Happy Leap Day!

 

Simon Says Stamp challenge is Anything Goes and I just had to make a card for Leap Day today using a previous monthly card kit.

Shamrock Bear

Colored the fur for today's Fur or Feathers Challenge at Simon Says Stamp using Sunny Studio Stamps "Holiday Hugs" made into a St. Patrick's Day easily with just a few small changes. Dots stencil is by Simon.

Color Burst Flowers

I had so much fun experimenting with this Hero Arts Bold Flowers 4 piece stencil yesterday. I used the main flower part and added cherry pink colour burst crystals and spritzed them with water, dried and then repeated process with leaves in green. Added some HA transfers, gold paste for the flower center stencil, and spritzed everything with some shimmer spray. Gold embossed sentiment from Art Journal Messages set.

 

Bold Flowers Stencil

I've fallen for the layering stencils, they are easy to use and so versatile. This one is a 4 piece set called Bold Flowers by Hero Arts. Various distress oxide inks and blending brushes used to color. Sentiment die is by Simon Says Stamp.

Early Easter

 I feel that I need to get an early start on my Spring cards, the way time flies these days is unbelievable!

This was already stamped and embossed and was in my spring box from last year, just needed to color it and add some clouds. Simon Says Stamp for the bunny, clouds by Memory Box retired tulip embossing frame by Stampin' Up!.

Round Card

 For my weekly Christmas card challenge, theme of round card. Mostly made of holiday paper, a round three layer card fastened loosely with mini brads so it opens and closes easily.

Watercolor Doodle

 Well, I doodled, swirled, painted with watercolors, did an iridescent wash in certain segments, zentangled, added some white gel pen dots, finished with shimmer sprays for today's SCS Mixed Media challenge. Just kept adding things and could not stop.

Hearts

 

Love Is In The Air at Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday challenge! I used distress oxide sprays of Worn Lipstick, Kitsch Flamingo, Wilted Violet, and Speckled Egg for the backgrounds, Honey Bee Stamps Heart Hugs for the otter and heart die cuts, Lawn Fawn sentiment, and Stampin' Up! "Bouquet Of Love" embossing folder and dies.

Acrylic Paint Background

 For the backgrounds I used one piece of black card stock and swiped it with a few different colors of Acrylic paints. Cut into 4 and made card fronts with carious embossing folders and inks on top. The copper was a liquid ink and I love the way it has a patina with some color showing through. 

Lovebirds

 I found a wonderful tutorial by Juliana Michaels on youtube to create these cards using the new From The Vault Tim Holtz Sizzix dies "Lovebirds". I adore these dies and will use them quite often!