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Happy Wednesday!

I have another quick card to share with you today.  I promise I'll be back to coloring with copics soon.  I was asked to do some technique classes and have been enjoying playing with some tools that have been sitting for far too long.

Today, I wanted to play with a background stamp.  I had this old lace stamp from Stampin Up.  I use background stamps all the time, but rarely are they ever the focal point of the card.  This one was too pretty to cover up.  I embossed it to help it stand out against the blue paper.   I wasn't sure about the black butterflies.  It just seems like an odd color.  However,  I love the way they pop against the lace and blue.   It is so pretty!

No copics today

Hello fabulous

Hello friends!


I have what looks like a simple card to share with you today.   I've seen and made a few mosaic cards through the years.  They can be a little tricky but nothing I can't handle, right?    I saw a new twist on the idea and thought I'd give it a try.  Well....three days later I couldn't figure it out.  I felt so defeated!!  It just wasn't coming together.   I turned to my mom and husband for help.  I felt better when they stumbled with the concept too.   I'm so thankful I married an engineer.  He had to consult a few textbooks, but he finally figured out how to make the math work.    Finally Success!!

We are making this card in the March Card Lover's class.   My husband made us a a nice fool-proof template so we can recreate this look.

No copics today

Flower of the Month: Daffodil

Hello all,

I can't believe another month is behind us.  Today I'm here to celebrate March's Flower of the month: Daffodils.    We have had a mild winter here in upstate New York.  I'm hoping we will start to see these beautiful flowers pop up soon!

This digi from Lila Grey is beautiful and simple.   When I set out to color this image, I spent quite a bit of time picking out yellows.  I wanted something bright but not neon.    My favorite yellow combination is Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17.  To help soften these bright yellows I also included Y00.   For the greens, I selected YG61, YG63, YG67 and G99 to give the stems and leaves and olive look.

I kept the colors simple this month, but I really focused on shading.  I really wanted to bring the flower to life.   Once the image was dry, I did go add some additional shadows with the G99.  I love the texture it added to the leaves.

Thank you for visiting. With any luck we will be seeing daffodils soon!!

Copics used:
Yellow: Y00, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17
Green: YG61, YG63, YG67, G99