What does 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' mean??  The theme is pretty much anything goes - be colourful, be creative, just have fun and remember to send in your cards!

Cards have to be in by June 1st - we can't wait to see what you create!!!!

Happy Colouring!!
Kathy  :)

Hello Everyone!!!  Yes, it's the dreaded MAN CARD!!!  I know many of you will be preparing for Father's Day (here in Australia, that event doesn't occur until September), so today's tutorial on the Flourishes Blog shows how I coloured this hat and reel image from the What a Catch stamp set.

There has been some shuffling, but you can now find my Copic tutorials on the Flourishes Blog every Second Monday as part of their Create with Me Monday posts, I'd love it if you stopped by!!  :)

The card itself is made of a base of Pear Bazzill, layered with Kraft, Chocolate Chip and some Kaisercraft Up, Up and Away DP.  Over this is a piece of striped grosgrain ribbon.  The image has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics.  This has been cut out with Small Oval Nestabilities and matted with Chocolate cut with Large Oval Nestabilities and then matted again with more Up, Up and Away DP cut with Labels 17 Nestabilities.  The sentiment, also from What a Catch has been stamped in black in each corner of the Label.  To finish I've added a few Kasiercraft Pewter Pearls to the top corner.

In case you missed it - my Crafty Aussie friends, you can now buy or order your Flourishes stamps through any store that stocks Copic in your local area!!  YAY!!!  EVEN better - if you are coming to the Papercraft Expo in Brisbane over the Queens Birthday long week-end in June, you can MEET the Number 1 Flourish herself, the divine Jan Marie Caruso who will be doing Make and Takes on the Copic/X-press It Booth (Stand 31)!!!!  Make sure you stop by and say Hello, she's looking forward to meeting you all!!!


Stamps - What a Catch (Flourishes)
Paper - Blending Card, Pear Bazzill, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Kasiercraft Up, Up and Away DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Small Oval and Labels 17 Nestabilities, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Kaisercraft Pewter Pearls.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting!!!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop.  If you've come from the ODBD Blog, then you are in the right place!  This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop for the For the Love of ODBD Spellbinder's Compatible sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, go to the ODBD Blog for the full link list.  One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate.  So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love!  You have until Wednesday, May, 23rd at 6pm.  The winner will be announced May 24th!  Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Spellbinder's Compatible sets!
For today's card, I've chosen Bird and Butterfly Labels which matches the Spellbinders Labels 18 Nestabilites to showcase as part of the ODBD Spellbinders Compatible Sets.
I've used a base of yellow bazzill and layered with white, aqua and some MME Howdy Doody DP.  Across this is a piece of white punched with the Woodland Branch Punch and topped with more MME DP.  Around this I've also added a piece of white satin ribbon.  The label has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, die cut with Labels 18 Nestabilities, airbrushed (still in the die) with Copics (Y35, R02, BG72) and coloured the butterflies with Sand Spica.  I've tidied up and airbrushing outside the lines with my Colorless Blender and stamped the sentiment from the Sentiment Collection.  It's been popped up on a layer of yellow cut with Labels 23 Nestabilites.  Between these two layers is a ZVA pearl flourish and finished with a bow.

Stamps - Bird and Butterfly Labels, Sentiment Collection (ODBD)
Paper - White, Yellow, Aqua and MME Howdy Doody DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Sand Spica Pen, Labels 18 and Labels 23 Nestabilities, MS Woodland Branch Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, ZVA Pearl Flourish, Foam Tape.

The next blog for you to visit is the amazingly talented SILKE!!!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!!  :)

Stamps - Sunflowers (Flourishes)
Paper - Blending Card, Aqua Bazzill, Yellow Bazzill, Very Vanilla,  Prima Sun Kiss DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Floral Oval Nestabilities, Large Oval Nestabilities, Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon, Bow Easy, Yellow Pearls, Scissors, High Tack Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the beautiful garden creations the team have for you this month!

• Betty Wright
• Claudia Rosa
• Iwona Palamountain
• Kathy Jones - you are here!
• Linda Duke
• Naomi Gong
• Yvonne Hagane

That's all for today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with us this month!!!!

Hello Everyone!!!  As you probably know, this week (and Monday next week), the team are showcasing the JustRite Papercraft May Release and so far I've been making Masculine Cards......but TODAY, I got to go all girly with the new Botanical Medallions and Banners set!!!  *Happy Sigh*
Is this pretty or what??!!!  I've paired it with an older background stamp - Ticking Stripe Background which I thought would be perfect with these stamps.  :)

I've used a dark purple bazzill base and layered with light purple, white, Bo Bunny Ambrosia DP (which I've sewn around the edge....always a scary thing when I drive the sewing machine!) and attached some Lavender Silk Ribbon from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  Next I've stamped the Hydrangeas from Botanical Medallions and Banners in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card coloured with Copics (BV000, BV11, BV34, BV17, C3, C5, G20, G21, G24, G28) and cut out.  Next I stamped the medallion image, cut it out with the matching Nested Oval Medallion Labels Dies and airbrushed some Y32 over it.  The Banner image has also been stamped and cut out (it would have been quicker and easier with the new Vintage Labels and Banner Dies......but mine are still swimming across the Pacific) and lightly coloured with BV0000, BV000, BV11 Copic Markers.  I've popped both the banner and the hydrangeas up on foam tape over the label.  Next I've cut two sizes of Fleur de Lis Squares out of purple and then cut a piece of white card to fit inside the biggest one and stamped the Ticking Stripe Background in Memento Cantaloupe on it.  I've attached all the panel pieces together and glued it to the middle of the card front and finished by adding a silk bow and a few Kasiercraft Snow Pearls to the corners.
Stamps - Botanical Medallions and Banners, Ticking Stripe BG (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Dark and Light Purple Bazzill, White, Bo Bunny Ambrosia DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Cantaloupe 
Accessories - Copics, Fleur de Lis Square Nestabilities, Nested Oval Medallion Labels Dies, Lavender Silk Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Sewing Machine, Scissors.

