Spring / Belated Easter

Before it gets too late, I'd like to share some of the other cards I made using the March 2016 SSS Card Kit. I recently got the April Kit in the mail and realized I haven't finished sharing my other creations just yet. So to complete my March kit, here goes.

I used one of Sizzix by Stephanie Barnard card dies for this card.

This was colored using Zig Clean Color Brushes.

Belated!

Spring Marci Kit of the Month

Hi! I'm sharing another project I made using last April's kit of the month from La-La Land. I used Close to My Heart Pennant Frame for this project, retired Close to My Heart Skylark papers for the frame which was cut using Cricut Artbooking at 9.5" RDS. The picture background also used Skylark papers.

The clouds and sun I stamped using La-La Lands Sunny Day Background Elements. I used Stitched Slope and Hills from Simon Says Stamp, Mini Flower Dies from The Stamps of Life.

Clouds - B00

Sheep - C1, C3, R01, R02

Bunny - W1, W3, R01, R02

Marci Dress - Y02, Y06, Y08

Skin - E00, E01, R20

I can't remember what I used for the hair and flowers, and I'm not even 100% sure if I got the skin colors right. I swear on my next project I will write down what colors I used. 

The filigree flowers and leaves are from dies that come with the kit. 

I am hanging this on my craft room wall. I am so in love with the filigree flower dies! 

I wish I have the correct lighting to take a better picture of this project. 

Enjoy!

La-La Land April Club Kit

This is my first ever Club La-La Land kit, and this is my first attempt at creating something that came with the kit.
I just love the filigree flower dies, and the leaves too.

Here's how the kit comes, and what it contains.

It contains 2 stamps, one is Spring Marci, and the other stamp are the accessories. It also comes with 5 dies. The monthly Product Kit costs $40. What's cool about it the stamps are not available for purchase until after a year. That's not really a big deal for me, I signed up mostly because of my love for Marci and of course the cute dies that come with it.

I can't wait for this month's kit to arrive, though I have to create a couple more using April's Spring Marci. I have a few ideas in mind, just need time to sit and create. Hope you guys like this!

You Are Fabulous!

I made this Spring themed card of Retro Marci from La-La Land Crafts. I've been meaning to give this to a friend of mine at work. Retro Marci reminds me so much of her fabulousness I thought I'd give this one to her.

I used my newly replaced Chameleon Pens to color Marci. Black (BK4) for the hair, glasses and shoes, Bubble Gum (PK3) for the headband, scarf and skirt, and Spring Meadow (YG3) for the belt and skirt accent. Skin color was colored using Bisque (NU1). The purse was colored using Hot Cocoa (BR2). I'm still trying to practice on the Chameleon Pens, so bear with me. I promise to keep on practicing until I perfect the flicks and strokes of the pens.

The flowers are from Close to My Heart stamp set Happy Birds. They were stamped with Lagoon, Sweet Leaf and Blush inks to complement the background paper and Spring colors.

Here is the Close To My Heart stamp set I used.

C1600 Happy Birds

I hope my friend likes it! And I hope you do too!

Happy Spring!!

A new day,  a new card! I'm on my Taylored Expressions binge week so here's another TE card I'd like to share with you. This Spring card uses Spring from the You've Got Mail collection. I love this collection and I think I probably have most of them by now. They are so simple, so cute, and I just love the many things you can do with this image.

I colored it using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, and I went crazy with Wink of Stella clear glitter brush with all my projects this week. The background solid paper was embossed using a Sizzix embossing folder that we got from the Scrapbook Expo Make and Take crop, and the other half of the paper is from DCWV Spring Mat Stack. I can't believe I let such a beautiful stack of paper just sit in some container for years!

I embellished the bottom with adhesive ribbon and topped it with a floral puff from a Recollections sticker pack that I got on clearance.

I so love this time of the year. I know living in California it's not really Spring given it's almost 90 degrees out today, but still, seeing Spring themed items everywhere, spring colors, from dresses to Easter themed projects, I just love it! Hope you guys like it!

Enjoy! Happy Spring!

Hello There!

Today I got inspired to do a cheerful Spring themed card using the Lollydoodle paper line. I found out a friend of mine was diagnosed with the big C and felt really sad. Instead of creating a get well soon sad reminder kind of card (which I originally thought of), I went with something cheerful instead.

This is a 5"x7" card since putting the owl on a branch with the bunch of flowers at the bottom needed a bit more room so I made it a bigger card base. I used 2 layers for this card, both from the same B&T paper which I just layered back and forth to create a decorative frame for my picture. I stamped all my pieces first starting from the bottom up. Flowers first, then tree bark, then owl. I did the sentiment at the very last and used a Sizzix die (can't remember which set it's part of) to cut it. After stamping I used Pear Ink to work my way up so it'll have a grassy look. I was careful not to rub in too much or make too big of a circular pattern so it wouldn't affect my flowers too much. I used Sky Ink for the sky, and made the out edges of the sky seem a bit darker. As I worked my way in I tapped on the ink pad only once, just so I get a very light clear day looking type of clear blue sky. After that I started coloring the flowers and shrubs. I used a mix of Spectrum Noir markers and just plain colored them. Since the images are too small shading probably wouldn't matter much in this case. But then again what do I know I'm not really an alcohol marker expert yet. I did color the tree branch with a little more brown just to give it more color 'up there'. And on the sentiment tag, I did a couple of passes of color on the background of the card stock using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tattered Rose. Just very lightly, so it doesn't strike as plan, and then I inked the edges of the tag a bit heavily. I used Sorbet Ink to stamp the sentiment.

For this card I used:

A Flowering Bunch (S1306)

Owls (B1450)

Lollydoodle WOTG Cardmaking Kit (G1080)