One Wild Lion

Mornin' y'all and happy Easter!  We took Ryan out yesterday for the world's chilliest Easter egg hunt with friends (the wind chill was 17 degrees and there was snow on the ground), had lunch at their house and then learned a new-to-us card game.  This morning the Easter Bunny left a bunch of eggs hidden downstairs in our house and WAYYYY too much candy on the counter where Ryan usually eats breakfast.  So yeah we're going to have a sugar monster here today : p

But it's time for today's card!  Every once in a while I get two stamp sets that probably aren't *designed* to go together but they just NEED to go together and that's what happened today and here it is:

This self-satisfied lion is the third creature in the Inspiration Squad stamp set, and the Support Wildlife stamp is in Motherhood Mottos and really that stamp is the whole reason I bought the stamp set (although the other greetings in it are great too).  That Support Wildlife stamp just cracks me up : )

So! I had to get little Bravely here out for The Card Concept Challenge:

When I was a wee young Christy, I had a lion stuffie that had a voice box in it and would say one of a few phrases when you squeezed him, and his name was Bravely so of COURSE this is his stampy equivalent.  Anyway, I kept to the theme in the inspo pic and kinda went with slightly brighter versions of the colors, so I used Shy Shamrock, Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, and Peach Pie.  I think my card fits into the Clean & Layered style.

For the card layout, I used the latest CASE-ing Tuesday Sketch:

I always have a good time with these challenges.

That's it for now, y'all.  I'm going to make lemon blueberry scones for breakfast and we might do a little painting today while Ryan enjoys his Easter basket.  Have a fantastic Easter, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Inspiration Squad, Motherhood Mottos
Ink:  Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends in Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie, Pool Party
Paper:  Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Thick Basic White, Shy Shamrock DSP
Accessories:  In Color Resin Dots, Dimensionals

Yellow Floral Delight

Mornin' y'all!  I've got a sunny, happy card to share today:

At first I really wasn't sure what to do with this week's Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I decided to start with some DSP for the background and went from there.  I have a whole stack of 1/2" wide cardstock scraps on my craft table, but of course none of them were in the colors I needed to go with the DSP : p Then I had some technical difficulties in putting the card together--I glued down the DSP piece to the card base and then realized I needed to wrap the ribbon around it first, so I had to peel that up, and then I was like oh yeah the strips go under the ribbon too and really the ribbon and sentiment should have gone a bit lower but I didn't want to restick stuff again but I got there in the end.  Sometimes the creative process is just like that.  I added some low-profile gold dots to go with the metallic edging on the ribbon, but the pattern is so busy that you kinda have to look for them.  That's okay though, I know they're there.

That's it for now, y'all.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Motherhood Mottos
Ink:  Old Olive
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pool Party, Thick Basic White, Floral Delight DSP
Accessories:  Countryside Corners dies, Lemon Lolly sheer ribbon, Low Profile Dots, Dimensionals

Snapdragon Trio

Back again already!  I took Daphne out for her walk and I really need to remember to wear a hat when it's below freezing outside, the cold makes my ears hurt.  But we're back now and I have an XXL mug of chestnut tea : )

So here's another card for today:

I was thinking about Inspiring Snapdragons when I posted my lavender card yesterday, so it made a natural choice for this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

I didn't have any dies that I liked for the curved element, so I grabbed a decorative bowl that's in my craft room and traced the rim of it.  Old tricks are the best tricks, right?  The sentiment is from the upcoming online exclusive Motherhood Mottos, which has some pretty funny greetings in it : )

Check out this week's Color Throwdown:

I used Pretty Peacock, Pretty in Pink, and Lemon Lime Twist for my colors, though Pretty in Pink is a bit lighter than the color splat.  It's in the Lily Pond Lane DSP Stack with Pretty Peacock and that's why I chose it for my pink shade.

Okay, that's it for now, peeps.  I'm going to go enjoy the rest of my tea and work on something else in my craft room.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Inspiring Snapdragons, Motherhood Mottos
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Lemon Lime Twist, Pretty Peacock
Paper:  Lemon Lime Twist, Thick Basic White, Lily Pond Lane DSP Stack
Accessories:  Inspiring Snapdragons dies, Thoughtful Expressions dies, Tinsel Gems, Dimensionals