Shamrocks and Clover . . . Oh My!

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with

Challenge #187 - Add A Shamrock / Clover

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:

Bugaboo Stamps

Prize ~ $12 Gift Certificate

Ike's Art

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

Kitty Bee Designs

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

Challenge #187 - Add A Shamrock / Clover

at the Crafty Gals Corner

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

X-Press It A4 Blending Card
X-Press It A5 Blending Card

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

Colouring In Scrapland - March Challenge – Anything Goes

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

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Challenge #133 – Beary Sweet
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Anything Goes 11th Mar
Time Out Challenges - Challenge #130 – Unique

Tuesday Throwdown - Tuesday Throwdown #427 – Good Luck