Hello, hello. I am here on Sunday night, posting the results of my crafty adventures this weekend.
First up is an Easter card that is headed to one of my mother-in-laws (the Catholic one!). I used the sweet smaller tulips from PTI Tulip Time.
I am entering this card at Less is More #268, where the challenge is 'what's outside your window'. It is officially spring here in San Diego, although our winter often feels like spring or sometimes even summer. Tulips are out everywhere, and that is what I see from the window of my car when I am driving around. I am also entering this card at Paper Players #287 where the challenge is clean and simple spring.
I have another Easter card, this one for a friend, and I used PTI Spring Woods.
I used the PTI Pretty Frame die as an impression plate, and also sponged a bit of Spring Rain ink right under my focal point.
I am entering this card at AAA Cards #60: Easter and Just Add Ink #303: Just Add 'E' (Easter).
For my next card, I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #228 and the colors from Color Throwdown #384.
I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday: Use Some Lucky Stars--if you look along my left panel, you will see some very teeny and very lucky confetti stars.
I used PTI Confetti Toss for the left panel, Hooray for the streamers and Bold Blossoms for the sentiment.
Saving the best for last, this next card is my favorite of all the ones I made this weekend. Honestly, I don't know why, but I really am loving these Happy Birds I just got from WPlus9. I started with the sketch from this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #164.
I didn't want to do too much to color these birds, so I just took some of my lightest and palest Copic markers and lightly colored the lower part of each bird. Then, I outlined the birds in Copic C1.
I forgot to take a photo of the inside of the card, but I stamped "It's Your Birthday" and a couple of small images from PTI Good Times inside the card. I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday no toppings and Simon Says Wednesday Cute and Cuddly.
That's it for me today.
Thanks for Visiting
What a feast for the eyes Joyce!! Those are all so fresh and full of spring!!
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing weekend recap. Now I know why I never see you to chat, you are cranking out gorgeous cards by the dozen. I knew that you would love the WPllus9 birds and it is me who will be CASEing you!!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards - such fresh spring colours! I headed over here from LIM and think yours is a fab entry :)
ReplyDeleteA stunning set of cards Joyce ! all of them are absolutely GORGEOUS! :-)
ReplyDeletethanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Monday and Wednesday Challenges
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Lols x x x
Where to start...what a set of beautiful cards. Love those tulips! You are rocking all your PTI goodies!
ReplyDeleteOh WOW! A gallery of yumminess, full of fun, cute, striking beauty and awesome talent Joyce. Each one is adorable yet so different and I'm afraid I can't pick a favourite. Love them all the same. I'm thrilled to see you've played along at Less is More and AAA Cards though as they are perfect examples for our challenges and thanks so much for sharing. Sarah xx
ReplyDeleteI love a productive weekend and yours was in spades, Joyce. It looks like spring on your first two cards and those birds are darling.
ReplyDeleteJoyce, your cards are all beautiful! I am with you on the fave, love those darling little birds! But the tulips, bluebird and celebration are awesome too! Thanks so much for joining us for the Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp!!
ReplyDeleteFun cards Joyce. The spring woods card is especially lovely.
ReplyDeleteTerrific set of cards, Joyce! I adore the bright tulips on the first one and the softly colored birds on the last card!
ReplyDeletewonderful cards- especially the tulips.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic weekend you have had Joyce. All these cards are fabulous. Loving the tulips in those happy colours. Thanks for playing along with us at Less is More.
ReplyDeleteSharon xx
Such a beautiful collection of cards, Joyce! Love your sweet tulips and how you framed the bird and branch on your 2nd Easter card! Your 'Happy Birds' are so cute...love how you colored them softly with your Copics, too! They are all so fabulous, that I can't even pick a fave today :)
ReplyDeleteYour cards are beautiful, Joyce! (As always!) My mother used to have a tulip garden when I was a child. That card of yours with the tulips brought back wonderful memories!
ReplyDeleteLOVE them all ... but to the Happy Birds? Hip hip hooray that they've come to your house to play!!! LOVE how you've colored them, Joyce!!!
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Those birdies are so cute, Joyce! I love the partial colouring of them. Thanks so much for playing along at Seize The Birthday :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a group of wonderful cards!! Looks like you had some fun!! So glad you joined us at CTD!
ReplyDeleteOh my! What a fantastic collection of cards! All are so cute!
ReplyDeleteJoyce, these are just beautiful cards with some of my new fav PTI sets :) !
