Kathryn from Creations With Kathryn is having a fabulous April Showers Blog Hop this weekend and I have been asked to participate in it. We will be hopping the whole weekend away in our rain boots and coats, anticipating April Showers and "singing" in the rain. I hope you play along with us. I am sure there is going to be some wonderful inspiration, projects and of course giveaways falling down with the raindrops for you to win.
If you popped into my blog this weekend to see what I was doing I would like to encourage to play along in the April Showers Blog Hop and go to Creations With Kathryn to begin, if you came here from Jennifer's Creative Army Wife then you are doing the hop in the right order.
I used the Rain and Shine stamp from Unity and Kaisercraft LaDiDa paper to create both of my cards.
This first card is a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square card. I did both of the stamped images using my Copic Markers: V15, V17, R27, R29, B95, B97, B00, B02, G12, G14, R83 and R 85. On this card I did my zig zag stitching using my sewing machine and layered my stamped image on red card stock. the circles are just a strip from the Kaisercraft paper. I did place one of the circles on a pop dot to give just a little dimension to the stripe of paper. The sticker sentiment is from Paper Studios.
My second card is also from the Kaisercraft LaDiDa paper and the Rain and Shine Unity Stamp. The card is an A2 card that I rounded the right side corners off. I ink the edges of the card pieces with Chestnut Roan ink before I adhered them into place. I also used the Tim Holtz distress tool and roughed up my red card mat that I backed m stamped image on. My sentiments for this card and arrow are both from SRM Stickers Summer collection. My flower is from the Kaisercraft LaDiDa papers and I placed it on a pop dot
I hope you enjoy my April Shower cards and I would love to know if you or someone you loved ever played in the rain, I remember as a girl if it was just a soft rain my parents would let us get our swimsuits on and play in it and we would get so muddy and laugh so hard. This is one of my most favorite memories. Your next stop on the hop is with Michelle at Peanut Butter & Jelly Designs.
My second card is also from the Kaisercraft LaDiDa paper and the Rain and Shine Unity Stamp. The card is an A2 card that I rounded the right side corners off. I ink the edges of the card pieces with Chestnut Roan ink before I adhered them into place. I also used the Tim Holtz distress tool and roughed up my red card mat that I backed m stamped image on. My sentiments for this card and arrow are both from SRM Stickers Summer collection. My flower is from the Kaisercraft LaDiDa papers and I placed it on a pop dot
I hope you enjoy my April Shower cards and I would love to know if you or someone you loved ever played in the rain, I remember as a girl if it was just a soft rain my parents would let us get our swimsuits on and play in it and we would get so muddy and laugh so hard. This is one of my most favorite memories. Your next stop on the hop is with Michelle at Peanut Butter & Jelly Designs. 
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ReplyDeleteWow, this is really so great! I love the stamp you used. Thank you for joining in my hop.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and details like the stitching. Very cute. And yes, I played in the rain as a child, well actually just yesterday too!!
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oh so pretty and bright. LOVE ur card!
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Oh your cards are wonderful soooo bright and cheery.
ReplyDeleteI love your cards and the colors! Great Job! TFS
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awe how sweet love this card calebwmartin@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteVery cute cards! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletePatti
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Very nice work, very beautiful!
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What darling cards--I love stitching on paper!! And that stamp is just so much fun! I have always loved dancing in the rain...especially if it's warm enough to be barefoot! I'm a follower--you can find me at ksjennings at gmail dot com and/or www.kareljcreations.com
ReplyDeleteSO cute!:)
ReplyDeleteKaitlin
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Fantastic cards.... I love the bright, fun colors!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing!!!
~Ola
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Cute! My son loves to play in the rain on a warm summer day, he gets all muddy jumping in the puddles :)
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What a sweet card! Thanks for sharing! My sister and I used to love going outside with our Rainbow Brite umbrellas when we were little!
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Love your sweet card. One summer I was sent from home in Fla. to NJ to spend summer with my Nana. She bought me a pair of white bellbottomed hip huggers. (yes, child of the 70's)It was a hard rain, but warm. I hit EVERY mud puddle I could find. Needless to say, I never got another pair of white pants from Nana!
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Your colors are fabulous!
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LOL....awww these are precious cause we all know they are two young lovebirds sneakin a smooch....Very cute.
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These cards are so nice. Love the stamp and the colors. I do not ever remember playing in the rain. Guess I led a sheltered life. TFS and I am a follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, the colors are so vibrant!!! Great Job!!!
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Angela
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Your stamp is so cute! Also the sewing on your card looks great. I finally have a permanent home for my sewing machine in my craft room! Your cards brought a smile to my face! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors in the cards. In college the street in front of my house would flood. We would go play football in the water. Probably not the best idea as I think about it now, but it was a blast back then. :)
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I loved to play in the rain.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you used.
Cute cards! Love the stamp you used. I played in the rain when I was young. As long as it was a light shower with no lightning, we were able to stay in the swimming pool.
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Beautiful cards! I love the stamped image and bright colours!
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Both cards are lovely. I love the stitching, TFS!
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Darling card!
ReplyDeleteGreat card awesome stamp wonderful coloring.
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both of your cards are so cute. i remember as a little girl how we would play in the rain. we would lay a our slip n slide out side and play in the rain. :) my golden days
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super cute imaage - i wonder what they are doing behind the umbrella .. lol ... TFS
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I just love these cards. They remind me of the scrapbook page I made of my hubby and grandest daughter - both with mickey mouse umbrella's and walking in the rain and stomping in puddles. Now that's a real man to let his wife scrapbook him with a mickey mouse umbrella!!!
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Great Job! Just love the colors. TFS
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Love your cards. Great colors.
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love your card,love the colors. joydee1963@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteSuper CUTE!! Corrine http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteJust hoppin' through day 2. Thanks for sharing.
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Love your cards, the copic markers and machine stitching are fabulous.
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Adorable cards! Love your brilliant colors! I still love to play in the rain :) A little water never hurt anyone right?
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I was just stopping by to see if you posted anything different for today I didn't want to miss anything.
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Back for day 2--and I still love the card!! I'm a follower--you can find me at ksjennings at gmail dot com and/or www.kareljcreations.com
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. I'm a follower! TFS!
ReplyDeleteI love this stamp! The colors are fantastic in your projects and I love the umbrellas! Too cute!
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