Walking In the Rain

Welcome!  My card today was inspired by all the rain that we have had in April and that saying -April Showers Bring May Flowers.  I have used this rubber stamp from Wags 'n Whiskers Love You Sis  for many cards since 2011.  I pulled it out again to pair with this digital pattern paper from Paper Crafter Magazine that I found in one of my digital files. I stamped the image on white cardstock with black ink and colored with Copics. The hard part was fussy cutting the Two Sisters which I did carefully.  I popped them up with foam on the colorful pattern paper and attached the sentiment that I printed on vellum using vellum tape.  I colored a stem of flowers after stamping and die cutting with Hero Arts stamp and die and then attached the flowers to the card.  I imagined that they-the sisters- had stopped and picked some flowers on their walk in the rain. 

This stamp has been on of favorites for years because it always reminds me of times with my younger sister.  I will mail this to her.....she has had a lot of rain this month in Tennessee.  Hope it brings her a smile!

Challenges:

Double D Challenges: Showers and Flowers

Retro Rubber: Challenge 133 Anything Goes.  My rubber stamp is over 9 years old. 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  Always about using Patterned Paper

Allsorts Challenge: Week 568 Flowers and/or Showers

Stay Safe! Stay Healthy!
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Sisters Together find April Showers

Hello!  This a good day to play with this Wags N Whiskers stamp since it is raining outside.  I have had this stamp called Love You, Sis since 2011 ....I always think of my sister when I use it.  I simply stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah White CS and colored with Copics. Added some Glossy Accents to the rainbow colored umbrella and stuck on some raindrops from Cloud9 Designs.  The Happy Little Stampers sentiment was stamped with Distress Oxide Faded Jeans ink.  Rounded the top corners with a punch and attached to a blue card base. I kept the design clean and simple to focus on the image.
Just for fun, I have linked some other older cards that I posted using this stamp.
Love You Sis, Birthday card 2011
Rain, Rain Go Away 2011
April Showers 2012
Challenges:
Retro Rubber: Challenge 84 Inspiring April Showers. I was inspired by the rain boots and umbrella in the photo.  Thought immediately of this favorite old stamp from 2011. 
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Only For Girls.  Thought this stamp suited this theme.
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 287 Make Your Mark...used Copics to make my mark.
Allsorts Challenge: #463 Spring Flowers or Showers.  Chose showers for my card.
Stamping Sensations: April Challenge-One for the Girls.
As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Coloring Medium.  Copics are my favorite coloring medium because they are easy to use and blend  and I love all the colors that I have.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Raining Flowers

What began as a tag also ended up as a card!  I was toying with ideas for an April Shower theme and decided to cut an umbrella on my Cameo using a Silhouette file.  I cut all the pieces in white CS and used  as patterns to cut layers in Yellow Vellum and Floral Pattern paper.  I colored the handle and tip with Copics before assembling the umbrella.  I thought using the vellum as the top layer gave a glossy look to the umbrella and I loved how the floral colors showed through.  I cut the tag from Ivory CS and matted in Turquoise CS.  The sentiment from Creative Vision  What's Shaking? was stamped in Memento Teal Zeal.  I filled the umbrella with flowers that I fussy cut from another coordinating pattern and added the bow of Seam Binding tape to a punched hole on the tag.  I love using patterned papers.....they make a design come to life.

Playing with a challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches (below), I simply turned my tag into a card by using a panel of the same floral Pattern Paper as a layer that I embossed with Darice EF Flower Frenzy and attached it to a card base of the Turquoise CS.  I also completed the inside with another pattern paper edged and stamped with Memento Potter's Clay ink using the verse that completed the verse on the front. Pattern Papers are from MME Collectable pad.

Challenges:

Tag You're It! Challenge: #44 by Nancy Penir

Tuesday Morning Sketches: #345 by Jessi Fogan

Really Reasonable Ribbon:  Challenge #138 Flowers plus use of ribbon, trim, or lace.

Die Cut Diva's: April challenge is to make a project you associate with April. That would be April Showers and Flowers

Simon Monday Challenge: We can see clearly. Use acetate, vellum,  or anything you can think of that is a little transparent. I used yellow vellum om my umbrella. Floral paper shows through.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says anything goes.

Crafty Ribbons Challenge: #147 Tag It! Make a handmade tag with ribbon. 
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Use patterned papers
Craft-Dee Bow Z: April challenge is Anything Goes with a Handmade bow.

 

 

 Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa