Spring Showers with Team Lou

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge

Spring Showers with Team Lou

Our generous sponsors for this challenge are

Krafters Cart

Colour Of Love

Featuring The Art Of Heather Valentin - formerly Lacy Sunshine

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Today I have used the Daylily Romantique Umbrella digital stamp by Colour Of Love (Featuring The Art Of Heather Valentin, formerly Lacy Sunshine), one of our generous sponsors this fortnight.
Nothing says Spring Showers more than umbrellas, raindrops and pretty flowers, so this image ticks all the right boxes for my Thinking Of You card for our challenge theme.

I sized the image, added a sentiment (font details below), printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set, trimmed down to size (3 1/4" x 5 1/4") and coloured with Copic markers.  I matted the image panel on smooth black cardstock (I smothered the cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink to make it blacker) and used my Perfect Layers Ruler to trim it down to give a 1/16" border around the image panel.  I adhered the matted image panel on a 5" x 7" card base using liquid adhesive.  Lucky last came the new-to-me Nuvo Crystals Drops.  I used them to add some dimension and shine to the raindrops on the image panel.

I know I will be using these magical drops again soon,
they really are lovely, adding delicate dimension and shine.

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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

Spring Showers with Team Lou

on the
Southern Girls Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***

Colour Of Love - digital stamp - Daylily Romantique Umbrella
X-Press It A4 Blending Card
X-Press It A5 Blending Card

Copic markers - lilies - RV0000-000-02-04-55
Copic marker - stamens - E19
Copic markers - lily buds - RV0000-000-02-04 + YG01
Copic markers - flowers on umbrella - YR12 + B04
Copic markers - leaves - YG01-03-25-67
Copic markers - butterflies - BV0000-000-02-04
Copic markers - umbrella - B0000-000-00 + RV0000 + C1-3
Nuvo Crystal Drops - clear
Dream of Spring - font used for sentiment - Font Bundles

[ this fabulous font is available for FREE ]
Memento Tuxedo Black ink - to darken the black cardstock
Perfect Layers Ruler - 1/16" black matting layer
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

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Sending a big Thank You to Colour Of Love for supplying the image I have used today and for sponsoring the Spring Showers with Team Lou for us at the Southern Girls.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk16 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft - August Challenge #8 – Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge Blog - K is for Kind Thoughts
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog - Open Challenge for August #8

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 31 – Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - August Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - August Anything Goes Challenge #66
Crafty Calendar Challenge - August Challenge – Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Challenge #396 – Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #169 – Anything Goes
optional Add Some Sparkle - my raindrops sparkle and shine
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk 34 – Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - No Patterned Paper
Get Creative Challenges - Challenge #83 – Anything Goes, No Twist
International Art & Soul - Challenge #65 – Flowers
Morgan’s ArtWorld Open Challenge - Challenge #08 – Anything Goes
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 444 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk 33 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Clean And Simple
Through The Craft Room Door – TTCRD Anything Goes 20th Aug
Time Out Challenges - Challenge #142 – Fashionable
I think my floral umbrella is a very stylish fashion accessory

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge - Challenge #08
5th August 2019 – Anything Goes