KATHY'S LILY PAD PALETTE

The card I made for this challenge also fits the "sweet tooth" challenge at Simon Says Stamp. 

The cupcake image and the sentiment are from Impression Obsession.  The Spellbinders Nestabilities die is called lacey circles.  And the lattice background is from Hero Arts.  The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and highlighted with Stickles diamond glitter. I stamped the lattice background with Memento rich cocoa ink on Neenah desert storm cardstock. 

Happy Monday to all!

CFC50

Trees or flowers??  I love trees and have quite a few tree images, but decided to go with flowers for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge since I have many, many more flower images!!

This flower trio is so much fun to color and cut out.  I used Memento markers to color the image and added some Stickles diamond glitter for some sparkle. The pink marker is the exact color of the Hero Arts blossom notecards that I used. 

Since tonight is the deadline, I am also entering this in the Simon Says challenge which is Anything Goes.  

Thanks for visiting!

Hero Arts Blossom notecards, Hero Arts CL596 and CL493, Ranger Stickles, Memento markers.  

CFC49

There is a sketch challenge at Cas-ual Fridays this week:

This is definitely clean and simple!!

The images were stamped with festive berries distress ink.  Starburst is from Hero Arts and the sentiment is from PTI.

Thanks for stopping by!

ANTHING GOES

Simon Says Stamp has two challenge blogs - one challenge is more mainstream and one is vintage.  This week on SIMON SAYS STAMP AND SHOW the challenge is "anything goes".  As you probably know, when either challenge blog has this theme, there are SCADS of entries. 

But, it is always worth a try and I wanted to use some new BoBunny decaf vintage double dot paper that my friend, Lin, picked up for me while she was in Florida.  Here is my card:

The sentiment was stamped with walnut stain distress ink on a reverse section of this paper and then diecut.  The doily die cut that is peeking out from behind the labels shape was given to me by another friend, Carol.  The hydrangea was stamped on the dotted side of the paper and a white Prismacolor pencil was used to add some white touches here and there.  A Martha Stewart punched border and some Hero Arts lace were adhered and then I sparkled it all up with some Platinum Stickles (my favorite).   The champagne colored gems are from BoBunny, too.  

Thanks, Lin and Carol, for enabling and inspiring me to make this card!

Hero Arts K5376  Hydrangea  Hero Arts CL380 Truly Appreciated

ANOTHER SKETCH

So happy that I was able to get another card made using a second sketch from the Hero Arts April contest.

Here is my card:

This time I chose the Eiffel Tower background to make the panels, using four different shades of Distress Inks, shading from top to bottom as shown in the sketch.  I also used a scalloped circle and a sentiment from two different Hero Arts cling sets.

I've fallen in love with this gold embossing powder, so you will no doubt be seeing more cards using it here!

Today is going to be a beautiful spring day in Ohio and I hope to do a little work in my flower beds later.  Hope your day is fabulous!

HERO ARTS SKETCH CHALLENGE

There are three sketches provided for this month's Hero Arts contest.  Here is a card I made for one of the sketches:

Black and white always makes for a classy card and I like the way the one red epoxy heart pops here.  The raindrop background is just enough pattern for the rest of the elements. 

I am attempting to get cards made for the other two sketches before the deadline!  We'll see if they come to fruition.  There is only so much time to devote to cards these days. . . .

Have a great "hump" day!

EASTER JOY

What's in my Easter basket??  Sparkling eggs!

This sweet little basket is a stamp from Rosebud Rubber Stamps, a company which to my knowledge is no longer in business.  The sentiment is from Penny Black.  Background paper is from Basic Grey's Lauderdale 6 x 6 pad.

This also qualifies for Simon Says, so I will send it over there, too.

Hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!

HEARTFELT WISHES

Good morning!  The past week or so has been a busy one for me and I haven't been able to get any cards made until yesterday.  

The Tuesday Trigger  photo for this week is so pretty:

Here is my card:

Blue and white is my favorite color combo.  I stamped the butterfly on a blue speckled paper and again on vellum.  Cut out just a portion of the wings from the vellum and adhered over the blue one.  Added blue and white liquid pearls for accent.  The embossing folder is from Sizzix. 

I will also use this card for two other challenges this week.  The challenge for A Blog Named Hero is to use our favorite stamps from Hero Arts and this Artists Butterfly is just one of mine.  I also used one of my favorite tools, the Cuttlebug, to emboss the background so this suits the challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp also. 

Have a wonderful day!

THANK YOU

A card for three challenges:  Hero Arts (flowers), Lily Pad Cards (flowers) and CFC45 (pastels and black).

I realize I may be pushing the envelope, so to speak, for CAS-ual Friday.  This may not be as pastel or clean and simple as they want.  But, I decided to give it a go, anyway!

The papers are from the April stamp kit of the month from Simon Says.  The flower and sentiment are from Hero Arts.  I used some of their tiny flowers and pearls as accents, too. 

