What a Pear!

Hello Everyone!

Summer is almost here!  Here in St Louis, we only have 1 more week of school, then the pressure will be off!  These last few weeks have been full- showers, wedding, retirement dinners and parties - and spring has zoomed by.
 I needed a wedding card and pulled out one of my all time favorite sets, Punny Fruits and Veggies.

With watercoloring being so trendy right now, I decided to get out my water brush and reinkers to color my pears.

 To get my side by side pears, I stamped one then masked it, then stamped the second to make it look like it is just behind the first.  I decided I did not want the smiley face on the pears, so I masked that off before I stamped the images.  Once colored, I fussy cut the image out.
I used the vintage frame from the Vintage Seed Packet Stamp Set to frame my pears.  The sentiment is actually a combination of words from two different sentiments in the Punny Fruits and Veggies Stamp Set. 
Our most current Friday Feature Stamp Set is Sunshine and Flowers. 

Once again, I used the masking technique as I stamped my cascade of daises.  The daisy centers are colored with Copics.  For a bit of an added grunge look, I used the Grunge Elements Stamp Set, and stamping off once, added bits of the image around the daisies.
 Can you tell I love the current trendy color combo of black, grey and yellow?  :)
I hope you can play along with us in our Friday Feature Challenge!  You have until Thursday, May 29th to play.

Thanks so much for stopping by; I hope I have inspired you to get inky!

Lee Ann  :) 

hey there, girlfriend!

Did you check out yesterday's special release blog hop?  Today I have another card using one of the awesome new Shapes dies, but first... here's a card with one of this month's new releases.

This card reminds me of window shopping or a dress hanging in a fancy boutique.  I used the "It's A Girl Thing" stamp set from this month's release.  These images are super fun to paper piece!

I added Liquid Pearls to the necklace, purse, shoe, and the border at the top.  The tiny flower on the dress is a separate image that was cut out and layered.

Now here's another card with the new Shapes dies...love, love, love them!  ♥

I stamped the flowers first and then cut them out but I would do the cutting first next time.  These dies are great for making CAS cards!

Where did June go?  Oh my!  Hope you are enjoying your summer!

♥ Diane