Mom rainboot with flowers

I have set a goal to use my stash of dies that has a layer of dust on them and have never been used. For this one I was encouraged by the photo inspiration for JUGS. I used Sizzix, Impression Obsession and Die Version. I dry embossed the white background with Cuttlebug folder. For the watercan I ink distressed it with distress ink of Old Paper and Tea Dye. I had fun using my scraps.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection
Dies: Sizzix, Impression Obsession and Die Version
Ink: Distress - Old Paper and Tea Dye
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges
Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 145 Mother's Day of for a special lady
Dies R Us - Ch. 167
As You Like It - Favorite Season (Spring or Summer) and why/ Spring it's when the growing season starts anew and it's a rebirth and everything feels fresh.
Crafty Calendar - April Spring/Easter
Crafty Friends - Ch. 151 For the ladies/girls
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 218 Easter/Spring
Do-A1(1) Kreatives - Ch. 52 Spring
Dragonfly Journeys - April showers bring may flowers
Incy Wincy - Colors of Spring and/or Embossing wet/dry
JUGS - Ch. 581 Photo Inspiration 

Happy Pig

I have some stamps that I have colored, and are sitting on a pile waiting to be put together so I grabbed this adorable Happy as a Pig from QKR and used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  Just love that curly tail, lol.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  QKR - Happy as a Pig (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - I love you more than pigs

Punches:  EK Success

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Divine Twine

Buttons:  Stash

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug & Darice

Challenges

Double Trouble - Ch. 30 Let the Troubles Begin / Stenciling embossing 

  Thing 1 Embossing Folders used two of them

  Thing 2 Also participate in challenge with 2 Crafty Critter Crazies (see below)
  Thing 3 Farm Animal  used pig

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 27

Crafty Animals - Ch. 27

QKR - Ch. 352 Anything Goes

Heart 2 Heart - Woodwork

Always & Forever Rustic

I wanted to make a variation of the Valentines card using a Spellbinder Swirl Heart in metallic gold and heat embossed sentiment of Always & Forever and this is what I came up with as a more rustic version.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection

Cardstock: Recollection

Card base:  Paper Studio

Stamp:  Recollection

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Stampendous

Flowers:  Paper Studio

Bling:  Zva

Spellbinder:  Heart (see above for direct link)

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 550 (see sketch above)

Double D - Hearts (see mood board above)

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 220 Love or Valentine Sentiment

Scrappint 4 Fun - Ch. 133 Love/Wedding/Anniversary

Crafty Catz - Ch. 448 Anything Goes with optional Heart & Flower
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 426 Hearts & Flowers

JUGS - Ch. 474 Trend Wood (see above)

S is for silence and snowflakes

I made this card using an image and sentiment from TLC, Create.  I used my Distress Oxide inks and did the background.  Then added some Snowflake shavings to the trees and ground as well as the flowers.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Christmas Mist Papers 6; Fancy Pants

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Reindeer and Tree Silhouette

Sentiment:  S is for silence and snowflakes

Flowers:  Recollections

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Ink:  Distress Oxides:  Lucky Clover and Faded Jeans

Stampendous Shaved Ice

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 357 Anything Goes Christmas optional something with wings

CHNC Extra - October

Allsorts - Wk 439 Christmas Creatures

The Male Room - Ch. 72 Silhouttes
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 501 Vintage/distressing

Christmas Card Throwdown - Ch. 20 Stash (Canvas and/orWood)