2 Challenges ~ One Post

I am inspired today by two different challenges, yet they very much have something in common. Here is the card that was created for both challenges~ What makes them similar? Well, over on Aaron's Blog she challenges us to get inspired by this photograph. {below} Sooo cute! While over on the Heart 2 Heart Blog we are challenged to recycle this week. How funny to me, because that's exactly what's happening in this photograph. If I had some old worn out rain boots, I would totally create planters with them. What a stylish way to recycle!! To begin my project, I have this 12x12 bag bulging at the seams with scraps of card stock as well as some B&T papers. I hate to throw anything away. I'm certain that I will get around to using it again.

Perfect! I find some scraps of brightly colored card stock similar to those in the photograph. I stamp a couple of rain boots on them.

After cutting them out I decided to make them appear shiny just like a real rain boot does. For this I press the boot directly on a versamark pad, sprinkle with clear embossing powder, and heat to a shiny appearance.

A few slick rain boots, just hangin' out!

You have to see miss Aarons cards over on her blog and check out the thrifty recyclers on the H2H blog also!

Thanks for stopping by!

H2H Color Challenge ~ Spring Inspired

It's a color challenge on H2H this week. The first thing I thought of when I saw these colors was Halloween. Not the right season though so I looked to Spring inspiration. I was recently delivered this catalog from Yankee Candle and immediately found my inspiration. I had to add just a bit of Tulip to this color palette; for the tulips of course!

Here is the card~

This was my inspiration~

How cute are these ceramic rain boots. They hold a tea light candle. I love the little ducks with their umbrellas too! The Spring Days candle is a wonderful scent also. The catalog is scratch and sniff, how funny is that! It makes perfect "scents" though!!

My stamp of choice for creating this card was the Springtime stamp D1415. You can find it on page 51 in the Spring 2011 Idea Book.

Spring Has Sprung

I can hardly believe that we had snow falling just a week ago. I took these photo's exactly 1 week from our snow day. The weeping willow filled in with bright green leaves and the bee's are humming all around it. I also have this little asain pear tree that was looking quite pitiful at winter's end. I honestly thought it had met it's doom. Look at these gorgeous pink blooms on it though.

Here's a fun card to celebrate the first day of spring. It is inpired by a similar card I saw in Paper Crafts magazine. The rainboots have liquid glass on them to make them appear slick. It's difficult to see, but the sentiment stamped tone on tone says: Happy Spring!