My Favorite Color Is Green... Just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

I don't exactly celebrate St. Patrick's Day at my house, even though my husband is Irish, but my favorite color is Green. 

So for today's card I went with various shades of green, and colored this cute little girl with reddish blonde hair. 

The digital image is Glittery and Sparkling from The Paper Shelter. 

I used Watercolor Pencils from Close to my Heart to color her in.

The card base is Emerald Cardstock. 

There are various layers of Lagoon and Sweet Leaf cardstock as well.

The Heart Patterned Paper is from the So Much Happy Collection from Close to my Heart.

The little banner under the layered image is also from the So Much Happy Collection.

The yellow striped paper is from the  I Heart Us Collection also from Close to my Heart.

The sentiment is stamped in Lagoon Exclusive Ink, and is a retired stamp from Close to my Heart.

The edges of many of the layers are distressed with Sapphire Exclusive Ink.

To add a little sparkle, I added three Silver Glitter Gems.

Finally, the inside of the card is a layer of White cardstock distressed with Sapphire Exclusive Ink.

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-Favorite Color (Design Team Entry)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Feminine/Girly

Crafty Friends- #105 Ladies/Girls

Crafty Creations Challenges- #386 Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog- #119 Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog- #213 Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by, have an awesome day!

One Last Thank You Card For The Year!

I'm so excited with amount of layouts and cards I have been able to get accomplished the last few days. 

Time, like many people, is something I struggle with. 

I often look for great and easy sketches to work with, to give me inspiration and even motivation. 

Today's card was inspired by #302 at CAS(E) This Sketch! 

This creation uses the Grateful Heart Cardmaking stamp set. 

With an awesome color combination of three main colors, Emerald, Mint, and Toffee. 

My card base is made of Emerald cardstock.

I then layered a piece of Toffee cardstock.

I took two pieces of Oh What Fun Patterned Paper, layered them with Emerald cardstock and offset them on the card. 

While the Oh What Fun Patterned Paper Packet is sold out, many of you may have purchased it. 

It's so versatile and really can be used for more than Christmas photos. 

I used the "Thank You" sentiment from the Grateful Heart Cardmaking stamp set as well.

I stamped the sentiment in Toffee on the strip of Mint cardstock. 

Then mounted the sentiment on a piece of Emerald cardstock.

I distressed many of the edges of the layers with Toffee ink. 

I hope you enjoyed today's card, please let me know if you have any questions at all.