Hello Spring!

 Having the choice of four seasons for the Season Theme at Sheepski Designs, I opted for Spring as the weather here feels more like Spring than Summer.  It is warm but wet.

I would like to enter:

Sheepski Designs - Seasons (Spring)
https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-70-seasons.html

Creative Sketchy Girls - Sketch
http://creativesketchygirls.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-80.html

Cruising In To Wish You A Happy Day

 I don't create many masculine cards but this image spoke to me.  I paired it with a paper that has houses on it - as though the train is passing by the houses.

I would like to enter:

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-459.html

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 245
http://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/2023/01/lets-begin-our-10th-year-of-inspiration.html

I have used two papers from a paper pad by Rosie's Studio.  The image is from QKR Stampede and the sentiment is from Sparkle n Sprinkle.   Coloring is with copic markers.  I also added some small black gems.

Have Fun In The Sun

 I have had a bit of a crafting day today as the weather was still not the greatest with rain off and on.  I am missing the summer sun and had to get my dose of summer through the image that I used on this card.

I would like to enter:

The Paper Shelter - Something Cold (ice-block)
https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-538-something-cold.html

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 246
http://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/2023/01/lets-begin-our-10th-year-of-inspiration.html

I have used a paper from a paper pad by Rosie's Studio.  The image is from The Paper Shelter and the sentiment is from Create with TLC.  Coloring is with copic markers.  I also added two strips of paper from a Kaisercraft paper pad and some shell embellishments.

5

 I started this card before I realized that the card I was creating for Beccy's Place January Challenge would also fit with the challenge at Carlin's Map Paradise.  It has been raining heavily for the past few days so I have caught up on most things  so this morning I decided to finish off this card:

The inside of the card:

Underneath ths centre panel is the message panel:

I would like to enter:

Beccy's Place - January Challenge
https://beccysplace.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-challenge.html

Carlin's Map Paradise - Party and Number 5
https://carlinskaartenparadijs.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-54-januari.html

I have used a digital paper from Beccy's Place.  The image and sentiment are also from Beccy's Place.  Coloring is with copic markers.   I didn't specifically set out to follow a particular card fold but I suspect that I pulled this one from my memory and it may be based on one of Beccy's tutorials.

Happy Birthday

I am hoping to get the remainder of the cards that I completed a couple of days ago uploaded today but I also have some DT projects to complete so that might not happen.  I am at least getting this one uploaded.  This time I haven't included the optional twist - I just couldn't come up with an idea on how to incorporate something local.

This is the front of the card when closed with part of the image showing through the aperture:

With the card opened, it reveals the rest of the image:

And I added the message panel to the reverse of the card so there was more room to write:

I would like to enter:

Beccy's Place - January Challenge
https://beccysplace.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-challenge.html 

Carlin's Map Paradise - January Challenge
https://carlinskaartenparadijs.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-54-januari.html