Cherry Blossom Cheers

Good morning from the Colour Crazy Challenge team.  This week's sponsor is Ike's Art and I've selected 'Blossom' for my project card. 

I’ve colored these beautiful flowers with Copic markers and mounted on Gina Marie Designs Lotus Blossoms Lace die.  I’ve added the scripture sentiment (Philippians 44:9) from Polka Dot Orchard, Saved by Grace … so appropriate for today’s time as we all try not to worry.  A small piece of washi tape to ground the image and my card is complete.

I hope you will enter your card on the Colour Crazy Challenge on their blog and also see the other Design Team cards for inspiration. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

The Artistic Stamp ~ In the Garden

Creations in Pink - #20 Anything Goes Mainly in Pink

Bastel-traum.ch ~ #87 Spring

Crafty Gals Corner ~ #206 Easter/Spring

Word Art Wednesday # 434-435

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Copics Used:

Flowers: R81 - R89, Stems: E21, E23, E25

Products Used:

Ike's Art, Blossom

Gina Marie Designs, Lotus Blossom Lace Rectangles

Polka Dot Orchard, Saved by Grace

A Birthday to Remember

Today is my friend Barbara's birthday and I'd like to share with you the card I made for her.

I decided this was a Birthday to Remember and I wanted her card to reflect the lighter side of our very serious virus and self quarantine.  I selected Sherri Baldy's 'Freebie' I Got You TP.  I mean seriously - how many birthdays will you ever have where the rush to buy Toilet Paper seems to be the daily focus!

This cutie is a digital stamp image, so after downloading I sized her to fit my A2 card front. I used Copic markers for coloring and then Memory Box's Wrapped Scalloped Rectangle dies for both the image and the patterned mat.  I mounted these on a coordinating pink card base.  The Hello Beautiful sentiment is from Unity Stamp Company.  To complete the card I added a white organza double bow around the top flap. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

 The Paper Challenge #422 Digital image

Paperminutes - #635, Make Someone Happy

Dare to be Artzy ~ Pastel Colors

My Bestie International ~ April Challenge

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Copics Used:
Skin: E50-E55, R01, Hair: E21, E23, E25, Bow and Shirt: R81, R83, R85, R89, Pants: G20, G21, G43, Rolls: C1, Package: B01, B02, R81, R89, Shadows W3

Products Used:

Bestie, I Got You TP

Memory Box, Wrapped Scalloped Rectangle

Chick to Chick

It's about to be Easter and I still have a couple to share with you! 

 Today I'm bringing you one of my cards using Penny Black's Chick to Chick.

I just love all the variations of this little chick and thought this Window multi-framed die gave me lots of opportunities to show off several images. 

I stamped the images and used my Copic markers for coloring. Then I fussy cut the three little ones and used a Spellbinder die for the longer image.  I cut the bright blue mat about 1/2" larger that the window frame and mounted that to a card base.  Then I added the frame and the bottom image.  For the chicks on the top, I added a small foam dot behind their heads, to pop them out, and glued at the bottom.  To finish the card, I added an orange organza ribbon and a jeweled brad wrapped around the knot. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not JustScraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday  Challenge ~ April, ATG + ribbon  

My Time to Craft ~ #429 Easter Cuties

Penny Black April Challenge

Dragonfly Dreams ~ Add a flower

Crafty Cardmaker ~ #254 Easter

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Copics used: 

Chicks Y13, Y15, Y17,   Beak & Feet: YR27, Daffodils Y17, Y13, YG63, YG95, Egg: Y13, B04, RV02, R35, 2nd egg: B04, Words: B04, Grass: YG93, YG63, Ladybug: R35, Snail: E21, E23

Product used:

Penny Black , Chick to Chick

Just Believe

Even in this day of self quarantine, where nothing seems normal, I think it is very important to encourage others and to keep ourselves focused on all the positives we can find. 

When my crafting buddy challenged me yesterday to do a sketch challenge, I was ready to see what we both could come up with.  Knowing we could craft together, this was a way to focus on an alternate way of crafting together.

We decided to use the Unity Stamp set named Good by Wonderful and the monthly sketch provided by Dawn Bryson for Unity Stamps.

Here's what I came up with...

I stamped the image on a manila tag and used my Copic markers for coloring.    After selecting the sentiment from the Unity package His Word,  I added the berry vine to the top and bottom from that package.    

