it's wednesday... it must be ajvd!

Happy Wednesday everyone!!  And since it is Wednesday that means my usual Wednesday post is up on the AJVD blog.  Here is a little peek:

Have a wonderful day!!

and the winner is!!

Hey!!  I almost forgot that I would be announcing the winner of the Precious Remembrance Shop Coffee Love stamp set today and that winner is.... Denise Bryant!!!   Denise please contact me with your mailing information and I will have Dyane at PRS get your set out to you.   

two cards to share...

Hello!!!  Got a couple of cards to share today.  First up is a card for the current Essentials by Ellen pin-sights challenge.  I pulled out Mondo Peonies and embossed the largest flower on watercolor paper using platinum embossing powder.   I checked the color palette for the pin-sights challenge and pulled out the light purple color for my flower.  I used a light purple ZIG and did some simple watercoloring.  Once the flower was mostly dry I trimmed it out with my scissors.  Since the flower wasn't completely dry when it was trimmed out as it finished drying it curled up a bit which looks really pretty in real life.   The layout is based on the sketch at Fab Friday.   I partially embossed the top portion of my white cardstock piece before layering on a strip of light blue vellum and a strip of gold glitter cardstock.  The flower was then layered on top to finish.  I thought about a sentiment but decided to put one on the inside at a later date and just let the flower be the star of the show.  I think I will also post this to the current Time Out challenge.

The second card is for the current MFT sketch challenge, as well as the current MFT color challenge.  I will admit to having a bit of trouble figuring out how to use the colors in the MFT palette, but finally came up with this card.  I pulled out the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set and stamped the butterflies using the Orange Fizz and Persimmon colors.   The frame was die cut from Grout Gray cardstock using my Spellbinders square dies.   The top panel was watercolored using a two blue ZIGs and then trimmed down with a border die once the panel was dry.   I attached the panel with some removable adhesive so I could get the sentiment from the You Give Me Butterflies stamp set in the right spot and stamped on the card base.  I then attached the panel, the frame and the butterflies.  I finished things off with some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Sea Breeze.

Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  white, SSS fog; MFT grout gray, Ranger watercolor, light blue vellum, MFT gold glitter; Stamps:  Essentials by Ellen, My Favorite Things; Dies:  Spellbinders, A Jillian Vance Design; Nuvo Jewel Drops; Inks:  MFT Orange Fizz, PTI Terra Cotta Tile; VersaFine Smoky Gray; Watercolor medium:  ZIGs

PTI May Blog Hop...

Hello!!  Stopping in with a card for today's PTI blog hop.  The inspiration photo is beautiful but I must admit that I really struggled with this one.  Tried several ideas last night, but came up with nothing.  After looking through the cards that have been posted I was finally able to come up with my card.  It is interesting to me how differently everyone sees the colors in the inspiration piece.  Me... I see blues and gray/greens in the leaves, as well as peach and a ruby red.  After trying a few different sets I finally went with PTI's Friendly Flowers.  I used PTI's Ocean Tides and MFT Cornflower for the leaves and Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe for the large flower and a Hero Arts red for the small flowers.  After stamping everything with my MISTI I added in the little dots with a small acrylic block and a little stamp that came with the set.  The sentiment was stamped in black and then I added dots of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew.  The panel was adhered to an Ocean Tides cardstock base.  Super simple and now I have another birthday card to add to my stash!!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white and Ocean Tides; Stamps: PTI; Dies:  A Jillian Vance Design; Inks:  PTI, Hero Arts and VersaFine; Nuvo Crystal Drops

it's wednesday... it must be ajvd...

Hello!!!  Wednesday is here, again, and that means I have a post up over on the AJVD blog.  Here is a little peek of my card.   Head on over for a look!!

Have a wonderful day!!

guesting at precious remembrance shop!

Hey friends!!  Popping in to let you know that I'm guesting over on the Precious Remembrance Shop blog today!   I hope you will take the time to head over there for a look and to let me know what you think.  And don't forget... I have a giveaway going on.  You can win the PRS Coffee Love stamp set by leaving a comment on this post.