Spring Flowers - Color Challenge Number Fifteen

Day 15 of the My Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge .  Wow, these days are just flying by!  We're half way through already.

I chose Penny Black flowers and background stamps for my card today.  I used the tape and watercolor technique for the background.  You can check out how to do this in a wonderful video by Jill Foster on the Penny Black blog HERE .  I know I will be doing this technique a lot!

I am also entering this in the Paper Players Ann's clean and simple floral challenge HERE , and the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, spring blooms, HERE .

If you want to see yesterday's challenge piece, please visit my other blog www.TangledInTheWord.blogspot.com .  I colored a Zentangle for the challenge yesterday, for St. Patrick's Day.

Thanks for your visit.  See you tomorrow!

Blessings,
     lynda

Color Challenge Card Number Thirteen

Here it is...card number 13 for The Daily Marker 30 day color challenge.....

Just a quick post to get this up.  I just finished a Zentangle tile to post over on my other blog Tangled In The Word .  You can check it out if you like by clicking on the link (in pink above).

Thanks for stopping by.  See you tomorrow with card # 14!

Blessings,
     lynda

Color Challenge Card Day Twelve

It's Day 11 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge .  I played with my colored pencils this time...with a Magenta Stamp.  Staying with my bright colors to usher in spring.  Tomorrow is supposed to be close to 50 degrees, or maybe even a degree or two above....heat wave for us! 

Thanks for stopping.  See you tomorrow with Card # 13!
Blessings,
     lynda

30 Day Color Challenge Card - Day Eleven

Continuing on in the spring theme for me....

Ah....tulips.  Soon, soon.  Nature gives to all things a season of its own.  Soon will be spring, the season for new life, color, harmony, and love!

Stamps used here are Penny Black.

See you tomorrow with Day 12 of the color challenge at The Daily Marker .
Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,
     lynda

30 Day Color Challenge - Day Ten

Seems as though I can't stop stamping and coloring flowers!  This one is for Day Ten of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge on The Daily Marker .  

The coloring on this card was done on the stamp with Distress markers, then spritzed with water and stamped onto the card panel.

Our card ministry group meets tomorrow to make cards for the church card rack, and to send to shut-ins.  I will be doing lots of coloring all day tomorrow!  It's always fun to stamp and play with other stampers.  A great way to spend the day!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow with card number 11!
Blessings,
     lynda

Color Challenge Day Nine - Flowers

Nine down, 21 to go!  Here's my flower card for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge on The Daily Marker .  I used a JustRite poppy stamp, and a Spellbinders die.  The phrase is from a Flourishes clear stamp set.  I used Distress inks and a Dove Blender to color the poppies.

I love poppies....they're such a happy flower.  Daisies are my favorites, closely followed by poppies.  Both are happy flowers that make me smile!  They're unpretentious, free flowing, simple, and strong.
Can you tell I'm getting just a little eager to be in my garden, planting and pruning, weeding, and sitting under the big tree with a big glass of lemonade, a good book, or my journal, and the neighbor's kitty on my lap?  Yep, that's where I just went in my mind.  Coming back to reality now, grudgingly!
I really had fun with this card.  Hope you are having fun, and keeping warm.
See you tomorrow with # 10!
Blessings,
     lynda

Color Challenge Number Eight

For the Color Challenge Number Eight on the The Daily Marker blog, I decided to play with my colored pencils again.  I love, love, love colored pencils.  I had drawn this picture a while ago, and decided to color it.  I think maybe I will try some more drawing again.  This kind of got me in the mood.
Blessings,
lynda

Color Challenge Seven

   

 I'm sticking with my spring images with this card for the Color Challenge Day Seven on The Daily Marker blog HERE .  Purple and green is my favorite color combination.
     It was a lovely morning.  Prayer Shawl group , then to lunch with a friend.  Tonight is the last night of our church's Lenten Retreat.  The weeks of lent are flying by this year!  It seems as though Easter can't come soon enough after the long, hard, cold winter.
     Well, off to work on my other blog.  Enjoy your day, and thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,
     lynda

Color Challenge Number Six

     Here's my card for Color Challenge Six on The Daily Marker blog HERE .  I used Art Impression stamps to build the background, with Marvy Matchables inks and markers.  
     I have been enjoying coloring something every day.  It keeps me thinking spring!  The birds were chirping outside our bedroom window this morning....first time in at least four months.  This is a good sign!  Today we had 40 degrees...a heat wave in comparison to the past couple of months!
     Thanks for stopping by.  See you tomorrow with Challenge Seven!
Blessings,
     lynda

Color Challenge Day Five

     Day five of the 30 Day Color Challenge at My Daily Marker here .  I had fun drawing and coloring these mushrooms.  I threw in a little Zentangle for interest.  Watercolored with Distress inks and waterbrush.  I'm not really fond of my printing, but trying to get past that.  I need to spend some time developing my lettering skills.        
     Hubby and I returned late this afternoon from the weekend in Buffalo celebrating my birthday with the kids.  Then I was off to a retreat at church, now getting this up on the blog, then off to bed.
     See you tomorrow with Day Six!
Blessings,
     lynda

Color Challenge Day Four

I'm actually writing this on Friday, and posting it Saturday.  I knew I wouldn't have time to make a card and write a post Saturday, as we're celebrate my milestone birthday with the kids this weekend.  So I just need to hit Publish Saturday when I get a free minute.  This is for The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge here .
I had some fun with this Magenta stamp and watercolor from my distress inks.  Simple and fun.

Enjoy your day.

