Pictures of Lily

This week's Sketch with a Twist is to make a card for a special woman.  With Mother's Day around the corner, you may wish to do that.  I'd already finished my Mother's Day cards so I decided to make a card for another special lady who wasn't feeling well at work.

I was a little frustrated making this card at first because I kept dropping my Copics and ruining images.  This is what happens when you have lots of "help".  Not wanting to start AGAIN, I fussy cut out the top of one image that had yellow all over the stem and popped it up on an image that had green on the flower to make a dimensional card.  It's hard to seek but there are sparkles in the centre of the flower and along the edges of the blue.  I used MFP's  new Tiger Lily set that will be coming out this month.  The sentiment is not really blurry but is caused by the camera focusing on the flower.  It's also from the same set.

I know the colours are a bit bright for a get well card but I love the cheerfulness of the card and hope it brightens her day.

Butterfly Blues

This week's challenge on MFP's Sketch with a Twist is to use butterflies.  I used my Lots of Words set for both the butterfly image and the sentiment.  I'm a little sad because I may only get one more card out of this patterned paper.  Sigh.

Challenges this Card Meets:

MFP's Sketch with a Twist - Butterflies

Amusing Challenge - Anything Goes

Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Monochrome

Crafty Creations - Seasonal (I chose summer.)

Creative Inspirations - Stamping

Clear It Out Challenge - Singing the Blues (Yes, it is blue/teal IRL.)

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Can Flowers Be Masculine?

Angela gave us a great sketch this week on MFP's Sketch with a Twist.  We are to use fabric today and  I kind of stretched it a bit by using a dryer sheet as my fabric.  I had made this flower months ago using my tattered flowers die.  I then sprayed the sheet with watered down acrylic blue paint and glimmer mist.  The edges than had Stickles put on them.  I love the look but the flower always seemed too large for a card.  It works well on the 5 x 7 layout though.  I only laugh because the blue and beige looks masculine but it has a flower with a pink centre.  Hmmm.  It's a great card for work however, because with the larger format, we'll be able to get lots of signatures.  In case you are wondering, all the DP is from Creative Memories and the sentiment is from MFP's set.

Challenges this Card Meets:
MFP's Sketch with a Twist - Use Fabric

Trying Something New

I did it; made my first easel card. It only took me two attempts. Perhaps its making the cards so late that does it to me. This card is for my February Grab Bag Swap. I know I'm late but in my defence, my March cards are done.

Each month the hostess sends six copies of one image, with matching sentiments, DP and embellishments. We are to make four different cards and mail one out to each member of our group. I always seem to struggle to get started and then once I get into it, I'm quite disappointed to run out of supplies and images. It's such a great way for me to get out of my comfort zone. Otherwise I find I end up making the same cards over and over.

This card fits the following challenges:
Lily of the Valley - Easel Card
Crafty Ann - New fold or Technique
Stamp Something - Something Girly. I'm certainly not giving this to DH!
Stampavie - Spring
By the Cute and the Girly - Spring is in the Air
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Flower Power
Craft Challenge - Mothers Day/Flowers