Brighter Days {Verve & Stampendous}

I love the weekend. I wish I was feeling a little better but I must admit I am enjoying some down time today. The craft room has been cleaned and it feels so much better. There are still items to be purged but overall, it got my crafty juices flowing!

After cleaning my craft space, I found this older Stampendous stamp-I believe it is retired. Loved this image years ago when I bought it! So I inked it up in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it with my Copics. I went bright and bold. The sentiment from Verve called Brighter Days seemed to fit the flowers perfectly! I hope you think so too.

Click HERE to see this card.

PS-A lovely gal (Loralee) left me a sweet comment on my last card (pictured above) regarding the flourish die I used. I must admit, I have NO idea the name or company of that die...that is why I did not list it. Sorry about that! I know that MFT Stamps has a few dies that are similar. Hope that helps! Sorry I cannot email you back, Loralee...I don't know your email address. :)

The Paper Players Challenge #77-{Just a Note} and CR84FN

Sunday is here and I am off on a fun weekend with my hubby! I sure hope this post will go live! He turned 40 on Thursday and so we decided a little getaway was in order! This week at the Paper Players I am the hostess and I am challenging you to make a project with a Love Theme. It can be romantic love or platonic love!

So I created this card for my sweet friend Jake. The inside says "You Light Up My Life".  Jackie (only I call her Jake) has been my best friend for 30 years! WOW! We met as young children and even though she moved a lot, we always kept in touch.

The colours come from CR84FN. I love the bold, bright hues! This stamp is from Stampendous, and I had a blast colouring it with my Copics.

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Smiles,

Lesley

Cardabilities #41 {Vintage Note}

I have been in a crafting mood lately, and I have been trying to find new challenge blogs to play!  Well, I found a new one...new to me that is!  What a great sketch this week.  The challenge is called Cardabilities and here is their sketch! 

Tonight I wanted to create something vintage and warm. I used some new Bo Bunny paper and I got out my Copics to colour the floral image from Stampendous. The butterflies are from my embosslit die called "Beautiful Wings" from Stampin' Up and I added some pearls to the butterflies.  I don't know why I used black but it seemed to bring out the richness of the paper. I hope you think so too!  I sponged all the edges with some Crumb Cake Ink.