Seize the Birthday ~ Totally Tropical

I think Shirley (our hostess) is looking forward to warm days ahead...her challenge at Seize the Birthday is Totally Tropical!  I wouldn't mind heading to a place like that right now, how about you?

I pulled out a set from PTI called Some Like it Hot (isn't that perfect for a tropical card?) And inked up some of those beautiful hibiscus flowers that are so prevalent in tropical climates (at least I know they are in Hawaii!!*wink)

So pull out some tropical stamps to make a birthday card and join us in the challenge!

Dotty from Just a Dotty Pudding is our Party guest!

Please head over to Seize the Birthday and see what the rest of the design team made for your inspiration and join us in this Birthday challenge! 

See you in the gallery!

Heart Hugs, friends!

Colored pencils and flowers

Hello friends!

I have been out of the craft room and have missed you all!

My husband and I were in Arizona for 6 days and from there we went to Coeur d'Alene Idaho, my family's favorite vacation spot for another 10 days!

I brought my prisma colored pencils with me along with a few stamped images thinking I really needed to practice my pencil coloring.  I still need to practice my pencil coloring...LOL!

But I decided to make up a few cards with some of the coloring.  I was kind of itching to get back into my studio!!

 Clearly Besotted:  Friends Forever

MFT: Textile Background (diagonal)

colored with prisma pencils, outlined with Copics C1, C2, C3

 PTI: Beautiful butterflies (sentiment)

 Clearly Besotted:   Friends Forever

Stampendous: Encouraging words

MFT: Zig Zag stitched rectangle

 

Avery Elle:  Floral Bouquet

MFT: Peek a Boo Square window

 Clearly Besotted:  Sunshine Smiles

 Penny Black: All great Things

MFT Single stitched line rectangle frame

Clearly Besotted Sunshine smiles;

MFT: Peek A Boo Square window

PTI botanical silhouettes (sentiment)

I have a few more colored pieces, but that is it for now...getting my stash built up!

Hope you all are having a fabulous day and will have a fabulous weekend!

Heart Hugs, friends!

TAG YOU'RE IT! Challenge # 5

Tag You're It Challenge # 5

Don't you love tags?

They can stand alone for a gift or go on a card!

You know, I told myself I would make a tag for every Christmas card I made so that I would build up my stash of Christmas tags...after all, we have to have a tag on each gift at Christmas, so that only makes sense to make one while making a card!  Yeah, well, maybe it is the age thing or something, because I didn't make very many Christmas tags...!

Here I used WPlus9 Merry & Bright

This was made with PTI Note Niblet...super quick and easy!

This was made with PTI Beautiful Brushstrokes

Super inspiration from the guest and the designers ...

 

Heart Hugs!