Wishing you...

A brand new challenge is starting over on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. Challenge #24 is 'April Showers may bring Flowers'. We would like to see flowers, especially hand made flowers on your cards. To be in the running for the $10 voucher to the Dies R Us Store just use a die on your creation, how simple is that?! Here is my DT inspiration for you.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Whimsy Wee Stamp 'Dandelion Girl'

Copics: Skin: E000  E00  E11  E13  R20

             Hair: Y17  E33  E13  E15

             Skirt/Shoes: BV000  BV00  BV02  BV13  BV08  YG11  YG13  YG17
             Top/Bucket: V000  V12  V15  V17  W00  W3

             Flowers: Y11  Y17

Papers: Kaiser Craft 'Lilac Avenue Collection' paper pack, cardstock.

Dies: Memory Box Chandra Stem, Docrafts Xcut Nesting Oval, Docrafts Xcut Nesting Scalloped Oval

Other: Shimmer chalk, Kindyglitz, metal brads.

For my flowers, I double cut the Chandra Stem die twice, rolled the centers of the flowers with a wooden embossing burin to curve the petals out and fixed them together with a metal brad.

I'm playing along with:

Crafting by Designs: Shaped Cards
One Sweet Challenge #April: Spring has Sprung
As You Like It Challenge: Alcohol vs Distress markers & Why? (I love Copics because of the rich bold colours they come in, the ease of use & the wonderful depth they can create - they bring images to life!)

Pile It On #64: Fancy Frames or Beautiful Boarders
Sweet Stampin Challenge: Kids cards
Crafty Catz Weekly #274: 2 or more Patterned Papers
Artistic Inspirations #129: Anything Goes + a twist of Spring
Whimsy Inspires #82: Colour an Image
Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes (Top 3!)