Wednesday 13 March 2019

Shamrocks and Clover . . . Oh My!

It's time for another challenge with us at the

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Yes, there is a difference between Shamrocks and Clovers.
Here is a little of what I have found HERE in cyberland:
The word shamrock comes from the Gaelic word Seamrog, meaning “little clover”.  A clover is the commonly used name for any number of plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, meaning “having three leaves”.  Even among botanists, there is some disagreement on what species is the “true” shamrock, but most agree that the White Clover is probably the original shamrock of Irish symbolic heritage.  While trying to convert the Irish into Christians, St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity with each leaf representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The three leaves of a shamrock are also said to stand for faith, hope and love.  A fourth leaf is where we get the luck from.  The four-leafed clover, or “lucky clover”, is an uncommon variation of the three-leafed clover, and widely considered to be a symbol of good luck.  Because they are a mutation, they are rare, and not found in the same abundance as the shamrock, and thus, considered lucky.  The traditional Irish symbol of a shamrock does not include the fourth leaf.

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Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.
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The sponsors for this challenge are:


Prize ~ $12 Gift Certificate


Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate


Prize ~ 1 digital image (non colored)

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Today I have used the St. Patrick’s Day Mini Kit digital stamp set from Ike's Art, one of our generous sponsors this week, to make a two cards.

I opened the digital stamp set on my Silhouette Studio design mat.  I started by adding the hat to the cute stitched bear.  Next came two different cut files (details below), where I sized the image to fit inside the feature panel.  I used some different fonts to create my "good luck" and "Lucky to know you" sentiments.  I printed the image panels, cut using my Silhouette Cameo, heat set, then coloured with Copic markers.  I finished off the hat buckles with a luscious gold gel pen.  I made a 5" x 7" card base for the rainbow "Lucky to know you" card and used my Cameo to cut the layers for the round "good luck" card.  I used liquid adhesive to adhere the layers.


Lucky I did a bit of homework for these cards (see the italics at the top of this post).
The cute little bear has shamrocks on his paws and a bunch of shamrocks in his hat.

The round "good luck" card has a shamrock frame and the rainbow "Lucky" card has an ornate panel with four leaf clovers ... does that mean it's extra lucky?




I matted the inside of the card by cutting an extra layer of the pale green layers then trimming off the top to fit under the top fold created when the two round panels were adhered together.



My second card is filled with a rainbow of luck.
I used Copic markers to colour the "Lucky" then finished it off by colouring one of the "negative" shamrocks from the ornate panel with Copic markers and adding it as an embellishment.



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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Ike's Art - digital stamp - St. Patrick’s Day Mini Kit
Copic markers - bear - fur - E33-35-37
Copic markers - bear - face & paws - E31 + E95
Copic markers - hat - T5-7-9-10 + G43-46-29
Copic markers - shamrocks - G46 + G29
Copic markers - "Lucky" sentiment - 
R24-27-46 + YR14-16-18 + Y13-15-18 + G43-46-29 + B 14-16-18
Kaisercraft - gold metallic gel pen - hat buckle
American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock
Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #183265
Shamrock Ring St. Pat 6x6 card by Snapdragon Snippets
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #75138
5x5 and 5x7 Clover Flourish card by Daniela Angelova
font - "Lucky" - ZP Hogs and Kisses 3D
font - "to know you" - Tatima
font - "good luck" - Tatima
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the sentiment

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Sending a big Thank You to Ike's Art for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #187 - Add A Shamrock / Clover at the Crafty Gals Corner.
    
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I am going to enter my ROUND card in the following challenges:
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2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge #24 – Anything With A Critter Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #87 – Anything Goes
A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 4 – Anything Goes
Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge - Color Dare #332 - Inspiration Board
optional theme: Critters / Animals
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes - optional twist: Fantasy / Make believe
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #158 – Anything Goes optional CAS
Ike’s World Challenges - Challenge #118 – C for CAS / Anything Goes
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #119 – Anything Goes
Pile It On - Challenge #152 – Your Favorite Color
green is my favourite colour, the added bonus is that it goes with everything
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Challenge Wk 10

17 comments:

  1. LOVE your round card! The details are great. Thanks for sharing at Color Dare!

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  2. Hi, love your cute lucky bear,thanks for sharing your card with us here at Cutie Pie challenge Lyn DT x.

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  3. Adorable Teddy Bear dressed up for Paddy's Day, and love that you did a square and round card...both are super layouts. Thanks for sharing with us at Color My Heart Color Dare this week, and please come back and join us again.

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  4. That is really fabulous. Thank you for taking the time to join in with our challenge and sharing your creativity with us, I love to see your talent, creativity and imagination at work. I hope to see more of your creativity in the near future. Love 'n' hugs Sall IkesWorld Challenges DT

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  5. Love the detail of the round card & that little bear is the cutest! Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.

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  6. What an adorable little shamrock bear. Your coloring is fabulous!

    Thanks so much for playing with us at Time Out!

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  7. Love it! Thank you for participate in Polkadoodles anything goes challenge. Good luck with your entry.

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  8. Love your round card - such a unique design and beautifully created! I found your post really interesting, as I had not heard the history behind the shamrock before. Thanks so much for joining our "Good Luck" challenge at Tuesday Throwdown this week!

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  9. Loving the round card. Such intricate work. Thanks for joining us at Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge. Hope you can join us again soon.

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  10. This has come together beautifully! Love this entry, thank you for sharing with Creatalicious. Good luck and we all hope to see you and your wonderful creations again! Jackie DT member.

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  11. What adorable creations for St. Patrick's Day. Thank you for sharing your creation at Color My Heart Dare. 💙☕Miss. Carrie

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  12. Fabulous cards
    Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to seeing you again next challenge.
    Regards,
    Rijacki

    TTCRD DT
    Rijacki's Workshop
    Through The Craft Room Door
    ttcrd.blogspot.com

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  13. Great cards, love the cute bear. Thanks for joining in with us at Cutie Pie.

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  14. Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at LTSC, good luck!!! Amy DT

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  15. Such sweet cards!
    Thanks for playing at Pile It On!
    Helen x

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  16. A lovely card!
    Thank you soo much for taking part in our "anything goes + optional CAS” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
    Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…

    Hugs,
    Melanie
    (DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)

    (DT Crafty Friends)

    (DT The Sketchy Challenges)

    (DT Simply Create Too)

    (DT Aud Sentiments Challenge)



    PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeks…

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