If Friends Were Flowers…..

 Happy Sunday,

What a hectic week, work really gets in the way of my crafting passion. I finally finished my card for the Art Impressions Say It With Sentiments Guest Designer Challenge. I love these challenges, they are forcing me to think outside of the box, so to speak. 😁

For this challenge I decided to do a Z-Fold card design, and well, it took on a life of its own. I started pulling out my Art Impressions grouping of supplies and started. I love flowers and I may have gone a bit overboard, but I have been accused of being a bit extra at times 😂.   

This is the card a bit stretched out to see at a better angle. This card folds flat for mailing, but because of my extraness, it will require a few extra stamps for mailing.   

The “flower garden” are flower pots holding different floral stems and the bunnies are too cute.  

Since the front of the card is packed with fun, I made a space on the back for a personalized note from the sender with a little flower pot of its own added. All coloring was done with Copic markers.

Products Used:

AI - #5019 WC Wall Texture Set

AI - #5737 Bunny & Chicks Set

AI - #5794 Whimsical Flowers Set

AI - #5831 Rose Set

AI - #5543 Harvest Wheelbarrow Set

AI - #4869 WC Small Container Set

AI - #5561 Birds and Bugs Set

AI - #5785 Gnomes Set

AI - #5511 Floral Truck Set

AI - #5405 Mrs. Set (sentiment)

AI - #5363 WC Arbor Set

AI - #5062 Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies

(I didn’t realize how many sets I used, I guess I was over enthusiastic about my project!)

I appreciate you stopping by for a visit and hope you enjoyed what I created. 

Lisa ❤️

Wanda and Friends

 Happy Sunday!

This was a great crafty weekend. I was able to participate in a local “Crop for a Cure” event, but on by an amazing group of ladies.  I look forward to this event every year.  My mission for this crop was to work on the latest Art Impressions bi-weekly challenge It’s Raining Cats and Dogs.  

I pulled out some Halloween stamps, I am going to turn Halloween in April a thing, similar to Christmas in July 😁. I used Art Impressions stamp sets #5190 - Fright Night and a retired stamp set, I believe the name it Wanda Witch. I love Wanda, she is very sassy!  I also used 5378 - WC Stone Creek Scene,  and #4967 - WC Fence Die. From La-La Land Crafts I used #8462 - Grass Patch die.

For this card I did a combination of Copic coloring and watercoloring.  I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a palette to do the background and sky scene. The rest was done with Copics.  

There is also sparkle pen and it didn’t photograph well, I’ve learned for the next time.  I really need to figure out this photography thing, I guess that will come with time, at least I hope it will.

I appreciate you stopping by and seeing what I have done.  Hope you have a great week!

Spring Color & Create Workshop Weekend

I had an amazing time last weekend participating in La-La Land Craft’s Spring Color & Create Workshop.  It is a fast paced virtual workshop, that is recorded so I can go back and rewatch anytime I want to, which is amazing for me.  

I am a bit on the slow side 😁, unlike many of the other crafty ladies who participated in the event, and I only finished two of the nine cards.  My others are still a “work in progress”, but I wanted to share the two that I did get done. 

The three teachers during the event are amazing artists, Irina Blount (owner of La-La Land Crafts), Martha Tucker (makes amazing mini albums and cards) and  Tamara Potocnik (all her coloring is watercoloring and is stunning).  I have taken several of these virtual workshops and have not been disappointed. 

Sorry for the fuzzy photos, not sure why that keeps happening ☹️. If anyone has suggestions on how to fix it would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you for stopping by ❤️.