Hello Spring!

My Spring Break is ending today, and the weather outside is beautiful for this last day of fun and frolic.  Before my son and I leave for a bike ride, I wanted to post this happy card I made for some of this week's challenges. 

First, I used the sketch from Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge for this week.  I love square cards, so this was perfect for me!

I've been messing around with this little lightning bug for a week now, trying to make him work for me.  I love to paper piece him and the other bugs from Paper Smooches Giddy Bugs. The tag and sentiment are from Paper Smooches Quote Tag Die set.

Here's a close up of the lightning but.  I added some Wink of Stella on his face and bottom.  (Do bugs have bottoms?)

I'm also entering this into both of Simon Says Stamp challenges this week.  The Monday Challenge is to create a card with an animal, and the Wednesday Challenge is to create a Spring Themed card using their Pin collage for inspiration.  Lightning Bugs + Green/Yellow= Spring to Me!

Thank you for visiting My Happy Place!  Off to ride bikes now!

Thinking of You!

This card is for the Nature Challenge on the Hero Arts Blog.  It closes in two days, so I'm getting this one in almost at the last minute. 

A lot of paper piecing went into this one!   I stamped the bird from an older set, Birds and Branches, on different patterned papers and adhered him with dimensionals.  The flowers are from the Hero Arts Friends set, and the sentiment is from Hero Arts Message Bubbles. 

 Here's a close-up of the bird:

I'm also entering this into Simon Says Stamp Monday's Challenge this week - create a project with an  animal!

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place! 

 

Lucky!

I'm so glad that there are two challenges right now that have the theme of green or clovers because they have given me the motivation I needed to make some cards for my co-workers and friends.  

The first challenge, Sparkle and Shine Challenge gave us this as inspiration:

The second challenge is for Simon Says Stamp Monday's Challenge which is "Just a Hint of Clover."

I made 26 cards today for my co-workers - all with similar designs.  Here they are:

Our Spring Break starts at the end of this week, so hopefully this will bring them some cheer as we anticipate Friday!

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place!

Easter and Spring

I've been working hard at the color challenge this week at MFT Challenge and Inspiration Blog.  You can get all the details here.  

It's time for Spring and Easter, and I'm ready for both.  Here's are two cards I made yesterday using these colors:

PTI: Easter Alleluias, Scene It dies

MFT: Blueprints 15, PTI: Just Smile, Flower Fusion

I'm entering both of these in Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday's Anything Goes Challenge.

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place!

 

Sparkle and Shine 1

There's a new challenge blog in town, and I am very excited about it.  The new Sparkle and Shine Challenge Blog made it's debut with this exciting inspiration:

You can get all the information on this week's challenge by clicking here. 
 
Here's what I came up with using that beautiful photo:

 
I'm entering this one in Simon Says Stamp's two challenges this week-  Wednesday's Anything Goes Challenge, and the new Work It Wednesday challenge which is all about welcoming SPRING - and that is what March and St. Patrick's Day is all about!

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place!