With Sympathy

Oh my, sorry I have posted in a while. I had all of the best intentions of submitting my card to the Flourishes, LLC " Timeless Tuesday challenge #216, but, the week just got away from me. So, better late than never, to share my card. 

The theme was " frame it", so I took the challenge to make a frame around my daffodil image. This was actually a first for me to do this with my dies. I had been meaning to try this for some time, and well, thanks to Flourishes for the challenge, it got me motivated. I love the look and I am sure you will see in on more of my cards.

I used the Daffodil stamp from the Calendar Set 1 from Flourishes,llc for my image. My sentiment is from the Stampendous set Orchid Greetings. The frame die is from Spellbinders and the banner/pendant is from Hero Arts. 

The paper that I used for the card is from We R Memory Keepers Simply Spring 6x6 paper pad. I just love this paper.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a fantastic day. 


Joan

Great Impressions Bunny

Good morning friends.
My name is Joan ( athomewithjoan.blogspot. com) and I am the Great Impressions Guest Designer for the month of March. Each Wednesday I will be bringing a little something from my craft room to share with you.

Wow, did you see all those fantastic projects in our Spring Bunny Hop that was posted yesterday?  I am amazed at the creativity and the fantastic images and sentiments that were used. I know I came away with a shopping list. If you missed the hop, you can still go and visit the design teams posts and then head over to the Great Impressions Stamps online store to shop.

I am still in the spring mode, so I have a fun card to show you today. I made this card with Easter in mind, but I realized that this image could be used for a baby card, too. My inspiration for this card came from the most recent issue (Mar/Apr) of Paper Crafts magazine. I made a few changes, but I was so inspired to use the hexagons and the darling bunny.

I stamped Great Impressions Stamps - Bunny Front ( E783) onto a printed paper. Then I shaded with my brown copic marker and a touch of pink in the ears. I then fussy cut the bunny and popped him up on the die cut circles. I cut my hexagons with retired Creative Memories hexagon punch. The paper came from the new 6x6 paper pad collection from We R Memory Keepers called Simply Spring. 
I popped up the one green hexagon and then added my bow. Now, wouldn't this be darling in a blue, pink or yellow theme for a new born? Or maybe some Easter egg paper to make an Easter card for a child?
Thanks for stopping by today.

Joan

Great Impressions March Challenge

 

 It's time for the Great Impressions Stamps Monthly Challenge. The theme for March is to have something "Green or Recycled" on your card or project.


I am so excited to be a part of the Great Impressions Stamps design team as a guest designer for March. So, here is what I made for the challenge to get you inspired to join us this month.

I am using Great Impressions Farm Buddies E726 and Gratitude D451 on my card today. I stamped them on white Bristol Board paper using Memento Black ink. I find that the Bristol board is great for using the alcohol markers. I used a combination of Copic and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers for my grass and pig. I made my own cloud stencil for the sky background and used a nice blue ink. The paper is from We Are Memory Keepers 6x6 simply spring packet.

Hope that you will join in on the March challenge with your something green or recycled card or project.
Thanks for stopping by

Joan