Oh Deer!

Oh yes!  More of these June Club Kit cuties from A Day for Daisies!  Today is a challenge…to use something from nature on your card.  It could be seeds, feathers, sand, sticks…whatever you want as long as it’s natural.  I practiced on my hen last week, remember the nest made of dried grass? 

Today I am using this sweet buck with birds perching on his antlers.

After printing the image, I based it with Copic Markers.  I went back over the marker with Prismacolor pencils and oms.  It gives depth to the image and adds softness.  I distressed the edges of the panel with Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy, then roughed it up.  I then spritzed it with Glimmer Mist in Vanilla Breeze.  It gave it a nice age and a bit of shimmer.  I trimmed some branches from my spent lilac bush and made a frame using a glue gun.  I wrapped twine around the corners then glued it to the panel. 

Check out the great creations from our design team!

Arielle
Broni
Danielle (that’s me)
Kadie
Mila
Sherry

Now head on over to the ADFD blog for the details on todays challenge and to add your creation! 

ADFD June Club Kit

It’s here!  The June Club Kit from A Day for Daisies.  I love these sweet animal images!   Bucks, and Deer, and Chickens, oh my!

It’s also blog hop week, so make sure you visit each lady on the design team to leave a comment! One lucky winner will win the entire June Club Kit! Visit the ADFD blog for all of the details!

You should have arrived here from Kadie.  If not, you can go back to the beginning and start with Mila.


I began by printing my image and giving it a base coat with Copic markers.



Then I used Prismacolor pencils and odorless mineral spirits (oms) to add additional color and shading to the image.  After I colored the image, I sponged the edges with Wheat ink from a VersaMagic Dew Drop, then distressed it.    I layered the matted image on patterned paper from MME, The Sweetest Thing, Tangerine, and finished it off with some gorgeous hand dyed seam binding from Sherry!    I also added lots of dried grass, cut back from my fountain grass this spring, to the nest to give it dimension and texture. 

Next stop on the hop is Arielle!  Hope you are enjoying this weeks samples.  Next week it’s a challenge, so come back to be inspired by a whole new set of creations! 

Lets Hear It For The Boys!

Hello Flourishes Friday Friends! Today we're going to continue on our theme of masculine cards that we began last week, giving you some more great inspiration for that guy in your life! The Senior Design Team is picking any set in our Flourishes Stamp Collection and showing off their masculine designs to you today.
You can also play along and show off your masculine designs for a chance to win a goody bag from Flourishes.  Check out the Flourishes blog for details!
One last thing before I get to my card today.  This is my last post as a member of the Senior Design Team with Flourishes.  The time has come for me to make more time for my family this summer.  The boys are getting bigger and the activities, well, they are getting bigger too.  So, sadly I have to say goodbye to Flourishes for now. 
Okay, now for my card.  I chose the Fathers Day stamp set and stamped the image using a Versa Magic Dew Drop in Nightfall on Flourishes Classic Kraft card stock.  I then stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink overlapping the image.

I sponged the edges with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain then distress them.   A simple piece of Chocolate Seam Binding with some ivory jute and a button finish it off.   The patterned background paper is from the Kaiser Hunt and Gather paper pad, but the polka dot is a scrap and I can’t remember which pad it came from. 
I know you'll be inspired and come away with some great manly ideas! So stop by and see:

• Amanda Havon
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

Thanks to all of you who regularly stop by to see my Flourishes creations.  Things will be slow for the summer…slower I should say, as I have already scaled back quite a bit, but I will still be here posting when I can.   Have a wonderful weekend!

Eat Your Veggies!

Happy Friday fellow bloggers!  Today A Day For Daisies has a fun release…Veggies!  Realistic, with a  creative flair and so much fun to color!

I picked onions, yum! 

I printed the image on Flourishes Classic White card stock and colored it with Copic Markers.  I shaded around the onions with Prismacolor pencils and oms, and added a little to the onions themselves.  I printed the quote I found on the internet on heavy vellum and embossed it with clear ep.  The patterned paper is from MME The Sweetest Thing, Tangerine and the fabulous ribbon, actually seam binding, I used to make a bow came from Sherry Eckblad! Love this stuff!

These images would be perfect to create recipe cards or books, or even markers for the garden!  All sorts of little signs for the buffet table, or labels for canned items…so many possibilities!

The team has great veggie images to share and inspire, you pop on over to each!

Arielle
Broni
Danielle
Kadie
Mila
Sherry

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

Friday Focus

Hello friends and happy Friday!  Today’s Flourishes Focus is on What A Catch.  This is a great masculine set geared towards the fisherman in your life. 
I began by stamping the trout image on Flourishes Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloring it with Copic markers. 

I stamped the image a second time, colored the fish, and cut it out popping it up over the original.   I cut out the original with a Classic Circles large die from Spellbinders and sponged with Distress ink in Antique Linen with the die still in place. 
The patterned paper is from Kaisers Hunt and Gather pad and it’s finished simply with some ivory jute and a button.
If you need a little more inspiration for this set, all you need to do is click HERE (http://flourishes.org/gallery/?cat=186) and travel over to the Flourishes Gallery. Perfect inspiration for the guys in your life!
Don’t forget to visit all of the talented design team ladies and leave some love!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful holiday weekend! 

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

Fairies, fairies, everywhere!

Are you ready for more fairies from A Day For Daisies?!  There are several wonderful images this week just waiting to be colored up.

Today I am using Vintage Fairy Ring Three.  Isn’t she a sweetie!

I printed one image on Flourishes Classic White card stock, then printed it three more times on different patterned papers, which I used to paper piece the mushroom cap, stem, and fairy dress.   I used a W3 Copic to shade the creases in her dress, and Copics to color the rest of the image.   I lightly shaded around the image using Prismacolor Pencils and oms, and dotted lightly with some Copics over that.    I coated her wings with Star Dust Stickles for a little sparkle.   I used an Embossabilities folder from Spellbinders on the base paper.  The tiny paper daisy is from K&Company, that I seem to have had for years and finally opened the package! I thought it was perfect to repeat the flowers in her hair.

Check out more fabulous fairies from our design team!

Arielle
Broni
Danielle
Kadie
Mila
Sherry

Wishing everyone a fun and fabulous holiday weekend! 

10 Minute Thursday

Hi everyone…today it was my turn to host the 10 Minute Thursday post on Flourishes. 



Head on over to the Flourishes blog and check it out! 
See you tomorrow for Focus Friday!