I love challenges....

      I love challenges they get my creative juices going so this card is sketch challenge over at Stamp TV as well as a Anything goes Challenge over at JustRite stampers.
    I stamped the flower on water color paper and then colored it with water color penclils and blended with an aqua brush. I die cut my card with and Accucut die and then embossed it with a Sizzix embossing folder for SU and then added 3 rows of score lines at the bottom with my score pal. I die cut the doily with a die- namics die by MFS and I die cut the circle with a spellbinders die. I used a spellbinders die for the end of my stripe by sliding it under the die so it only cut the end. I added a tiny flower on the side to give it that finishing touch along with adding some dots of pearl pen on the center of the flowers.
   The pretty flowers help to brighten up a gloomy, cloudy day here so I hope it dose the same for you!
  Thanks for stopping.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Pretty in Pastel JustRite stamps Friday challenge card

 I could not get the pinks to show up I wanted the white embossing to shine on the picture so the pinks just kind of fade together and look really pale.

 I got my inspiration for this card on Pinterest. I changed it up a bit.I love the cleaver use of spellbinders dies to make the fold over flaps on the card.
I used JustRites Nested Oval Medallion Labels die to cut out the frame and Nested Medallion Labels for the saying they are a nice compliment to each other. First I stamped the frame from the Your special day medallion labels stamp set with versa mark ink and then embossed with white embossing powder. I did the same with the Have faith and the Lace border on the Labels 18 mat I cut. I used Follow your heart  Be Happy 6 x 6 paper from My Minds Eye for the card. I sanded the edges to give a shabby chic look. I used a spellbinders dies Bitty Blossoms by Donna Salazar for the flowers and leaves. The butterfly was punched using a Tonic Punch. The dies I used for the fold over flaps were spellbinders labels 18 and Grand labels one.I also added a magnet closer to the flap to keep it closed. I used 2 shades of pink ( I just could not seem to add the brighter pink to this card) and the soft greenish aqua from the green stems and leaves in the picture. I know it was a bit of a stretch but it is suppose to be your interpretation of the inspiration so I hope it passes the requirements.
The challenge this week over at JustRite is soft pastel colors and I love how this turned out. I just love getting ideas from Pinterest and never try then this time I did!!!

Come follow me on pinterest I am addicted and have some great cards I have added to my boards.
Enjoy your Sunday I am off to church in a few minets.I just wanted to get this posted.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

A Bunny banner and treat box

I used liquid applique for the tails and heated it to puff it up

 This is a Bunny banner I made with spellbinders lacy banner and Sizzix rosette die. I used Raisin Boat paper and the bunny is from the set Spring in the Air I also used My Mind's Eye paper for the paper piecing of the bunny. The small favor box is from Accucut.
Hope you are enjoying the great weather we have here in the Midwest.
Have a Blessed Easter.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Blue Bunnies ?

 Blue Bunnies? You read it right.I have been working on some Easter treats which I will be sharing soon and decided to play with a card idea. I am going to enter this into the Moxie Fab cure for the winter blues challenge. ( I know I have a few others, but this is just so much fun ) You will see this cute little bunny more when I post more of my Easter projects but for now he is in a card. I stamped the bunny on some My Mind's Eye patterned paper and cut him out. ( 3 different blue designs. ) I went around the inside edge with a slightly darker shade of blue Copic marker to add some dimension to the bunny.I ran the card through a embossing folder and then layered the blue and ivory paper on top adding the bunnies with a quickie glue pen. It is a fast and simple card but fun. It would be great for Easter or a new Baby.
The stamp is from the Raisin Boat stamp set Spring is in the Air.
Hopping this helps cure the winter blues for you today!

I used liquid applique on the bunnies tales. It is heated up to get it to get all puffy.

Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer