A Little Rain Does Us Good - Jan's Digi Stamps

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

Today's card is for March'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 newest sets are 25% off, and this month's Spring Flowers Sale, 

including 24 sets, are also 25% off.

To create my card, three sets were used (just click on them to enlarge):

Rain Dance 4070 *NEW* with 12 images & sentiments.
On sale this month for $3 

April Showers 920 April Showers Promise.
I used several of the sentiments inside and out.
This set contains 25 images and sentiments.

Wild Flower Blossoms 3310 for the single flower

I punched out the turquoise background, adhered to white card stock, and adhered organza ribbon to break up the horizontal lines. 

 

I still mourn the day Martha Stewart ceased production of her quality punch-around-the-page products! 

The top two layers are die cut with SB Labels Four and Grand Labels Four (for a 5x7 card). 

Jan's pre-colored raindrops were used (such little lines to stay in!).

The rest is colored with Copic Markers and Distress Inks.

For a quick and easy card interior:

Four sentiments and two images were used from: April Showers 920

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

Products Used: Jan's Digi Images: Rain Dance 4070, Wild Flower Blossoms 3310, April Showers 920, Broken China and Shabby Shutters DI, colored with Copic Markers, SB Grand Labels 4 and Labels 4, Martha Stewart punch

Playing in the following challenges:

1. Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2309 AG 3/13
2. Krafty Chicks #653 Week 1 Stamp Act (use a digi or rubber stamp) 3/9 (tab on top)
3. CD Sunday Plus Challenge #105 AG (1 of 3) (each sentiment was copy and pasted into the background and made 66% transparent. The rain images and umbrella were put on a tilt so they would appear vertically straight. The flower was from a different set, and placed at different angles to make it appear they were raining down. Lastly the "April Showers" sentiment was layered digitally to make our minds think of the rest of the saying, "bring may flowers". However the interior does give the full verse) 3/19
4. Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #2 AG  (3 of 3) 3/12
5. Crafts Galore Encore #109 AG (1 of 3) 4/1
6. A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #3 AG 4/1 (UE)
7. The Outlawz Challenges Twisted Thursday (March 2-April 5) Use at least 2 items from your stash that are over a year old.  Then tell us, in your post, what items you used and the approximate ages of the items!  Love this Challenge! (1) Offray Ribbon is at least 15 years old from a big box store, (2) Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page border & corner punch. These were very popular before die cutting became important and was purchased at big box store about 13 years ago, Spellbinders dies (Grand set - 10 years old - and A2 set older than that), Set 920 is 5 years old, Set 3310 is 3 years old (distress inks over 3 years old). (4/5)
8. Classic Design Challenge #3 AG 4/1 (UE)
9. Ally's Angels #67 AG 3/9 (2 of 3)

Stamping Hugs,

Tilda is at Fashionista this month! (blog candy awarded)

Hi! Welcome to my newest followers (Dorothy, Elena, Charlotte, Barbara, Cindy, Betty, Divinity) - and I have so much to share with you all, dear blog friends.

First, thank you for your prayers and good wishes. I can sit up for brief periods of time now, and hope to craft a little and to resume visiting more blogs each day.

Second, before this "icky stuff" attacked my body, I had the good fortune of joining the incredible artists on the Fashionista Design Team! 

This is my first card for Fashionista, and also my first card ever using a Magnolia stamp! (hanging head in shame as everyone clicks their tongues in disbelief) smile...

The Challenge at Fashionista this month is titled "Terrific Tilda - Anything Goes!"

Because Florida rains have arrived early, this little Drip Drop Tilda image seemed perfect - and who wants to use an umbrella when the weather is as Gorgeous as Florida's?

 Besides, I LOVE running through the rain! (though these days it may not be called "running" haha)

Besides, it is perfect for this month's Path of Positivity Challenge which is about Strength and Courage.

The motivational quote is, "You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have." by Cayla Mills

Shown in my card - After the Storm come Sunshine, Flowers and Butterflies. Those three hopeful things represent a number of Wonders which contribute to our lives each day. To me, Strength and Courage include:

• Having the courage and strength to forge and enjoy life under any circumstances
• Finding the Beauty in Life during those "difficult times"
• Possessing a Loving Heart despite what appears to be happening around us
• Doing what is right because we know it to be right

It is these things which perhaps prove our strength of character, and we need prove that only to ourselves, right?

That Special Inner Courage and Strength also guides us to constantly strive to higher "planes" than we otherwise would have explored.

Little "Drip Drop Tilda" is enjoying the rain, and egging Mr. Sun to appear so that her friends in the garden of life can enjoy themselves more fully. She is colored with Copic Markers (via very shaky hands), and mostly adorned with die cuts and layers.

The tulle was dyed with Memento Summer Sky and Danube Blue inks and woven through the Martha Stewart punch around the page.

The glitter is applied around the rhinestones where otherwise that clear adhesive would show. Instead of using clear, Electric Blue Glitter was used for a wee bit of drama.

May Blog Candy Winner

Finally, I want to award the May Blog Candy. Thank you for being so patient. Jack has pulled the winner's name out of the basket, and it is.... KAREN LADD - Congratulations, Karen! (As promised, Karen has been notified via e-mail). Karen has her choice of three Sparkle N Sprinkle Flocking Colors.


Submitted to these wonderful challenges:

1. Path of Positivity Challenge - #3 - Strength and Courage (featured above in 4 paragraphs)
2. You Me and Magnolia - #14 Anything Goes (unable to upload)
3. Created With Love - #44 Anything Goes
4. Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #65 Add Extra Texture (woven tulle, embellishments, fabric rick rack, folded sun)
5. Inky Chicks - #5 - Use a Magnolia stamp (Drip Drop Tilda)

Products used:

• Magnolia's "Drip Drop Tilda" (darling little rainy-day image) [if interested in this special edition image, please click here, and then enter "drip drop" in the search engine. It is currently only available for export from Europe]
• Sparkle N Sprinkle Blue Lightning Glitter G1008
• Spellbinders S4-117 Petite Scallop Circles
• Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders One
• Spellbinders Butterflies and Dragonflies shapeabilities - retired
• Spellbinders Carnation Creations
• Cottage Cutz Button Flower
• Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork
• Martha Stewart Scalloped Teardrop PAP
• Cheery Lynn Tropical Flourish
• Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish
• Recollections flowers and rhinestone flourish
• Tulle (white dyed with blue Memento), yellow rick rack
• Papers: SU blues and yellows, DCWV old old pad blues and yellows,
• Copics, Memento Summer Sky and Danube Blue
• Adhesives: Aileen's Quick Dry Tacky Glue, Dimensionals

As always, the warmest of hugs to you,