The Luck of The Irish

Good Morning, bloggers! Hope you are all having a wonderful morning! Can you believe its almost March, already?! Whoo Hoo Spring is just around the corner, now! I can't wait! Do You Feel Lucky?! (Remember that song - I feel Lucky? Definitely the inspiration for this card!)

Speaking of excitement, we have a new Stella Says Sketch challenge for you, starting today, at Catch The Bug! Remember, you have two weeks to play along with us,so be sure you come over and check out our sketch so you can get your crafting mojo on and join us!  As always, there are fabulous digi prize packs up for grabs, from Bugaboo Stamps.

I have this fun St. Patrick's Day card for you, to ignite that create spark! Want more creative inspiration?! Check out Catch The Bug to see creative genius from the rest of the team! It's well worth checking out!

For my St Patty's day card, today, I have used the current sketch for our latest Stella Says Sketch challenge.  I used two brand new images for this card.  My card features the images, Ava St Patrick's Day Sitter, and clover, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. The green and white shamrock paper is from my stash.  I bought this new green and while polka dot paper because it just seemed to match so perfectly and added a touch of fun! I printed and colored Ava, and all the shamrocks, then fussy cut them.  The shamrocks and Ava are all attached using foam mounting tape, to allow them to pop for added dimension and 3D effect.  Ava is sittin on the larger shamrock, like a good little girl.  The sentiment is computer generated and punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

I'm definitely out of my comfort zone this one, because I always make the standard sized card, unless it would be a fancy fold card.  For this one, I went with the tall, thinner oblong card.  A definite first for me! I'm pleasantly surprised, though, with how it turned out!

This card is designed to be masculine and is for a very good friend, who truly appreciates a handmade card. I think he's going to love it! Of course, just because its masculine, doesn't men we don't need some bling, right? I added three shiny green pearls, to add that extra touch.  The large shamrocks, as well as the shamrocks on Ava's clothing have had sparkle and glitter added, with a clearstar gelly roll pen.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:



Pop It Up at Incy Wincy
Out of Your Comfort Zone (Oblong Card) at Crafty Boots
Challenge #150 All That Glitters at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #159 Anything But A Square at Kaboodle Doodles
Challenge #84 Monochromatic at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #53 All That Glitters at Love To Create
Challenge #76 Anything Goes at Paper Make Up Stamps
Challenge #145 Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge 378 Anything Goes at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #27 Inspired By A Song (I Feel Lucky) at Eureka Stamps
For Or With A Child at MelonHeadz
Something For A Man at The Craft Room
Challenge #45 Letter B (Bling) at Deep Ocean
Challenge #135 Monochromatic at Tuesday Throwdown
Anything Goes at Stamp-N-Doodle
IIC98 Favorite Color Combo (Green and White) at Inky Impressions
Challenge #100 Celebrations (St Patrick's Day) at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #115 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at at Lia Stampz
Make It Cute at Milk Coffee Challenges

Someone's Beary Lucky

Hi hi hi, all! It's time for another challenge at Shelly's Images. St. Patty's Day is fast approaching, so we thought we'd start the celebration! Whoo Hoo! Let's party! We want to see
projects done in Green and gold, this week. It doesn't have to be a St Patrick's Day project. Anything with those colors will do! Come over and go green with us at Shelly's Images for your chance to win! While you're there, check out the stylish and fun ways the DT went "green" this week! There's some fabulous inspiration for you there, using today's featured image, Beary Lucky, by Shelly's Images. Remember, this image is on sale, today, only, too, for a special price, so if you love it as much as I do, grab it while you can!

Here is my green and gold project, for your viewing pleasure. My card layout uses the sketch at Sketch N Stash. The image is Beary Lucky from Shelly's Images. He's colored with Promarkers and gold highlights added with my new metallic Promarkers. Of course, I went with the challenge theme and used green and gold. The fun papers are scraps from my stash. The border is punched with a border punch by Martha Stewart. The new gold metal shamrock is a from a St Patrick's Day button package, from Hobby Lobby. The green glittered shaped stickers are from my stash. I bought the shamrock print ribbon on clearance at Walmart, last year.

This card is for a wonderful friend, for St Patrick's Day.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #82 Sketch at Sketch N Stash
Challenge #43 Monochromatic Green at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #4 Anything Goes at paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #14 Music To Sooth The Soul (I Feel Lucky - By mary Chapin Carpenter) at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #175 Green For Go at The Secret Crafter
Just The Two Of Us (Green And White) at Mema's Crafts
Use your Stash at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle
Challenge #10 Seeing Spots or Stripes at Pile It On
CIC47 Anything Goes at Clearly I Stamp
Linky Party #79 at Make It Monday
Challenge #123 St. Patrick's Day at MyGrafico
Challenge #3 Anything Goes at Always Crafting
Boys Will Be Boys at Creative Craft Challenges
Gilli Goes Green at House Of Gilli
Royal Digi Challenge #6 Use A Bit of Green at The Scrapbooking Queen
Going Green at Paper Pretties
Challenge #136 Something Old (Papers)Something New (Gold Shamrock) at Incy Wincy
TPE138 At Least Three Layers at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #145 Inspired By A Song (I Feel Lucky) at C.R.A.F.T
PTT#58 Riches At The End Of The Rainbow at Party Time Tuesdays
Bear Time at Crafty Sentiments
Anything Goes at Paper Take Weekly
PWC196 Masculine Card at Paper Pretties
Challenge #29 No Sentiments at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #107 Ribbons and Bows at I Love Promarkers
Luck Of The Irish - Use Green at Inky Impressions
Shades of Green at Dude Time Doodles
Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #104 Nature (Bear, Shamrocks) at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #38 Predominantly Green at Digistamps4joy
St Patrick's Day Projects at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #117 Show Us Your Irish at Pixie Dust Studio

Cup of The Irish

Hi all! Are you feeling lucky?! I hope so, because today is ABC Monday at Catch The Bug! It's time to show you "Anything But A Card!" Today, for your ABC Monday, I've chosen this cute altered St. Patrick's Day drink cup.  Adorable, isn't it? Want more ABC inspiration?  Check out Catch The Bug for more fun ABC ideas!

For my altered drink cup, today, I used the image, Edward Elephant - St. Patrick's Day, from Bugaboo Stamps. I found this cute alterable drink cup at The Dollar Tree.  Such a bargain.  All papers are from my stash.  I printed the image, colored it with Promarkers, and did fussy cutting around it, then added shamrock stickers to the paper, to give that extra St Patrick's Day touch.

I am entering this cup in the following challenges:


PTT#109 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Recipe (One image, Two papers, 3 embellishements - Shamrocks) at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #75 Anything Goes at Bearly Mine Challenges
Three's A Charm (Three Shamrocks) at Delightful Challenges
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Challenge #101 Animal Magic at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #116 Favorite Color (Green) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #113 Tic Tac Toe (Green. Flowers, Layers) at Crafts 4 Eternity
Challenge #15 Anything But A Card at Hotshot Crafts
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #14 Green or St Patrick's Day at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog
Favorite Things (Altered Item. The Color Green) at By The Cute And Girly
VSC#9 Masculine at V's Sweet Ideas
Challenge #7 Spark Your Creativity/Anything Goes at Pin and Tack