SOOOOO stinkin' cute!

Here's another card created using the May STOM Sunflowers which is 7.95 (with qualifying purchase) until June 1.  I wanted to create a playful card, something less serious.  The set is so elegant and often times it's hard to think of anything but elegance when that happens, but I did find a way to create a more playful card...

It was all about this little shiny (Glossy Accents) ladybug...

You see, ladybugs don't stay still for very long.  They're wandering little treasures!  I used the ladybug stamp to create a background all over a lime-y green piece of cardstock.  Then put together a card with a white strip of paper sitting on my desk, some deelish May Arts Ribbon I've not had the will to use yet and of course, some tiny embellishments to finish it off... Oh wait, the sentiment...Yes, the sentiment was perfect...well, not when I stamped it...I stamped it crooked on both sides of the paper then decided, oh what the heck...it's a fun font and ladybugs are happy so....I'm happy too. "Slap 'er on and call 'er done!",  HEE HEE. 

Font used:  Joyful Notes

Blessings and hugs...

 Hi again,
This is another card created using the May SOTM Sunflowers.  It's $7.95 when you purchase 30.00 or more before June 1.  For this card, I took liberties to modify a sketch by Heather Scott.  You can see how I changed it...

Here's her sketch #34: 

Here's my sketch...tweaked as you may see...removed the box, added another layer on the horizontal stripe and slid the circle to the right, then added a sentiment at the bottom.  I can't make a good ribbon on my sketches so just imagine one there "). 

 In taking a closer look at my card, you can see that I used a few background stamps to create a richer feel.  I used Background Soup (I debated on whether to fill in some of those circles with my copic blender) and Script Background.  PS...I'm loving the Angelee paper, you can see I used it on this card too!!!  PSS...The ribbon is from the More Mimi ribbon collection. 

 Searching for just the right sentiment proved very challenging.  The font and the sentiment had to be just perfect...This font  (R-2055-Lucy) is a little to playful for the feel of this card, but it was the best I could do with what I had.  It works too! 

we shall live on...

Well, another end of the world prediction down the tubes...YEAH!  Only God knows when that'll happen, so for me, walk on...

Today I'm sharing another card I created using this month's stamp set of the month Sunflowers.  The flowering can is so fun to color.  I don't know why, but for some reason, I keep pulling out my colored pencils to color it in.  Relaxing...yes!  I thought the sentiment was perfect for this card (Be Still).  It's on the retiring list right now (Discounted price:  $10.97) but it won't be retiring for me! 

This card is a little pocket card.  The front panel is glued only on the outside edges so the tag (I NEVER use those tags that are included in the paper kit!) could slide right in. At first, I selected the papers I was going to use:  Angelee.  This pattern reminds me of Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass. I pulled the hint of purple out of the card and found some of my prized HANKO Tsumugi Cardstock (Lavender) cardstock to finish off the mat.   

 Some leftover anniversary announcement ribbon worked perfectly for this tag! 

I distressed the can first with Ranger Vintage photo then colored with colored pencils.  Colors used:  Purple (Crayola Metallic Purple), Light and Dark green (Crayola), Mango Orange (Colorific), Yellow (Crayola), Aqua Blue (Prismacolor), Brown (Crayola)

I'll be back shortly with a few more projects created with the May SOTM!!!

May Sunflowers!

Hey friends...

This weekend was a fun filled rush to celebrate Mother's day, my older sister's birthday AND to attend my niece's dance recital on Sunday.  What a busy weekend!!! 

I did sneak in a little bit of stamping time before I had to leave though.  I had a chance to work on my card for a "virtual" swap I'm hosting on the Angel's Only ning group.  This "swap" has a deadline of May 18 and will be turned into a useful PDF that will help inspire those stampers who LOVE the May Stamp Set of the Month:  Sunflowers!!!  If you're interested in participating in this "swap" and in receiving the PDF version of all the cards created for it, please contact me!

For my card, I decided to use a little bit of patterned paper from the RUSTIC CHIC patterned paper from the WingIt collection.  I also used Spellbinders Labels 17 and my Grand Calibur to create the embossed effect for the sentiment. 

Here's the sketch I created to go with this card:

Many of the details for this card are available exclusively to the "virtual" group. 

Complete materials list including Copic markers used available to the "virtual" swap group and other TAC angels on May 22.