Blessings, 

lynda

Color Challenge Day Three - Colored Pencils

Is it day three already?  I dedcided to play with my colored pencils today for the color challenge on The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge....

Today was a big birthday for me.  I had lunch with some friends, then Starbucks.  Home now relaxing with hubby, and tomorrow celebrating with the daughter, son-in-law and the grand girls!  Can't wait!

See you tomorrow with Day 4.

Blessings,

lynda

Color Challenge Card Two

Just a quick post to get today's card up for the The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge Day 2:

See you tomorrow!
Blessings,
lynda

Spring Card!

The first day of spring is actually less than three weeks away!  Hooray.  Perhaps a colorful spring card will help make the wait a little more tolerable. So, I pulled out my Penny Black butterfly stamp, my favorite set of Verve stamps, my embossing powder, and my distress inks.  

This card is for the following challenges:

The Daily Marker for their Coloring Challenge HERE .  They are hosting a challenge to color something every day for a month.  There are demos, prizes, and lots of fun.  Be sure to check it out.

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge for their sketch challenge HERE .

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge HERE  where the theme is Girly/Feminine.

Stop by these blogs and check out the entries....and maybe even make a card and play along.  

On a personal note, I have started another blog, Tangled In The Word , where I blog about Zentangle and God's Word.  If you want, you can check it out HERE .  Please leave me a message to let me know you were there.  I'd love to hear from you.

Blessings,

lynda

Distress Ink on Embossing

I made this card for a friend who is in the hospital.  I gave it to her when I visited her this afternoon.  Since I had forgotten to take a picture of it before I put it in the envelope, I snapped a pic in her hospital room....hence the machine gadget in the background.  

I used an embossing plate to emboss the owls on the branch.   The embossing plate is actually hers.  I used it to emboss a few pieces of card stock with the last time we were together.  I thought she would get a kick out of my making a card out of it.

I simply sponged distress inks over the embossing with my distress ink applicators.  Easy-Peasy.  This get well grouping is a single stamp (Sugarloaf See-D's).  The little circles are Stampendous silver stickers (Class Appeals), which I colored with my Copic markers (can't really tell in the picture).  

That's it.  Fast and easy, and lots of fun to make.   I think I'll make some for the card ministry with the rest of the panels i embossed.  I'm on a roll now!

Be Blessed,

lynda

Three CAS Cards

I love Pinterest!  These three cards are my spin on a card I posted to my Stamping and Cards section of my Pinterest site. 

 I changed it up a little.  Instead of using patterned paper, I used square pieces of card stock, which I watercolored with distress inks and water.  I used punched butterflies instead of hearts.  I added dimension by doubling the butterflies, and raising their wings.  I added a little interest with Liquid Pearls on the butterflies' bodies.

On the first card, I just layered onto a plain white panel.  The second card I embossed with an embossing plate for the dotted texture.  The third one is my personal favorite. I used the Anna Griffin butterfly punch, which I love.  I also used Stickles on the butterflies and on the card.

Which is your favorite?

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

lynda

Cards to Usher In Spring

We are really suffering with spring fever here in upstate New York.  I thought I would use some pretty, bright spring colors in my cards today.  Perhaps the cheery colors will chase away the winter doldrums!

I keep reaching for the Verve stamp set, as I adore the text and the scripts.  I added a doodle frame around  this one with my Micron black pen.   I used a Penny Black stamp and distress inks for the the watercolor look background.  A pink rhinestones flourish and sheer ribbon and bow finish it off.

I am thankful today for the time to spend in my craft room, creating.  Stop back tomorrow for some quick and easy spring cards!

Blessings,

lynda

Zentangle Tile Huggins

It wasn't until I looked at this finished tile that I realized how stressed and frustrated I was today!  I run my church's Lunch & Learn senior ministry, so did that this afternoon for a couple of hours. Other than that little reprieve, the rest of the day I spent trying to navigate the New York State of Health waters.  I got dropped three times and had to call back and start all over again....no small feat considering the hyroglyphics you have to go through just to get in the queue...then there's the infernal wait.  As I said, I was dropped and hung up on three times, got passed from person to person several times.  Given entirely wrong information, and in the end my issue was not resolved.  It has to go to their "superiors" for consultation!  Really?!  Our tax dollars hard at work!

So, I did what I love to do to relieve tension and anxiety..Zentangle.  This is what emerged.....

Yep...definitely working out some issues here!  I did feel a whole lot better when I was finished, however.

Anyhow...here's another one for the Huggins tangle on the Facebook Square One: Purely Zentangle group.

Hope you enjoy!

Blessings,

lynda

Zentangle Tile

I found a group on Facebook that I'm excited about.  It's called Square One: Purely Zentangle.  It's a group of people who post their tiles in the group.  A tile is a 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 cardstock panel, on which you draw a string (a pencil squiggle or lines inside a border.  Then you draw tangle patterns inside the penciled string.  If you would like more information about Zentangle or the process, visit www.zentangle.com.  

Getting back to the Square One group, each week you need to incorporate the tangle (pattern) into your tile...you could use it exclusively, or add other tangles to it, as I have here.  

Tomorrow I will be playing with some stamp layering with a beautiful new stamp set I recently purchased.   Stop back to check it out!

Blessings....

lynda

All Creatures Great and Small Card Challenge

Just a quick post to enter the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday blog challenge.  This week the theme is All Things Great and Small.  You can check all the fabulous design team cards and the entries on their blog at http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ .

The duck stamp is from Penny Black, and the verse is Printworks.

I'll be back tomorrow with a Zentangle entry.

Blessings,

lynda