Saturday, March 6, 2010

With a Spring in My Step I present 2 "Just Because" Cards!

Happy Saturday,
I've two new cards that I'd love you to see and hope you'll scroll down to see both of them.
Each have their own little list of challenges.

Card 1 Challenges

One Stitch at a Time had a geat sketch sponsored by Karens Doodles
Tellens Place wanted you to Bling It On
Sweet Pea want Spring with Flowers, Green, Pink and Yellow
Totally Papercrafts wanted something for Mothers Day or a A Special Lady
Tuesday Taggers wanted Swirls and Curls



Card Recipe:

Image - Sweet Pea - Bamboo Serenade
Paper - My Minds Eye Summer Song
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cut - Sizzix
Sentiment - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers





Card 2 Challenges

Paper Sundaes had a great sketch too (that's why I made two cards as I loved both sketches!)
Copic's Colour want BG15 Aqua, B93 Light Crockery Blue and Y21 Buttercup Yellow
Your Next Stamp wanted a Big Bow
Just Magnolia wanted a Tent Card
Alphabet Challenge were at S for Stamping
Polkadoodle want Wings
Get Sketchy want a Spring card
Daring Cardmakers want Aquamarine as it is March's birthstone
The Town Scrapper want Spring
Flutterby had a photo inspiration (and a fairy, angel or butterfly)

(Who's hiding behind the gate?)



Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda as a Butterfly
Image 2 - Gate from Flower Soft and they are on a fabulous deal right now :)
Paper - DCWV Flower Shower Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - SEI

Why it's Tilda!





I hope you've enjoyed these two cards and if you get a chance to be creative this weekend break out the Spring colors and have a little fun!
Katie

49 comments:

Anne said...

You've been a busy beaver Kate, wish I'd half your inspiration lol. The cards are fab, am loving those bright papers too
Thanks for playing along with Totally Papercrafts this week
Anne x

Sam said...

great card hun and thank you so much for joining in with our challenge here at OSAAT. I hope you'll pop back on Sunday to check out the winners and our new challenge.
Sam x

stitchy said...

Katie, what a wonderful card, and perfect take on the sketch this week. Your coloring and designs are so awesome..thank you so much for sharing your talent with us at OSAAT..good luck
hugz
stitchy xx

Linda said...

Excellent cards Katie, very cute! Many thanks for joining in with us over on the Alphabet Challenge this week :)

Random Acts of Krafting said...

These are just so cute! Love the bold colors.
Hugs
Tanya

Nettie said...

Both of these cards are fun and packed full of detail.x

Lisa Jane said...

what a lovely card . i love that Tilda image and the blues and greens of your card are beautiful
Lisa ;)

Susan Says (Stupid Stuff) said...

Oh I love both of these acrds, but the first one is my favourite, such beautiful colours and flowers and papers and well, everything really :D
Thanks so much for joining us at OSAAT this week, and good luck!

Renkata said...

What a wonderful cards. I love how Tilda is hiding behind the gate.
Beautiful papers and layout too.

Sally H said...

You have been busy! Wonderful cards, especially your curly swirly one. Thanks for sharing with us at TT this week!

Danderella said...

Very fun cards! Thanks for playing at Paper Sundaes.

Danni said...

What wonderful cards!! Love them both! Thanks for playing along with my flutter by challenge!

Lesley said...

Fab cards Katie! Lovely colours and images. Thanks for taking part in the Alphabet Challenge xx

Sharon Caudle said...

They're both beautiful cards, Katie! The first one is so gorgeous and love the sentiment. The colors are so bright and vivid. Fantastic! And your Tilda card is awesome! I love Butterfly Tilda and your coloring is gorgeous! I love the way you did her hiding behind the gate!
hugs!
Sharon

Joey said...

Hiya Katie

these are two fantastic cards! gorgeous details. Thanks for joining us at totally papercrafts this week

Joey.x

Unknown said...

Both are Beautiful, love your Tilda card, Thanks for joining us at OSAAT hope to see you back again soon
Sarah xx

CarlaKH said...

What gorgeous cards! They are both just fabulous. Love the Minds Eye papers on the first and the gate detail is fabulous on the second! Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes!

Jane said...

Stunning card!!! Love the gate idea and the colours are gorgeous! thanks for joining us at Just Magnolia challenge, hugs, Jane xxx

Christine Riley said...