Following the sketch, I cut several strips of coordinating paper and added to the floral piece.  I stamped the sentiment on a manila tag and added it over the bottom strips.  

If you'd like to see what my crafting BFF made with the same stamp, click HERE.   It was a fun little challenge - maybe you have a crafting friend you'd like to challenge - especially if you're missing her right now. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not JustScraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

 Unity Stamps, Monthly Challenge

Dream Valley Challenges ~ #222 Spring Colors

Dare 2B Artzy ~ Pastel Colors

Your Next Stamp ~ #136 Pastels

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Copics Used:

 Skin: E50, E51, E53, E55, R01, Hair: E21, E23, E25, Leaves: YG63, G43, Dress: RV32

Products Used:

Unity Stamps, Good be Wonderful

Unity Stamps, His Word

A Basket of Easter Blessings

Good morning from Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge ~ my newest Design Team!  I'm super excited about joining this team since I adore her images. 

Today I'm sharing 'Little Lambkins', one of Jan's new releases for April.   Here's my project card and a few details.

For this card I positioned the two lambs into my A2 size template.  Then I pulled the basket in and sized it to fit between them.  I did remove the basket and printed it in another area for this card. 

I used my Copic markers for coloring and chalking ink with a cloud stencil.  After die cutting, then I carefully cut around the 'hands' and slid the basket under so they were both holding it.  

I mounted the image and the woven background mat on an A2 sized card, then added the sentiment from the same digi package.  A burgundy organza bow gave my project card it's finishing touch. 

Thank you for popping in to see my card for this new Design Team.   Here's the link to Jan's Digi Shop.  She has some beautiful designs I'm sure you will like.

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

My Time to Craft ~ #429 Easter Cuties

Cards for Galz ~#118 Cute Animals

Craft Rocket Challenges ~ #69 Furry Friends

Sparkles Monthly Challenge ~ #126 Easter

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Copics Used:

 Boy: BG05, N0-N5, N8  Gril: V05, RV17, C0-C5 + C8, Basket: E70, E71, E74 YG61, BG05, RV17, Grass, G82, G43, G24, G12, G14 YG61, W2

Products Used:

Jan's Digi's Stamps, Little Lampkins

Only As Deep As I Look

Today I'm ready to show you my project card for the Corrosive Challenge Blog.  I hope you will not only visit this blog challenge but will also enter your cards for the next challenge. 

The current sponsor for this challenge is Morgan's Artworld and the image I'm using today is Fantasy Fae Stamp 15.

This is the first time I've colored a fantasy fairy like this. While she was a challenge, she was fun also and such a beautifully drawn image. 

After printing the image on Neenah 110# card stock, I used my Copic markers for coloring.  When complete, I then selected the Spellbinder Adorning Squares die for her and used the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Label die for the sentiment.

I used a 6" square deep purple card base and added the background matting to that.  I love how the bright light in this paper appears to be the sun or moon light. After adhering the image and sentiment to the card base, I added Diamond Stickles to the dove in her hair.  For the final touch, I added the three Hunter Green flatbacks on the corners of the die. 

Click HERE to see the other Design Team project cards for this challenge. 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Time Out Challenge #158

SheepSki Designs ~ #37 Show Us Your Wings

The Color Throwdown #587

Shopping Our Stash ~ 417 Under the Sun, Moon, etc

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Copics Used:
Hair: BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, Skin: E50, E51, E53, E55, R01, Wings R39, RV19, RV63,
Dress: FV2,

Products Used:

Morgan's Artworld, Fantasy Fae Stamp 15

Spellbinder Adorning Squares

Angels in Disguise + a Freebie

Here it is a Saturday - and you know I don't normally post on the weekends.  I'm sure you'd also agree, nothing is normal in our lives today.  I hope you are being safe and remaining strong in your Faith.

I didn't want to wait any longer to share this card and also how you can get the image FREE. 

This beautiful Angel of Mercy is from Jan's Digital Shop, and is actually created as a tribute to all the doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professions that are literally risking their lives to take care of patients.  Jan is offering this entire digital package to everyone during the month of April for FREE. 

To pick that image up, click HERE to take you directly to this image within Jan's Digital Shop.  Enter ANGEL in the promo code box and the $5.00 cost of the package will be deducted at your check out. 

