February 17, 2014

Hello Sunshine

Well, its a lovely sunny day outside today but still a bit chilly and windy.  However, I'll take that over the MASSIVE snowfall we had this weekend.  I think it's the most snow we've had in one storm all winter.  It was snowing, freezing rain, raining then a whole lot more snow which made road conditions terrible.  It was a little weird since its started on Friday and they cancelled school.  Then on Saturday it was okay for most of the day which was good as we had to get our grocery shopping done.  Then Saturday evening it started snowing and didn't stop until Sunday morning.  It was also super windy which created huge drifts everywhere.  Our neighbour who plows our driveway almost didn't get through one of the biggest drifts.  With his TRACTOR!  Oh I am so done with winter!  Unfortunately, it's not quite done with us as there is more snow on the menu for this week.  Yuck.  So, why don't I share a happy sunny card with you today to take our minds off the snow?  :-)


I made this card using two digi stamps from Paper Smooches.  I love that smiley sun!  Once I had it arranged the way I wanted it and printed it off I coloured it in with my Spectrum Noir markers (CT1, CT3, CT4, GB5).  I made a paper mask of the sun and then stamped my striped cloud so it appeared to be behind the sun.  The cloud stamps come from Studio G.  They are stamped in a grey blue pigment ink also from Studio G.  I layered my panel on some yellow cardstock then attached this to my white card base with some foam dots.  This could be used for a birthday card or thinking of you or even a thank you.

I'm linking this up to the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge this week which is an "Anything Goes" theme.


I'm going to link up to STAMPlorations as well.  They have a great sketch challenge going on right now.  I flipped the sketch upside down and changed where the sentiment went but that's it really.

 
I'm going to link up to Addicted to Stamps and More as well and their "Make Your Mark" challenge.  You need to use markers or something like that to colour with.

Well, I've got to go and figure out a birthday card for a friend of Donovan's from school.  He goes to his birthday party this Saturday.  He likes superheroes so I'm thinking along those lines right now.  I love making boy cards!  :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment (or becoming a new follower!).  I hope you all have a fabulous day!

21 comments:

  1. Hi Kim, this card will cheer any of us up! Your colouring is fab. Love the way you masked the sun to get stamp the cloud. Great and funky take on the Sketch. Thanks for linking up to ATSM and Ink x

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  2. Thanks for sharing your cute and very cheery card!

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  3. Love this. Simple and happy! I feel you. We had to get in a backhoe to clear our driveway. Ugh! Thanks for helping me think sunny and warm thoughts with your card!

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  4. This is just a FANTASTIC CAS card. I love all of the white space and the yellow makes me feel so warm and fuzzy on the inside! lol Thanks for playing along at ATSM. :)

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  5. Thanks for posting such a sunny and cheerful card! We can all use it, I am sure!

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  6. Anonymous2/17/2014

    Awesome take on the sketch, Kim! You card sure can make anyone smile! I'm loving that bright, smiling sun. Thanks so much for joining us at STAMPlorations!

    ~Shery

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  7. Fabulous card, Kim - we could use some sun here - we are drowning in snow and its snowing again... Hugs, Cornelia STAMPlorations-DT

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  8. I love your cheerful, sunny card - the perfect antidote to all this snow! Thanks so much for playing along with ASM this week!

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  9. What a fun card! I love that smiley sun. :) Thanks for joining us at ATSM, we have just begun with a new challenge today, do join us again! Thanks also for joining our sketch challenge at STAMPlorations.

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  10. Very clever and sweet take on the STAMPlorations sketch!

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  11. Very sunny way of using the sketch :)~ Thanks for joining in at STAMPlorations!

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  12. congrats on making the Wall of Fame at ATCAS x

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  13. Adorbs Kim, Congrats on the ATCAS -AWESOME Dude-ette!!!!!!

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  14. Spring will come, Kim!! In the meantime, you have made a cheery card of sunshine to help until it does!! I just saw the news over at Addicted to CAS!!! Congratulations and well-deserved, my friend! Hugs, Darnell

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  15. Just love the coloring on the sun and the gray clouds are the perfect shade....great masking too!

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  16. That is a sweet little sun you've got peeking in on its recipient! Love this happy card, Kim!

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  17. What a sweet card! And very cheerful in the midst of what seems to be a never-ending winter. Thanks so much for playing with us at Paper Smooches Sparks!

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  18. Your card really brought a smile to my face- such a cheery card. Thanks for playing with Stamplorations Challenges, x

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