Happy Spring!

I have a mixture of light pink and a deeper pink on this card.  I think they work well together.

I would like to enter:

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2022/05/wk-18-anything-goes-card-making.html

Crafty Gals Corner - Spring
http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/04/challenge-230-springeaster.html

Outlawz Crash Your Stash - Buttons
https://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/crash-your-stash/forum/topics/april-may-crash-your-stash-buttons

Creations in Pink - Mainly Pink
https://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/2022/04/challenge-45-anything-goes-in-mainly.html

Colour Crazy - Hand colouring
https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/week-17-anything-goes-colouring.html

I have used a paper from a paper pad by Rosie's Studio.  The image is from Polka Doodles and the sentiment is from Back To Paper.  Colouring is with copic markers and Kindy Glitz.  I also added some flower shaped buttons and some gems.

Spring

I have managed to use up two more digital papers from one of my Awaiting Crafting boxes.   That is the beauty of sketches - they enable me to use up some smaller pieces of paper.

I would like to enter:
The Paper Shelter - Let It Be Spring
https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2020/03/challenge-417-let-it-be-spring.html
Cheerful Sketches - Sketch
http://cheerfulsketcheschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/03/challenge-maart.html

I have used two digital paper offcuts (sources unknown).  The image is from The Paper Shelter.  Colouring is with copic markers.  Matting is blue cardstock.  I added some faux stitching using a pigment liner.

I followed the sketch at Cheerful Sketches.

Aloha

I have to say, Heather has out-done herself this month with this absolutely beautiful image.  I just love it and know that I will be using it again.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Totally Papercrafts - Favourite Colours
http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/challenge-180-favorite-colors.html
Lacy Sunshine Challenge - Girls! Girls! Girls!
http://lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.gr/2013/08/lacy-sunshine-challenge-15-girls-girls.html
Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Sketch
http://sundaysketchandstamp.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/challenge-170-francescas-sketch.html
Papertake Weekly - Flower Power
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/flower-power.html
Penny's Paper - Punches and/or Dies
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-141.html
Craft Your Passion - Summer Flowers
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/challenge-176-summer-flowers.html

The two background papers that I have used come from Publikado.  I have covered the join between the two papers with yellow grosgrain ribbon and then over that I have placed a strip of orange mesh ribbon.  The image that I have used is from Heather Valentin and is called Kalani.  I have coloured Kalani with copic markers YR07, YR04, Y06, E11, E00 and added some Stickles -Yellow to the flower centres.  The "aloha" sentiment comes from Back To Paper and die-cut using a Spellbinders pennant die.  The flowers are die-cuts from Marianne's Designs which I have embellished with rhinestones.  The orange ones were the same colour as the rest and I went over them with YR07!

The rainbow after the April Showers

Alot of challenges have a theme of April showers at the moment..... I decided to take that a bit further and depict the rainbow after the showers!

The card is for the following challenges:
QKR Stampede - April Showers
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/challenge-33-april-showers.html
CDAC Progressive Challenge - Freebie #2
http://priscillastyles.ning.com/group/cdac-progressive-freebie-challenges#?=


The image that I have used for this card is the freebie for the CDAC Progressive Challenge.  This one comes from Back to Paper.  The image came with some sentiments - I chose to place a couple of them inside the clouds to create a greetings card.  I then coloured some ribbon roses with the colours of the rainbow and grouped them together.  They looked a bit lost in the corner so I added some green swirls with a copic marker.