Hello Everyone!
Did you know it was Earth Day?
Yep I almost missed it too!
What an opportune time to celebrate Mother Earth!
With all the craziness going on in the world today ... I just HAD to step outside and
breath in the fresh air & Mother Nature's beauty that I am so blessed to have around me!
My friend Vicki inspired me to come join in the challenge fun over on the
Cut It Up Challenge Blog where their theme is:
Our Beautiful Earth (Earth Day, April 22)
respecting nature - flowers, trees, animals, butterflies, birds, etc.
respecting nature - flowers, trees, animals, butterflies, birds, etc.
AND, don't forget the die cut!
Here's what I've created . . .
It appears these kiddos felt the same way I did today and just had to get out into the open air! To create my scene, I've used a variety of stamps from Stampscapes. After stamping my path/meadow, I sponged in a little color using TH distress inks and a sponge dauber.
Next came the fencing, kids, birds and branches.
Once I had the scene the way I wanted it, I die cut the panel using Lawn Fawn 'Cross Stitched Rectangles' dies (LF1178 & LF1179) for the focus panel AND the black matting.
My sentiment is a die cut by Sue Wilson named just as you see it ... 'Hope Your Day is Wonderful' (CEDME047).
And lastly, I added the top decorative die cut which is by Penny Black and called 'Pop on a fold - Royal Swirl (#51-320) as well as a couple little butterflies from the OLD Martha Stewart 3-in-1 butterfly punch.
A couple other challenges to share in today are:
Addicted to Stamps and More #386 - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #408 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #436 - #437 - Anything Goes
Hope your day is being kind to you! I know these are very difficult & strange times! Hang in there, we are all in this together and we WILL get through it! Keep the Faith!!
As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop
by!
WOW! This is stunning!
ReplyDeleteYour card is perfect for an Earth Day design. Great coloring.
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day to you! I knew and then forgot again. Story of my life these days. How beautiful this is! I like how you stamped the leafy branches overhead and, of course, there are the birds! I'd love to take a nice long walk down that winding country road.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Darlene! What a wonderful scene...Thanks for joining our Cut It Up, "Our Beautiful Earth" Challenge.
ReplyDeleteLovely card today, gorgeous colours as always, fabulous result.xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty scene card! I love the combination of colors and silhouettes, and those children certainly do seem to be enjoying their day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Cut it Up for Our Beautiful Earth challenge!
Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
It's a beautiful card. Oh, we do need to respect Earth don't we? [Bunny]
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tribute to Earth Day. Those kids look like they are really appreciating their surroundings. Silhouettes are always a favorite with me.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Had to come by to see what stamp that was. Love this!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ! Love your pretty scene and your beautiful design. Thanks so much for sharing and for playing along at ATSM.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful combination of stamps and dies to create this very serene scene. Darlene, this card is not just perfect to celebrate Earth Day, but it also brings some peace and quiet to our frazzled minds at the moment.Love it, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the sweet comments you have left on my blog. I’m slowly trying to catch up (we've run out of supplies to continue making masks) and thoroughly enjoyed browsing through your lovely projects. Stay safe and healthy!
Hugs,
♥ Lena
Lena’s Creations
You have created a beautiful scene that's for sure, love the coloring and the excellent framing of it all, Love that sentiment!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card!! Love the colors you used and the fabulous scene!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Cut it Up challenge!
Have a great day.
Gerda