Now after you make your card, I'd invite you to post in our Blogspot challenge @ Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge. We would love to see what you make! 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to 'Follow' my blog and also to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

 Crafty Catz~ Challenge 500 ~ one for the Girls

Your Next Stamp ~ #136 Pastels

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #551 Add a Charm

A Bit More Time To Craft ~ #113 Anything Goes

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

 P.S.  Hang around ~ I have another posting for today around 3 pm.  See you then! 

Some Bunny Loves You!

Today I would like to share two cards that I made using Art Impressions Hoppy Easter set. It's a fun little set of stamps that give you a lot of options for your cards. 

I started by stamping each image on Neenah 110# card stock, and I stamped the single egg twice.  I used my Copic markers for coloring then hand cut out each image.  I grabbed two different window dies because I honestly couldn't decide which one I wanted to use.  I cut both out of a solid blue card stock and started laying out the cutout images on the frames.  Before long I realized, I had enough characters to make both cards!   

On the first card, I added a texture paper background and stamped a couple of the sentiments onto the pieces that had been cut away with the die. On the second, I added a patterned orange rectangle that coordinated with the duck's feet and stamped the sentiment in the center.  Both were assembled on A2 card bases and in some spots I added foam behind the image to add a little depth. 

I'm sure you can see how these adorable little critters can be combined to make lots of cute cards, not only for Easter. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Papercraft Business ~ PB Challenge #28

Sweet Stampers ~ #42 Easter or Spring

The Crafting Challenge ~April Spring and/or Easter

Inspire. Create. Challenge #066 Easter

The Paper Funday Challenge April~#16 AG + Easter

Digi Doogle Studio ~ Challenge #26 Easter/Spring

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products used: 

Art Impressions, Hoppy Easter

  

Little Nurse is Here to Help

I think you will be seeing a lot more Get Well, Cards of Encouragement and Thinking of You type cards from me for a while.  With our current situation I truly feel like I need to get more cards in the mail than ever before. 

This past weekend I entered several challenges for cards of encouragement.  Today I'd like to share this one from Lili of the Valley digital stamps, named Little Nurse.

I sized the image to fit an A2 card and printed it on Neenah 110# card stock.  I used my Copic markers for coloring and then the Gina Marie Designs Double Stitched In & Out rectangle dies.  I used a coordinating blue frame mat and covered the front of the Kraft card base with a coordinating green mat.  I added a few wraps of blue thread and made a single loopy bow.  I cut the sentiment with a nesting tag set and then the coordinating blue slightly bigger tag was used behind the sentiment.  One little blue enamel dot to ground the tag ~ and the card was finished.  

I've already mailed it to one of my church members who took a fall this weekend. Guess I'll be making another one once everyone sees this posting!  

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge #466 Kids

Through the Craftroom Door

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Products used:

Lili of the Valley, Little Nurse

Gina Marie Designs, Double stitched in and out Rectangle die

Deeper Than The Ocean

Good morning from the deep blue sea today! 

I'm here today with my project card for 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Blog Challenge. 

Our current sponsor for April is Digi Doodles Studios Digital Stamps and the image I used for my card is Sequanna Mermaid. 

To make this card I sized her to be about 4" x 4.5" and then  printed her using Neenah 110# Cardstock.  Then the fun part ~ coloring with my Copic markers. The colors I used are listed below for your reference.  Afterwards I used Whimsy Stamps Notched Square die for the image and made a dark purple frame using two of these dies together.

There are several ways to assemble a shaker card, but for mine, I glued the image to the lavender 5.5" card base.  Then I added my foam tape all the way around the image, following the die cut lines.  I also cut one piece of transparency the size of the purple frame.  I added a generous spoon of sequins, beads and hearts on top of the image. Next I added the transparency to the top of the foam strip, pushing it down securely all the way around.  Lastly I added a glue line around the transparency and then placed the purple frame on top and set it aside to dry.  Once it was dry, I added the stamped starfish and the sentiment tag to complete the shaker card project. 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

Time Out Challenge #158 Purple

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #168

Thank you for stopping by today.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards and other crafting items.

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam

Copics Used:

Hair: BV00, BV01, BV02, BV13,  Bra: R59, Body: R59, R39, RV19, RV63, BG11, BG02, BG05,  Fish:  Y18, BG05, BG11

Products Used:

Digi Doodles Studios, Sequanna Mermaid

Whimsy Stamps, Notched Squares