Wow, what stunning cards! I love your coloring on the Sweet Pea stamps card, that is so gorgeous! I love your Tilda card too, it's just so sweet!
Hugs, Christine

Donna C said...

oh this is just too cute ! great inspiration :-)

Vivi Casale said...

oh, what adorable cards you made!!!
both of them!!! your coloring is so pretty! I love them all!!
xxx
Vivi

Unknown said...

Katie, just fabulous cards thank you for playing along again at Tuesday Taggers this week. Hugs Avril xxx

Joynana said...

What great cards, thanks for joining us at Tellen's Place again.

brenda said...

Hi Katie

What a great collection of cards. I just love that fairy, very grown up and thoughtful looking - or perhaps playful ?


Thank you for joining in my theme at Polkadoodles this week.

B x

Sue said...

Hi Katie
two gorgeous cards, beautiful colouring, luv the papers, thank you for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week, hope to see you next week, sue,x

dstandard said...

Fabulous cards!

Mel X said...

Hi Katie, hope your well and that the weather warming up a bit for you! A couple of super cards, love the Sweet Pea image, shaded perfectly.

Thanks for joining us this week at Totally Papercrafts, I hope we see you again real soon.

Mel X

cabio's craft corner said...

Very cute & sweet creation Katie!
Hugs,
Cabio

Karen Wilson said...

Oh, these are AWESOME! How creative with the gate!! Love it!

Thanks for joining us at FBW!

SueH said...

Oooo, another dangly Tilda……these are great!

Thanks for joining the Daring Cardmakers this week.
Sue
x

sweetpeastamps said...

Katie, thankd for pataking in our card challenge. You card turned out beautiful.

jennifer said...

very pretty thanks for playing along! jennifer

Unknown said...

Gorgeous....thanks again for joining us at usday Taggers this week...hugs Nikki xx

Do What You Love said...

Now aren't you the crafty one - look how gorgeous these papers are and I'm just in awe of your talent! These images are colored perfectly and such fun colors! Beautifully done, Katie! Thanks for playing along with us at Tellen's Place! ;D

Micki said...

Wowsers, both cards are incredible. Absolutely love your coloring. Beautiful and I love the way you used the image as a charm (well, you know what I mean)..... never thought to do that.

Beautiful......thanks so much for playing with the Sweet Pea Customer challenge.

Leah l'Orange said...

how ridiculously ADORABLE is this card?! oh, Katie, you've done a wonderful job! such a happy little thing for someone to receive - love it!

thanks for playing with the TownScrapper gang!

Angela said...

Katie, both cards are so beautiful!! Your Tilda card is just adorable! Love your Sweet Pea card and thanks for playing along in our Sweet Pea Monthly Customer Challenge!!
Hugs:)
Angela

FauxPainter - Dee Paramour said...

What fantastic cards. I love the gate hiding Tilda. Thanks for joining in the fun at Polka Doodles

Luv Dee xxx

~Denise Lynn~ said...

Adorable card katie! Love the gate that Tilda is hiding behind, fab way to use the tent fold! Thanks for playing along at Just Magnolia this week! Hope to see you again next week! :)

Michelle B said...

Loving both cards this week Katie! Thank you so much for joining us this week at Tellen's Place.

Hugs,
Michelle B.

blackdragon said...

Beautiful cards this week Katie... i adore sweetpea stamps.
Thank you for joining us at Tellens place again.
Lynx

blackdragon said...

Beautiful cards this week Katie... i adore sweetpea stamps.
Thank you for joining us at Tellens place again.
Lynx

Cheryl said...

You are too clever! Love the gate with Butterfly tilda! Gorgeous coloring on both cards!

Beth said...

These are stunning! I love the dangly Magnolia card you've made, your colouring is fab with those gorgeous papers! Thanks for joining in with the CC Challenge!

Love Beth xx

Alexandra Lundgren said...

Love the cards!!! Thank you so much for fluttering with us!

Kerry said...

Pretty cards and I love the way Tilda is hiding. Thanks for joining in at Polkadoodles this week.

Claire Phillips said...

Thanks for playing along in our wings challenge at Polkadoodles. Fab projects! Cheers Claire x

SemSee said...

Such a pretty cards! Thanks for joining our Big Bow challenge at Your Next Stamp Challenges! Hugs, Sem x

Maureen said...

Love them both, but especially the second one's colors and the hidden image! Thanks for playing along with us at Your Next Stamp Challenges!