Mouse St. Patrick's Day Card

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Did you wear green today? It's one of my favorite colors, so I always embrace the wearing of the green. Although that's about the extent of my St. Patrick's Day celebrating. I don't drink, so no green beer for me!☘☘☘

This afternoon I made this Mouse St. Patrick's Day Card using a digital image called Little Shamrock Mouse that I found at Whimsy Stamps. It was colored with Copic markers and then die cut with a stitched circle die. The green patterned papers are from the Lots O' Luck paper pad by Doodlebug Design (2018). The black and white polka dots help break up all the green and I decided to add a little bit of gold glitter paper for some sparkle. A sentiment was the final touch and everything was adhered flat. This card is entered into the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies March Anything with a Critter challenge and Crafty Gals Corner Make It Green challenge. Thanks for stopping by!☘

Wooly Lucky Card - TMS #545

Welcome back! Another Tuesday has arrived and that means the start of another sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This week we have a tall & skinny sketch for you to try. I've seen a lot of tall & skinny cards posted lately and thought it would be fun to mix things up a little. I hope you will try the sketch and join us this week! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration.

St. Patrick's Day is only a week away and I usually make a couple of cards for this occasion. This Wooly Lucky Card features an image from Simon Says Stamp and it was colored with Copic markers. The shamrock paper is from The Paper Studio and the green polka dot is retired from Stampin' Up! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Cardmakers: Green
• The Cutie Pie: Gorgeous Greens
• Simon Says: A Bit O' Green

Sketch #545:

Pot of Gold Card - TMS #494

Happy Tuesday! The weeks keep flying by and it's time for a new sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This week we have a terrific sketch by Debbie Foster and it features an angled focal area which I love. I needed a St. Patrick's Day card to send to my parents and the focal area was perfect for the Newton's Pot of Gold stamp by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the image and then some gold Nuvo drops added to the coins. We would love for you to join us this week! You have until Sunday at 8 pm EST to link your creation. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Alphabet: Y is for Yarn/String or Twine
• Always Fun: Shades of Green
• Crafty Cardmakers: Make it Green
• Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Sketch:

Shamrock Kitty Card

One more St. Patrick's Day card that I'll be hand delivering to our feline veterinarian tomorrow along with some chocolates. We had our rescue kitty, little Daisy, spayed last week and she is doing really well. I wish I bounced back from surgery as fast as she did. We kept her separated from the other cats for one day but she was ready to get back to her normal routine.

This Shamrock Kitty Card features a digital image by Gerda Steiner Designs. To color the image Copic markers were used in various shades of green: G29, G46, YG67, YG11, YG06 and YG25. The kitty is colored with: YR21, E53, E50, Y23 and E95. Plaid shamrock paper by Recollections and Garden Green polka dots by Stampin' Up! worked well together along with Garden Green and Wild Wasabi cardstock. The sentiment is by SKdigis and it was punched with a retired oval punch. Three gold sequins add some sparkly detail and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Shamrock Kitty Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Craftaholics R Us: Green
• Crafting by Designs: St. Patrick's Day
• Sunny Day Crafting: K is for Kitten
• Show Us Your Pussies: Furrything Goes
• Pause Dream Enjoy: Anything Goes

Little Daisy was taking it easy and showing off her stitches.

St. Patrick's Day Card

Good day! I'm making a couple more St. Patrick's Day Cards and then I'll have to focus all my crafting time on Easter. It's sad how slow I am at making cards! If there were a speed card making competition, I would lose.

This St. Patrick's Day Card features a darling cat digital image by Gerda Steiner. It was colored with Copic markers and then die cut with a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things. The sentiment stamp is by SKdigis and was punched with a 1 1/2" circle punch. I love the green gingham by Recollections with the black polka dots for contrast. The green banner is actually glitter paper, although you can't tell from the photo. It adds a nice sparkle to the card. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that pretty much sums it up. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Cards in Envy: Green Things
• Dragonfly Dreams: All That Glitters
• Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes
• Simply Create Too: Use Green
• Pile It On: Circles

Hedgehog St. Patrick's Day Card

Hello! I hope you're having a fantastic day! Yesterday was my last day at my seasonal job, so now I have more time to spend crafting. For some reason my husband thinks I should spend more time cleaning, but that just doesn't sound like fun. My creative side has a real conflict with organizing!

