It's a colorful world...

....and I for one LOVE color....bright, vibrant and happy colors and just in case, you maybe have never noticed, I has a Passion for the color Purple, and love it in each and every shade.  I also love Teal, Pink, Aqua and Golds and also love seeing the all colors of life come back into my world every Spring.  I think another reason I so adore Summer and Spring is because it's such a time of new life....bright blue gorgeous sun-filled days and flowers in every color of the rainbow.  Spring is such a pretty time of year and I love seeing the buds start popping on the trees, the crocus and daffodils starting to bloom and love the sound of the birds signing!   I do HOPE we will have an extra nice Spring, after this horrible winter.  Winter is dark, gloomy and gray and so is much of Fall to me, which is why it's not one of my favorite seasons.  I dread seeing the leaves fall and knowing the cold is soon to arrive...!   I would much rather be winter ending, and let's all hope it does soon, as most of us, have had far too much of Winter this year!!

  Can you believe it's March 1st....where to does the time go!   I was excited to have a lot of time in my craft room today and am now here to share my latest creations.   My first card is one that I had started the other day and it's another card that had been inspired by my Card Club, that I participated in earlier in the week.   It was a card that I thought I would send to one of my dear friends, who lost her hubby, ten years ago today!  It's so hard to believe that ten years have passed, since Julie, lost Larry and to think he was only 44 and died far too young and very suddenly of what we know know was a massive heart attack.  Even so, he has no warning and it really hit is all very hard.  He actually died on Leap Day in 2004, but whenever it's close to the end of February I'm always thinks of him and still can remember that tragic Sunday when died, simply walking outside in his yard!!

   This the card I planned to send to Julie, but did not finish in time.  I send her cards on and off throughout the year and may send this as it gets closer to her birthday or even Larry's, just to show I will forever miss him too and will always love her!!  I've known her all my life and we both grew up on the same street and I still have wonderful memories of a very happy childhood.  Her parents still live in their same home and I always consider them my second family.

  I still have not figured out who created this sentiment, but I really LOVE it and hope that someone will recognize it, so that I can purchase the set.  If all else fails, I'll find out the next time I'm at my LSS, as we used this stamp in the class, and I stamped it a few extra times to bring home!!

  I will be sharing this card over at the Simon Says Stamp - Work it Wednesday Blog!  Since this card also features two of their wonderful die sets.  This Apothecary Labels set and one and this pretty Leanna butterfly die.   I also used some of the patterned paper from this month's Card Kit and that paper is a new set by Lawn Fawn.

    The remaining cards were all created for current challenges and the first is the "Paint" themed challenge being hosted at CASology!!   Thankfully, I have this done as posted in time, but have had this one sitting on my desk for a few days, trying to decide what to create.  In the ended, my card started based on a fun sentiment from the I Heart Arts Stamp Set by Paper Smooches and developed into this really "Purplicious" card!!

   To create this I first stamped on the "Sentiment and then took my Purple Hero Arts Dauber and painted on the purple lines, as you see on the card.  I then used my MFT Heart Dies to cut the two hearts and painted them with a combination of  Dylusions and Perfect Pearls Mists!!   I heat dried them with my Heat Gun and layered them on top of my painted freehand lines.  I then simply added on a few matching sequins and then added it all to a deep purple Shimmer Cardstock base!!   

   My next card was inspired by the new Cas(E) This  and is one that I really had fun with.  I broke out my brand new set, (Tanner) of coordinating  Stamps/Die from Taylored Expressions!   I started with Tanner and his little Dog House and stamped them in Black Memento ink onto Cryogen Cardstock and then colored them up with my Copics.  I then used the matching dies to cut out Tanner and his cute little dog house and stamped my "Sentiment" another piece of Cardstock!!    I added a black background area, which I embossed in my Cuttlebug for some texture and another strip across for little Tanner to sit on.  I then added them all together onto some cute green and white mini checked cardstock and had my sweet little "I Woof You" card completed!    Isn't he so cute, I sure think so and LOVE this set as much as my little Marley Set, also from Taylored Expressions!!

CTS #66

My Card

  I had so much with that new die set that I also decided to use it for my next card, which was created for this newest challenge over at FUSION.   I decided to go primarily with the Sketch, as you'll see, but also added in lots of teal, as it was also one of the colors from the photo inspiration part of the challenge, as you can see in the photo that I copied from Fusion to share with you here:  

Fusion # 5

My Card

   I started this card by picked out some Pool cardstock from Hero Arts and then I free handed drew on the design as shown in the sketch.   It's not exactly the same, but pretty close and I think you get the idea.  I then used another die from the SSS Apothecary Set and cut out his circle shape which I used as the base for my cute little Pup.  I stamped him directly to that circle and colored him with my Copics and a Wink of Stella Market.  I then adhered it that onto a large black circle I cut with a Nestie die and cut 3 strips in black to go across the front the of teal portion of the card.  Once that portion was done, I adhered it all onto a solid white card base and stamped on my Sentiment!!   I think sentiment is equally as adorable!!   

   And that's it for today as I'm really feeling hungry and need to make something easy and quick for dinner.  I think it's going to be a night for a dish of oatmeal and fresh blueberries....a favorite of mine.  Hubby is sick with a horrible cold and all he wanted was a little chicken soup, so he made that on his own, the simple canned type, which I do not like.  I am all for fresh homemade chicken soup, but we did not have all the ingredients on hand and it's an all day project.  But, one of these days, I think I will make a bit pot, as it's something I've been craving for awhile now!!    Yummy!