PIP April 6. Patty G showers and blessings

 April showers bring May flowers. Along with flowers are the many blessings from above.

White cardstock, dark blue edging with inks. pattern checked paper. The image is from our wonderful sponsor Patty G. Colored with pencils. Medium oval stitched diecut, placed at an angle. Used tiny gems for raindrops. 

Pop over to Patty’s and check out all her terrific images and she’s got some freebies too!

A BIG THANKS to her for sponsoring this week’s challenge

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Peeeek. EmbossSsed

 This sweet little bunny was in my Easter / fun stash. I colored with pencils and made the background of blue ink. I used a scrap of embossed blue and layered on a blue cardstock. I added a floral banner from a scrap. I used a diecut to layer the image on . Used a tiny scrap to stamp on the sentiment. Added 3 pink gems. I love using gems and embossing folders! 

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Moondrea Easter gal

I called with pencils fussy, cut her out and layered her on a bright yellow spring time paper adding a few tiny gems ….wishing everyone a beautiful Easter

 

Bunny fold

Image is an oldie from Bugaboo, colored with pencils. Fussy cut and tucked inside the envelope that I created with folds, using Easter paper. Layered on a yellow and blue oblong and

 papers. Added a couple of gems and the sentiment. All on white cardstock. 

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Pip. March 23. Lawn fawn

 

Cross

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House mouse and Teddy

Image is by House Mouse, colored with pencils using a medium oval stitched diecut. 

Started on white cardstock, layered on a textured light blue variegated paper. Added a strip of coordinating leftover across the center. Added light blue gems and a yellow sentiment, 

 I love to make cards for my friends for all occasions. This one was done in pastels for a grandma about to have another grandchild. 

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Sympathy card florals

2 fold card with layers done in shades of blues and purples.

I used a new to me diecut for the card base. White on the inside with the message and the florals on the top folds with a cream sentiment using a punch. 

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Adu. Spring

Adu cute little gal all ready for spring! Colored with pencil. Stitched diecut and the skeleton of that same diecut in a larger size. All on yellow (main color) cardstock with pink gems to finish it. I chose the yellow to brighten up the card.

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Besties balloons

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Spring florals

HAPPY SPRING!

As I’m making this Card, we are in the middle of a spring blizzard here in Iowa! We know it won’t last long, but it sure is a pain!  

Soon we will have beautiful little flowers like this. I did this as a CAS card with a large rubber stamp, 

in purples and green colored pencils ….Very simple. 

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Happy birthday fold

For this challenge, I chose to do a multi fold card. I started with a long card stock in blue I folded The card in thirds I cut the two ends in two triangles and placed fun polka dotted paper on both sides then I created a small flip card out of yellow card stock used one of my favorite fancy dyes to create the background for the sentiment I added three Jen’s to finish it off.

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Green Star quilt embossed

This was replicated after a quilt that my grandmother made me and I’ve always loved it! It was done with strips of scrap paper trimming the ends to form the star layered on a Swiss dart embossed paper and then on gold but all done in my favorite color of teal/ green. I used a larger scrap of Teal to make the tail on the bottom and added a special birthday wish with a large enamel dot in the center. I made this card for my sister, who also enjoyed my grandmother‘s quilts.

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Where’s the bone? H mouse

 Spring is coming, and the mice are out playing in the grass,, looks like they’re loving teasing this pup with a bone. House, mouse image, colored with pencils, layered on a patterned paper with a green strip, Using a fancy scissors on the bottom of the image, and using a tiny bit of blue behind the image for sky.

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Paper shelter taking a break

The images by paper shelter ,with these cute kittens! Colored with pencil and used an oval stitched die cut. I started on yellow card stock ( main color) and used a new die cut in green pattered pater (using the skeletons). Added a sentiment as a 3rd layer in red.  Added gems to finish 

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