Since green is one of my favorite colors, I really enjoy making cards for St. Patrick's Day. I don't make that many, just enough for family because it's fun to receive a card for something unexpected like St. Patrick's Day. This Hedgehog St. Patrick's Day Card features a cute image by Bugaboo Stamps called March Hedgie St. Patrick's Day. The image was die cut with a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things. Copic markers were used to color the image and all patterned papers are by The Paper Studio. The mood board at SumMore Fun helped to inspire the shades of green and gold sequins. That's it, thanks for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

• Catch the Bug: Anything Goes
• Dragonfly Journeys: Going Green
• SumMore Fun: Mood Board #23
• Pattie's Creations: Lots of Green
• Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything Goes with a Critter

Love and Luck Card

Hello and happy St. Patrick's Day! I know not everyone celebrates this occasion but I enjoy making St. Patrick's Day Cards. Probably because one of my favorite colors is green. To make this Love and Luck Card I used a freebie image courtesy of IKEsART and colored it with Copic markers. One of my kitties was the inspiration for the coloring. He really has unusual markings and is the sweetest kitty. He loves to lay on a green cotton rug and request a belly rub, so I colored some green underneath the image.  I added a few gold accents along with a pot of gold sticker by Jolee's. The papers and sentiment stamp have been in my stash for a long time. Thanks for stopping by and....

May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light, May good luck pursue you each morning and night.

This Love and Luck Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Shopping Our Stash: Luck O' the Irish
• Show Us Your Pussies: Anything Goes or St. CAT-rick's Day
• Unicorn Challenge: Go Green

Shamrock Sheep Card

Happy Friday! I have a quick post to share a card I made for my parents for St. Patrick's Day. My parents raise sheep, so I used the cute Shamrock Sheep image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps. The layout is from Stella Says Sketch #505 and it's perfect to use paper scraps from that ever growing pile. Copic markers were used to add some color to the sheep image and then it was die cut with a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things. To add some texture I used a new Spellbinders embossing folder (which I found out isn't compatible with a Big Shot), so I had to cram it through my Texture Boutique. Green glitter tape was added before the image was adhered with dimensionals. Accents were added in accordance with the sketch and that's it!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Shamrock Sheep Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug: Stella Says Sketch
• Creative Knockouts: Lots of Green
• Cut It Up: Think Green!

My niece at the Tulsa State Fair 2016.

Lucky to be Irish Card

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I have a quick post to share this Lucky to be Irish Card. There is a portion of my families DNA that comes from Irish descent. It's more prominent on my dad's side of the family. Because of our heritage I usually make my immediate family St. Patrick's Day cards, however this year was crazy and this was the only card I made. So, it will be next year before this card gets mailed.

Most of the supplies on this card have been in my stash for several years. Cardstock colors are Garden Green by Stampin' Up! and Sour Apple by Bazzill.  All patterned paper on this card along with the green brads are from The Paper Studio. I've used the very first stamp set I bought for this holiday and it's by Studio G. The stitched circle die is from My Favorite Things the shamrocks were colored with Copic markers.

I started this blog in March 2012 and a St. Patrick's Day card was my third post. This morning I went through the first couple of months of my old posts and it was fun to see the difference in my cards. Here is a link to my first St. Patrick's Day card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Crafty Gals Corner: Show me the Green!
• City Crafter: Make It Green
• Shopping Our Stash: Oh Me Lucky Charms!
• Try Stampin' on Tuesdays: Sketch or St. Patrick's Day

Shamrock Bear St. Patrick's Day Card

Hello! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. This month is flying by and I realized I still need to make a few more St. Patrick's Day cards. It's been awhile since I've played along with a Stella Says Sketch challenge at Catch The Bug. So, this afternoon I made this Shamrock Bear St. Patrick's Day Card using the Theodore - Shamrocks Bugaboo Image. I colored the image with my Copic markers and used several shades of green to give it a nice St. Patty's Day feel. The zebra pattern is a stamp by Stampabilities and I used Garden Green ink by Stampin' Up!. Well, enjoy the rest of your night and thanks for stopping by!!!

