Monday, February 18, 2019

Ladybugs and Daisies

     We've had lots of rain this winter and we're grateful for every drop of it having been in or on the verge of a drought the last two years.  I haven't seen any ladybugs in my garden yet - I think it's still too cold for them to be out and about but I'm ready for a touch of spring anyway.  :-D  And no matter what the season, it's always time for Someone Special!


     The image came from Ching-Chou Kuik and I colored it with my ProMarkers.  Although it's very difficult to see in the photo, I added Glossy Accents to the underwings and the white spots on the ladybugs.

     The image is cut with a circle die from Spellbinders, leaving the leaves, flower petals, and wings out-of-the-box.  The red circle frame is cut out of a scrap of dp using a stitched, scalloped die from Memory Box. The background dp and the strip holding the sentiment are opposite sides of dp from a Paper House stack.

     I added tiny, epoxy, flowers that have a heart in the middle to each end of the sentiment piece.

    Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge
Ching-Chou Kuik
Crafter's Castle
Crafty Friends
Crafty Sentiments Designs
Cute Card Thurs
Digi Choosday
Get Creative
Jo's Scrap Shack
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

13 comments:

Monica C. said...

Beautiful! I love ladybugs too, but have not seen any in a long time.
Hugs
Monica

Sandy Palmer said...

This is very beautiful! Thanks for joining us at A Gem of A Challenge!
Sandy DT

Sue Crease said...

Oh what a lovely card this is. Love those ladybugs. Thanks for sharing at digichoosday this week

Linda Simpson said...

This is gorgeous Connie, loving the cute ladybugs. Last year we were inundated with them. We had a rather warm summer for a change, fingers are crossed for another one this year too.
Hugs
Linda xxx

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

This is stunning Connie. I love the background and the wonderful image with fabby colouring.
As for ladybirds (our name for them LOL) we have a summer umbrella still up in the garden, it is broken, I'm waiting for hubby to take it to the tip! BUT he unwound it to take it down and there were literally hundreds of ladybirds in it overwintering, that's his excuse for not taking it down LOL.
Faith
x

Lori Kobular said...

I love ladybugs! The ladybugs on your card are beautiful! I love the warm spring feeling I get looking at your card!!

Sharon said...

lovely card! Thanks for playing along with us at CCT.x

*Vicki* said...

Wow!! The ladybugs are just GORGEOUS here Connie!! So love the floral background and your design!! So very happy to see you in the gallery sweet lady! Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Cute Card Thursday Challenges! HUGS, *Vicki* (DT)

Diane Louise J said...

Hello… Thanks for joining our ‘anything goes’ challenge with your lovely card…
Diane Louise
[Team Leader for Crafty Friends Challenge Blog]

Helen said...

A great card, Connie - thanks for sharing it with us at the Crafty Friends Challenge and we hope to see you again for our next challenge.

Helen x

Jeanie Ellis - Scrapbookingmamaw said...

Those lady bugs are so cute, Connie! Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Crafter's Castle this week. We hope to see you next time too!
Blessings, Jeanie
DT
Scrapbookingmamaw {My Blog}
Crafter's Castle
crafterscastle.blogspot.com

Kym's Crafty Cards said...

What a lovely card you have made here which fits perfectly the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog Monthly Challenge this month of “Love/Valentine’s day/for someone special”. Even more FANTASTIC is that you have used one of Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps.

Thank you for entering, best wishes in the draw and for your support of this challenge. Kym (Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Blog Challenge and Facebook Challenge Design Team Leader)

Helen said...

Great card - thanks for sharing it with us at Get Creative Challenges.

Helen x