ReplyDeleteYou always have such productive crafty weekends! :D I love the stamped layers on those first flowers and the soft blue behind the image on the second card. Awesome take on the sketch for the third card - I struggled with that one and gave up. And my favourite is the last card - those chubby birdies are so darn cute!
ReplyDeleteThese cards are fabulous! Hard to pick a favorite for sure! So glad you shared one at the Paper Players,
ReplyDeleteI love the pop of colour that the bird and flowers have on the white embossed background. Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards!
ReplyDeleteI love those birds too, no wonder you saved them for last!!! You had a busy weekend with all gorgeous projects. I love the card you entered for the Just Add Ink challenge, the embossed frame is so incredible. And that colourful bird amongst all that white is beautiful. So wonderful to see you here at JAI!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow--love all your cards, Joyce! The tulips are so beautiful & I love the fancy embossed frame!
ReplyDeleteLove all of these, Joyce!!! The tulips are beautiful and I love the gingham strip at the bottom, the fun little twine bow and the cute bow on the flowers!!!! Your bird is so lovely and the subtle sponging and the beautiful frame are simply gorgeous!!! The FMS card is lovely with the embossed circles and the fun banners and strip at the side - love those teeny tiny little stars!!!! And your take on the CTS sketch is so clever and creative!! Those birds are so cute and the way you have added the colours is just great!!! What a lovely selection of cards!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day!!!
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Gorgeous cards! I love the stamps you've used for your entry at FMS - so creative. Thanks for joining with our sketch!
ReplyDeleteWhat fab cards !!
ReplyDeleteI do love your weekend round ups, Joyce - such a fabulous range of cards. Love the bright and fresh tulips and those birds are just so fun! Great to see you at Less Is More :)
ReplyDeleteWow you have been busy! I love all of your cards here :)
ReplyDeleteOH MY! You've been super busy! I only wish I had time to create that many cards :)
ReplyDeleteI love that sweet little blue bird on your Easter card - perfect for our just add E challenge.
Trish
JAI Design Team
With my sister over from Spain I'm verry late, but enjoyed seeing all the cards you made this weekend! The birds are so funny, the bird on the branch-one is a stunning one with those colours and the tulips are beautiful in those colours too! That confettipanel-card is ,y favo this time; I just like circkles... Wish you a good week and hope to see the tulips in my garden bloom soon... enjoy them overthere!
ReplyDeleteOh, these are all so wonderful, Joyce!
ReplyDeleteYou've been busy, a great selection of cards. Karen x
ReplyDeleteWow what a super selection of gorgeous cas cards! All of them equally delightful and beautifully executed. Lou x (Guest designer at LIM)
ReplyDeleteAll of your cards are gorgeous, Joyce! Could you please tell me if your pink gingham is PTI paper or if you made it with a PTI gingham stamp set? I've seen it a lot here lately but no one ever says which it is. Thank you very much! Keep those PTI cards coming!!
ReplyDeleteAll of your cards are gorgeous, Joyce! Could you please tell me if your pink gingham is PTI paper or if you made it with a PTI gingham stamp set? I've seen it a lot here lately but no one ever says which it is. Thank you very much! Keep those PTI cards coming!!
ReplyDeleteJoyce...I love all your cards! But your first card with those gorgeous almost real looking tulips is simply gorgeous!!! I love the colors you choose too, just prefect for Easter. Your other cards are fabulous too!
ReplyDeleteYou were a busy stamper over the weekend! LOVE your PTI tulips...just perfect for our challenge! So glad you could play with the Players! Your other cards are divine too!
ReplyDeleteAmazing tulips - they are so gorgeous. Perfect colors. I love the "ribbon" and I love the slanty effect of the twine against the top to bottom, side to side of the checked panel. Love the bird on the branch - also gorgeous. The celebration card is so fun, and those Wplus9 birds just crack me up! Fantastic bunch of art work!!
ReplyDeleteWhew Joyce what a fabulous bunch of inspiration! Tulips are my favourite flower, so your LIM card is my favourite, but I must admit those stylish CAS birdies come close :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing.
Anne
"Less is More"
What a fabulous array of cards Joyce - I just love those colourful tulips and the gingham border. A great LIM card and thanks for joining us over at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteHi Joyce :o) I saw your card over at AAA blog challenge. I'm so glad I came here, because your cards are absolutely stunning!! Thank you for sharing and inspiration. Have a great day. :o)
ReplyDeleteIt's taken me a while to get around to seeing what's outside your window!
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing array of cards... all stunning!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"
Another top 3 at AAA cards, congrats xx
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