Saturday, March 17, 2012

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 
 This little Irish sweetie is here to wish you all a happy St. Patrick's Day!  I hope you will have an enjoyable day.  Are you celebrating?  The DH and I are going to a SPD dinner dance at church this evening...mum yum, corned beef and cabbage with Irish soda bread too!

This week at Our Creative Corner, Anita Houston is our hostess and her challenge is Luck of the Irish. She wants to see a BINGO card and some green on your project - it does NOT have to have an SPD theme to it - I just couldn't help myself.

So here we go...my outer shell is kraft followed by a layer of Garden Green.  The patterned paper is from the Lucky Me digital paper pack from Raspberry Roads.  The BINGO card was a digital download from a site called Clearly Vintage.  I've had it for several years, originally in orange.  I used my PhotoShop Elements to switch the orange to green.  The flourishes were cut with Tim Holtz On the Edge Scrollwork and the Movers and Shapers Mini Flourish dies.  The cardboard was very thin corrugated cardboard.  Then I went over it with two coats of Picket Fence Distress Stain and heat dryed it with my heat tool.  I used a little Vintage Photo around the edges and then clear embossed with one coat of UTEE.  When cool, I sponged over both with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  And if you really want the pits to show up on the UTEE, use Vintage Photo Distress Stain.

I made a little rolled flower out of vintage style crepe paper.  I have some to sell in my store, but haven't had time to make up the packs yet.  Promise - I'll get it listed soon.  I added a sweet vintage button sent to me by Marcy Kaminski (thanks again for the yummies Marcy!).  The green seam binding was left over from my Christmas kit.

There you have it, not much to it this week.  Be sure to stop by Our Creative Corner's blog to see the awesome samples with BINGO cards to get your mojo jumpin'.  Thanks so much for stopping by this morning.

Challenges Entered:
Sugar Creek Hollow - Layers
Fashionable Stamping Challenge - BINGO (picked flowers, buttons, vintage)







33 comments:

Anne Marie Hile said...

Yup, this little cutie is celebrating in style today! Fabulous card, Linda! As always, your details are awesome and that vintage image is gorgeous. I really am intrigued by the tips you shared on distressing the image. I'm learning slowly but surely! Haha! Thanks for the inspiration once again! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Hugs! :)

Scrumplescrunch said...

I tried to do Vintage with this Challenge Linda, but mine is so below par, yours is just delightful.
Smiles:)

Dawn T said...

stunningly vintage looking Linda.

...the yorkshire fox... said...

...gorgeous card Linda...a delight to the eye...Mel :)

Pam said...

Great card, as always!

Nancy Wethington said...

Linda, this is absolutely adorable! Your design work is amazing.

May said...

Beautiful card Linda! Love it, Happy St Patrick's Day, Hugs May x x x x x

lainey said...

beautiful Linda, love this style:) laibney x

Ginger Hanchey said...

Linda - love your card. I stalked your blog earlier in the week hoping for an idea and inspiration for a card. It's my sisters' birthday today and I needed to get it in the mail by Wed. Guess what! I used the same little image girl that you did! (yours is much prettier than mine) love, love your style.

Kristin said...

Loving this little girl on the card! She's so adorable and that crepe paper flower is beautiful. Have fun at your dinner tonight, it sounds delish!

Christine said...

Love this Linda!

LeAnne said...

Love this, Linda! Such a cute card for today!

Anonymous said...

Linda, I love your style and cards and many projects! I sit in awe as I look and read. Thank you for teaching us and not just showing your wonderful projects. I recently ordered some things from you on Zibit and have to tell you how much I also appreciate your sharing your extras with those of us who'd have to go searching on line forever to find similar things. YOU ARE THE BEST THERE IS!
DF Morgan

Anonymous said...

LOVE this card!!!! The flower is so pretty!!!!

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

Happy St. Pat's...and this card does it justice...FABULOUS CREATION!!!! I love the vintage images Linda...awesome, and that flower is wonderful!!! Just outstanding!

Ellie Knol said...

I am enjoying your creations, every time!

Anonymous said...

Fabulous St Patrick's Day card Linda, love the way you've used the on the edge die. The flower is stunning and really pops ! Enjoy your evening ! Sue C x

Sharon Wheet said...

WOW! Linda, where do I start? Your card is so gorgeous! I love how all the different elements have the same color and Irish theme! What a fabulously executed card! I just love it!
Your work is, as always, inspirational!
Have a great weekend. hugs, sharon w.

Leigh said...

Oh I love this card. I knew I'd regret not getting that mini flourish. Thanks for sharing Linda.

MarcyK924 said...

I thought that button looked familiar! I HEART how you used it with the seam binding and that gorgeous flower! This card is full of all my favorite things! WONDERMOUS!! Erin Go Bragh, my friend! Enjoy this glorious weekend and have a green beer on me!! Hugs, Marcy XOXO

Sophie said...

Eine schöne Karte.

Chapeau!

Viele Grüße

Anonymous said...

Great to see you use an actual bingo card for the FSC challenge.
A wonderful card and tribute to St Patrick's Day.
Thank you for sharing with us at FSC.
Wishes
Lynne

Yvonne Garner said...

Wow! This is absolutely beautiful! Love the crepe paper flower, too! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty of a card with us at FSC! Best wishes, Yvonne

Silvia(Barnie) said...

That's a fabulous take on the challenges, great card.
Thanks for joining us at FSC this fortnight.

Tammy Roberts said...

What a sweet, sweet card Linda! I missed not getting to make a St. Patrick's Day card... being away on vacation. Yours is fabulous!!

Ephemera said...

Absolutely beautiful vintage creation, full of fabulous details. Thanks for joining us at FSC. XX

Payne Holler Cards said...

always eye candy when I visit - so love your work (as you know LOL)
hugs
Linda

The Wired Angel said...

Hello Miz Irish Lass.. it's nice to see your lovely creation in our layers challenge this week. Everything that you do is just phenomenal. P.S... you had me at "Irish Soda Bread"!

Holly Young said...

STUNNING layers! Love that vintage image!

Thanks for joining us at SCH this week!

Holly SCH DT

Ellie Knol said...

Gorgeous! LOVE the card, those colors!
Thanks for sharing this with us at FSC's Bingo Challenge.
xxx Ellie xox

Just a Thought... said...

WOW!!! Bestow my Irish heart!!! This is absolutely stunning!!! I love the vintage look and still keeping the Irish color scheme. Fantastic job!!! Amy L.

Tui Nathan said...

So true to your style Linda ... love what you have done with this challenge ... how cute is that sweet image and loove that gorgeous flower!!! As always, your work is awesome!!!
Thank you for the inspiration!!1

Vicki Burdick said...

OMG, this is adorable Linda, and you made that adorable flower??? Love it do you still have some?? Soooooo cute!!

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