Joan's Challenge Happy Birthday Giraffe

Good Morning Ladies,
Sometimes morning feels like it comes earlier than some mornings than others. This is one of those mornings. I am hoping that the eight inches of snow they are calling for tonight passes over us.
I have been working like a busy little beaver to get cards created. A new challenge is abound at Joan's Garden. Here is the link to the challenge.... http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2013/02/joans-card-for-this-weeks-challenge.html Come join us!
My card for this post and challenge is Joan's Challenge Happy Birthday Giraffe
The requirements for this challenge are fun and easy ...
Create an outdoors card
Make it a Happy Birthday Card
Here is my first card for the challenge....

 To create this card I started with the giraffe image from Inky Antics. I stamped this cutie on bristol paper and colorized him with Copic markers. I then hand cut him out. I chose a sun die cut I created with a Sizzix die. I used three different shades of brown for my matting. At the bottom of the top layer of mats I tore a piece of cardstock and added ink to the torn edge to create a ground for the giraffe to stand on. At the top of the card I cut leaves from a Memory Box die. There are five of these die cuts layered. I then added the stamped Happy Birthday.

This is the inside of my card. I chose the celebrate sentiment, because when I see this giraffe he just makes me want to celebrate!
Thanks for a great challenge Joan!
I hope Selma and her family heal soon.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Floral Butterfly Sympathy

Good Evening Ladies,
I am posting late today. I had too much running around to do today. I did get my haircut and that was an early beginning to my day. I do have a card.... Floral Butterfly Sympathy

 I created this card using a butterfly die cut from a Cheery Lynn die set. It was cut from the white cardstock and black cardstock. The were put together like a puzzle. Sticky paper was placed on the back. Glitter was sprinkled on the top and copic markers were colored on the back. It is a very cool effect. The flowers were created using a memory box die and a spellbinders die. Pearl sprigs in two different colors peak out from behind the flowers. An orange dotted ribbon top this card off.

This is the inside of the card.
We don't like to think about having  a sympathy card on hand. But it is nice not to have to go out and shop for one at the time we need it.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Happy Spring Bunny

Good Morning Ladies,
The sun is shinning this morning. Not enough sleep last night. So I am a little sluggish this morning. I do have a card for you today.... Happy Spring Bunny

 Are you ready for spring. I sure am. Here is a bunny to cheer you up. The bunny image was stamped on bristol paper and colorized with Prisma pencil and Gamsol. He was then hand cut and added to a mat cut with a spellbinder die set. He was then popped up with an action wobble spring that you can see in the photo below. Another spellbinder set was used to stamp the sentiment on.

This is the inside of this cheery silly card. Just right to brighten up somebunny's day.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Hunting Cabin

Good Morning Ladies,
I am so ready for spring. I'm tired of the cold. The wind was so fierce yesterday. It sounds like it has calmed down today.
The card  I have created for today is the Hunting Cabin . This is a square 6 inch by 6 inch card. I have not done one this size lately but this stamp called for it.

 The image is an Embossing Arts Stamp dated 1997. I picked this stamp up at a garage sale at a scrapbook store. I stamped the image on smooth bristol paper. I colorized it with Prisma pencil and Gamsol. The reel on the rod is colorized using a star dust pen. The mountain tops have liquid pearls on them for snow. The base card is red. The image is matted with ivory and navy textured cardstock. A perfect card for a man's Birthday.

The sentiment on the inside.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Joan's Challenge Horse Life

Good Morning Ladies,
The wind is blowing like crazy this morning. I could hear it howling during the night. It woke me up a time or two.
I was back at it again and made another card for Joan's Challenge Horse Life
You can see and enter the challenge here.... http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2013/02/this-weeks-challege.html There are many cool cards. Need ideas check the other entries out too.
The requirements for this challenge are as follows...
Use blue, green, and white.
Use a printed flower
Use a stamped sentiment
Use an oval
Here is my entry for today...

 If you follow my blog at all you know I love animals. I will work an animal into every challenge I can. Most of the time I like to colorize my animals. But this is what came into my head to keep the colors for the challenge true. The horse is a clear stamp by inkidinkado. My die cut ovals are cut using a spellbinders die set. The floral leaf flourish die is one of my new dies from Joans and is a Memory Box die. For me the hardest part of this challenge was creating the patterned flowers. I started with a plain white piece of cardstock. I stamped a butterfly background image in blue ink on it. I then cut my flowers using a sizzix rolled flower die. I rolled them up. I think this set of flowers turned out pretty good.

This is the close up of the pattern on the flowers.
Thanks Joan and Selma for another challenge that helps us all to push our limits!
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Joan's Challenge Blue, Green, and White

Good Morning Ladies,
I am home all weekend. Regenerating for busy times to come.
I created another card for Joan's Challenge Blue, Green, and White . You can see and join the challenge here... http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2013/02/this-weeks-challege.html
The requirements are...
Use blue, green, and white
Use an oval
Use a stamped sentiment
Use a printed flower
Here is my card....

 I have a lot of dog friends. So you will see the dog theme pop up a lot. I started this card with the happy running dog. I stamped him on bristol paper and colorized him with Prisma pencil and Gamsol. I used two different ovals on this card. The larger floral oval is from Cheery Lynn Design Dies. The navy card stock oval is from Spellbinders. I created my flowers with a Memory Box die. The flowers are cut from the same blue card stock the dog sits on. I stamped the paper with a paw stamp in white versa-craft ink to create a patterned flower. The photo below is a close-up of the flowers. It was hard to show the pattern on the flowers. My sentiment is stamped on an oval from the same Spellbinders die set. The sentiment is from Hampton Arts. The oval the dog is on is mounted on the card with an Action Spring Wobble. I am pretty sure Joan told me she has these in stock. They make a card so much more fun. There is a photo below showing this device.

 The paw print flowers.

 This is a photo of the Action Spring Wobble. If you have not tried these you should. They are awesome.

 This is the inside of my card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Joan's Challenge Printed Flowers Labrador

Good Morning Ladies,
Oh Saturday Morning...well I slept in this morning. That almost never happens. I guess I am fresh for the day. So much running to do today.
I am starting off with this post Joan's Challenge Printed Flowers Labrador . Here is the link to this challenge.. http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2013/02/this-weeks-challege.html  Come join us!
 I have made a card that fits the requirements.... and they are...
Use blue, white, and green
Use a flower that has a pattern
Use and oval
Use a stamped sentiment
Here is my card....

 I received my new dies from Joan this week. So when this challenge came up I knew I would use a couple. I love new dies! I used a oval spellbinders set to create the focal point of my card. My sentiment is stamped in the center. This is a Hampton arts stamp. My blue, white, and green cardstock is from a Tim Holtz pad. This pad was laying in the collection of paper that I was working out of. I could believe it had the perfect paper in it. The fairytale die from Joan's gives grounding to the Labrador die. Both of these are new dies from Memory Box that are new from Joan's. Expect these to be popping up in my cards. I love them. The flowers are from a Sizzix bigz die. Look at the close up below to see the print on these flowers made from the same Tim Holtz pad. A white pearl sprig tops this card off.

 This is an angled view of my printed flowers.

 This is my inside sentiment.
Thanks Joan and Selma for helping me to step outside of the box.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog