Sunday, February 27, 2011

Fred She Said-Spring is in the Air

"Spring has Sprung" here in Georgia and oh boy the pollen is an inch deep everywhere!!! I am sneezing like there is no tomorrow!! lol It's that time of year where nature under goes a rebirth. The flowers are starting to bloom so what better way to celebrate than to bring out some pretty Fred She Said images and make some cards.
This image is the "Tulip Trio" image that was a freebie last year. Isn't it beautiful. I am still practicing with my Copic Markers. It's a whole other world of coloring and I think my next post you will see some improvement in my capabilities. It takes thinking in light and dark shadows.
This is the card and envelope gift box combination I made. I used the Tulip Medallion from Spellbinders and distressed inked all the edges with tea dye distress ink. The butterflies are a small and large butterfly punch. Everything has been stickled and I used pearls for accents. The paper is the DCWV Butterflies and Flowers stack.

This is the inside of my card. Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to get out some beautiful flowers and create some cards to celebrate the coming of spring. The Fred She Said store here has a wonderful selection of beautiful flowers for your creations that I am sure you will enjoy crafting with.

Challenges Entered
Crafty Emmas - Flowers and Flutterby's
Card Creations by C - Sparkles
Crazy 4 Challenges - Flowers
Just Us Girls - Envelope Gift Box
Little Claire's - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Spring Flowers
Shannon's Sentiments - Fussy Cutting
Sugar Creek Hollow - Inside Out Challenge
Happileigh Scrappin Challenge - Sketch
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Spring...Flowers Everywhere
House of Gilli - Recipe: Some form of Sparkle, 3 Patterned Papers, at least two dies or punches
Lexi's Creations - Flowers


30 comments:

Chrissy said...

Carol, this is absolutely beautiful.
Luv CHRISSYxx

KarinsArtScrap said...

this is very beautiful carol. love the tulips and your bright and colorful card.

greetings karin

Andrea M said...

Wow! Fabulous job! Those tulips look amazing!!! Great job with those Copics - aren't they the best!?! Great take on the template! Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls!

Benzi said...

Carol, I LOVE that Spellbinders Tulip Medallion. One reason is because tulips are my favorite flower. Can't wait to see them blooming here. This card and envelope gift box are spectacular. I miss you getting to make lots of creations and I know you do. Maybe one day.....

Glenda Atkins said...

Simply gorgeous card, wozers!! Love everything about it. Beautiful tulips; thanks for joining our flower challenge at Lexi's Creations this week!

AKiteFlier said...

Stunning! WOW it's just amazing. Your coloring is fabulous so don't be hard on yourself - it takes getting used to but I have NO doubt you'll just get better and better. Thanks for joining us at JUGS this week.

Happileigh Scrappin' said...

What a beautiful card! And all that detail, WOW! Thanks for joining us at Happileigh Scrappin' Challenge.

Made by Mandy said...

Love your bright card, great take on our sketch. I personally think your colouring is fabulous :)

Thanks very much for joining in our challenge this week at Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges

Vivi Casale said...

wow, stunning card!!
Thank you so much for joining us at House of Gilli!
Vivi

Cec said...

Gorgeous and so bright and cheerful. Love the papers and the wonderful butterflies. Thanks for joining us at Sugar Creek Hollow.
Hugs!
Cec

Donna Moore said...

Hey Carol, I am so glad you joined us this week. Your work, as always, just blows me away, absolutely breathtaking card! Yummy colors!!
SCH
hugs
donna

Emily Keaton said...

What a delightful spring beauty, Carol! Pollen? I know it sounds funny, but I'm jealous! We got another 5 inches of snow today. Pollen season is still a loooooooooooooong way off. But gazing upon this beautiful card will give me my spring fix for the time being. :)

Heide said...

WOW! This isn't a card, it's a masterpiece! Such beautiful colors and so much work went into this card.
FABULOUS! Thank you for joining us at SCH>
Hugs, Heide
SCH DT

Elise said...

WOOOOOOO! These are positively RADIANT! Gosh, I feel like sippin' a Mint Julep and staying for the VIEW - excellent work! LOVE your use of the JUGS challenge! I'm so happy you shared your wonderful work with JUST US GIRLS!

Georgia Ehrmann said...

Simply Stunning! I love those tulips and your papers are yummy!Thanks for visiting and playing with us at Happileigh Scrappin' this week!
Hugs,
Georgia

Maria said...

Beautiful, stunning colors and patterns! Thanks so much for playing along with Jugs this week.

CraftyC said...

Such a pretty card carol, love the flowers on this.Thanks for taking part in this weeks CES Challenge!
Clairexx

Anonymous said...

Amazing card! Those flowers are stunning! Thanks for playing along with our Sentiments Challenge.

Wishcraft said...

A beautiful set. Such bright and cheery colours and love the flowers. Thanks for joining us for our 1st challenge at Little Claire :o) Lisa x

Paula Bee said...

Wonderfully beautiful card! Those tulips are stunning! Thanks for joining us at Card Creations & More!!

Savahanna said...

What gorgeous colors you chose. Beautiful! Thanks for playing with us at Card Creations & More

Card Creations by C said...

My goodness, love all the colors and the stitching. Thank you for joining in!

Tracy Vinson said...

Oh girlfriend....where have you been? It is SOOOOOO good to see you and your lovely work again.... A BIG WARM WELCOME to the Sugar Creek Hollow Weekly Challenge!! We are delighted that you have joined us! Your card is lovely! Great image and colors! The SCH Design Team thanks you for playing in our challenge this week!! Hope to see you join us for many more.
Tracy--SCH Owner

Louise said...

You have made a beautiful card and gift box - I love the colours and image!
Thank you so much for joining us for Little Claire's first ever challenge x

Pat (mspfd) said...

Your work is always amazing and this is right up there with all the rest! Gorgeous everything, my friend!

Cecelia said...

Absolutely beautiful! Love the colors and all the detail is amazing.

Hugs xx
cecelia B

Dana Gustafson said...

Oh my! Spring has sprung! I love all of the cheerful colors you used. Thanks so mucb for playing with Just Us Girls this week!

Lisa Kind said...

Wow! Beautiful work! I love the colors and that tulip die (which I have and have never used!). Thanks so much for playing with Just Us Girls!

Sharon Basel said...

Hi Carol -
I'm so glad you've joined the Sugar Creek Hollow challenge this week. Your card is nothing short of gorgeous - a show stopper! I'm still absorbing all the details you've incorporated - I could write a book on what I love about this!! And I must say that if this is your first practice at Copics I can't wait until you're fully experienced!!! I do hope you'll return to our SCH challenges again - I love your creations.
Sharon, SCH-DT

Sheena said...

Fabulous card with such vibrant colours! Thanks for joining us at CES this week! Sheena xx