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Thank Goodness!

...that the only snow in my current awareness is on this card:

Yup!  Spring finally decided to show up, and all of the mountains of snow in my yard are GONE!  Can I get a "WHOO HOO!!!"?

The card is for the current Jingle Belles challenge.  The Belles are celebrating Earth Day, and we're supposed to recycle/upcycle something for our cards.  I've been saving used dryer sheets so that I could try out the dryer sheet technique, so this was the perfect opportunity.

Last fall I attended a CNY Stampers gathering, and Pam Nutting made a fabulous shoebox project.  I decided that I needed the stamp that she used, so I bought it before Christmas.  It was perfect for this technique, so I just CASEd her gorgeous card.  She had glitter on the roofs of the houses on hers, but I glittered the whole oval panel, using the dryer sheet technique.  I also added a bit of color in the mats and used Liquid Pearls intead of gems.

I probably won't be back for a day or two (or more), so HAPPY EASTER!

Stamps: Stampendous Snowy Postcard; Ink: Stampin'Up! Basic Gray; Paper: Georgia Pacific white, Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke; Accessories/tools: Dryer sheet, prisma glitter, Bic and Spectrum Noir markers, Liquid Pearls, baker's twine

There's something sketchy about those old Bermuda nights...

I know - you're wondering, "What the...?"  Well, yesterday I combined two Splitcoast challenges - a sketch challenge and a color challenge - and that's what I ended up with.  The colors for the challenge were OLD Olive, BERMUDA Bay, and NIGHT of Navy (or MidNIGHT Muse).   And here's the sketch:

        

I made a birthday card for Greg, since he had one of those yesterday:

I stamped my Noteblock on white cardstock, heat embossed with detail clear embossing powder, and sponged the three colors over it.  I don't have either of the "official" navy blues (yet), so I used two different blues that I DID have to get closer to matching the Midnight Muse cardstock.  Afterwards, I trimmed it down, matted it with white and put it on the card.  I layered a couple of ribbons to add a little pizzazz.

Okay, time to turn in!  One more day until the weekend - hooray!  Have a good night and a happy tomorrow!

Stamps: Purple Onion Designs Birthday Noteblock; Ink: Versamark, Stampin'Up! Old Olive & Bermuda Bay, Close to My Heart Outdoor Denim, Ranger Faded Jeans distress ink; Paper: Stampin'Up! Bermuda Bay and Midnight Muse; Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug Nifty Fifties embossing folder, ribbons, brads