Flowers to Cheer You

Good morning!  I'm here today with my second post for the ABC Challenge,where I have had the pleasure of being their guest designer for February.  This fortnight, the challenge theme is "F for Flowers", something I am sorely missing right now, as my gardens are blanketed in snow.

Here, I have made a card using 'Tilda with little pocket', one of the many Magnolia images available from our sponsor this week....Stamp and Create.  She has been coloured with water colours, for a change, while the sky has been created with Pan Pastels.

I played a bit with the fancy die cut mat, giving it some distress stain, some stamping, and finally some inca gold.   A co-ordinating ribbon and bow and one little gemstone heart are the only additional embellishments.

Other supplies used:
Paper from Webster's Pages - Life's Portrait
Spellbinders die - Fleur de Lis Rectangles
Whimsy - Dainty Notables 4 die and Everyday Sayings stamp

So we do hope that you join us this week for your chance to win, and our chance to see your creations.  Be sure to stop by the challenge blog for inspiration from the DT, who always have something wonderful to share.

Some challenges for my card:
 

Magnolia Down Under Challenges - #229 Hearts and Flowers

Simon Says Stamp Monday - We Love Stamps

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes and include a Handmade Bow

Country View Crafts - #12 Painty Pleasures

Feeling Crafty Challenge - #25 Dies and/or Punches

Lothian Crafts - #31 Love using your dies

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Pretty In Pink

7 Kids College Fund  - #93 Anything Goes Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon N Bows Stamp and Create with Magnolia - #29 Thinking of Spring

It's all about embellishments

Hurray...it's February 1st!  That, of course, means that January is over and we are that much closer to spring.  Hopefully Mother Nature is listening!   Now for a bit more good news...this month I am lucky enough to be Guest Designer at the ABC Challenge.  How sweet is that!  This worked out great, due to the amount of time I've been spending in my craft room....I am not a winter person!

The challenge today is to use 3 or more Embellishments, and of course there are some lovely prizes to be won from two wonderful sponsors....Kenny K and Bunny Zoe's Crafts.  Be sure to check out the challenge blog for more details and for all the inspirational projects from the DT.

Here I've made a card using the Teen Idol image, provided by our sponsor.  Isn't he a cutie...love that smile and bit of attitude!  You will see metal brads, paper candi and arrows made with peel-offs for my embellishments.  No bows or flowers to be used here!

The DP is from MME, and I cut along the zig-zag edges to create the border.  Something just a little bit different.

Thanks for stopping by, and I do hope you get the chance to join in this challenge.

Now for some challenges for my card:

The Squirrel and the Fox - #62 Use embellishments

Crafty Sentiments - Recipe

Cards Galore Encore - #2 Bling

Created with Love - #74 Anything Goes Winter Wonderland - Digi Days Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #216 Anything goes Kenny K's Krafty Krew - #165 Anything Goes Paper Creators Crafts - #19 Anything Goes