Monday 28 February 2011

Spring is in the Air (and a freebie sentiment)

I'm such a lucky girl as I've been privileged to be able to play with some of my favourite stamps today from the Stamp Fairy.  They are our sponsors this week at Incy Wincy Challenge Blog, and their images are simply adorable.  They are all designed by Gerda, who I'm thrilled to say is also our guest designer for this week.  Her talents are exceptional and the images she designs are delightful.  Please pop on over to the Incy Wincy blog to see all the designs from our guest designer Gerda and the rest of the talented Incy Wincy design team.

I really hope that the beautiful cards we've created inspire you to have a look at the Stamp Fairy images, as they are just gorgeous and very reasonably priced.  Trust me, you will get loads of use out of them as they are so versatile.


Anyway, onto the theme of this week's challenge at Incy Wincy, which is 'Spring is in the Air'.  I've chosen spring themed colours of bright yellow and orange, and used a Linda Fairy image.  If you have a look at the link I've supplied here, then you'll not only find the lovely Linda Fairy, but also a free circle sentiment provided by the generous Gerda to go with her! 

For my card, I've actually used one of my own ticket sentiments as it went with the 'Springtime' theme of the challenge, and also used some lovely bright yellow daisies that I've had for years and not used much.  I used an edging punch to create a rectangle of golden yellow card behind the image, and some daisy paper behind that, edged at both ends with golden yellow ribbons. I've coloured Linda with my Promarkers, and then rubbed over and around the image with yellow shimmer chalks to make her sparkle.  Not sure that's come out very well in the photo though!


Please pop on over to the Incy Wincy challenge blog to see the stunning cards created by the rest of the design team, and to enter our 'Spring is in the Air' challenge for this week.  I look forward to seeing your creations.

By the way, if anyone is interested in the "Spring has Sprung" ticket sentiment that I've used in this card, please help yourself below.  I would just ask that you please respect my requests below :
  • Become a follower (if you're not already) so you'll see new freebies that I add in future, 
  • Leave a comment on this post to let me know you've downloaded it, so I know it is worthwhile in doing more freebies,
  • Finally, please don't share it directly with others, but instead I'd be delighted if you point them here to collect it themselves if anyone asks you to share.
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Happy crafting.

92 comments:

Christine L said...

Lovely bright card Netty.... unlike the grey skies here in Yorkshire!
Hugs
Christine x

debby4000 said...

Wonderful, sweet card.
luv
Debby

Christina said...

That is a wonderful card Netty! Looks so sweet!
Hugs Kristel

dragonllew said...

Fab card love the image so cute

Cheryl said...

Your card is so sweet!

Unknown said...

Aaah Netty your cards are gorgeous, had a look through your blog and love each one of them. Thank you so much for your lovely comment, I am so flattered :) Hugs xxx

Chris (catt871) said...

Hi Netty!! GREAT card, love the yellows!!!! THANKS for the freebie, I like it a lot!!! WIll use it soon!!!
Big hugs,
Chris

Anonymous said...

Fantastic card, I love the colours! Thanks for the cute freebie too! Thanks for joining us at Paper Play Challenges this week!!

Alexeya said...

What a lovely ticket - thanks! I'll put it to good use. And I adore your card. Wonderfully fresh and such a cute image. Nx

Liz's creative corner said...

Wow fab, lovely card, thanks for joining us at paper play, hugs Liz xx

Peggysue said...

Thanks Netty!

Donna said...

Thanks for the cute ticket. I'm looking forward to trying it out on one of my cards!

Pankti said...

Perfect digi for spring!!

Tracy *SBA* said...

Thanks I just wish spring was here!!!

Michelle B. said...

Thanks for sharing!

AUSTINSGRAMM said...

Thank you so much for this sentiment. Love using tickets..

hugs
bobbi

Joan V said...

Thanks for the spring ticket. I love adding these kind of embellishments to my scrapbook pages and cards.

Zulma said...

Lovely card Netty! beautiful colors, image and flowers. Thanks for playing with us at Lollipop Crafts this week and good luck!
Zulma DT

TR said...

What a bright and sunny card! Thank you.

Laurel said...

Thank you. Great sentiment!

SuSan said...

Thank you!

Lisa R. said...

I love the ticket images! Thanks so much for sharing.

Liz said...

Thank you for sharing

justshaza said...

thank you for sharing your talent with us..:)

Antonella said...

Oh Wow!!! I stopped by from the Sentimental Sunday challenge and found this beautiful card and your wonderful freebie! Thank you so much!!
Hugs, antonella :-)

Gloria said...

love it thanks

Anonymous said...

I love that ticket and boy am i going to use it too. Thank you bunches and bunches
Hugs Cathy

nana of my 3 said...

Thanks, I can use that...

Lisa said...

So cute! Thanks for joining us at Stamp Something Challenge this week!

Jeni said...

Super cute ticket!! ~jeni :)

Melissa @ M Miranda Creations said...

Thank you. Great sentiment ticket!!!

Kimberly said...

