Purple Poppies

This stamp from The Ton has been waiting for me to give it some love.  I think I've just been intimidated by it, so I've been procrastinating!  So, today I put on my big girl panties and dealt with it.  

Like most things I procrastinate about, it wasn't nearly as scary or difficult as I thought.  Actually, it is a fun stamp to color.  I chose my favorite color.  There's something about purple....it is regal, and at the same time unpretentious and fun.  And I love it with green.  It makes me smile.

The stamp is from The Ton, as I mentioned.  It is a clear set called Thoughtful Poppies. 

I embossed the stamp in white on some lavender card stock.  To color it, I used Tombow markers and a Dove blender.  I added white highlights with a Prismacolor colored pencil, and details with a white gel pen.  

Some distress ink brushed around the edges of the panel softened it a bit.  I embossed the verse (from the same set) onto vellum, and attached it.  I layered the whole shebang onto a plum panel, then onto a white card.  A few white pearl sequins finish off the card.

I am entering my card in these challenges:

The Ton Challenge  - Cheers

Addicted To Stamps - Make Your Mark

Tuesday Throwdown - Favorite color (purple)
 
The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge 

I hope you are staying healthy and warm, wherever you are. Winter is cold, snowy, and long here in the northeast USA.  I'm so glad I have my craft room to hibernate in when I get tired of dealing with the snow. 

Thanks so much for dropping by.  It is always great to hear from you.

Blessings,

Love You Card For The Ton Challenge

Hello peeps....

My card for today primarily features the cherry blossoms background stamp from The Ton.  I made it for The Ton Challenge , where the theme is LOVE. 

I embossed the background stamp with white embossing powder onto a piece of light blue card stock.  I colored the open flowers with my Tombow markers, shading and blending with my blender pen.  I colored the openings behind the flowers with my Faber Castell soft pastels in gray.  I used the love die from Simon Says Stamp, and cut the backing with blue card stock, and the top 'love' word with white, which I also embossed with white powder. I stamped the word 'you' from the same stamp set.  The heart die is Spellbinders.  A few gems from Paper Studio sprinkled here and there finish it off.

Other challenges for my card:

 Freshly Made Sketches

Stampin Royalty - Use dies   

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge 

Anything goes 

Addicted To Stamps - Photo inspiration

 

 Since I did not use the entire panel, I decided to make another card with the piece that was left.  Sadly, I need a sympathy card, so I grabbed a piece of gray card stock, and a sympathy stamp (Flourishes), and made this...

That's it for today.  I can't believe Ash Wednesday is this week!  Spring is coming...and it cannot be too soon for most of us.  I've been welcoming the flocks of geese as they come honking their way back north.  There must have been at least ten flocks yesterday, and several more today.  I have been restless, and have the urge to be outdoors, playing in my garden.  I will have to settle for gardening pins on Pinterest, and floral, springy cards for now.  But it won't be long..the robins are here, and my hostas are showing their sprouts.  

Thanks so much for stopping in today.  Hope to see you back soon.

Blessings,

lynda