a book of directions and samples to help you learn how to use your Copic that is included with the class, you can read more about it under 'Classes' at the top of this page.  I also send it to non-locals for a fee via email.

Tune in Tuesday (TNT)

Every Tuesday The Angel Company will we be featuring a designer with a specific theme, project or idea.  This Tues it is my good friend Holly Mays featuring flowers!  She has a lot of beautiful cards designed with all different kinds of flower types .... punched, stamped, 3D etc.  Go take a look HERE.

I do not know why but I am really into bookmark cards.  OK .... maybe I know why .... if I do a lot of detail coloring on an image I would like to know it can be used for a while and not just tossed after the greeting is read.  So with bookmark cards ... it is like giving a gift with the greeting that the recipient can keep.  OK ... there I said it.  So I made quite a few different bookmark cards to sell at my craft show this weekend at St Pasquals. 

This one uses the set 'Sunshine' and I colored with Copic markers.  I been stamping a message on the back of the bookmarks also but I guess I forgot to take a picture of this one. Here you can see the bookmark off the center belly band.  The bookmark was made to slide over the pages of a book. The background is a Sizzix Texture Embossing folder and the printed paper is Emma from TAC.

Here is a close up of the flower.  I used G0000 around the sunflower to help it pop and you can see it a little in this image.

I am working hard this week getting ready for my show.  Maybe I will show you a few more items I will have for sale this week.  Working on some cute notebooks right now.  Stop in and see me on Saturday if you can.