Stempel Spass

Hi Friends - it time for a new monthly challenge at STAMPlorations  the theme is  Stamps and Spring And boy  - do we want SPRING! Using my  VIGNETTE set Eclectic Florals , some masking and adding additional color with Gelatos (and water) The flower stems I just drew by hand. The sentiment is by Memory Box. I used watercolor paper for this card. PRIZE:  The winner will receive 2  clear stamp sets of her choice from the Vignette, Patchwork Frenzy, and Subway Art series. (Visit the  shop   to see the available stamp sets.) Also, the winner will be invited to be a Guest Designer. A TWIST IN OUR CHALLENGES Participate in all 3 challenges we host this month and you'll be in the running to win  this prize package  courtesy of our sister shop,  All About Scrapping . You have until March 31 to link up your card. The winner will be announced announced April 3rd. Challenges: One layer simplicit...

I decided to combine the 10 minute craft dash  with the Papertrey blog hop . At the last minute - as so often....Well, that happens, when you have to work all day, as I had to do yesterday, too... the requirement at Papertrey is sequins. I happen to have a few, that I have never used. So I quickly threw this card together - I was in Yoga class earlier and thought the entire time about how to compose this card...Amazing, what yoga is good for.... I made a quick grid with pencil, used a flower from the Papertrey Beautiful Blooms set and a Michaels sentiment. I made this card in exactly 9 minutes and 50 seconds. Puhhhh, that was close.....Its a little off center and the sentiment is a little off, too -  oh well...otherwise I would have gone over the time limit....

I have been a member on the new Muse blog since its very beginnings and so far have not managed to create a card for it - although I have voted twice.....But now, my first entry: Marion Vaggs card below is the inspiration card. I followed it closely with those monochromatic horizontal stripes, but I did not stamp on it. I used a TWC stencil over which I just partially sponged Versamark ink and them white embossed it. I did not want to cover the entire strip with the template - I thought that would be overpowering. The sentiment is die cut, using my old Cuttlebug alphabet dies. The sentiment is elevated with foam dots and I put a little pearl onto the "i". Since I did not use any stamp I will also add it to the CAS-ual Fridays challenge  and since its monochromatic it fits the Make my Monday challenge as well. And because its green its going into the  The Die Cut Diva's challenge - Anything Green .

Just share a winter-themed card and a revamped, springy card.  - That is the theme for the Penny Black Blog challenge - posted today and the  deadline  is today - no time to think or mull this over...... I decided to to CASE this card I made last December and turn it into a spring card: Its pretty quick and easy. I masked the sentiment strip, stamped over with the Penny Black Delicate Florals stamp, colored it with Copics and chalk ink and sponged just a tad with Adirondack lettuce ink. the sentiment is one of those $ stamps from Michaels. And since I had applied some Stickels on my winter card I did the same here: I am also linking this up with the Anything goes challenge  at Word Art Wednesday and the  Simon Says A Bit O" Green challenge Update: This card was featured on the Penny Black blog  today - I am so happy about that!