The girls have a LOT of gorgeousness just waiting for you, so pop by these blogs......
JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Sheri Holt
Eva Dobilas
Angela Barkhouse
Marisa Job
Michele Kovack
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones
Barb Schram
Kazan Clark

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting, enjoy the hop and hope you are inspired to stamp!!!

Hello Everyone!!!  It's more JustRite goodness today as we showcase yet more of the May Release!!  Today I'm using Going Places Vintage Labels and matching it up with the Cozy Plaid Background that was also shown yesterday!  To see what else is new, make sure you pop by the other design team members - so many gorgeous things to see!!
I've made my card with a base of Pear Bazzill and layered with Chocolate Chip.  The next panel is a piece of Very Vanilla that has been stamped with Cozy Plaid Background in Rich Cocoa ink and then coloured various stripes with G40 and G82 Copic Markers.  (I *love* that these backgrounds are BIG, much bigger than a US standard A2 size and PERFECT for the Australian standard A6 size!!)  Across this, I've added a panel of vanilla that has been punched with the Iron Gate Punch and overlaid it with a piece of Striped Grosgrain Ribbon that I got from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  Next I stamped the car label image from the Going Places Vintage Labels set in Memento Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card twice.  The first one, I coloured the background using E51 Copic Marker and cut it out.  (Are you wondering why on earth I didn't use the perfectly matching JustRite Vintage Label and Banner Dies??  Sadly, mine are still swimming across the Pacific, but I can't wait to get them!!!)  The second one, I coloured the car in G82, W0 and W3 Copics and then fussy cut it and popped it up on foam tape.  I've then attached the label to a Labels 25 Die Cut and glued it down on the card front.  To finish I've added a couple of Pewter Pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Going Places Vintage Labels, Cozy Plaid Background (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pear Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Labels 25 Nestabilities,  MS Iron Gate Punch, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Kasiercraft Pewter Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the *AMAZING* creations the team has in store for you today......
JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Marisa Job
Michele Kovack
Linda Duke
Darsie Bruno
Eva Dobilas
Kathy Jones
Heidi Blankenship
Sheri Holt
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!!

Hello Everyone!  Today the JustRite team are showcasing the new May Releases and I've used Anchors Away and Vintage Travel Background sets, both of which are fabulous for making cards for the men in your life!  We also want to give a HUGE welcome to the team to the incredibly talented Marisa Job!!!  Make sure you leave her a little love today!!

I've made my card with a base of blue bazzill and layered with very vanilla.  Instead of patterned paper, I've used the Vintage Travel Background stamp in Memento Desert Sand onto very vanilla and lightly airbrushed with E51, B91 and B95 Copic Markers.  I've stamped the background again in Rich Cocoa and coloured and cut out the key and watch elements.  Over the airbrushed background I've attached a piece of Champagne Net and then used Ivory Burlap Cord (both from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store) to thread it through the key.  The frame from Anchors Away has been stamped twice in Rich Cocoa, the first one has been coloured with B91, B95 and E51 Copic Markers and die cut with the Nested Label Medallion Dies.  The second image I've stamped the sentiment inside the middle panel and and coloured it with E51 and E53 and cut it out with scissors and popped it up on X-press It High Tack Foam Tape.  Then I've popped up the entire panel also on the High Tack Foam Tape.  To finish I've added the watch and a couple of pewter pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Anchors Away, Vintage Travel Background (JustRite)
Paper - Blue Bazzill, Very Vanilla
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Desert Sand
Accessories - Copics, Nested Label Medallion Dies, Champagne Net, Ivory Burlap Cord, Kaisercraft Pewter Pearls, Scissors.

Don't miss the stunning creations the team has for you today......
JustRite Inspiration
Linda Duke
Debbie Olson
Marisa Job
Michele Kovack
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones
Heidi Blankenship
Sheri Holt
Barb Schram
Angela Barkhouse
Kazan Clark
Eva Dobilas

That's all for now, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!!

Hello Everyone!!!  There's a tutorial on the Flourishes Blog on how I colour these gorgeous Cattleya Orchids - both step by step photos and a video!  You can check it out HERE!!

The card itself is made of a base of Vintage Pink Bazzill and layered with white and Aqua Bazzill and topped with a piece of MME Blush DP.  The middle panel is more white topped with another piece of Blush DP.  Across this I've added a white panel that has been punched with the Iron Gate Punch and stamped the sentiment from Motherly Love in the top corner.  Across it is another piece of pink bazzill and topped with White Crochet Lace.  The Cattleyas are from the Orchids stamp set and have been coloured with Copics (you can find all that info HERE), cut with Large Oval Nestabilites and matted with pink cut with Lacey Oval Nestabilities.  To finish I've added a couple of white pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Orchids, Motherly Love (Flourishes)
Paper - Vintage Pink Bazzill, White, Aqua Bazzill, MME Blush DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval and Lacey Oval Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, MS Iron Gate Punch, Kaisercraft White Pearls.

Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!
Kathy  :)