Welcome, March!

It's the first day of March, so it's time to think St. Patrick's Day and spring! I love St. Patrick's Day. Here in Syracuse we have a big parade every year, lots of Irish dancing and fun.

 This card came together very quickly. One inch was cut from the front of a side folding Neenah card base. The sentiment and the shamrocks are from Verve Stamps Lucky You stamp set. The images were stamped with Versamark embossing ink, and then heat embossed with Ranger Embossing Antiquites Verdigris. Love that embossing powder. I added a single gold gem to embellish.

I would like to enter this into:

     Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #133 - Holidays

     Muse Challenge #106 - Shona Chambers is this week's Muse:

    ETA :  Simply Create Too Challenge #80 - St. Patrick's Day/Mostly Green
                  Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Lucky

My second  card for today makes me think spring.

     

To begin I stamped a jar that I found in my stash, masking off the lid. Once again I used Avery Elle's Thanks a Bunch stamp set to add the leaves, flowers and tag. The jar was colored with Prisma Colored Pencils and Gamsol. Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles were used to die cut the panel and a frame. I added a piece of A-muse ribbon around the panel and adhered the pieces to an A-muse blue pinstripe card base.

I am entering this into: 

     Freshly Made Sketches #175

     Shopping Our Stash #190 - Out of the Jar 

Lastly, I have to say a huge "Thank You!" to Shopping Our Stash for naming me one of their Top 3 in Challenge #189 - The Big Screen. Also, to my incredibly talented friend, Lyn Bernatovich, of Lyn's Paper Petunia, for spotlighting me in her Paper Petunia News this week. Lyn helped introduce me to this wonderful paper crafting world we are all a part of and love. Thank you, Lyn!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

                                                  Pam