Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Blue Skies

Good morning, I think.  Can you believe it....our weather is supposed to be snow or maybe sleet today?  I'm trying to get the branches all picked up in the yard, so that the grass can be cut if it should ever green up!  I was hoping the weather man would be wrong, but no....it is snowing!


So once again, a card with lots of green!  Wouldn't it be nice if this was what it was like outside?  This is a rubber stamp from Motivet, and when I use a stamp and ink I like to colour with my water colours.  That was definitely a benefit here, with so much to fill in.

I've inked the edges before matting on white, then matting with brown using the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles die.  Otherwise, I've kept it fairly simple using items from my stash.

Did you notice...not a fallen branch to be seen in this image!  Wishing you blue skies and sunny days...and no snow, please!

Some challenges for my card:

Stampotique Designers Challenge - #142 Use Paint or Pen
Stamping Sensations - Use those Dies and/or Punches
Vintage Stamping - #19 Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
Fashionable Stamping - #70 Favourite Technique (water colour)
Stampin for the Weekend - Your favourite stamp
Through the Purple Haze - #37 Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - #59 Spring
Rhedd & Rosie's - #30 Anything Goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - #99 Easter or Spring

19 comments:

  1. Very lovely card. Nice design, and your coloring is fab. Thanks for joining Through the Purple Haze Challenge.

    Thanks
    Joanie

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  2. Fabulous scene and stunning detail Joyce.
    Laine
    xx

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  3. Simply a gorgeous card, Joyce! Thanks so much for participating in the Stampotique Designers' Challenge this week!

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  4. A lovely card,

    Thanks for joining us at Rhedd & Rosie Challenge Blog.

    Moira DT. xx

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  5. Wonderful detail and delightful scene and colouring

    fiona DT
    TTPH

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  6. We had a lovely blue sky today and not before time too!! fab card Joyce as always and hopefully no snow for you xx

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  7. Oh grown, that's what they are predicting here! Make it stop! Love your card, beautiful colors and coloring! Stay warm and drink!

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  8. Oh how wonderful this is. Phenomenal coloring and the frame around the image is delightful. Great touch with the ribbon pull. Thanks for playing our challenge at One Crazy Stamper!

    Leanne DT@OCS

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  9. Beautiful scenery card! Great design! And I agree with you, we've had enough snow/sleet for one year! Bring on spring!! Thanks for joining us at Through the Purple Haze Challenges!
    Darcy

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  10. Your creation is lovely Joyce and just perfect for our Dies and Punches theme, thanks so much for sharing your creativity with us at Stamping Sensations challenge.

    B x (I have a Grand Calibur to be won here )

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  11. Oh poor you, and we've had some sunshine today lol. Your card is lovely, such a relaxing scene, thanks for sharing with us at Stampotique. Sue xx

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  12. The scenerie reminds me at Lord of the rings. The peacefull place where the hobbits live. Love it. Thank you for joining us at SDC!

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  13. What a lovely card!

    Great job watercoloring and no snow or branches to be seen!

    Thanks for joining us at Stampotique Designers Challenges!

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  14. Hope you're getting better weather now, I was just looking out the window admiring an almost identical view when your card popped up on my screen! The colours are spot on, we are getting a rare sunny day here in Northern Ireland. Fabulous card and great for Spring. Thanks for joining in with us at Stamping Sensations this month. Maddy x

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  15. Wow! That is beautiful! Such a stunning card and perfect for our Dies and punches theme at Stamping Sensations! Thanks for joining us this month and good luck!

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  16. Gorgeous colouring and I love that frame die cut!

    Thanks for joining us at Through the Purple Haze Challenges.

    Lucy DT x

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  17. Super spring card thanks for joining us at CCC xx Jan

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  18. Beautiful card, love the pretty scene and your colouring is fab. Thanks for joining us at Flonzcraft Vintage Stamping challenge this month
    Claire xx

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  19. such a great project. Thank you so much for joining us at Loves Rubberstamps xx

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