Cheerful All Occasion Cards

When I got this stamp in the mail today from Rubbernecker Stamps, I knew this was a chance to try out my new Memento Markers. I just love the cheeriness of this stamp and I wanted to make the card look just as cheery. I will stamp a greeting on the white part above the teapot to fit whatever occasion I need when I decide to use one. I think a 'sending warm thoughts' stamp I have would fit, and just a hello, get well or thinking of you would work too. I know I will be using this stamp again, and I am in love with these Memento Markers, I don't know why I waited so long to get them! If anybody reading this has been debating these markers, go for it, you won't be sorry!  Thanks for looking :)

Materials used:
Teapot stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps - see link above
Designer Paper is from K & Co., card stock is from Neenah and Papertrey Ink.
Memento markers I used were: new sprout, summer sky, dandelion, & angel pink
Nestabilities labels one
Memento Ink
Sakura glitter and white pen
Glossy Accents on the bigger hearts
Ribbon from my ribbon stash - I knew I wanted to add ribbon to these cards but I didn't think there was room for a bow which made it look so plain, so I threaded the ribbon through some tabs and looped it back under the focal piece just to do something different. I really like the way it turned out and will most likely be doing this ribbon effect again.

Love this flamingo cut!

I have never used this flamingo cut from Life's a Beach before but I think it is the cutest thing!

This is a 'Hi' card that I am sending out for a Cricut Card Fairy mission. I am also posting this for challenges from Bitten By The Bug 2 - use a flamingo that is not pink, and Paper Cutz Challenge # 56 - use anything metal on your project.

Materials:
Flamingo cut is from Life is a Beach and mounted using pop dots.
I cut the black frame with Nestabilities Labels #8
The metal eyelets are from my stash
The 'Hi' embellishment is one that I had around, not sure where it came from but I thought the blue matched the background nicely.
My 'stitching' was done with a purple Sakura gel pen.
My base card is purple cardstock from Colorbok.
The colored background I made using a watercolor technique with Tim Holtz distressed inks. I also sprayed the background with Tattered Angels Gold.
The black paper is from Papertrey Ink.

What's the Buzz??

There is still time to get an entry in for Cricut Cardz challenge #37. Just make a card using only the colors orange, yellow, blue, black & white. Here is the card I will submit.

Materials I Used:

The flower was made by layering 1" circles after inking the edges.

The bee was cut from Just Because Cards cartridge, but I used acetate for the wings.

The sentiment is a stamp from Papertrey Ink.

Paper is from DCWV, Papertrey Ink, and Bazzill.

My take on Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge #34

Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge #34 uses the sketch below.  This is my take on that sketch. This card is going to my sweet hubby who does indeed make my life a picnic!

Sketch:

My Card:

I used Doodlecharms cart to cut the watermelon, paper from Bazzill, Papertrey Ink and a DCWV stack, green ric-rac from Oriental Trading, Memento & Brilliance ink for stamping, Nesties labels #4, and the faces are from PK Simple Simon face assortment stamps. The ants... I could not find an ant border on my carts, I didn't have an ant stamp, I could not find an ant digi stamp I liked, but I did find a stamp carving kit I had purchased some time ago. So..... can you believe it, I carved an ant stamp! :)