Early May Bouquet - Jan's Digi Stamps

Hello, friends! Waving special love and sunshine your way!

Today's card is for April's mid-month reminder at the Anything Goes Challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps!  If you use a JDS image in your card, please mention it. There is a 2nd draw specifically for those who use one of Jan's fun images.

Jan's Digi's now has a freebie section. New items will be added periodically. My card uses one of the freebies.

Jan's newest sets are 25% off and don't forget about this month's Mother's Day sale! Ten sets 25% - 50% off.

To create my card, I colored with Copic Markers, Spun Sugar DI, and Salty Ocean Oxide with used two sets and a freebie image (just click on them to enlarge):

*NEW* Early May Bouquet 8 images Sale $3.00

Showers of Tulips 923 - 16 images

Using my word processor, 

one image was cropped twice 

to accommodate 

an enlarged area. 

Two pale lines were added 

at a 90 degree angle

on the right.

Folds flat for mailing:

From the new freebie section:

Perfect for any occasion! It's going to be a birthday card for a dear friend:

Looking forward to seeing your project in the Anything Goes Challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps!

Products: Jan's Digi Images: Early May Bouquet, freebie section sentiment, Showers of Tulips 923 (Happiness Sentiment), Sue Wilson Noble Double Pierced Squares set B, Spun Sugar DI, Salty Ocean Oxide, Copic Markers, Martha Stewart punches (Doily Lace Trim & Daisy Edge). 

I'd like to play in the following fine challenges please:

1. Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG with theme COLOR IT (colored with Spun Sugar DI, Salty Ocean Oxide, Copic Markers) 5/4 (2 of 5 allowed entries)
2. Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #4 AG (entry 2 of 3) 5/12
3. Triple B Challenge  (April 2) Blooms 4/30 (2nd of 3 possible entries)
4. The Paper Funday Challenge #52 AG with Flower Power 5/1 (2nd of 6 possible entries)
5. Friendship Challenge #86 "Let flowers do the talking" 4/30 (2nd of 2 possible entries)
6. My Time To Craft Challenge #505 Easter Flowers or Spring Flowers 4/20
7. Double Trouble Challenge #136 Celebrate a Special Lady 4/27 (2nd of 4 possible entries)
8. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #204 Anything Goes (5/1 or 5/7)
9. QKR Stampede Challenge #465 Anything Goes 5/1) (1st of 3 possible entries)

Stamping Hugs,

Separated Roses {Beautiful Blossoms}

Happy Mid April to you! Have roses begun blooming for you yet? Ours bloom from late autumn through spring, when the air is less humid and the heat is not too harsh.

 It's time for a new Challenge at Beautiful Blossoms.  A fun "mood-board-inspired" monthly challenge which features Flowers as the main focus.  The Mood Board is a starting point, and your artwork is where your imagination takes you! You do not have to follow the theme of the Mood Board, but you do need to use it as inspiration. Details are on the blog. Hope to see you there!

My "mosaic rose" was inspired by:

1. the colors blue and  lilac-lavender, with a tad of green
2. the baskets (which are used to "separate things". In this case, it is my separated rose image. 
3. The antique plates and crock, remind me of "antiquities" or the vintage, botanical style of drawing in this image
4. the mosaic quality of the mood board is reminiscent of the "mosaic rose".

Stamped with Memento Sweet Plum ink, this 4.25" x 4.25" rose mosaic has been layered with various shades of lavender, lilac, blues and soft jade Copic Markers over a period of a few days, to give the alcohol inks time to blend more deeply into the very thick Neenah Card Stock. It's a little like a stained glass composition in that regard.

Isn't this the perfect sentiment for these roses? Here in Florida, unless you have one of the indigenous "seven sisters" rose bushes, roses are very difficult to grow. Kindness helps us all grow as individuals, both when we dish it out, and when we receive it. I'm fortunate to be friends with lots of Kindly People, many of them are reading this post right now. THANK YOU!

Recently, I've been making more "simple" easel cards because they are fun to receive, and fold flat for mailing. It's always been rewarding to play with "old stash". This Magenta Stamp was purchased long ago, with my Mother-in-Law at a sweet little store called Tamp-A-Stamp (you guessed it! In Tampa, Florida) back in 1999! It had never seen ink before!

I have fallen in love all over again with this Four Panel Rose!

Looking forward to seeing your floral masterpiece at at Beautiful Blossoms Challenge!

We are "Partnering" with Double Trouble Challenge (April 15-27)

Products: Stamps: Magenta 09156Q, The Cottage Stamper "Every Act 4687, Inks: Memento Sweet Plum & Distress Milled Lavender, Copic Markers, Martha Stewart Scalloped Scallops punch, Spellbinders Grand Scallop Squares.

