Happy Monday Friends!! Since it’s Monday, I decided to send you all a ladybug hug, guaranteed to bring a smile 🙂
This fun little card was inspired by the sketch over at Retro Sketches this week:
I wanted to use some more stamps from The Stamps of Life and thought this little bug from the stamp set ladybugs2love would be perfect for the sketch.
I had a lot of fun with this one, starting with trying out a this stitched pattern die from from Lil ‘Inker called Circles & Diamonds. It is really beautiful! The ladybug was fun to stamp as it is a builder set. I stamped the bug, then the red on her wings, then the black spots, and finally her behind. I realized when I was done I could have skipped the red stamping on her wings and just colored them with my Blendabilities…next time!
After I had the ladybug, sentiment, banner and button all in place I thought she just needed a bit more. I found a teeny tiny ladybug stamp so I stamped, colored and fussy it cut two of them out to add to the card. Love!! But then I decided that if I were a lady bug, I would like to be sparkly so I used Wink of Stella to color all of their wings. Ca-yoot!!
I decided that since it’s such a fun card, sure to get a smile, that it should be a get well card. With some more lady bugs of course!!
My card also fits within the challenge of “Anything Goes” over at Can You Case It, so I think I’ll link up with them as well!
Thanks to the design team at Retro Sketches for inspiring me today!!
Wishing you joy and blessings!
Products Used:
Cardstock: Pure Poppy, True Black and Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey
Pattern Paper: The Story of Us by Simple Stories
Ink: Tuxedo Back by Memento; Cherry Cobbler by Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: ladybugs2love by The Stamps of Life; Inside & Out: Healing Touch by Papertrey Ink
Dies: Stitched Pattern Die – Circles & Diamonds by Lil ‘Inker and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!
Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia
Embellishments: Regal Collection Buttons by Stampin’ Up!
This is such a cute and pretty card. Love the ladybug and the extra details you placed on the card inside and out. Thanks for playing along at CYCI?
Shannon, this is fab and I loves me some ladybugs! 🙂 Thanks thinking of us! Eva 🙂
This is SO CUTE! I love your little ladybug! Thanks for playing with us this week at Can You Case It?!
Love it! Great job. –Tina@CYCI
Hi Shannon, this ladybug is a cutie and I love the detail to your card this week. Great sketch with that challenge. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Can You Case it? Carolyn xx
Very pretty card! I love ladybugs! Thank you for joining us at CYCI!
Shannon, this is so cute!
LOVE the ladybug!! Thank you for sharing!
Very adorable card. Love the lady bugs!
Thank you! I love the ladybugs too!! They are so sweet!!
Such a cute card, I love the lady bugs! Thanks for playing along with us on the Can You Case It blog!