Blessings

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by.

Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Life is so crazy right now.  On those days I yearned to be able to stay home
and craft, I never would have thought it wouldn't be an option to go out!

I hope you are staying safe and healthy.

These shamrocks were so easy to stamp with the MISTI.

A little inking and a damp brush to move and blend the ink was all it took.

I added a sentiment and a few splatters and some dew drops too.

I want to thank you for all your love and support with my blog break.

I do miss sharing on my blog and will be back in earnest very soon.

I'm hoping these shamrocks will bring us all luck, good health,

and many blessings!

Julia is hosting CAS Watercolour this month and she chose...

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Shaded Clover (IO), Basket of Blessings (PTI)

Ink:   Mowed Lawn (DI), Baked Brown Sugar (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Watercolor (Strathmore)

Other:  Clear Stones (Starlit Studios)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I made this for a friend who has a birthday today.

Isn't it cool to have a birthday on a holiday?

I'm not Irish, but I do love those Irish blessings.

I did the blessing on the computer and stamped on it after stamping off on scrap paper.

The clover was cut from Wild Wasabi and 
the flowers were sponged with the same color ink.

I embossed a frame that was in my embossing box.

Hope you have a festive St. Patrick's Day!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Enjoy (PB)

Ink:  Wild Wasabi (SU)

Paper:  Wild Wasabi, Whisper White (SU)

Other:  Meadow Clover (MB), Plaid EF (Sizzix)

Lucky Four Leaf Clover

It's time for a new challenge at

Addicted to CAS

Vicki (All I Do Is Stamp) is our hostess this time.

This is what she chose....

Our Sponsor is

The winner will receive 3 images

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The Itty Bitty Punch Pack has this clover punch.

It's perfect for a QACAS (Quick and Clean and Simple) card.

I punch 3 clovers out of a snippet of Garden Green and shaped them with

a bone folder on a mat then laid them on the "stitched" piece for placement

and stamped some stems.

I added the clover with glue dots and put a tiny pearl in the center of each one.

Finished with a bow of Linen Thread. 

Adhered everything together and I was done.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Meadow Greens (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:  Garden Green

Paper:  Solar White (Neena), Garden Green, Whisper White

Other: Cover Plate-Stitched Die (Papertrey Ink), Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Linen Thread, Basic Pearls

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Good Luck

I know, I'm late for St. Patrick's Day.

But aren't shamrocks good luck anytime?

Addicted to CAS' Codeword is

I had this image in my UFO (UnFinished Objects) box.  

It was a leftover from a Calendar.

I cut it down, matted it with a snippet from the green bag,

and stamped my only good luck sentiment.

I have a head start on next year's St. Patrick's day

or a card to just wish good luck.

Lots of wonderful inspiration at this site.

I hope you'll check it out.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps: Shamrock (Inkadinkadoo), So Happy for You (retired)

Ink:  Gumball Green

Paper: White 110 lb. (Pip), Gumball Green, Whisper White 

Other:  Basic Pearls

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Lucky Clover

With St. Patrick's Day a little over a week away, green is showing up eveywhere....even on my blog!

Last week I did a couple of cards with a tiny shamrock and confessed that I don't usually do much for St. Patrick's Day.

Well, it seems that I've gotten in the swing of this holiday too!

I've been stalking the galleries and saw several cards using hearts to make a shamrock.  I pulled out my I {Heart} Hearts set and the stamp-a-ma-jig and went to work.  As hard as I tried, I couldn't get a 4 leaf clover with this heart.  And since my {heart} was set on using this particular stamp, I opted for a 3 leaf clover.  I don't think they're as lucky, but as dry as it is, anything green is lucky here! 

Or, maybe we could say that a leprechaun picked one of the leaves so we wouldn't know that it was lucky.  I hear they are sneaky little creatures!

 The layout is from Stampin' 411's Saturday Sketch Challenge #193.  It was a perfect layout for this design.  The card is 5 1/2" square.

These challenges spurred me on to the wearin' of the green,

Free for All #54 at SCS
Stampin' Celebration #42
Thinkin' Green at Friday Mashup

Card Recipe
Stamps:  I {Heart} Hearts
Ink:  Wild Wasabi
Paper:  Whisper White, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Handsome Hunter, DSP
Accessories:  Wild Wasabi ribbon, Build-a-Brad, Antique Brass brad

If you see that other leaf from this 4 leaf clover flitting around, let me know!

Thanks for the visit.  Enjoy!
Bonnie