Thursday, April 3, 2014

Spring Postage Due! CCMC297

There are signs of spring everywhere!  We've had some warm sunny days and the trees are budding out... so pretty when they're covered in little flowers!  This and more inspired me toward spring colors and flowers for my Challenge card for Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge today.


What an enjoyable sketch!  I used the Postage Due set, sponging the stamp with several colors before stamping.  Then I added a few smudges on the cardstock with the daubers and layered it onto Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The Eiffel Tower stamp in the set was stamped in Wisteria Wonder and punched out with the perfect Postage Stamp punch!


Some little spring-y flowers were scattered around and centered with small Basic Pearls.  Love those things!  Wisteria Wonder Chevron Ribbon strips extending from behind the panel and around the card is the finishing touch!  This card makes me think of enjoying the outdoors this time of years!  (Oh yes, and I would like to be in Paris in the springtime, too.  You?)

Stamps:  Postage Due set
Ink:  Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories:  Wisteria Wonder Chevron Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Postage Stamp punch, Sponge Daubers, BoHo Blossoms Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack


This is a fun and easy sketch today from Create with Connie and Mary!

Won't you jump in and join us?  Just use this sketch to make your card with Stampin' Up! products and upload it to the Create with Connie and Mary website on this sketch post!  We'd love to see what you create!  While you're there, also check out the cards of the other Challenge Team members... they are so talented! 

 Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you are having good weather where you are!!

Stamp when you can!

Blessings,

Margaret

11 comments:

Deb said...

What a gorgeous creation! Love the sponging you did with this image! Very cool effect! And those flowers are a perfect addition!

Add Ink and Stamp said...

Beautiful! Love the sponging and the punched flowers. A perfect spring kind of card.

Lisa Martz said...

Absolutely beautiful! I would never be able to sponge this stamp as nicely as you did! Any tips for a fellow design team member? I love this stamp, but have never done it any other way but monochromatically. Love this!

Doris said...

Very pretty. Love the sponging, as well as the addition of the postage stamp, flowers and pearls!

Cindee Wilkinson said...

Love how you colored this stamp. Time to get it out and use again.

Debbie Henderson Debbie's Designs said...

Margaret I LOVE this card and I have to tell you that it is quite popular on Pinterest. It's posted everywhere!

Debbie said...

Really inspired me to use this stamp that has never seen ink. Thank you for sharing.

Connie Babbert said...

Like Debbie, I have never used that stamp set!!! I'll be getting it out for sure after seeing your beautiful card! Love the colors! Great job with the sketch this time!

Melissa Davies said...

WOW! The multi-colored image is gorgeous and I love how you added several itty bitty flowers!Very pretty!

Melissa Davies said...

WOW! The multi-colored image is gorgeous and I love how you added several itty bitty flowers!Very pretty!

Nicole Tugrul said...

One word....GORGEOUS! I love all the colors and design elements.

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