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Monday, March 17, 2014

Feeling Lucky


Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Everyone's a little Irish today so I thought I'd share the two cards I made.  The first one was for my co-worker.  She actually IS Irish and she loves this holiday so, like last year, I decided to make her a card.  I am so excited that I finally got to color up an image from Stamps by Aurora Wings!  If you haven't heard about Mitzi Sato-Wiuff then you may have been living under a rock!  lol  These gorgeous images are taking the craft world by storm and I am swept up in the tempest!  Her etsy shop is filled with flowers and magic!  She also has a website, a blog, a brand new challenge blog, and a Facebook group!  This is Clover Pixie and she is colored with Copics.  I must say I am really pleased with how she came out!  I cut the image out using the Small Deckled Rectangles Nestabilities from Spellbinders.  The circle behind her is also from Spellbinders, a set called Celtic Motifs (a $10 score from AC Moore).  The paper is Shamrocks from Karen Foster Design.  I added a bit of bling, some flowers, and a Martha Stewart punched four leaf clover.  The sentiment is from one of those little Studio G sets and I used a Stampin' Up punch for it.


  
Notice my fabulous new watermark?  My friend Michelle of Evermore Card Creations is a-freakin-mazing!  Not only did she give my blog a much needed makeover, but she created the perfect watermark for the photos of my creations!  She's a digital goddess but she also knows her way around Copics and paper!  Check out her etsy shop HERE!

Okay, now that the shameless plug for my friend is over, let me tell you about the second card I made.  This one was for Kayne.  St.Patrick's Day just happens to be his "half" birthday, which I think is pretty cool, so I always acknowledge it with a little something- a card, baked goods.  And I am so enthralled with Stamps by Aurora Wings that I colored a second image!

This is Leprechaun.  Isn't he cute?  I thought he was perfect for my small man!  So I colored him up with Copics and cut him out using the Classic Circles Nestabilities from Spellbinders.  Papers are Karen Foster Design - Shamrocks and Little Yellow Bicylce - Lucky Me Flourish.  Since this one is for a preschooler, I kept it simple.  I stamped another Studio G sentiment directly onto my image panel and added one plastic "gold" coin.



Oh my gosh, those were so much fun that I just want to sit back down at my craft desk again and color!  And I'm sure I will soon.  Just not tonight.

Thanks for stopping by!  May your luck be plenty and your troubles be few!  I'll leave you with a photo of my little leprechaun!


Markers used:
- Clover Pixie: Copics (E00, E11, E21, R32, R35, G29, YG00, YG03, YG11, YG17, YG67).
- Leprechaun: Copics (E00, E11, E15, E19, E21, E34, E37, E39, R32, N0, N2, N4, 6, N8, Y28, YR24, G29, YG03, YG11, YG17, YG67).

Challenges:
- Digi Sketch Challenge: Fantasy
- Stamps by Aurora Wings: #1-Anything Goes
- Bunny Zoe's Crafts: March-Monochrome
- Craft Your Passion: #205-Go Green 
- Incy Wincy Designs: Monochromatic
- Kaboodle Doodles: #215-Use Green
- Use Your Stuff: #127-Monochromatic Green
- Come and Get It Challenges: St. Patrick's Day
- One Stitch at a Time: #204-Use a Digi
- Through the Purple Haze: #33-Anything Goes (optional: bling) 

{hugs}
Regan

27 comments:

Sylvia Anderson said...

Two lovely cards, but my favourite is the first one, I'm sure your friend loves it, your colouring is superb.
I love the photo of your little boy (Cute)
Thank you for joining our challenge (Through the Purple Haze) Good luck x

Kathy @ Stamping Still said...

Your little leprechaun is adorable and the cards are cute too :) Love your shamrocks and the leprechaun card is wonderful as well. Thanks for playing along with us at Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

DonnaMundinger said...

Regan these are both just ADORABLE! Love your coloring and the fabulous DP and die cuts you used. Pefect for St Patty's and so is your little leprechan all decked out like that. Thanks for joining our first challenge at Aurora wings. xxD

butterfly dream cards said...

