Little Ducks Easter Card

Hello and happy Friday! Easter is a month away and I love making Easter cards. I usually mail about a dozen handmade Easter cards to family and friends. Easter is the perfect occasion to remind your loved ones that you're thinking about them and a handmade card is the perfect way to send the message.

This Little Ducks Easter Card is the first one I've made this year. The duck image is from Unity Stamps and it's called Lucky Little Ducks. After picking out the patterned paper from the Spring Fling paper pad by Echo Park, I colored the image with Copic markers. The Happy Easter sentiment is from the Bunny- Keep You Forever sentiment kit from Unity Stamps. A simple layout was used and everything is adhered flat to make shipping easy. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• As You Like It: Favourite Spring or Easter
• Little Red Wagon: Three of Something (three ducks)
• Southern Girls: Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Easter

Card using Butterfly Blossoms

Hello! I'm still playing along with the 30 Day Coloring Challenge, it's been good therapy for me. This butterfly is what I colored last night. It's from the Butterfly Blossoms stamp set by Reverse Confetti and it was colored with Copic markers. The coordinating dies were used to cut it out and then it was adhered to a white die cut panel that was adhered to a polka dot scalloped die cut panel from the Newton's Nook Frames & Flags die set. Two banners anchored with flowers add more detail and the one day at a time sentiment is by Verve Stamps. The sentiment reflects how I'm living my life since my brother passed away in December. Every day is a challenge and one day at a time is about all I can do. I'm glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered: Allsorts (Anything with Wings), Crafty Sentiments (Add Fowers), Happy Little Stampers (Anything Goes with Dies), Through The Craft Room Door (Anything Goes), Watercooler Wednesday (All About Occasions) and Word Art Wednesday (Anything Goes). 

Wooly Lucky Card - TMS #545

Welcome back! Another Tuesday has arrived and that means the start of another sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This week we have a tall & skinny sketch for you to try. I've seen a lot of tall & skinny cards posted lately and thought it would be fun to mix things up a little. I hope you will try the sketch and join us this week! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration.

St. Patrick's Day is only a week away and I usually make a couple of cards for this occasion. This Wooly Lucky Card features an image from Simon Says Stamp and it was colored with Copic markers. The shamrock paper is from The Paper Studio and the green polka dot is retired from Stampin' Up! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Cardmakers: Green
• The Cutie Pie: Gorgeous Greens
• Simon Says: A Bit O' Green

Sketch #545:

Simple Birdie Notecard

Good day crafty friends! I have a quick post to share this Simple Birdie Notecard featuring the Note this Birdie image from Unity Stamps. The patterned papers are from the new Love Notes paper pad by Doodlebug Design and they were matted to a piece of red cardstock. The design is simple and everything was adhered flat. I find if I spend a lot of time on a card I'm less likely to give it away. So, hopefully this card will actually get mailed. ☺ I'm glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies (Use a Critter), Crafty Friends (Animals/Birds), Crafty Gals Corner (Add a Heart!), The Crafter's Cafe (Anything Goes) and QKR Stampede (Anything Goes).

Cheeky Monkey Smile Card

Hooray for Friday! It's another sunshine filled day here in Oklahoma and the weekend forecast looks wonderful. I've been trying to participate in the 30 Day Coloring Challenge and yesterday I colored this Cheeky Monkey image from Your Next Stamp. So, this morning I made it into a card. All patterned papers are from the It's A Party paper pad by Pink & Main and the image was colored with Copic markers. A few star stickers by Sticko were added for detail and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. That's it, simple and easy.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Crafting Happiness: Anything Goes (Green Optional)
• Crafty Creations: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers: Anything Goes
• Double Trouble: Let's Go Green

Some Bunny Special Card

Hello! The sun is out and it's a beautiful day. After I share this Some Bunny Special Card I'm headed outside to enjoy the sunshine. 🌞 This card features a new bunny stamp by Newton's Nook from the Hop Into Spring stamp set. Copic markers were used to color the image to coordinate with the patterned paper from the Girl Squad paper pad by Pebbles (2017). Then the coordinating die was used to cut it out. Can you tell I smeared the sentiment a little around the word special? It was already adhered to the floral paper, so I left it. Three yellow butterflies were added, they were stamped using the Newton's Birdbath stamp set.  That's it! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of the day!

Challenges entered:

• Aud Sentiments: Feminine + Sentiment
• C.R.A.F.T.: For a Female
• Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes
• Inky Paws: Pretty Polka Dots
• Simon Says: Something Feminine
• Watercooler Wednesday: Anything Goes Feminine Twist

Yellow Butterfly Card - TMS #544

Hello and welcome back! Today is the start of another new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this one is by Melissa Craig. No matter what occasion you need to make a card for this sketch is a great place to start. The design team created a variety of inspiration for you this week. Can you tell I'm ready for Spring to arrive? It's getting close, only 17 days away. I'm looking forward to the return of the flowers 🌼 and butterflies. 🦋 We would love for you to join us this week! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday.

Yellow Butterfly Card Supplies: White, Blushing Bride and light blue cardstock. Floral patterned paper from the Practically Perfect paper pad by Carta Bella along with Tiny Check patterned paper by My Favorite Things. Stamp & Cut Butterflies by Hero Arts used with Pineapple Punch ink by Stampin' Up! and Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Big Shot die cutting machine, cross-stitched oval dies by My Favorite Things and Fiskars deckle scissors. That's it!

This card is entered into the Dragonfly Dreams challenge to Make It Feminine. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Sketch #544: