Saturday, February 21, 2015

Shake It Off and MORE!





Happy Saturday!  It has been an interesting week with snow, ice, and no school!  It sure will be tough getting back into the swing of things on Monday.  I had plenty of time to get crafty this week so it is all good!   I have two cards to share today.  
 

For my first card I am playing along with this week MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge, this week's Color Throwdown, and this week's The Card Concept "Get Well Soon" card



I started with MFT card stock in kraft, gumdrop green, berrylicious, kraft, and smooth white.  The card base is kraft.  I also die cut another piece of kraft using Blueprints 15 stitched frame.  I stamped this panel with Linen Background in versamark.  I die cut Stitched Snowdrifts die namics to comply with the sketch.  I die cut berrylicious and gumdrop green using pierced circle stax.  I die cut the jellybean again with the stitched snow drifts.  I stamped this bottom "grass" portion using Swiss Dots background in jellybean green premium ink for a contrast in tonal colors.  I die cut the bunny and clouds from Somebunny die namics and stamped with coordinating images from Somebunny stamp set using Hybrid black licorice ink.  I colored with copics.  I popped up the circle and bunny images and glued the clouds together as well as directly to the circle images setting them off the edge a bit for effect.  I think this bunny image is so adorable since it looks like she is shaking her cottontail.  I thought the sentiment from You Have My Heart stamp set.  I love it!    

For the inside of the card I layered kraft using Blueprints 13 stitched panel.  I stamped a different bunny from the Somebunny stamp set using hybrid black licorice ink. I stamped the sentiment from Get Well Wishes stamp set. 









For my second card I am playing along with Colour Me and The Friday Mashup!

I started with MFT card stocks in smooth white, summer splash, electric red, lemon drop, and banana split.  The card base is smooth white.  I die cut the electric red panel with Inside and Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle Stax.  I stamped with Houndstooth background in premium electric red ink.  I die cut the smooth white frame with the same inside and out die.  I layered the bottom with summer splash and banana split die cut from fishtail flag stax.  I stamped the summer splash with pinstripe background using summer splash premium ink.  I stamped the banana split with Romantic Script background using Daffodil premium ink for some contrast.  I die cut the dotted cut out die from Blueprints 22 in electric red and used some foam tape to pop up a bit.  

I die cut and layered my Gerbera Daisy with contrast colors of banana split and lemon drop card stocks and put a few foam dimensionals between the stacks for added height.  I finished the top of the flower with an electric red center that I inked around the edges with versamark.  For the sentiment I used Blueprints 9 tab element and stamped the sentiment from Whimiscial Wishes stamp set using Hybrid black licorice ink.  I debating adding some leaves, but decided to leave it just like it is.  


As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty

24 comments

  1. Love that sweet bunny card! So adorable!

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  2. Both of these are gorgeous Betty. Love the cute little bunny and love the gorgeous bright colors on that second one.

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  3. Absolutely gorgeous cards, Betty, and such a fresh breath of spring (as I look outside and see it snowing furiously)! It's always great to see your creations in the throwdown gallery! Stay warm!

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  4. I am ohhing and ahhing over your gorgeous flower card! Just fabulous! Your first card is very cute, too! Thanks so much, Betty, for playing with us at colour me...!

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  5. Your bunny card is adorable and the gerbera daisy card is gorgeous. Love the colors.

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  6. Both are fabulous...the first one is simply adorable and the 2nd one..gorgeous.

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  7. Fabulous cards. I love the sweet bunny and how vibrant the colors are on the second one.

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  8. Your bunny card is too stinkin' cute!!! Gorgeous colors on your second card!
    Thank you for joining us at The Card Concept!

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  9. Two awesome cards!!! I love how you were able to incorporate so many different textures on the colour cardstock of the second card. Thank you so much for sharing your card with us over at Colour Me...! :) Julia

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  10. Wow! What a showstopper your daisy card is! You really nailed the color challenge! Thanks for playing with us at Color Me! ♥

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  11. I look forward to all your posts. You are blessed with color and design that excites and encourages me. Thanks for sharing those blessings.

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  12. Betty, both of your cards are fabulous...but that first card with that sweet and adorable little bunny stole my heart. What a wonderful way to send a get well message, just too darn cute.

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  13. Beautiful cards. You did a great job with The Friday Mashup sketch. Love the colors and the big flower.

    Thanks for joining us at The Friday Mashup!

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  14. Love the mini file folder piece on your card, super clever. Thanks for sharing at the Friday Mashup! ~amy

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  15. This is just too cute! Love your polka dot grass. Glad to have yo play along with us at MFT Challenge. :)

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  16. Both of these are wonderful!! Love the scene you created with the CTD colors... cute sentiment!! Thxs for playing along with us!!

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  17. What a darling little bunny on the first card and I love your big bold yellow flower on the second...fabulous cards, Betty!!!! Sorry about all the bad weather but getting to hide out in the craft room is a real plus!!! Stay warm and safe!!! Thanks for joining us for the Color Throwdown Challenge!!!!

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  18. Love the bunny card, so cute! Also really like the colors on that second card.

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  19. First off---- clever mix of image and sentiment! I was surprised to learn that they were from two different sets! LOVE your resourcefulness and creativity!

    Yep....this wee bunny is sooooo cute! Love the 'burlap-ish' background! Your inked areas are gorgeous - flawlessly and beautifully blended! Thanks so much for sharing your card with us at the Card Concept Challenge and for making me smile when I saw your sweet creation!

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  20. Love that bunny and sentiment, adorable. And I love the bright and bold colors in many of your other cards! Thanks for the sweet comment and stopping by my blog!!

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  21. Two gorgeous cards Betty. I love the curve line in the bg of your kraft panel on the first Betty. Such a cute bunny card. Love the red panel with the holds and bright beautiful flower on the second.

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  22. Totally, totally LOVE how the hill follows the curve of the sketch, Betty!

    Susan R. Opel, Creative Ambassador for My Favorite Things

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  23. Both cards are gorgeous! I love your shake it off sentiment combined with that happy bunny! Thanks for joining us The Card Concept!

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