SD 31 Colour Challenge: Pink, Orange, Lime Green

Cathy used Happy Moose

Isn’t this moose fun?  Cathy and the rest of the team got creative with today’s colour challenge:  Pink, Orange and Lime Green.  It’s a happy colour combination, and we hope you will join us in this week’s challenge.

Beth used Pretty Little Pumpkin

Kim used Owl

Rose used Fish

Jennifer used Picking Flowers

Karen used Mixed Berries

This week’s prize is a $15 Gift Certificate to the Sunflowers and Dragonflies store.  Please post a direct link to your challenge project from either your blog or an online gallery to the Sunflowers and Dragonflies Blog, specifically on the Challenge #31 Blog Post, so we can view it. If you upload to an online gallery, please use the keyword SD31.


Deadline for this challenge is next Friday, March 5th.

ATC Stamp People

One of the ATC swaps I’m in requires me to create stamp people using a stamp–stamped or store bought.  Canada’s current postage stamp has the Queen on it, so I turned her into a fairy, using Stamping Bella’s Gertie (lulu collection).  Wings were created by cutting out the dress bottom, and using stickles to add a little sparkle.  I made a few extras and plan to send Queen Elizabeth one of these with a little explanation as to why she was turned into a fairy.  I hope this puts a smile on her face.

I’m heading to Toronto to visit my daughter this weekend and I’m so excited.  This will be my first visit to see her new apartment.  She lives in the heart of downtown Toronto and loves it.  We can walk home from the bus station.  Why a bus?  I will not drive on Toronto’s busy roads.  Go figure–I’ll drive in Detroit without a problem.

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Stringing You Along

A while ago I submitted the idea to Pat and shot the Stringing You Along technique for the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  This technique really pops with my Tim Holtz stamp.  It almost looks like tie-die, eh?!  My yummy background is the Faux Designer Paper technique, also from the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  Lots of hand stitching was added around the edges and on the buttons.

Do you favour flowers or buttons on your cards?

Tim Holtz stamp comes from Croppinsville.

Mono Die Challenge

Good morning girlfriends.  Are you having a nice week so far?  I am–Diana Enns and I are having fun playing.  This week we challenged each other to create a card using the Mono Die technique from the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  This is such a fun technique and one that I like to use to create elegant cards.  While browsing vintage downloads at Twisted Papers, I came across this dove and thought it would go well with my background.  This card would work for Easter and for a wedding.

You might be interested to know that if you sign up for the Twisted Paper newsletter, you have access to free downloadable images.  The quality of their images is excellent.

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Tutorial Tueday: Layered Fifth Avenue Floral

While cutting the Stampin’ Up Fifth Avenue Floral folder, I got the idea to do some layering.  It’s quick with little fuss, and one I think you might enjoy.

Supplies:  Fifth Avenue Floral folder, ink, sponge, paper cut into three sizes from full rose and smaller

Cut out three circles and then emboss with the Fifth Avenue Floral folder.

Lightly sponge colour onto rose.

Layer rose.

Hope you enjoyed this fun flower.

For a list of tutorials, please see the Tutorial page.