Teachers and Rainbows

Happy Saturday! The weekend is here! I have a new card to show you and then I am off for a busy day with the family. Today's card is one that I made for my children's teachers and for a friend's child to give to his teachers as well. When I saw the stamp set, Spring Sprouts from My Favorite Things, I knew I would be using it to make teacher appreciation cards this year. I almost missed my chance but now they are made, just in the nick of time. They get out of school this Wednesday! So, I'll show the card and then tell you about it. The second photo is of the inside of the card.


My sketch came from MFTSC and is #75. The rainbow image is stamped but for the sentiment, I had to retype it on my computer and then trim around it with my coluzzle ovals. The stamped version of this quote just wouldn't fit into the space I needed it to go into so I just changed it a little. I used the same font to type the inside message too. The sun is cut on my cricut using the Doodlecharms cartridge. My ribbon is an American Crafts ribbon but I have had the hardest time getting it to stick to my card. I always use gluedots for bows like this and never have any trouble but these keep falling off. I hope my friend isn't having the same trouble on her copies!

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend. I'll be back with some new cards and maybe a peek at my other project...a custom graduation album! I also want to tell you about a sweet award I recieved from my pal Nancy Morgan of PaperSmiles. See ya soon!

Papers- DCWV green CS; Bazzill red CS; Paper Company blue and yellow CS. Stamps- MFT Spring Sprouts. Inks- Graphite Brilliance. Tools- CB Spots & Dots embossing folder; Coluzzle oval templates; Cricut DoodleCharms cartridge. Embellishments- American Crafts ribbon; PaperStudio 3mm clear round stones. Pens- Copic B000; Tombow 173, 025, 476, 856. Font- tweed 16pt & 20pt.

You Are My Sunshine

Well, since I made a card for my son, I started thinking about what my daughter might like. She is 10, almost 11, and wayyyyy into bright colors. My Spring Sprouts set from My Favorite Things came yesterday and as I was playing with it, I realized it was a perfect set to make my darling girl a card just like her brother's earlier in the week. I get so busy working on my stuff and making items to sell in my Etsy shop, I sometimes forget that the most important people in my life, my family, don't often get to reap the benefits of mom sitting at her desk until all hours. So, being home with them all week, has made me remember that they need a little handmade love too. These cards will probably go in lunch boxes next week when they go back to school. On with my card though! I used another "old" paper. I decided it was perfect for a child's card using bright colors. I stamped my image on watercolor paper and then colored it in with Prismacolor pencils (watercolor) and my aqua pen. It has been a long time since I used anything but my Copics to color. I forgot how fun pencils and water are! Here is my card...

I will have to pop back in to list my supplies. I am out of time again this morning. We are off for some fun with the kids and hubby is off work for the rest of the week to be with us. Be back soon! Leave comments if you have questions and I'll answer when I do my supply list. Thanks for stopping by!

Updated with Supply List:

Papers- DCWV red & blue CS; Over the Moon Press (EK) DP. Stamps- MFT Spring Sprouts. Inks- Memento Tuxedo Black. Tools- corner rounder; Nestabilities deckle rectangles; aqua painter. Embellishments- 1/4in green satin ribbon. Coloring medium- Prismacolor Watercolor pencils.