Sunflowers & Dragonflies

Sarah Kay Birthday Celebration

Sarah Kay stamps are darling, and well loved by all, but especially by us gals who remember the 70’s.

My mom did a needlepoint for each of my sisters back then.  Who would ever guess that Holly Hobby would be in fashion again.  And as a rubber stamp–LOL

Since I’m in love with this stamp, I coloured up seven images and turned them into birthday cards.  My sister asked for some children’s birthday cards, and since she has an adopted little girl (she has four boys and wanted to complete the family with a daughter).

Each card is unique.  No two cards are alike.

I can’t decide which card is my favourite.  It might be these two I posted, but I’m not sure–LOL.

Thank you for all your kind messages and e-mails.  It certainly puts a smile on my face to read each one. 

Have a great day my friends!

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Magnolia vs Stampavie Challenge 17

I couldn’t resist diving right into this week’s sketch challenge.  There are different prizes each week.  All you have to do is use one of the images that is permitted for the challenge, post your name with your blog link, and wait for the results.  To help get you jumpstarted, visit my store where you can purchase your first–or fifth, Stampavie image.

Image was watercoloured with Tombow markers and Twinkling H2O’s.

Link me up to your Stampavie card, and be the selected winner at Magnolia vs Stampavie this week, you’ll walk away with your choice of Prima flowers from my store.  You must link me up to your card in this post to qualify for my prize.

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Apple Pie in the Spring

I was talking to my mom this evening, and she tells me that spring is around the corner in Atlanta.   Not here in Sarnia.  I’m one hour away from Detroit, and three hours south of Toronto, and we’re still feeling the pains of winter with freshly falling snow.  When I told my mom I was working on a card and trying hard to come up with the embellishments, she said that my card colours sound like spring.  Hence, my title, “Apple Pie in the Spring.”

This week’s challenge at Magnolia vs Stampavie is to create a card using the sketch below.  It looked easy, but I really struggled with it because I chose to create a card that opens with the image being the part that swings open.  By doing this, the red paper on the right cannot have embellishments, or the image would cover up those embellishments.   The card is a little more simple than I would have liked but that happens sometimes.  On a positive note, I passed the challenge I gave myself and that was to use colours other than Tempting Turquoise or Pixie Pink.  When my girlfriends begin to notice that I use the same colours over and over, it’s time to change things up a bit.

This image is available for purchase through my store Sunflowers-Dragonflies Creative Designs.

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Shabby Chic Greetings

Today’s card was watercoloured with Tombow markers and Twinkling H2O’s.  Sarah Kay Image was stamped onto watercolour paper with black Stazon, and then carefully cut out.  The image was coordinated with Basic Grey’s Euphoria paper.  Edges of paper were distressed with SU’s Cranberry Crisp.  Buttons were all sewn on by hand. Lots of Prima flowers were added since I’m crazy for them.  Finally, the leaves were punched from my Martha Stewart punch.

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Apple Pie

I’m back!  My mom and sister said you’d be missing me, and were demanding that I post.  You can see from yesterday’s photos just how snowed under I am.  Well, after receiving a couple of e-mails of concern (thank you ladies), I thought I better get busy and get back into the studio for you.

I have fallen in love with Stampavie.   This is an image designed by Sarah Kay.  Many of us have childhood memories of Sarah Kay, as she is the lady who developed Holly Hobby.  I remember my mom doing two needlepoints of Holly Hobby for my sisters.  Now we can take it all in again with her stamp line.

For those of you who love a challenge, there is a new blog called Magnolia vs Stampavie. You will definately see me participating, and I hope you do too!

My image was watercoloured with Tombow markers and painted with Twinkling H2O’s.  Next I used Basic Grey’s Euphoria paper because it coordinated with the colours I painted.  Prima flowers were added, and for a little suprise I added a button to the center of one of the flowers.  Leaves were punched out with my Martha Stewart punch.

I hope you like the card I made for you.  At the moment, I’m working on another watercolour image for you.

Have a great day, and thanks for hanging in there for me!

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