Springtime colors

I really like all the springtime colors I used on my card today, especially the card stock and the sequins.

Before I decided what stamps or dies I was going to use, I first chose the different colors of card stock. I specifically chose the yellow because I have the matching ink pad and wanted to do tone-on-tone stamping with one of the jellybean stamps from Lawn Fawn's Eggstra Special Easter.

I also couldn't wait to use the tulip stamp in this set because I adore those flowers. :)

I am so happy that so many of my favorite stamping companies are using stitched detail on their dies. I love the look!

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LAVENDER Purple LR24	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LEMON CHIFFON Yellow LC25	*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# COTTON CANDY CC16	*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# GREEN APPLE GA6
*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SEA GLASS SG4	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad LEMON CHIFFON Yellow Ink023	*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK	RESERVE Lawn Fawn BLACK LICORICE Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF868
RESERVE Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED SQUARE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF837	RESERVE Lawn Fawn EGGSTRA SPECIAL EASTER Clear Stamps LF840	RESERVE Lawn Fawn EGGSTRA SPECIAL EASTER Lawn Cuts Dies LF841	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM PANSY PURPLE Cupped Sequins	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM FRESH MINT Cupped Sequins

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And:

• Pretty Pink Posh dies: Picket Fence, Stitched Labels 1
• Pretty Pink Posh sequins: 6mm Lemon Drop, 6mm Pink Peonies, 6mm Tangerine
• Spectrum Noir markers: CT1, CT2, LG3, LG4, PL2, PL3, OR1, OR2, TB2, TB3

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Tulips and jellybeans

Hello, hello. This is the first of the eight Easter cards I plan to make in the next month. I haven't decided yet who this card is for, though. (Definitely a girl.) I usually make my cards with the recipient in mind, but I guess I'm having an indecisive day. :)

I just love how Lawn Fawn's Let's Polka patterned paper works so well with the new colors in Let's Polka, Mon Amie. When I started, I knew I wanted to mix a lot of colors and patterns for my springtime card.

I chose stamps from two of Lawn Fawn's Easter stamp sets that would fit in the squares made by the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 3 dies. I think the hardest part of making this card was deciding on the colors of the tulips (one of my favorite flowers), jellybeans, and Easter egg. The chick was the easy one. :)

I finished my card with a cute button I found in my embellies stash. I forgot I had those! And, of course, I added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins in various colors.

I am entering my card into a few challenges. Actually, four. That is a lot!

The first two are obvious, given that I used primarily Lawn Fawn and Pretty Pink Posh products:

And I try to always enter the Simon Says Stamp challenges. It is so much fun to look at everyone's entries!

Supplies:

*Hero Arts NOTECARDS SNOW 10 Cards PS566 White	let's polka petite paper pack	RESERVE Lawn Fawn LET'S POLKA MON AMIE Petite 6 x 6 Paper Pack LF818	Pretty Pink Posh STITCHED DUO 3 Steel Craft Die SD3
*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK	happy easter	RESERVE Lawn Fawn EGGSTRA SPECIAL EASTER Clear Stamps LF840	hello sunshine mixed sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM WATERMELON Cupped Sequins

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And:

• Pretty Pink Posh sequins: 6mm Tangerine, 6mm Marshmallow, 6mm Shamrock, 6mm Amethyst
• Spectrum Noir markers: BP3, BP7, BT2, BT4, CT2, CT4, LG2, LG3, LG4, LG5, LV1, LY2, LY3, OR1, OR2, OR3, PL2, PL4, TB2

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Colorful crayons

Hi there! I am in Colorado enjoying a snowy Saturday. Before you take a look at my card, let me explain why I made it.

My friend Christie and I love to go to Barnes and Noble and browse. We especially love the children's section and both enjoy reading young adult novels and books for middle school age children. (You are only as young as you feel.)

A couple of years back, we saw a book meant for a much, much younger audience, called "The Day the Crayons Quit." It is adorable, and I recommend you check it out. I ended up buying it later and giving it to Christie for Christmas or maybe her birthday (both are in December). She thought it was awesome!

I was thinking of Christie today and decided to make her a card just for fun to celebrate our friendship. When I grabbed the Lawn Fawn stamp set Color My World, I was reminded of that cute book and how Christie and I are so young at heart. :)

I also love entering card challenges, so I looked up where I could enter my card before I started creating. I found the Flickr Lawn Fawn/Simon Says Stamp co-challenge "Get Crafty with Kraft":

 I therefore added some kraft paper by paper piecing the little crayons.

I used my clear Wink of Stella brush marker to make the crayons sparkle and finished off the card with Pretty Pink Posh sequins in even more colors.

I am also entering my card into Lawnscaping's 100th challenge because Lawn Fawn, too, colors my world. :)

Supplies:

riley's ABCs	*PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn STITCHED SCALLOPED BORDERS Lawn Cuts Dies	*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH CLASSIC CREAM Paper Pack 25 Sheets	*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# COTTON CANDY CC16
*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK	*Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad BUBBLE GUM Mid-Tone 2012 AF208	*Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad LEMON YELLOW Mid-Tone AF261 2014	*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad GREEN APPLE ink006
*Hero Arts SHADOW Ink Pad SOFT POOL Aqua AF146	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM AMETHYST Cupped Sequins	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM FRESH MINT Cupped Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM MARIGOLD Cupped Sequins

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And:

• Lawn Fawn stamps: Color My World
• Simon Says Stamp ink: Lavender
• Simon Says Stamp card stock: Lavender
• My Favorite Things card stock: Banana Split, Sour Apple, Summer Splash
• Spectrum Noir markers: BP4, BT4, CT4, LG5, PL4
• Pretty Pink Posh sequins: 6mm Watermelon, 6mm Tangerine, 4mm Aquamarine

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)