Having some fun....

Wow! is everyone recovering from the long weekend?! hope you all found some craft time... i surely did... towards the ending of the weekend though... but i managed to get a few creations done... a great sense of accomplishment... besides crafting, the weekend was spent with my hubby and kiddies... truly priceless moments and cherished memories...

i'm sharing a "having some fun" card that i created just because...
playing with some color blends and working on some black hair coloring... Swiss Pixies Tulip Brigitta Digi from CC Designs was really wonderful to play with in my trial and errors... she's just so cute! i actually colored her tulip a brighter pink but decided i didn't like it so i sorta paper pieced the flower with another colored one, popping it up... used the oval nestie with the out of box technique too... hope you like it! hope the recipient will like it too!! =D

this creation is up for a few challenges too...

1. ATS - Photo Inspiration
2. The Sweet Stop - Sketch 124
3. Cute Card Thursday - A pinch A PUNCH - Use atleast 1 punch

i feel so happy when i can play in challenges... with my upcoming busy schedule, my challenge playing days will be limited again... so i'm going to soak in as much as i can... helps me build my stock too... hehe...

happy wishes for a new (and short) week! have a happy tuesday friends, thanks for taking some time to check this out!!

For my Poppy....

Happy wonderful Tuesday everyone!! hope you all are fine and dandy and the week so far has been a pleasure for you....

picked up some inspiration again from The Sweet Stop, with their sketch #123... over the weekend i was asked to create a very special card with a theme... i was really excited to even have been asked but screeching inside cause i had no idea what to do... i had the papers that i needed to use, just no direction of how to put the card together... so thankfully, The Sweet Stop put out an awesome sketch to use for the challenge this week... and well, here's my interpretation...
the theme for the card was poppy.... i had a stash of this Poppies in Bloom DP by Autumn Leaves (all of the DP used on this creation) that was so fitting... then it was choosing the right image.... being that i made this for a guy to give to someone, Hello Ian, from TGF, whom has not seen ink from me yet, called out... ahhh, moment filled with such perfection.... originally Ian is holding a sunflower (or so that's what i think it is) but to keep with the poppy theme, i cut out a poppy from the DP to fit over the original flower.... voila! make it work! had a stash of coordinating die cut poppy flowers too which i added one to the bow... can't really see the border punch in the background but it's MS Iron Gate border punch that i found at Ross' for $5!!! what a steal! sentiment is from Hero Arts....

i hope he likes this card and i hope his "Poppy" likes it too!! If you haven't heard about the Sweet Stop yet, go and check them out... you'll find their sketches fun and eye candy very inspiring... who knows, you might just want to play along too!

thanks for sharing a moment with me... i sure hope i've inspired you in some way to get crafty!!