Happy St. Patrick's Day: Waltzingmouse Blog Party-March

THEME: LUCK

Hi All!  HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!

Are you celebrating--or at least wearing a bit of green? Today is the 17th so it's time for the monthly WMS Blog Party and what could be better than an 'luck' theme! Claire always puts a wonderful freebie image in her store that we can use if we want. This adorable little vintage girl is there in addition to two other wonderful images. So after you have visited all the other blogs HERE, you can grab an image or create something totally unique and join the party!!

I couldn't pass up this sweet little girl! And the rest of my card was super easy. I cut a panel with a stitched Lil' Inker die, added a doily and layered the image. I masked off a sentiment stamp to get the 'wishing you' and used the Woodenheart Alphabet set to stamp 'LUCK'---so very easy to line up! The tiny shamrocks are from a little PTI set called "Luck of the Irish".

I won't keep you so you can enjoy the rest of the party!!! Have a great day!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Digital Image from Claire, Woodenheart Alphabet (WMS); Sun Sentiments (Lil' Inker Designs); Luck of the Irish (PTI)

Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Ocean Tides (PTI); Gumdrop (Bazzill)

Additional: Stitched Rectangle Die (Lil' Inker); Doily (Little Yellow Bicycle); Memento Ink (Garden Ivy, Lady Bug)

Waltzingmouse March Blog Party

Theme: St. Patrick's Day/Irish/Green

Fáilte! Happy St. Patrick's Day to All! I've always loved St. Pat's Day--not because I'm Irish (well, about an eighth!) but because it's fun and festive. And there's lots of my favorite color--GREEN! I don't have much in the way of stamps though so decided to use Claire's freebie Shamrock image today! Isn't it pretty! And, of course, it gave me a chance to do some more paper piecing. I printed the image out on three different papers--PTI White, PTI Fine Linen, and a Soft Green (source unknown). I got lots of unknown papers that I bought when a local store went out of business. The price was down to 10 cents a sheet (couldn't resist that!) but I have no idea the name of manufacturers or colors!

I cut out the cloth layer from the Fine Linen, then the shamrocks from the green. Next I colored the shamrocks with darker green Copics and used mauve colors on the Fine Linen. Before assembling, I cut the white layer with the largest Labels 5 die. I really like that the three layers help give more dimension to the card. My sentiment is from a PTI mini set. And the plaid paper is from one of my very favorite Cosmo Cricket paper pads, Mitten Weather. This is my last large piece so will need to be on the lookout for more!! I tend to hoard plaid! For the bow I combined some sheer black with a touch of green gingham. Love that this card includes my favorite color (green) and two other favorites (plaid and gingham)!!

Have a wonderful day--be sure to wear something green or enjoy a bit of Irish cuisine--perhaps even some green beer! And most of all, thanks for coming to the party!

Have FUN!!

Sharron