Springtime Smiles! {Beate's WSC #41}

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge along with this adorable smiley flower image from Sarah {Loobylou} have brought me out of my stamping ennui. :)

Thankfully, I don't get sick very often because I really don't have the patience for it. It's been over a week now and I'm still coughing and have very little energy, but I want to think I'm on the mend!

This is a 4-3/4" square card and I've layered it with one of my favorite K & Company patterned papers from the Wild Saffron line. The coordinating yellow piece was put through my Cuttlebug with the new Swiss Dot embossing folder. All the layers were stitched down with my Janome Sew Mini machine.

This super cute smiley sunflower image is from my friend Sarah in Australia. She commented that they were "to keep me entertained"! LoL :) I love them and enjoyed coloring the image with my prismacolor pencils. The "Smiles" sentiment is a tiny woodmounted rubber stamp by A Muse.

Thanks so much for blogging by. Wishing you Springtime Smiles! ~ Pam :)

Quote for Today ~
Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams

Word for Today ~
ennui \on-WEE\, noun: A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction arising from lack of interest; boredom.

Supplies ~
Stamps: smiley sunflowers - unknown; Smiles sentiment - A Muse
Cardstock: Stampin' Up - blue bayou & wild wasabi; K & Company - wild saffron
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink
Other: red brad, stitching, prismacolor pencils

The Art of Casting ~ a Virtual Swap Card

I'm really changing it up with today's card! There is barely even any green on it! :) The image was sent to me by Stacy {JBgreendawn} for a virtual swap she was hostessing at the Stamp Shack. I thought it looked like a very fun image to color, but with all the fine detail I found it to be quite a challenge. I used prismacolor pencils and blended just a little with a blender pencil.

This image is large and my card is 5-1/2" square. I've used a textured brown cardstock and embellished with the Stampin Up large antique brass eyelets and some misc twine.

Unfortunately, I've caught hubby's nasty cold & cough so we didn't go to Sx Falls like we had planned. We've both been lounging around, reading, watching tv and not doing much of anything. I know so many people who have been sick lately, that it was bound to happen sooner or later. :/ So, needless to say, I'm not feeling too creative. But, I'll keep taking my vitamins and drinking orange juice and hopefully this lackadaisical feeling won't last long! Smiles! Pam :)

Quote for Today ~
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. -Anonymous

Word for Today ~
lackadaisical \lack-uh-DAY-zih-kuhl\, adjective: Lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest; languid; listless.

Happy Spring! Happy Smiles!

It was a bit of a struggle tonight to create another GREEN card. I simply wasn't feeling the mojo and it took awhile to accomplish this one. I should have taken a photo of my craft table with all the assorted green cardstock and patterned paper fanned out for inspiration. You would have laughed at the mess! :)

The green striped paper I settled on is from My Minds Eye and I've layered it on Stampin Up Old Olive. The card base is a DCWV textured green cardstock. This is the first time I've used my new Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and I love the look! The "happy smiles" circle stamp is from Hero Arts and the center is from the Stampin Up "In the Spotlight" set.

Since tomorrow is GOOD FRIDAY and a holiday, I have the day off work and hubby and I are planning to go to Sioux Falls, SD shopping. He's caught a humdinger of a cold, so I'm hoping he feels well enough to go! I can hear my favorite rubber stamp store calling my name!!! LoL :)

Wishing you all a very happy and blessed Easter weekend! Enjoy! Pam :)

Quote for Today ~

Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime. ~Martin Luther

Word for Today ~

mellifluous \muh-LIF-loo-us\, adjective: Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice.

Heartfelt Green MOJO!

Well, I told you I would be back with another GREEN card tonight! :) Brace yourself, because this one is WAY out of the box! This is one of those cards that if someone else created it, I would probably like it, but it's definitely not my usual style and I can't say I like it for me. Does that make a bit of sense? :)

I selected the green designer paper with Julee's Mojo Monday sketch in mind. The sketch this week on her blog Poetic Artistry really caught my eye and I knew it would be a challenge. The paper is from the Bohemia line by My Mind's Eye and I've layered it on Stampin Up Chocolate Chip cardstock.


The photo doesn't show it, but it's all stamped in Staz On timber brown and embossed with a detailed clear powder that gives it a shine and added dimension. The flower was stamped and cut out and then layered onto the chocolate ship cardstock and cut out again. I added the large brown brad in the center and attached with dimensionals. I've used two Stampin Up sets for this ~ Heartfelt Thanks and Priceless. The brown twill ribbon is from the new Occasions mini collection.

I hope you're all having a great week so far! I'm glad you stopped by and I hope you'll take a minute to leave a comment and let me know what you think of my farrago of green cards this week! Smiles, Pam :)

Quote for Today ~
As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world. ~Adabella Radici

Word for Today ~
farrago \fuh-RAH-go; fuh-RAY-go\, noun: A confused mixture; an assortment; a medley.

The QUEEN of GREEN!

I had to laugh out loud at one of the comments I received on yesterday's post. I told you all that I was going to celebrate St Patty's Day by posting a GREEN card each day this week. My stamping friend Sarah (Loobylou) from down under in Australia said she already considered me the "Queen of GREEN"! I guess she's noticed I tend to use the color green quite often.Today's card is definitly GREEN, huh? It's 4" square and I've used the new little smiley turtle stamp my sweet DIL Jami {Crazy Daisy Creations} bought for me in Hawaii. I colored the image with prismacolor pencils and paper-pieced the shell.

Thanks for blogging by. I'll have another green card for you tomorrow! Smiles, Pam :)

Quote for Today ~

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. ~James Bryant Conant

Word of the Day ~

verdure \VUR-jur\, noun: Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of the meadows in June.

Supplies ~

Stamps: Dandelion Designs (made in Hawaii)

Paper: designer paper by the Paper Studio; DCWV green cardstock

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU garden green to distress the edges

Other: large green eyelet, green grosgrain ribbon, scalloped punch, circle punches, prismacolor pencils