Sweetness of Spring and Easter

Even though today we received some snow and had rain/sleet it is technically Spring in Wisconsin.  Yet we are to have wonderful weather next week - that's just the way it is.  Kris at Imagine That has this wonderful new image which is super cute called Easter Leesa.  The sentiment is from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That - Spring in Bloom & Leesa's Tulips

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Image That - Easter Leesa (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - All the Sweetness of Spring

Punches:  EK Success

Spellbinder:  Diamondessence

Bling:  Mark Richards

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Viva la Verve - March Sketch 2

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 165 Easter

Sweet Stampin' - Easter

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 297 Flowers

CRAFT - Ch. 356 Add some Bling

Eureka - Ch. 185 Easter Cards

If you give a crafter a cookie - Ch. 40

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 49 Hippity Hoppity

Crafty Gals - Ch. 64 Easter or Spring

Easter Vintage tag

Paulette at TLC has the most wonderful monthly clubs and this was one of the images that I received.  I distressed the edges of this adorable vintage image.  If you love vintage images she has another blog just for freebies.  She gives out so many and I just can't keep up with all of the wonderful images.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Paper Company

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Easter Tag Girl and Chicks Vintage

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Flowers:  Recollection

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Divine Twine

Staple:  EK Success

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 297 Flowers

Eureka -  Ch. 185 Easter Card

A Snowflake Promise - Ch. 19 A Touch of Spring

Crafty Gals - Ch. 64 Easter or Spring

613 Ave Create - Ch. 168 Anything Goes with optional Bird

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 165 Easter

Sweet Stampin' - Easter

RRR - Ch. 137 Welcome Spring

Construction Happy Birthday

I have a nephew who has a birthday coming up so I thought this would be a fun card for him.  The image is from Digital Delights.  I had someone who has two daughters help me do some shopping and it was fun to see how he really got into shopping for my nephews.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Boys at Work

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Digital Delights - Builder Brian

Sentiment:  Digital Delights - Construction accessory set

Divine Twine

Bling:  Recollections

Challenges

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 180 Anything Goes. 

QKR - Ch. 185 Add a sentiment

CHNC Patterned - March

Craft Your Passion - Ch 304 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 104 Anything Goes

Thinking of you

I finally needed a break from work and did a quick card for my stash and did a Viva la Verve Sketch card.  I wanted to use these bright, cheery papers to feel like spring.  There is talk of snow tomorrow, but I'm hoping that it doesn't it us.  The problem is that we could get sleet and that is a problem when you do home care.  However, it's spring in Wisconsin, and it's to be expected.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  Verve - Kind Words

Ink:  Memento - Rich cocoa

Flowers:  Prima

Buttons:  Recollections

Bling:  Mark Richards

Challenges

Viva la Verve - March Sketch 1

CHNC Patterned - March

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 104 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Ch. 304 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 222-223 Anything Goes

many Thanks

Kris at Imagine That has this gorgeous image called Leesa's Tulip which is just adorable.  You can get her as a freebie just check the site for more information.  We were our shopping last night and saw tulips in the stores which got me excited for Spring.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That - (see above for direct link)

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp & Sentiment:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Spellbinber:  Butterfly Circle

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Butterfly:  Martha Stewart

Ribbon:  Offray

Bling:  Mark Richards

Challenges

Robyn's Fetish - Ch. 308 Square or Rectangle Cards

Alphabet Challenge - B for Beautiful Butterflies

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 133 Spring is on the Way

Brown Sugar -Ch. 190 Spring

RRR - Ch. 137 Welcome Spring

Crafty Creations -  Ch. 311 Spring Fever

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Ch. 128 Spring is in the Air

Diaper spelled backwards is REPAID

One of my co-workers is pregnant and they are expecting a girl in July.  They are not going with traditional colors the girls room is blue and green.  So that's why I tried to use those colors in this card with just a splash of pink.  The image is from Mo Manning and the sentiment is from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Happy

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Diaper spelled backwards

Spellbinder:  Picot Circle

Hemp:  Natural Fibers

Bling:  Paper Studio

Punches:  EK Success

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Sweet Wednesday Sketch 2 - Sketch 85