I would like to play in the following challenges please:

1. Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG with theme COLOR IT (colored with Memento Sweet Plum & Distress Milled Lavender, Copic Markers 5/4 (1 of 5 allowed entries)
2. *NEW* Creative Inspiration Challenges #1 AG (1st of 2 entries) 4/30
3. Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #4 AG (entry 1 of 3) 5/12
4. NBUS #49 Magenta Mosaic Rose stamp never used since 1999. E10 comment on 3 entries
5. Triple B Challenge  (April 2) Blooms 4/30 (first of 3 possible entries) inspired by the blue background in the bottom left of the inspiration board.
6. The Paper Funday Challenge #52 AG with Flower Power 5/1 (first of 6 possible entries)
7. Friendship Challenge #86 "Let flowers do the talking" 4/30 (first of 2 possible entries)
8. My Time To Craft Challenge #505 Easter Flowers or Spring Flowers 4/20
9. Retro Rubber #204 Spring Scenes (This Magenta Stamp was purchased long ago, with my Mother-in-Law at a sweet little store called Tamp-A-Stamp (you guessed it! In Tampa, Florida) back in 1999! It had never seen ink before!) 4/22
10. Double Trouble Challenge #136 Celebrate a Special Lady 4/27 (1st of 4 possible entries)

Stamping Hugs,

April 4 (2010) - Happy Blogaversary to me!

 Happy Blogaversary to me! (giggle) It really is a wonderful celebration because that is how I met most of you - my precious on-line friends. I cannot thank you enough for your kindnesses, card exchanges, sweet comments, and constant inspiration and support.

Most of you already have everything you could possibly want, but for this special event, I'd like to extend a few freebies to you. Please do not sell them - I'll gladly donate to any challenge blog or person who would like them. Just email me at ELLISDONNA70@GMAIL.COM and let me know which set(s) you would like.

The sets I'm offering as free gifts are:

Vintage Country Home (sample card made here) or scroll down on this page to see what others have made.

scroll down on this page to see what others have made.

Again, many thanks for enhancing my life with your on-line friendships! Because I am homebound, I treasure each one of you more than you can know!

Stamping Hugs,

Sweet Spring Tulips - Jan's Digi Stamps

Hello, friends! I hope this finds you well, and enjoying some Spring Season crafting time.

Today's card is for April's Kickoff at the Anything Goes Challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps!  If you use a JDS image in your card, please mention it. There is a 2nd draw specifically for those who use one of Jan's fun images.

Jan's newest sets are 25% off, and this month's sale, includes 9 sets for Mother’s Day, also 25% off.

To create my card, one set was used:

*NEW* Spring Flowers & Coffee 4085
9 images on sale for $3.00

I had fun using Copic Markers on this versatile, sweet Spring Flowers & Coffee set. 

Wilted Violet & Shaded Lilac Oxides were employed in the background, while Pumice Stone Distress ink was used in the bottom area.

Using Distress ink allows for shading a bit more atop the ink with warm gray Copics to create a shadow effect.

Gotta love the combination Purple & Yellow!

The beauty of digital stamps is they can be "re-worked" to suit our purposes. 

In this case I cropped one of the sentiments to fit my needs. 

Instead of:

 "Daughters are like flowers, they fill the world with beauty", 

my card says:

 "fill the world with beauty".

M

Looking forward to seeing your creation in the Anything Goes Challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps!

Products: Jan's Digi Images:  Spring Flowers & Coffee 4085, Anna Griffin Slim Concentric die set AG-1249-AS, Copic Markers, Pumice Stone DI, Wilted Violet & Shaded Lilac Oxides, White Gel pen for the heart bauble.

This was taken on March 14. Even after the "dregs" of milkweed leaves at the end of winter, the caterpillars have hatched, are merrily munching, and growing quickly. There are butterflies all over because of the crazy weather patterns. We have potted milkweed in our gardens, just for the butterflies to lay their eggs on!

May I please play in the following challenges?

1. CD Sunday Plus Challenge #107 AG (1 of 3) (sentiment was copy-and-pasted digitally, cut apart digitally, and then printed out to accommodate my card. The "table top" was drawn on the word processor and hand colored with the image after printing) 4/16
2. Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #4 AG (entry 2) 5/12
3. A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #4 AG 5/1
4. Classic Design Challenge #4 AG 5/1
5. The Corrosive Challenge #4 Anything Goes 5/6
6. SheepSki Designs Challenges #73 Die Cuts and/or Punches 5/1
7. My Time To Craft Challenge #505 Easter Flowers or Spring Flowers 4/20
8. Inspiration Station #48 Field of Tulips in the boldest of colors, like the yellow tulips in my card. 5/1
   
   
   

Stamping Hugs,