Plant Smiles Card

This summer I had the privilege and joy of watching a baby cottontail rabbit grow up right outside my back window. Although I worried about it everyday because we have several Red-tailed Hawks in our area, I'm happy to say it is still hanging out in our backyard. It brought many smiles to my face and it was the inspiration for this Plant Smiles Card.

The image is from the retiring Garden Whimsy stamp set by Newton's Nook. It's currently on sale and once it's gone... it's gone. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was cut 3.25" square and matted to a piece of Audry Blue cardstock by Simon Says Stamp. The polka dot and red patterned paper is by American Crafts (2012) and the blue stripe is by Echo Park. Everything was adhered flat for easy mailing and the final touch was the die cut sun by Lil' Inkers. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Newton's Inky Paws: Polka Dots
• Alphabet: M for Make Your Mark
• Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes

My backyard cottontail rabbit I named Bun Bun sleeping in the sun. It lived in the Sage Bush behind where it's laying. July 2017

Bun Bun peeking in my window after it checked out the freshly planted petunias I planted knowing this cottontail would eat them. June 2017

Sunny Christmas Wishes Card

Good day! I've got a quick post to share this Sunny Christmas Wishes Card I made for day 6 of the Catch The Bug Christmas in July Challenge. It's a photo inspiration challenge and here is the inspiration photo:

To make this card I used the Tropical Santa - Buried image by Bugaboo and colored it with Copic markers. The image was then die cut using a stitched square by Lil' Inkers and matted to a light orange cardstock. A mix of three patterned papers were used, the waves and beach icons are both by The Paper Studio and the clouds are by Echo Park. I made the sentiment using the computer and punched it with a small oval and matted it to a scalloped oval. A die cut stitched sun by Lil' Inkers was added along with three small sequins for sparkle.Well, that about sums it up!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Umbrella Nap Relax Card

Happy Friday evening! It's the beginning of Memorial Day weekend and I thought a card with a relaxing theme was in order. I made this Umbrella Nap Relax Card using a Happy Hoppers House-Mouse Designs stamp. Bumble is pretty cute and looks very relaxed napping under the umbrella. The image was colored with Copic markers. Using Lil' Inkers stitched rectangle die cuts for the image and the 1.5" stitched sun added to the top of the panel. I've used a layout from Paper Play Sketches challenge. All patterned papers are from The Paper Studio and I stamped the Relax sentiment using Staz On Jet Black ink. The final touch was adding three blue sequins and this card was done.

Wishing you a safe and lovely Memorial Day weekend!

This Umbrella Nap Relax Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Paper Play Sketches: Sketch #008
• Cute Card Thursday: Holiday/Vacation!
• Crafty Catz: Get Ready for Summer
• Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes

Newton's Day Dream Card

Hello and happy Tuesday! It's time for another challenge at Tuesday Throwdown and this week the theme is Anything Goes, so create a new project and play along. We are honored to be sponsored this week by Newton's Nook and I've used the Newton's Day Dream stamp set on my card. There are a few digital freebies available at Newton's Nook blog, click here. You have until mid-day on Monday, May 2nd to link your creation. We look forward to seeing your entry in the gallery. Click here for all the challenge details and design team inspiration.

Newton's Day Dream Card Supplies: Pretty in Pink cardstock by Stampin' Up! (retired), bright pink cardstock by Recollections, patterned paper from the Hello Sunshine paper pad by Doodlebug Designs Inc. and DCWV from the Spring Mix paper stack. The Newton's Day Dream stamp set was stamped using Memento black ink and colored with Copic markers. Using Lil' Inkers stitched squares the image was die cut and matted to a slightly larger piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock. The 1.5" stitched sunshine by Lil' Inkers was die cut using a scrap piece of yellow patterned paper and the face was stamped using the My Kind of Peeps stamp set by Simon Says Stamp. The layout is from this weeks challenge at Sketch Saturday. That's it!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday: Sketch
• Let's Color: Anything Goes w/ Something Colored

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

You're One of a Kind Card

It's always a good day when some crafting supplies are delivered to my doorstep! My Simon Says Stamp May Card Kit arrived and since my hubby was taking a nap, I played in my craft room. I used the Mojo Monday sketch, this week it's round or square and this You're One of a Kind Card is 5.25" square. Most of the supplies came in the kit but I added two scrap pieces of patterned paper to make the grass and the pink polka dot through the middle and colored the flowers with Copic markers. I love how happy this card turned out.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch
• Make My Monday: April Showers bring May Flowers
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Sunshine Bunny Card

Good day! The sunshine is out, my daffodils have bloomed and the trees are getting their leaves. That must mean we are getting close to Spring.

This Sunshine Bunny Card I made today features a digital image called Carrot Bunny by Gerda Steiner Designs. The image is the freebie I received this month for playing along in her progressive challenge and it was colored using Copic markers. I used patterned paper from the Echo Park Easter collection. The sentiment is from Newton's Nook Day Dream stamp set and the sunshine stitched die and stitched square die are both from Lil' Inker Designs. To finish it off I added three pale yellow sequins and this card was done.

This Sunshine Bunny Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Gerda Steiner: Monthly Challenge
• Crafty Creations: Spring Fever
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday: Anything Goes/Spring is in the Air Twist

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Daffodils from my yard

Kitty Sunshine Card

Hello and Happy Leap Year! The sun is shining bright today and it's supposed to warm up to a nice 73 degrees, so I was inspired to make this Kitty Sunshine Card. The cute little kitty is napping in the sun, what a wonderful way to spend the day.

Card supplies: Whisper White and Daffodil Delight cardstock, patterned paper from Sunshowers paper pad by Heidi Grace Designs, Newton's Day Dream stamp set by Newton's Nook, sun is from Jillibean Soup stamp set, Copic markers, Pool Party Stampin' Write marker, Pool Party twine, and Stampin' dimensionals. That's it!



I would like to enter this Kitty Sunshine Card into the following challenges:

• The Paper Girls: Show Me Some Sunshine
• Little Red Wagon: Furry Friends
• Kitty Bee Designs: In the Garden
• Crazy 4 Challenges: Spring
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

I hope the rest of your day is fantastic and thanks for stopping by!