Butterflies & flowers ...

Butterflies are self-propelled flowers. ~R.H. Heinlein

I’m here to share my card for the new color challenge which started today at The Outlawz Challenges.

This week our challenge comes from Jacqui to us 5 colors and add a butterfly twist

Here’s my card

  

Here are the colors we are using

Supplies

Card stock from Stampin Up!

Design Paper “Falling for You” & “Jeepers Creepers” from Close to My Heart

Embossing folder “Flower vine #2” from Sizzix

India Ink from Memories 

Oval punch from ek success

Sentiment from Stampin Up! “Simple Sayings II”

Stash: Rhinestone

Our sponsor this month with a prize of 3 images is MariDigis so thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges where a new challenge starts every day of the week!

(Hugs) Cara

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas ...

And, so, Christmas comes to bless us!

Comes to teach us how to find, the joy of giving happiness and the joy of being kind.

~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham, "There Will Always Be a Christmas" (1940s)

Good morning!

A new challenge as started today for the Sunday Song & Rhyme challenge at The OutlawzChallenges. Each week we will give you a theme based on a song or a rhyme along with a bit of the lyrics/lines with which to take inspiration from to create a card/project! You can also look on-line to get more information about the Song

Find Inspiration in the song or rhyme:

Song:It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Everywhere you go

Take a look at the five and ten, it's glistening once again

with candy canes and silver lanes aglow.

Here is my card for the week

 Supplies

• Cardstock from The Paper Studio
• Design Paper from DCWV (I think)
• Embossing folder from Cuttlebug "Paper Snowflakes"
• Embossing folder from Sizzix "Dots"
• Ink from Pallet
• Rhinestone from my stash
• Sentiment from Stampin Up! "Star of Light"
• Snowflakes from Sizzix "Paper Snowflakes, mini"

Our sponsor this month is Anne Fenton with a prize of  3 pre-selected digital stamps, so don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges where a new challenge starts every day of the week!

(Hugs) Cara

Make a Wish ...

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in. ~George Washington Carver

Greetings and Salutations my Crafty Peeps!

This month, Margy has a stunning image for us to use for her Progressive Freebie Challenge at DigiStamps4Joy Facebook Group

It’s an image of a King Protea, the national flower of South Africa.

Based on what I could find out about it on the WWW … it is a member of one of the oldest families of flowers on earth, dating back 300 million years and, according to Greek legend, is named after the shape-shifting Proteus, son of Poseidon.

The plants can grow up to 6plus feet and the flowers can reach close to 12 inches across. Just imagine a field of these magnificent flowers!

So here is my card using this stunning image!

Supplies

Image "King Protea" printed on Whisper White card stock and colored with ProMarkers

Button from Bazzill

Card stock from Stampin Up!

India Ink from Memories

Layout: MFTWSC239

Sentiment from Inkahootz! (closed)

Twine from American Crafts

Thanks for stopping by!

CHALLENGE(s) ENTERED

DigiStamps4 Joy

Challenge #150 - Anything Goes with optional twist of Summer or Winter theme

Inspire Me ....

The whole world is an art gallery when you're mindful. There are beautiful things everywhere and they're free. - Charles Tart

I’m here to share my card for the new color challenge which started today at The Outlawz Challenges.

This week Sharon has given us a lovely Inspiration photo to use. I went with the flowers and colors.

Here’s my card

Here’s the Inspiration photo

Supplies

Bow punch from Stampin Up!

Card stock from The Paper Studio (Base) and Stampin Up!

Design Paper from DCWV “Vibrant Vision”

Flowers from my stash

Rhinestones from my stash

Our sponsor this month with a prize of 3 images is MariDigis so thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges where a new challenge starts every day of the week!

(Hugs) Cara

Five Little Speckled Frogs!

If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. ~Chief Seattle of the Suquamish Tribe, letter to President Franklin Pierce

Good morning!

I am now part of the Sunday Song & Rhyme challenge at The Outlawz Challenges. Each week we will give you a theme based on a song or a rhyme along with a bit of the lyrics/lines with which to take inspiration from to create a card/project!

Our Sponsor this month is Anne Fenton with a prize of 3 pre-selected digital stamps

This weeks theme: Song: Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five little speckled frogs

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious grubs

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were four green speckled frogs.

You can also look on-line to get more information about the song or rhyme.

Here is my card for the week. I stamped the frog onto green card stock and added some shading with a green watercolor pen. The image is then fussy cut and adhered to the circle which is attached to card base with dimensional foam. I made several of these as they will be sent to Cards for Little Hearts for the general card drive.

Supplies:

• Card stock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Design Paper from The Angel Company (Closed)
• Image and sentiment from Inkahootz!
• Ink from Memories
• Layout ISSC38
• Stash: Googlie eyes, sequins
• Watercolor pens

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges where a new challenge starts every day of the week!

(Hugs) Cara