I just love these tickets, now how to figure how to use it on a card,,,i never seem to get it right. practice, practice, practice.
thanks
www.canadiancraftcorner.blogspot.com

Sarah said...

thank you

Kym Weber said...

What a wonderful sentiment! Love it! Thank you!

Lisa Lynn said...

Thanks so much - love these tickets.

Jaralubo said...

Thank you very much...

hoptownracer1 said...

Thank You! I love ticket sentiments!!!

Barbara said...

Darling card. Love the color combo and the design:) Thanks for the perfect sentiment ticket :-)

Christina Hicks said...

I love your colors, just a sweet bear. Thank you so much for the ticket.

Moments by Marla said...

Your card and this image are wonderful. Thank you the ticket to spring!

Karrie O. - Sweet Paper Treats said...

Cute card, thank you for the great sentiment!

Silverbutterfly said...

Thanks a lot for sharing your digis...

Fienchen said...

Dankeschön....ich liebe diese tickets!

weva said...

Thank you!!!

sallan said...

thanks for the spring digi!

Tamara Morton said...

Gorgeous card thank you for sharing this digi too
Thank you for joining us at Craft your passion
Hugs
Tamara

Sherrieluvsstamps said...

Thank you so much!

hilary.j.williams said...

Thankyou!

elsta said...

Thank You, love the ticket!
Hugs es

Kitty said...

Thank you,this will make a lovely sentiment on an easter card.

Judi said...

Great - thanks SO much.

Judi

Esme said...

That's a lovely card! I have saved your ticket so hopefully will use it soon - thank you so much for sharing!

Esme x

Hazeyj said...

Extremely pretty card - the colours are spot on for the Spring. Thanks too for letting me share your sentiment, Hazel x

Trickut said...

Thank you I love your card. Also thanks for starting the filenam with your name. Sometimes it's hard to keep track without that.

Karen said...

Perfect now that there is a glint of sun in the sky - thanks for sharing your talents with us all. Much appreciated.

Vicki said...

Thank you for the ticket! Now if Spring really WOULD spring... =D

schwarzesbunt said...

thanks

Anonymous said...

very cute card! I love the yellows and the flowers. thnks for playing the Critter challenge.

papertrails leaver said...

This is really sweet and love the ticket you are offering! Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays! :-). Amy

Carol said...

What a cute card. Thanks for the ticket.

Cheshire-Puss said...

thanks for the cute ticket!

Cut n Paste said...

thanks for the cute sentiment!

Tameko said...

Pretty card. Nice flowers & sentiment. Thanks for joining us at SS!

Susie said...

Great freebie, thank you...it's felt very spring-like the past 2 days...can't wait for warmer weather x

Hugs
Susie xx

Nannieflash said...

Thank you so much, with hugs Shirleyxx

Jaqi said...

Thanks so much. Your tickets are always to handy.

Viv said...

Great card and thanks very much for the ticket

Stuff-n-Such By Lisa said...

Cute for Easter!
Thanks so much!
lisastuf.blogspot.com

Anne-Marie said...

I love your style! Thank you for the cute ticket....just became Follower #109!

Tammi said...

thanks

PatsyB said...

This is adorable. Thank you so much for sharing.

Jen Hayes said...

thank you!

Ash said...

Thank u much deary for the cutie.... :)

Ash....
(http://hastkala-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

Cindy John 3:16 stampartistry.blogspot.com said...

TY - Very Springie~~~~~

Jenny S. (UK) said...

Brilliant, just what I need. Thanks for sharing. x

Lorraine said...

this is so beautiful thankyou for joining us at sweet stampin this week and good luck huni xx

Jan Hunnicutt said...

Thank you for your ticket sentiment! Your card is darling, I love Stamp Fairy images :)

Shelley said...

This card is just adorable. Thanks for joining in this weeks OSCC. Hugs Shelley xx

Colleen said...

Adorable image, beautiful coloring, and the sunflowers are so pretty! Thanks for joining us at Critter Sketch Challenge Blog!

Stephanie said...

Adorable! Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion.

Cathy Spicer said...

SOOOOO lovely. A perfect spring flower creations for the OSC Challenge. THANKS for sharing!

Cat, OSCC DT

Shelly said...

Your card is so pretty. It exemplifies spring!

Thank you for the great sentiment. I love ticket sentiments.

sammi said...

Thank you for the freebie ticket!!!!!!

JACKIE said...

Love your card...thanks for sharing the sentiment stamp...hugs Jackie xx

Sara I. said...

awesome !!! thanks so much for the sentiment stamp - its perfect!

txexperiment said...

Thanks so much for the ticket. I like it!

Kelley said...

Your card should inspire spring to arrive! Thank you for the ticket.

Cindy in Wisconsin said...

Thank you so much for this great sentiment ticket! I really appreciate it!

Kim said...

thank you for the ticket.

Shannon said...

the card is just adorable! Thank you for sharing the ticket too.

Connie said...

Thank you for the ticket sentiment!

Kathleen said...

gt freebie.
thanks
kathleen mc x