...fab.... Love it very well made....and just super card.....

fiona
DT
TTPH

Josephine said...

Two beautiful cards!

Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week, and good luck!

Linda Palmer said...

Gorgeous cards, all of them. I love the images you have used and love the photo of Kayne. He is so cute!

Lynn (aka Lynnpenguin) said...

What lovely cards and your own little leprechaun is sooooo cute too. I love the images on both cards and how you've embellished each one. Great job.

Thanks for joining us this week at Craft Your Passion. Good luck.

Lynn, CYP DT

Lynne said...

I adore both of your cards. The coloring is fantastic, but I must say the shamrock one is striking. Thank you for creating with us at UYS.

Lynne

* Shell B.* said...

Fabulous job on both cards, sweet images & wonderful design! OMG and your sweet leprechaun is adorable!
Glad you joined us for the Challenge at One Stitch At A Time, hope to see you come back soon!
¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:-¸.•´ .•´¨¨))*((¸¸.•´ ..•´
Shell in Alaska ~ OSAAT DT ~

Isbaha said...

Your leprechaun is so cute ! Beautiful cards too with such a beautiful coloring ! Love how dimensional they are. Thanks for playing along with us at Use Your Stuff !

butterfly dream cards said...

Two lovely cards i especially like the first one....so well made.....excellent.

fiona DT
TTPH

Unknown said...

Love, Love, Love the shades of green, and it is always great to see embellishments off the edge. So beautiful. Thank you for joining TTPH this week.

Alrik said...

A very beautiful card.

Bettina L. said...

Gotta love that leprechaun. Great take on our sketch and love the greens too. Thanks for playing at Digi Sketch Challenge and good luck. Hope to see you back the 31st of march for a new challenge. Bettina DT Member at Digi Sketch Challenge xx

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Such pretty cards!

Thank you for participating in this week's OSAAT Challenge!

Mitzi Sato-Wiuff said...

Thank you for joining Aurora Wings challenge, Regan! I love both of your St. Patrick's Day theme creations. Best of luck! Mitzi

Cindy van Oorschot said...

Both of these cards are adorable, and so is the little guy. I personally love the leprechaun. Thanks for sharing with us at Come and Get It.
Hope to see you again soon.
Cindy DT

* Shell B.* said...

Hi Regan, You've got some lovely cards there and wanted to thank you for joining us at Come And Get It for the Challenge! But of course the Aurora image is fabulous!

¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:-¸.•´ .•´¨¨))*((¸¸.•´ ..•´
Shell in Alaska ~ CAGI DT ~
{http://akstamping.blogspot.com}

Julie Temple said...

LOVE BOTH of your cards! BUT the little leprechaun is my fave...he is SO cute with an irresistable smile!
Thanks so much for joining us this week at Come and Get It Challenges!

Julie

Meighan Wheller said...

I just adore both cards, they both are perfect for St. Patrick's Day. Your precious little leprechaun is very cute! Thanks for sharing with us at Come and Get It. Best of luck in the draw! Meighan DT

Margaret said...

What a cutie patootie! Both cards are gorgeous! Thanks for joining us at OSAAT. Good luck. Hope to see you back again. Maggie - DT

dragonllew said...

Great card thanks for joining us at Incy Wincy this week.
Jenny x

Bonnie Irvine said...

Your colouring of these sweet images is gorgeous. Not only that, but your card designs show them off so well with gorgeous layering of pretty papers and wonderful choices of embellies. Your last "make", the little Irish cutie, is my absolute fave...sweet photo. Thanks for joining our Go Green Challenge this week at Craft Your Passion Challenges. I hope we see you again soon.

Liz's creative corner said...

Wow awesome take on our monochrome challenge, thanks for sharing with us at bunny zoe's, hugs Liz xx

Karen C said...

Congrats on winning over at Incy Wincy!! :)

Michelle Looi said...

Wooo.. this is just amazing!
Thanks for joining at Kaboodle Doodles!

Creepy Glowbugg said...

My, what Gorgeous green creations you have made! Love them both. Thanks for joining us at Aurora Wings.