Mother's Day & Spring Cards

Here are just a couple of the cards for we made in my class last Saturday.  It was lots of fun!

Color Throwdown #138

This week's Color Throwdown is navy, white and a color of your choice.  I love navy as a neutral - in cards and clothing - it's a great alternative to black!  So this challege was right up my alley.  One of my favorite DSPs from the Occasions Mini is the Springtime Vintage DSP and I couldn't resist using it in this challenge.  I added the accents of baja breeze and so saffron to bring it all together.  I used this card in my monthly stamp class yesterday and it was a huge hit!

Happy Easter!

I've neglected by blog recently... but I have been busy with projects!  These cute little Easter baskets (made using the Fancy Favor Big Shot die) were great fun to make at my Easter Class in March. 

PPA86 - Embossing

This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is embossing.  I finally ordered the square lattice embossing folder and it arrived on Friday - perfect timing!  Last night after I spent the day cutting paper and putting kits together for my upcoming classes, workshops, & scrapbook club I sat down and stamped just for me.  While I spend lots of time in my craftroom I don't always have the luxury of just stamping "for the fun of it".  I had been using the Sweet Summer sale-a-bration stamp set early in the day to create super cute mini Easter baskets (pictures to come).  That's when the idea for this card popped into my head.  I love how "happy" the card turned out.  I have the perfect someone in mind to be the recipient of this card and I can't wait to give it to her. 

Butterfly Bliss

Here are two of the three cards we made at a "mom's night out" class last night.  It was great fun! Stamps, wine, good food and great conversation - a good time was had by all!  I love the new Springtime Vintage DSP and it pairs perfectly the Bliss butterfly.  The layout is simple enough for a beginner but has enough "little" details to please any paper crafter.

Page of the Month "Lucky You" & Stampin' Celebration Challenge #43

Every month I do a simply layout out for my scrapbook club.  I knew I wanted March's pages to be green but I didn't want them to be overly St. Patty's Day feeling - I loved the combination of green and brown on the Stampin' Celebration challenge and used it for my color inspiration.  Using the Woodland Walk DSP, card stock in Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake along with my Big Shot I was able to create a super simple page.  I added the four leaf clover stamp from the Sale-A-Bration set "So Happy for You" along with a little Color Spritz effect to add a little depth.  I used a Gold Glitter Brad as the center of the flower - my own pot-o-gold inspiration.  I love the subtle nod to St. Patty's Day without being over the top. 

PPA84 - Spring

I'm hoping that Spring will be here soon. (Actually I'd be more than happy if we could just skip straight to summer.)  For the last week or so it's been raining - not something us eastern Washingtonians are used too - so the snow is mostly gone and all of our hibernating lawns are being exposed.  I think that's where my inspiration for my card came from.  When putting together my "Spring" card I was drawn to multiple shades of green but it didn't feel quite right until I popped a little blushing bride in with it.  This card feels so much like Spring to me - a little dirty & messy, with a hint of color showing through.