sending you sunshine

on April 30, 2009

Woo Hoo it is Thursday!!! You know what that means...it's my day over on 365 Cards {and tomorrow is friday}!!

Today's challenge is:

"Leaf" it up to me!

Stamp it, draw it, cut it out, use an image or the real thing, but there must be at least one leaf on your card.

Surprisingly, this was a difficult challenge...nothing was hitting me, kwim? I have single stamp images of a leaf {or two} but nothing too exciting. Then I remembered this A Muse tree that I have...I was going to be ultra-insane and paper piece the leaves but those puppies are way tooo small. So I colored them in with copic yg03/yellow green. I knew I wanted to add buttons and played around a smidge then finally decided on my crochet trim AND foof-a-la buttons...nice little shabby chic touch, whaddy think?

I hope that you'll join me in today's challenge...come on...join in on the fun!!!

Comments

Martha said…

Fab card!!! Love the buttons and that tree is great!! Also like the sentiment :)
Bye,
Martha

April 30, 2009 at 2:21 AM

Ann said…

A gorgeous CAS card, Amy! I struggled with this one at first, too...I kept thinking autumn, but then I'd say, "No, it's APRIL!" Love what you came up with. The buttons and lace are fab!

April 30, 2009 at 3:56 AM

Nancy Sanders said…

This is just adorable, what a surprise! Love the tree, the lace, the button..just perfect.

April 30, 2009 at 4:28 AM

bethchien said…

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! I LOVE LACE AND BUTTONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahah
seriously, though. I do.

April 30, 2009 at 4:57 AM

Laurel said…

This is fabulous! I'll have to give your challenge a try!

April 30, 2009 at 5:47 AM

Unknown said…

Amy I love the simplicity of your card it's what makes is so beautiful I think. I love the buttons on the lace, nice touch.
Regards
Michelle

April 30, 2009 at 6:08 AM

Kay said…

Oh Amy! Love this!! You also have to submit it in the Caardvarks challenge this week. Their challenge is for a "tree themed" card. This would be perfect!!!
♥♥ Kay

April 30, 2009 at 6:19 AM

Card~I~ology Creations said…

Your cards always inspire me. You are very talented and your use of colors is fantastic.

April 30, 2009 at 6:37 AM

Susan said…

fun, very fun! And I'm so glad you kept your sanity and just used the yg03! Happy Thursday

April 30, 2009 at 6:51 AM

Vicky said…

Love how clean and simple the image is, but how you also paired up the lace and buttons to give it a little oomph!

April 30, 2009 at 7:29 AM

Rose said…

Oh I love the buttons and the tree!! Too tiny to paper piece is so right. :-)

April 30, 2009 at 8:33 AM

Julia Aston said…

I love that lacy trim Amy - and the row of buttons really sets this tree off! very pretty design!

April 30, 2009 at 8:38 AM

Tina said…

Love, love, love this. So sweet!

April 30, 2009 at 10:05 AM

Latisha said…

Beautifully simple card Amy!!

April 30, 2009 at 10:32 AM

Maz said…

Gorgeous as usual, love those buttons, very shabby chic
Maz

April 30, 2009 at 11:05 AM

Fi said…

Fantastic card Amy, I love your lace and buttons, and that tree is just perfect.
Hugs
Fi

April 30, 2009 at 12:25 PM

xiumaiyuki said…

Clean, simple and yet soooooo cute!!! don't ya just love A Muse?!

April 30, 2009 at 12:33 PM

Kristie Larsen said…

i honestly just love this card. its absolutely perfect. perfect. perfect.

April 30, 2009 at 12:34 PM

naomi said…

I havent left you a comment in days!!! How are yah!! I love this card....good idea on the buttons....will have to lift that....

BTW did you use a regular cardstock for this card? Did you distress the edges? It looks like you used hand made paper.... Love it!

April 30, 2009 at 2:37 PM

Ginny said…

LOVE everything about this one..FAB!!!!!!

April 30, 2009 at 2:51 PM

Dolce Deb's Designs said…

Supah simple elegance thanks for sharing your card with us. Great job with this challenge.

April 30, 2009 at 2:53 PM

Anonymous said…

Oh, I looooove this one Amy! Totally fabulous!

(-: Heidi

April 30, 2009 at 4:29 PM

Becky Carafa said…

Love the trim and buttons, totally adorable card!

April 30, 2009 at 5:11 PM

Elaine said…

Great card with TINY leaves! I'm glad you didn't paper piece them...I already feel inadequate and that would have made me feel worse! LOL

I'm still laughing about the fun that we had the other day - you totally rock girlfriend!! hugs,
Elaine

April 30, 2009 at 5:18 PM

Sparkplug17 said…

What a great card! You did great with the challenge. I love the row of buttons.

April 30, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Unknown said…

You know I'm a CAS kinda girl so this card is like Heaven to me!! Awesome work!!

April 30, 2009 at 6:03 PM

Joy said…

cute card...love that trim with the buttons...it really adds to the card! TFS!

April 30, 2009 at 6:20 PM

Unknown said…

Fabulous card Amy!! Love the lace and the buttons - great texture!! :)

April 30, 2009 at 6:46 PM

Jana said…

You know how some cards just speak to you, well this one is SCREAMING my name. I love the tree, lace, buttons and that sentiment just sent me over the edge. LOVE IT.

April 30, 2009 at 7:31 PM

Rose Ann said…

What a cute tree, Amy!! I love the lace with all of the buttons too!! Great card!!

April 30, 2009 at 8:14 PM

Ivolina said…

Amazing card Ami. So simple and so elegant.

May 1, 2009 at 12:55 AM

Karen Lee said…

Lovin' all those buttons!!!

hugs, Karen Lee

May 1, 2009 at 5:21 AM

kathleenh said…

Ooh, Fabo! I love the buttons going across the lace trim!

May 1, 2009 at 11:27 AM

Carla said…

It's exquisite! It is one of my favorites, which is saying a lot, since I love all your cards! I love the little tree, and the buttons and lace just slay me!

May 2, 2009 at 5:58 PM

Kitty said…

Very pretty. It's simple but has a lot of charm ~ great job!

May 2, 2009 at 7:36 PM

lauren bergold said…

i love this card!

I LOOOOOOOOVE THIS CARD!!!!!!!

i
love
LOVE
loooooove
LOOooOOoOoOOoooOOOOOOVe
(i could keep going, but my wrist kind hurts and i think you get the drift!)
this
card!!!!!!

(SO THERE!!!!!)

May 3, 2009 at 6:43 AM

Rosemary said…

I love this card, but then again, I pretty much always enjoy your work! This is no different and it isn't even in super girly colors or has lots of bling (like mine, wink)!

May 3, 2009 at 8:19 AM