Crafty Catz - Ch. 316 Baby

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 18 Cute & Cuddly

Robyn's Fetish - Ch. 308 Square or rectangle cards

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 285 Round and Round

Lamb of God

One week until Easter!!!!  This is a card that I made using a pre-colored image from Imagine That called Lamb of God and the sentiment is from TLC.  It is another card that I didn't use any design paper on. I used several different border punches and ribbons.  I can't wait to see my family next week.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Imagine That - (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Easter is God's triumphant LOVE

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Border Punches:  Martha Stewart

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon; Offray

Flower:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 165 Easter

Robyn's Fetish - Ch. 308 Square or Rectangle Cards

Sweet Stampin' - Easter

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 417 Easter

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 222-223 Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Easter

TLC Spring Garden Blog Hop

I was talking with several co-workers yesterday about it being the Spring and planting a garden and one co-worker was saying that she just uses her kitchen utensils to plant the garden since she finds they work the best and that then she always knows where they are.  Not that kind of freaked us out.  Especially being a nurse, the thought that someone would use something from the kitchen, put it in the dirt, and then put it back in the kitchen was a little much for me.  So I now know when we have potlucks who's dish I will be avoiding.  Otherwise, the thought of Spring, and fresh foods was appealing with the Farmer's Markets once again.  My Dad was a large potato farmer for many years and terms like crop rotation, irrigation and the like are very familiar around our family.  I also have a friend who had some corn on his land last year.  

Welcome to the Blog Hop for Spring,  It is great to have some new members and members who have returned to our Design Team.  For my card the background paper, seed packet and sentiment are all from TLC.  

FREEBIE - Right click and save

Next you should go to Lynne

Blog hop order for your blogs....

Deanne     http://littlebitopaper.blogspot.com/   

Desire     http://desiref.blogspot.com/

Hetty       http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/

Ileana      http://sparklingpinktitta.blogspot.it/

Karen       http://busyinspirations.blogspot.com/

Lisa D      http://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/
 
Lisa Lynn   http://lisalynncard.blogspot.com/

Lynne       http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Rhonda Sue   http://craftymumzcreations.blogspot.com/

TlcCreations   http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com/

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Corn on the Cob Papers 5

Cardstock:  Bazzil:  Recollections

Stamp:  Vintage Seed Package Corn Sketched

Ink:  Distress - Tim Holtz - Old Paper

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Awww Shucks

Doily:  Michael's

Button:  Recollection; Dress it Up

Ribbon:  May Arts

Challenges

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Ch. 128 Spring is in the Air

Crafty Creations - Ch. 311 Spring Fever

Dream Valley - Ch. 127 All about the Birthdays

Brown Sugar - Ch. 190 Spring

CHNC Patterned - March

Why wake up early on a Saturday morning?

When growing up the reason to wake up early on a Saturday morning was to watch cartoons.  Now with all the DVDs, DVRs what kid does that?  For us as an adult, was is the incentive if you work all week to get up early on a Saturday AM?  I have the answer for you....it is to see the samples of the TLC Design Team and get the FREEBIES of the Spring Blog Hop which starts at 8:00 am Pacific Time.

So if you sleep in.....you will still be able to enjoy the images and freebies too:)

To a 24 carrot kid

I am trying to get my Easter cards done as quick as a bunny.  It just seems that Easter is so early this year.  For this card, I am using the Gerda Steiner Stamp of the Month along with a beautiful sentiment from TLC.  I think this image is just so adorable.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations, Recollections

Stamp:  Gerda Steiner - Carrot Bunny Digital Stamp

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - 24 Carrot Kid

Speillbinder:  Eyelet Circle

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Divine Twine

Flower:  Wild Orchid Drafts

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketch - Ch. 343

Gerda Steiner - March Monthly Challenge

The Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 145 Easter

Crafty Boots - Easter

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 18 Cute & Cuddly

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 417 Easter

Hope your birthday ROCKS!

