Well this week Cute Card Thursday has the challenge of making a card with the signs of spring. I just ahd to join in this one, I am soooo excited about Spring. You see personally Spring is a big thing for us. We own a plant nursery so this is our busy time, but more importantly Spring is when most of our Baby Donkeys are born… So we look forward to this all year! (Donkeys are pregnant 11-12 months.. scarey huh?) And I also love all the color of Spring! The new grass, leaves and flowers – well this guy just looks like he is enjoying it all – he is called “Natural Boy” isn’t he cute? He is one of the Lelo Design images. Her stuff is just adorable! This is my idea of enjoying Spring as well. Sitting and just taking it all in.. ahh.. except here there would be a Donkey pulling at me, or eating the flowers.
I have colored with Copics, and then used scraps of Bazzil dusty pink Swiss dots for the mat. The base of the card is also Bazzil Swiss Dots, a really rich sage green. The pattern papers are from Imaginisce, a new paper for me – but I really like it, very heavy and two sided. I matted all the pattern papers with the same pink Swiss Dots scraps, and then sewed everything with zig zag stitch after inking the edges with a light brown. The Sentiment “Celebrate Spring” is a one of those $1.00 stamps at Micheal’s. Punched a few of the EK Success Retro Flowers, with button centers, inked and high lighted with white gel pen. The a little gel pen stitching on the edges of the card.
There are a few close up photos on my blog, www.donkeysmiles.blogspot.com
Make sure to jump over to the main Stampavie page and click and see all of Lelo’s Designs.. they are so fun and cute!
HUGS
MichelleO
Michelle this is just too, sweet! I love the coloring and the way you added gel pen to the flowers! A really nice touch! And wow 11 to 12 months! i can’t even imagine!
Smiles,
janna
So very cute, Michelle! I love the look of the shiny flowers!