Here’s another card I made for my Challenge #3 where the theme is to make something with flowers or Spring inspired. This time I used Monster Dreams and my new Magnolia Cherry Lace border die. With the weather warming up here in Texas, nothing reminds me more of spring than Blue Bell ice cream!

DT Challenge: Forgotten Scraps – Challenge #3 (spring/flowers)
Challenge: Stamping Scrapping Challenge (use pink)
Challenge: Craft Your Passion – Challenge #45 (use pink)
Challenge: Samuel Taylor’s Crafts – Feb. Challenge (Copic)
Main Stamp: Monster Dreams (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Nook & Pantry (BG)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One and Magnolia Doohickey Cherry Lace Border
Copic Colors:
-monster: E000, E00, E11, R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47
-other: R20, R21, R22, E33, E35, E37, E47

Did you know? A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – “from a place”, ablative of locus, “place” + Medieval Latin motivus, “causing motion”, and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine. Traditionally, locomotives pull trains from the front. Increasingly common is push-pull operation, where a locomotive pulls the train in one direction and pushes it in the other, and can be controlled from a control cab at the other end of the train.
[Locomotive, Wikipedia.org]

Here’s the card I promised featuring Mother’s Koala which I made for the Forgotten Scraps Challenge #3! I chose to go with a rich color scheme and bring in some black for deeper tones. Before using the Spellbinders die, I cut around the top part of the tulips then excluded that part by tucking it over the die before cutting.

DT Challenge: Forgotten Scraps – Challenge #3 (spring/flowers)
Challenge: Lexi’s Creations – Challenge #33 (use a bear)
Challenge: Little Claire’s Designs – Challenge #1 (anything goes)
Challenge: Really Reasonable Ribbon’s Ramblings – Challenge #18 (spring theme)
Main Stamp: Mother’s Koala (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Kioshi (BG)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Ten
Copic Colors:
-koala: W00, W1, W2, W4, W6, W8
-books: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, YG91, YG93, YG97, YG99
-watering can: BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, BV01
-flowers: YG91, YG93, YG97, YG99, YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24

Did you know? The climate of Minnesota is typical of a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers. Minnesota’s location in the Upper Midwest allows it to experience some of the widest variety of weather in the United States and winter in Minnesota is characterized by cold temperatures as low as −60 °F (−51 °C). Snow is the main form of winter precipitation where annual snowfall extremes can be over 170 inches (432 cm) in the rugged Superior Highlands of the North Shore.
[Climate of Minnesota, Wikipedia.org]

Here’s the newest release in the store today called Mother’s Koala. It’s in the same line as the other plush gifts but this one is created for Mother’s Day and can also be used for baby cards. I’ll be showing a card made from it in just a little while in a separate post so come back for some inspiration!

Want in on a secret? So far I have a plushie for six out of the twelve months, December (Christmas Dino), January (Birthday Bunny), February (Valentines Bear), March (Lucky Dog), April (Easter Lamb) and now May (Mother’s Koala)! I have ideas for the other months too which will be released throughout the year. ;D

As promised, here is a card I made with Summer Breeze! I enlarged the image and used just the top but this time coloring her with brown hair and a deeper color pallet. One of the challenges is to choose between Spring and Winter… will the Groundhog see its shadow? I chose to go with Spring! The changing of the seasons is nice but Spring and Autumn are my favorites and wish they lasted longer. ;D

Challenge: Pile It On – Challenge #6 (Bright and Breezy)
Challenge: Stamp Something – February Digi Challenge (digi)
Challenge: For Fun Challenges – Groundhog Challenge (Spring)
Challenge: Papertake Weekly Challenges (Anything Goes)
Challenge: Sarah Hurley – Challenge #27 (diecuts)
Challenge: Sew Many Challenges #42 (Anything Goes)
Main Stamp: Little Miss Muffet Designs (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Just Dreamy (MME)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Seveteen
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R11, R21, R22, B91, B95, B97
-hair: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
-clothes: R32, R35, R37, R39, BG72, BG75, BG78, B91
-other: T2, T4, T6, T8, E42, C1

Did you know? A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Like all fungi, mushrooms are not plants and do not undergo photosynthesis. The terms “mushroom” and “toadstool” go back centuries and were never precisely defined, nor was there consensus on application. The term “toadstool” was often, but not exclusively, applied to poisonous mushrooms or to those that have the classic umbrella-like cap-and-stem form.
[Mushroom, Wikipedia.org]

Check it out – I’ve released a new digi in the store today called Summer Breeze. Here’s a sneak peak and I’ll be posting a card I made later on today! So take a look-see and come back later for some inspiration.

I started drawing something entirely different by request of my Mom, but somehow this gal appeared! On a beautiful summer day, I image she just finished reading her book, maybe one by Jane Austin or perhaps Mette Ivie Harrison. Hope you like her. ;D

Don’t forget about the current challenge that I have going on and you can certainly use this image too. The theme is Anything Goes and you can CLICK HERE to get to the details.

Here’s a bright and cheery card featuring my new stamp, Monster Balloons. This time I colored him in an ice blue with chocolate spots and sherbet colored balloons. Yummy! 😀 This card is a reminder for two challenges, the first is Lollipop Crafts, who I’ve sponsored this week, and for my own 2nd Challenge. Hope you can come along and play in both!

Challenge: Make it Crafty – Australia Day Challenge (Aussie Slang Interpretation)

Have you ever heard the term “Well I’ll be buggered!” recently? You probably think it has to do with a water dam, and perhaps you’re right, however, we’re talking about Australia here. This term is of utmost importance and may one day safeguard your most treasured secrets against espionage. It all started back in 1818 when it was primarily used by corporations and the government, and was a key signal to disrupt confidential conversations if someone suspected an eavesdropper. Today it is widely used in much the same way and does wonders to baffle all those involved. So the next time you’re discussing family secrets with your hubby and you suspect your kids are listen in, then just take a deep strong breath and shout “Well I’ll be buggered!”

DT Challenge Reminder: Lollipop Crafts – Challenge #24
DT Challenge: Forgotten Scraps – Challenge #2 (Anything Goes)
Challenge: Totally Paper Crafts – Challenge #51 (for kids)
Challenge: Res-Q Challenges #68 (in a line)
Challenge: CES Challenges #21 (bold & bright)
Challenge: Copic Creations – Challenge #43 (cool colors)
Main Stamp: Monster Balloons (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Sweet (DCWV)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles and Small Scalloped Circles
Copic Colors:
-monster: B0000, B000, B02, E41, E42, E43, E44, R20, R21, R22, E000, E00, E11
-other: B0000, B000, B02, YR00, YR02, R20, R21, R22, Y32, Y35, G40, G82, BV01, BV02, C1, 0

Did you know? Within Australia’s Organ Pipes National Park, there are 400 million year old volcanic geological formations, most notable the hexagonal basalt columns known as the “Organ Pipes”. These are set in a vertically standing formation, in layers, as if thickly welded together. The rock formation emerged as the result of slow cutting of a deep valley in the basaltic plains over several centuries by the Maribyrnong River. Study of the fossils in volcanic rock formations have been inferred as sedimentary rocks that got buried under the sea about 400 million years ago.
[Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org]

Update: My definition was a top pick at Make it Crafty with this challenge!