Spring has Sprung and A Trio of Cards

The sun is out and its warming up beautifully outside. The daffodils, irises and snow drops are popping up all over the yard. All but a few of the geese and ducks have now left the lake to head north to their summer homes.  Spring has definitely sprung here at the lake!

Yesterday I enjoyed a day of scrapbooking and card making. It is so nice to spend the day with like minded crafty people. I even managed to get a 2 page spread done along with the cards and started on an Art Journal but that's for another day.

Distress inks and stencil on whisper white card stock.
The sentiment is one of  Suzanne Cannon's new Quietfire Design stamps.
It's been entered into Love Handmade Cards... April Challenge

Stamped the bird direct to designer paper then used a
marker to extend the branch to the edge of card.
Added a bit of colour with markers.
Stamps from Stampin Up!

Coloured stamped tulip image with markers.  The robins are
punched out of designer paper brown marker was added
then clear embossed. Sentiment from Stampin Up!.
This card is on it's way to Croatia as part of the April Card Chain Challenge.
I have also entered this into the Die Cut Divas April challenge.

And a photo of Taag and Jada after they decided that the chair is big enough for the two of them. They had been fighting over it all winter. Peace at last! :)

Thanks for the visit!
Jutta

On Gossamer Wings Tags

These tags are for a March swap at Canadian Stamper Sampler Swap group on FB.
I am also entering them in the March Challenge on Love Handmade cards...group on Flickr.

Trio of tags

Close up

Supplies used : Cheery Lynn Butterfly dies. 

Tips:

-No tags, no problem. For the tag base I cut a piece of black card stock to #6 size then used the corner punch on top. Completed using slot punch. 

-The silicon finger guards are great for attaching glue dots. I take glue dot off backing paper with my paper piercer,  place where I want it then push into place with the silicon finger guard. Lift off and voila no more lifting squishy glue dots. :)

-To keep organdy ribbon bows from opening carefully heat the knot with a blast from a heat tool.  Use caution as too much heat will melt the ribbon, I suggest trying out on a scrap piece of ribbon first.

Thanks for looking,
Jutta

Peekaboo Slider Cards

Hello!

Today I'm sharing a couple of 

Peekaboo Slider cards that were inspired 

by a Dawn's Stamping Thoughts video.

The first one is my entry for this weeks

Fusion Challenge. 

Thanks for your visit! Jutta

Front of Peekaboo Slider card.
The anchor stamp is Recollections. The medallion and
cupcake stamps are Stampin Up!

With card partially opened.

Card fully opened.

I had such fun with this card style that I did a second one right away.

"do what makes you happy" Card

Hello crafty friends,
I've been having some fun this week playing along with several challenges. The first is the brand new LOVE Handmade cards... January Challenge in Flickr. The prompt is New Beginnings, basically anything goes. The second challenge I'm entering my card into is the Fusion Challenge . The photo is so cheery,  just what we need when everything is a shade of blue outside.

Stamps used are Darkroom Door -Fuchsia and Quietfire Design -do what makes you happy.
Thanks for looking,
Jutta