Just Chicken in

Feels like forever since I was able to get to the craft room....over a week!  School has been very busy. It's that time of year.  The AP students are in the last two weeks of preparation for their big exam.  Then, as advisor to the Model UN group, I took seven students overnight to a Model United Nations conference this past weekend.  Lots of preparation and paperwork for that as well.  And not much sleep!  We had a blast.  It is inspiring to see 300 high school students deeply engaged in trying to resolve major world issues. 
So I am just briefly "chicken in" with a darling image. It's the April challenge at From the Heart Stamps...and I'm just barely making the time line. I have also used their current sketch challenge 016.

The paper is Sycamore Street, and Pacific ribbon from Stampin'Up!  The card stock is Grey Flannel, Sunset, Pacifica and White Daisy, and a Sunset button from Close To My Heart.
 

Want a rainbow?

 

The Clean and Simple sketch this week was intriguing...not simple to execute, however.  I had this idea...and after many attempts, I am just calling it in. lol  The card looks better in person. I really wanted the 'watery' look for the rainbow, but probably should have gone to card stock strips.  It is a marvelous sentiment though from a favorite performer.

Challenge: Clean & Simple FTL 237
Stamp: Scrapbook Sentiments- Women, Close To My Heart
Inks: Smoky Plum, Crystal Blue, Sky, Sweet Leaf, Buttercup, Honey, Cotton Candy, Black
                                                                                    Tools: Paper piercer, Fiskars cloud punches

Friends Forever

Just love the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week!  I used a digital image from A Day for Daisies, coloring it and cutting carefully to have one border of the flower free. Three tiny drops of Liquid Pearls in the centers, and some tiny dot paper that has been in the stash so long that it's source is forgotten. 

Challenge:  Freshly Made Sketches, FMS 82
Image: Poppies, A Day for Daisies
Inks: Cranberry, Ruby, Sweet Leaf alcohol markers, Close to My Heart
Sentiment: Fabulous You set, Close To My Heart
Paper: White Daisy card base, Close to My Heart
Embellishment: Liquid Pearls

More Angel Trumpets

Once again using this digital image from Tiffany Doodles.  Colored yellow this time, and have used colors for JUGS 185  challenge and the Sweet Sketch Wednesday #202.  The papers are from Close To My Heart Chantilly collection. The circles were cut with Spellbinder dies, and the little flourish is a Sizzlit die.  The ribbon and bling are from my stash of goodies.  It is hard to see in the photograph, but the white background was embossed with a new plate from StampinUp! run through my Cuttlebug. Quite a mix of products!  I so love all my toys :-)

 

Angel Trumpets OLW 136 'A' OK

My son and I saw these lovely flowers in Thailand at the royal palace in Chiang Mai.  The Angel Trumpets are yellow, or pink and are gigantic and spectacular!  This digital image comes from Tiffany Doodles.  It has been colored with water brush using Close To My Heart inks. The sentiment was computer generated.  The OLW challenge is to use elements that begin with 'A' - so Angel trumpets and 'always' sentiment are fitting for that.
It has been a while since I played along with One Layer Wednesday challenges.  But the designers there were the first to introduce me to the joys of attempting clean and simple cards, and they remain the gold standard for such creations. 

 

CASology Week 40 WORD

Loved reading books to my three boys as they were growing, and now have the pleasure of reading with my grandsons.  'Books' was my very first thought when I saw the challenge for this week.  This  sweet digital image from Vintage Digi Stamps was colored with water brush and CTMH inks. I wanted to keep the colors soft for the vintage feel. It was sponged around the edges also. 
Another wonderful challenge from CASology. You really should check out the submissions- some spectacular inspiration!

Sleepless In Seattle

 

 

 

 

Less Is More has a challenge this week: One Layer card that represents a favorite film. 

ONE LAYER

A FILM

Lots of wonderful films raced through my head...but this gave me a chance to use my Space Needle stamp from Impress!  I did some masking and sponging to create the clouds, and the hint of Mt. Rainier in the background.  Several retired Close To My Heart sets provided the city and the background 'rain.' The sentiment was from the $1 bin at the hobby store.