Timeless Tuesday 'From the Garden'

Hello!  It has been raining non-stop in Northwestern Wisconsin.  It's been such a cold, wet, miserable Spring following a long, cold, snowy winter, so I have not been too happy lately.  I can't get out into my garden for anything, and I just watch the weeds take over my yard in abundance because of it.  It's so depressing.  But, on the positive side, I get to spend a lot more time in my craft room (with an electric heater running on June 4 because I'm so cold!) and participate in challenges I normally do not have time for.  I've always admired Flourishes Stamps from afar and treated myself to a lot of them at Christmas Time when they had a total transaction discount;  but most of them sat unused in my craft room since.  When I saw the Timeless Tuesday Challenge this week, and I had plenty of time due to the rain, I decided to pull out one of the many fruit stamps I had purchased but never used.  The challenge is this week is to feature a fruit or vegetable on your card.  I needed three anniversary cards this week, so I decided to use the pear image because it had a 'couples' sentiment with it.  I had never colored fruit before and found it a bit intimidating so looked at some cards in the Flourishes Gallery for inspiration.  I started with Copics, but didn't think I had the enough shades of green, so I dusted off my PrismaColored Pencils and Gamosol (Gees, it had been awhile since I used those!) and used those instead.  I forgot how to use them since it had been so long, but eventually remembered as I went along.  If I had more time, I'd redo this card because I don't think the coloring is the best, but I really don't think the recipient will even notice...so better luck next time!  

The layout is from Splitcoaststampers (SC402) and the paper is from Prima.  I stamped the image twice, and colored, cut out and popped up on dimensionals a few of the leaves that went past the frame.  Adhesive pearls and ribbon were added for embellishment.  Because I wasn't happy with my coloring, I added some Crystal Effects to the pears and put pink Stickles in the middle of the flowers.

Have a great day! Amy

The Belle of the Ball

Hello!  I found out that my dear on-line friend Ellie was chosen as Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper this week, so of course I had to play along.  HERE is the card I cased.  I picked this card because I was drawn to the title; my name is Amy and I love kitties!  But I also love the color and clean simplicity of the card.  So below is my interpretation: of color, clean and simple style!

I used a dollar stamp by Studio G.  I kept the same layout, using lots of clean white space with fun colors. I pierced a trail behind the turtle to add movement, and also because Ellie used piercing on her card too.  The green ric rac is made from felt and is by Martha Stewart.  The pink strip is Washi Tape....the first time I used the stuff!   The flower are acrylic and are from the dollar bins at JoAnn's, and I used baker's twine to tie a bow on top of the card.  You can't see it in the photo, but I rounded the corners on the card to mimic the round shell of the turtle.

Congratulations Ellie on being chosen the Featured Stamper.  Have a great week! Amy

Masculine Sea Themed Card

Hello!  It's been raining constantly here in Northwestern Wisconsin and I feel like I'm living in Seattle.  My yard is such a jungle!  Everything is growing and thriving with all this wet weather...including the weeds!  Anyway, enough about the weather and onto my card.  I needed a masculine birthday card this week, so I went back to my K & Co Clearly Yours 'Travel Map' stickers.  I just love how realistic these stickers look and the epoxy on the image.  I used designer paper from the coordinating K & Co mat stack "Travel/Voyage" and also a coordinating Stick Pin from K & Co 'Travel Decorative Pins'.  The sentiment is from retired Stampin Up! and the sketch is from Splitcoaststampers (SC362)

Have a great day!  Amy