Thanks for visiting!

FLOWERS

The monthly challenge at Lily Pad Cards is to use flowers.  Hero Arts' theme is flowers also, so I will use this card for both sites. 

I sprayed white cardstock with Tsukineko's Cherry Blossom Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution and then stamped Hero Arts simple frame on it and cut it out.  The Hero Arts Fleurettes stamp fits nicely within the frame.  A touch of pink and pale green Prismacolor pencils to the image is all it needed.  

Thanks for stopping by.

 

CLASSIC TEA FLOWER

A friend is celebrating her birthday next week, and I think this new Hero Arts stamp is perfect for a feminine card. 

I used Prismacolor pencils to color the flower and added Stickles diamond glitter.  The large scallop oval dies are one of my favorite shapes from Spellbinders.  Border punch from Martha Stewart.  The yellow polka dot paper is from Amuse.  Pearls from Hero Arts. 

I am also entering this in the Hero Arts contest for this month, which is to use flowers. 

If you haven't heard, I'm having a blog giveaway this week.  Deadline for commenting is midnight tomorrow night (EST).  Scroll down to see the post and leave a comment.  Tell a friend.  I've added a few more things to the pot since posting the photo!

Have a great evening!!

VIRGINIA'S VIEW #3

Isn't this just the most colorful and quirky inspiration photo that Virginia has picked for her third monthly challenge at Lily Pad Cards??  I was so drawn to the rows of colors.  Here is my card:

I used just one row of several colors.  The single starburst from Hero Arts looks great stamped in Brilliance inks.  Three little oval buttons I found in my stash were tied with twine from the Simon Says Stamp March card kit.  The sentiment is also Hero Arts.                                                              

Thanks, Virginia, for another fun challenge!

BIT 'O GREEN and CFC44

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!!

Please scroll down if you are looking for my blog giveaway post.

Again, I am using one card for two challenges:

The challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is a 1-2-3 step one:
Use a background, use an image and use a sentiment.
And, the theme at Simon Says Stamp is to use green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. 

I'm typically not a green girl, but I do like monochromatic color schemes, so this works okay for me. 

Hope your day is a happy one!!!  Thanks for visiting. 

A MILESTONE AND GIVEAWAY

Well, it took a while, but this is actually my 100th blog post for Morning Glory Card Studio!  Boom!!!

So, in honor of this occasion, I am having a small giveaway:

Feel free to add this to your sidebar. 

There could be a few other surprises tucked in before mailing this out.  There are no rules, except that you leave a comment on this post by Friday, March 23rd at midnight EST.  I will draw the winner on Saturday, March 24th.  You don't have to become a follower unless you so desire.  However, I so appreciate all of my followers and your sweet comments.  Sure makes the day a bit brighter to hear what you have to say!!

Good luck!

two challenges

Good morning to all!

The challenge at Simon Says this week is to create a card for Mother's Day or for a special gal in our life.  For my daughter:

I am also entering this card in the Paper Crafts March 2012 Gallery challenge to use a "spectrum" of colors to make a card.

The heart punch is from EK Success, patterned papers from Basic Grey, sentiment from Hero Arts all year round sentiments.

Hope your day is fabulous!

CFC43

This week's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to feature a sentiment on our card:

After looking through a lot of sentiments, I chose to use one of my all time Stampendous favorites from my early years of stamping:

The flower is one from the Simon Says March kit and the strip of patterned paper is from Teresa Collins World Traveler 6 x 6 pad.

Enjoy your weekend!

DESTINATION PARIS

Anyone who knows me knows that I have an affinity for all things Paris; especially the Eiffel Tower.

Since it's not in my travel plans in the near future :*),  I thought the smiling girl from Hero Arts could be my proxy.  I have given her a name - FiFi! 

The papers I have used are from a 6 x 6 pad called World Traveler by Teresa Collins.  The newspaper Eiffel Tower from Hero Arts is glittered up a bit with diamond Stickles. 

Sure hope FiFi brings me a souvenir!

SHAPED CARD

Stampendous has a challenge this month to make a shaped card - anything other than a square or rectangle.

I used a Nesties label for this little gift card - it is approximately 4 x 2.75 inches.  The flower stamp is from Stampendous and the sentiment is from A Muse.  Colored with Prismacolor pencils, added glitter and pearls. 

Thanks for visiting!

ONE CARD FOR TWO CHALLENGES

Glad I'm finding time to enter a few challenges:

First up is the color challenge at Lily Pad Cards.  I love these colors Kathy has chosen.

Next is this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge:

And, here is my card:

An old Magenta stamp (one of my first stamp purchases many years ago!).  Versafine sepia ink and some pink flower trim from JoAnn's.

Enjoy your day!

VINTAGE CAR

Just playing around with my new papers and stamps again. 

I love this stamp and liked it with these papers, too.   Will enter this in the Simon Says challenge also. 

Have a great weekend.