I needed a card for a young man coming up in April and Kris at Imagine That came out with this great image Mason's MP3.  I actually didn't use ANY design paper which is unusual for me.  Kept this very simple, but I really like the way it turned out.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - London Fog

Bling:  Paper Studio

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 261

Dream Valley - Ch. 127 All about the Birthdays

Paper Shelter - Ch. 240 Birthday Boy

Eureka -  Ch. 184 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - The Great Divide

You don't look a day over fabulous

Here is a birthday card that I made using a center fold design.  The sentiment is from a set at TLC.  The image is from a new set at Imagine That called Bambi & Max.  It brings back the days remembering the Flinstones after school.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Die Cuts:  Sizzix

Bling:  Paper Studio

Feather:  Mark Richards

Challenges

Dream Valley - Ch. 127 All About Birthdays

Sparkles - Ch. 78 Make it Girlie

Sisterhood of Crafters - Use your Dies/and or punches

Craft Your Passion - Ch. 303 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 103 Anything Goes

SNEAK PEEK

On Saturday March 19th TLC is having a Spring Blog Hop.

Here is a sneak peek of my sample.

So be ready for lots of FREEBIES!

Easter Lamb

Paulette has wonderful mailing clubs and this is a great image that she just had along with the sentiment.  She does have this one available in the store at TLC.  Many of her images are darling vintage images.  Here is one more to add to my Easter collection.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dination, Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Easter Savior Risen Collage

Spellbinder:  Heart Circle

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Lace:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Ink:  Memento - London Fog

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Crafty Boots - Easter

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Ch. 128 Spring is in the Air

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 145 Easter

Polkadoodles -Wk 10 Spring Colors

Creative Corners - Hoppy Easter

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - Ch. 121 Easter

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 416 Ribbon or Lace

CRAFT - Ch. 354 Easter/Spring

Come & Get It - Ch. 109 Easter/Spring

a Best Friend is like a four leaf clover

I just love this sentiment and image from TLC so I had to make a card for one of my best friends who has a little Irish in her.  The patterned paper is also from TLC.

Pattered Paper:  TLC, Create - Irish Luck Paper 4

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Lucky Bingo Card

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Best Friend 4 Leaf Clover

Punches:  EK Success

Cards:  7 Gypsies

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Flowers:   Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Creatalicious - Ch. 87 St. Patrick's Day or Use green

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 48 Go Green

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 179 Use some Green
Incy Wincy - Shades of Green
Melonheadz - Layer it up

Sympathy of Father

I had to make this card unfortunately for the visitation that I went to last weekend and just didn't get to post it.  I can't tell you how much I use this set from TLC.  I like to make my sympathy cards more personalized like this.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Punch:  Creative Memories

Flower:  Recollections

Hemp:  Hemptique

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' - Boys to Men

Quirky - Masculine with ribbon or twine

4CC- Ch. 289 Layers

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 221 Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - March

The four leaves of a lucky clover

I am FAR from Irish, but I had to make this card with this adorable image from Mo's and a sentiment from TLC.  The patterned paper is also from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Irish Shamrock Papers

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Paddy

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - 4 Leaves of a Lucky Clover

Ink:  Versa Magic - Cottage Ivy

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Dies:  Die-Namics

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon:  Michael's

Clover:  Hobby Lobby

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 403

Mo Manning - Ch. 261 Anything Goes with a Mo image

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch 48 Go Green

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 179 Use some green

Incy Wincy - Shades of green

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 416 Ribbon or Lace

Sweet Stampin' - Boys to Men

Fore your birthday

I have a friend's husbands birthday on Saturday so this is the card that I made.  He loves to golf and I bough him some golf balls and apparel so I think this is perfect.  I made the card before I went shopping, but I actually bought him a belt that is a perfect match of the ribbon, hehe.  The sentiment is from TLC.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection; Paper Studio

Stamp:  Pachel DS golftime

Ink:  Color Box - Chalk, Warm Red

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Fore your birthday

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Ribbon:  Michael's

Die:  Die-Namic

Spellbinder:  Small Circle

Challenges

Mojo Monday - Sketch 438

Sweet Stampin' - Boys to Men

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 179 Use some green

Sisterhood of Crafters - Use your die cuts and/or punches

4 CC - Ch. 289 Layers

As You Like It - Favorite Style of Embossing & Why?