My Shamrock Bear St. Patrick's Day Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Get Inky!: Green/St. Patty's Day
• Catch The Bug: Sketch
• The Doodle Garden: Anything Goes
• Time 4 Scrap: St. Patrick's Day
• Craftitude: Anything Goes or add a little Green
• Digi Haven: Must use at least 3 shades of Green
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes (final challenge, sad face)

Going Green Photo Inspiration Challenge

Tomorrow is March 1st and before we know it everything will be turning green for Spring. For this challenge we will be Going Green. Incorporate the color green into your handmade card creation. It doesn't have to be a St. Patrick's Day card and no shamrocks are required. Have fun!!!

Inspirational Designs:

Erin's Card using Bugaboo Image

Andrea's Card using retired Stampin' Up! Stamp

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Create a New card using the challenge theme, no linking to old posts. 
2. Only one entry per blog address.
3. This is a card only challenge.
4. You must use a stamp, either rubber or digital.
5. You can combine this challenge with other challenges.
6. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to this challenge. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
7. All brands of stamping products are welcome.
8. HAVE FUN!!!

The challenge will run for 12 days, 2/28/2014 - 3/11/2014.

Monochrome Green Card

It's time for one more GREEN card! This Monochrome Green Card was made using this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketch and there is a "twist" for this challenge. The twist is to use a Monochromatic Green colour scheme. I found another challenge called There She Goes and their challenge is to use Shades of Green. So, that's what I did. The flourish accents were cut with my Cricut machine and then I added some lime ice Stickles and rhinestones for a little sparkle. The Lucky Shamrock stamp is by Stampin' Up! and shamrock patterned paper by The Paper Studio. Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

My Monochrome Green Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch + Monochromatic Green
• There She Goes: Shades of Green
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Clear It Out: St. Patrick's Day/Use Green Supplies
• The Pink Elephant: Happy St. Patrick's Day/Use Green
   

 

Wild and Irish Card

Hello! I'm loving all the green and St. Patrick's Day challenges right now! I think green is a fun and happy colour. Don't let the sentiment on my card fool you... Yes, I'm Irish and NO I don't consider myself "wild" but I did have fun creating this Wild and Irish Card. I bought the Studio G stamp set last year after the holiday was over and until now I had never used it. The green polka dot paper is from the Ooh La La collection by My Mind's Eye. The shamrocks and sentiment were heat embossed to give the images a raised and shiny effect. I love the look of embossed images. Don't you? The design is simple but spacing the images can be a little tricky. Well, have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

My Wild and Irish Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp: A Bit O' Green
• Creative Corner: Go Green
• Crafty Creations: GREEN
• Dilly Beans Going Green
• Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes
   

Lucky Shamrock Card

Happy Friday! For the first day of March I couldn't think of anything better to share than a St. Patrick's Day Card. These Lucky Shamrock Cards are a casual design that is easy to duplicate. When I was creating this card I wanted something simple that I could make multiples of quickly. I mixed it up a little and made one card with the opposite papers, just for fun. All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Lucky Shamrock Card Supplies:

• Paper: Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper (126922), Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White card stock.
• Stamps: Lucky Day stamp (129177).
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in Lucky Limeade.
• Other Stuff: 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, 2" circle die cut, 4" circle die cut, Itty Bitty Shapes punch, basic jewel rhinestone, Whisper White twine, and stampin' dimensionals.

My card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Broken Box Stock: St. Patrick's Day
2. Simply Create Too: St. Patrick's Day or use mostly Green
3. Creative Corner: Use Designer Paper
4. Card Makin' Mamas: GREEN

 

St. Patrick's Day Card

In the mood for something Irish?  Why not make a St. Patrick's Day card.  This design can be easily duplicated or modified to use the supplies you have on hand.     

Supplies used: Recollections white folded card 4" x 5.5", The Paper Studio Scribble Shamrocks patterned paper, Core'dinations Gemstones cardstock in Pearl, white cardstock, The Paper Studio ribbon trends in Polka Dot Green, Hero Arts chalk ink in Grass, ColorBox chalk ink in Blackbird, Studio g clear stamps (VC0045), Jolee's boutique dimensional sticker Pot of Gold Repeats (50-20530), Copic marker in Emerald Green (G05), and adhesive tape runner.

St. Patrick's Day Card Directions:

1. Trim, ink edges, and adhere patterned paper.
2. Cut ribbon, attach to gemstone cardstock and adhere.
3. Stamp sentiment, color shamrocks, layer, and adhere.
4. Attach pot of gold sticker, and bow.