Dry embossing - gives dimension and texture, in this card the circle with the embossing of the dots is to look like a golf ball.

Incy Wincy - Shades of Green

Quirky - Masculine with ribbon or twine

He is Risen

I was doing a patient visit today and discussing that I would be back in 2 weeks and she said that will be the week of Easter and it hit me.  I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME LEFT!!!  And panic set in as I tried to appear calm.  So I figured, I better post this card ASAP.  The image, sentiment and patterned paper are all from TLC.  Today we had it 68 degrees so it was actually spring like.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Bunny Share Papers 17

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Joyful Easter Cross

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - He is Risen

Lace:  Hobby Lobby

Spellbinder:  Grand Circle

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

Crafty Sentiments - Easter

A Snowflake Promise - Ch. 18 All about spring

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Ch. 127 Easter

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - Ch. 120 Touch of Spring

Card Mania - Ch. 78 Polka Dots

Polkadoodles - Wk 8 Tic Tac Toe (Sentiment, Lace, Flower)  (Polka Dots, Nature, Lace)

It clearly states PRINCESS on your birth certificate

Kris at Imagine That is celebrating the 3rd birthday of the Store.  She has some wonderful new images.  I just love the princess images.  I colored the Pretty Princess and added a sentiment and paper from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Easter Egg Paper 4

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollection

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Clearly States Princess

Spellbinder:  Small Petite Oval

Punch:  EK Success

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 84

Crafty Calendar - Mum's Day/Special Female

Alphabet Challenge - A for Anything Pink

In the Pink - Ch. 89 For a Special Lady

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 17 Woman or Women

Crafty Boots - Something for the Lady

I dug up some dirt

I just love this image From the Heart which is the image of the month.  This month, I did color it and put it together right away.  Many times I get it colored, but just take forever to put it all together and I hate waiting until last minute and pressured.  I made this an easel card.

Cardstock;  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp & Sentiment:  From the Heart - Digging Dog

Spellbinder:  Large Scalloped Rectangle

Ribbon:  Michael's

Buttons:  JoAnn's Basics

Hemptique

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Staples:  EK Success

Challenges

From the Heart - March Stamp of the Month

From the Heart - Sketch 141 twist Easel

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - Ch. 120 Touch of Spring

Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 164 Spring

Melonheadz - Add/include an animal

Crafty Sentiments - Spring

Loss of your brother

Here is another card that I made for the visitation that I have to attend.  The sentiment is from a great that I have used MANY times from TLC

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Recollection

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Close to My Heart - Terracotta

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles

Buttons:  Stash

Jute:  May Arts

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix

Challenges

Try Stampin' On Tuesday - Ch. 260

Crafting your Passion - Ch. 301

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 101

Sweet Stamps - March Anything Goes

Deepest Sympathy

Later today, I have a funeral visitation to attend so I had to make a couple of cards for the event.  Here is one using a sentiment from TLC.  I distressed the sentiment and papers, and kept it simple.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Deepest Sympathy

Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa

        Menento - London Fog

Tim Holtz - Distress Tool

Cloths Pin and Ceramic Chip:  Prima

Spellbinders:  Small & Large Circles

Challenges

Mojo - Sketch 437

Crafty Catz - Ch. 314 Use 3 different papers

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 221 Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - March

Birthdays....it's all about the cake

At Imagine That, we are celebrating its 3rd birthday.  Kris has some new adorable images.  I used the birthday cake from the Brontosaurus Cake set and the papers from the Brontosaurus Cake, Triceratops Balloons and Stegosaurus Presents. The sentiment is from TLC.  I added some stickles on the candles and frosting as well as some star bling.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That (see above for direct links)

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Birthdays...it's all about the cake

Stickles

Doily:  Michael's

Bling:  Mark Richards

Challenges

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 221 Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 144 Inspired by a Song "Happy Birthday"

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 101 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Ch. 301 Anything Goes
CHNC Patterned - March
Crafty Catz - Ch. 314 Use 3 different papers