Jun 09 2008
Lockhart Meets Wild Saffron
Hello, and Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend! It was sooooo hot here. Goodness, it is too early for this nonsense!
A couple weeks ago I went to my LSS and found this glorious K & Co Wild Saffron paper and accessories. OMG I fell in love! The colors are so rich and earthy~ so *me*. I decided to pair it up with 2 Lockhart images: the Checkered Butterfly and the Zinnias.
I really like to add a vellum strip for the sentiment on my cards for a special look. The sentiment is a K & Co vellum sticker from one of their sentiment packs. I think it’s from the “Beyond Postmarks” collection. I got it at Michaels. The butterfly was stamped with Memento rich cocoa on Neenah classic cream cardstock and colored with the following Copic Markers: BG72, BG75, YR24, Y21, E09, E27.
I trimmed it out, then added it to an embossed scalloped circle panel (Prism sunflowers medium) created with my Spellbinders Nestability die. The bling is from Hero Arts, and the felt flower with bling is also from the Wild Saffron Collection. A bit of Stickles on the butterfly completes it.
My next design does not have a sentiment on the front, which allows me to use it for any occasion. I rarely do this, but sometimes it just works.
Copic Markers used for this image were: BG72, BG75, YG17, YG67, YR24, Y21, E34, E09, E27, E79, R89, W3. I used an embossed scalloped rectangle panel, (Prism sunflowers medium) sponged with a bit of Ranger vintage photo ink. Cardbase is Prism sunflowers dark. I added some yellow Stickles to the flower centers, and a bit of my all-time favorite brown swiss dot May Arts ribbon.
Oh!! PS!! My MINI Cooper Clubman S will be arriving at the port of Charleston on the ship Caribbean Highway on Thursday of this week (the 12th!)!!!! 
MAN, I wish I lived closer so I could see them unload her! I want a picture of the ship~ is that crazy? LOL! It will take a few days for them to prepare her for me, so I am hoping that I will be able to get her Saturday the 21st. Fingers crossed!!
Thanks for stopping by today! Wishing you a fabulous week!
Awesome cards!
OOOOH these are both GORGEOUS T!! I love all the details you put on the top one, and those flowers on the bottom are just gorgeous!!! You rock!
BEAUTIFUL!!!
I love these. The colors sure do pop!
OK…now you have me running to Michael’s and/or JoAnn’s to get this gorgeous paper….your cards are stunning. Thanks for enabling…..errrr…sharing! LOL!
This is beautiful! Love the images you choose to go with this paper. I rarely/never purchase a lot of pre-made embellishments like the 3-D stickers but I had to have this entire line when it came out. I was kind of hanging on to it until fall but you’ve inspired me to go ahead and get it out! That’s such good news about your car. Keep us posted!
Wow!!! Those cards are breathtaking! This makes me want to reach for my Wild Saffron stack!
Awesome is right, these are all gorgeous, thanks so much for sharing
Karen W
Gorgeous–those colors are awesome! As always, your cards are fabulous!
Oh, these are gorgeous! I love the rich colors!
Wow, all those layers and bling (not to mention the coloring…)
Both cards are lovely — and good for illustrating that big, bold paper and smaller stamps DO go together ;^)*
Love it!
GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!
I love these cards! The colors are so rich…
Wow! These cards are absolutely gorgeous! I can see why you had to have that beautiful paper!!
It’s a shame your little mini didn’t arrive this past weekend. I was close to Chas. in Edisto and would have been glad to get a photo for you! And yes, it was a scorcher down there too!
Oh my GAWSH!! I love this! Amazing colors!!
These cards are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards Trudee, gorgeous with the Prism paper. Do you mind me asking where you purchase your Prism papers at?
These cards so are so beautiful. I just love the Lockhart stamps with that gorgeous paper. It is really hot here in Illinois too. Have a marvelous day.
Dawn B..
I really love the earthy tones too, great coloring of the butterfly! Pretty bouquet in the second too, love the colors of your nestie bg with it, both lovely cards!
Beautiful cards, T — I love those earth tones, too, and that paper is gorgeous! A perfect match for these Lockhart images!
I know how you feel about your little Cooper. She needs someone there to welcome her home. It’s sort of like not being there when your child comes home. You’re there in spirit that’s for sure. Remember anticipation is half the fun - Nimmy
I’ve got some of this paper and love it also! Your cards are amazing, so beautiful! Oh how exciting your Cooper is on its way to you! You’ll be cruisin’ around before you know it!
Hubba bubba. These are drop dead gorgeous!
I am speechless!!! Absolutely stunning work, Trudee!
My first sound was OMGoodness!!! Breathtakingly beautiful! Those colors just shine……
Both are fabulous, T, but I especially love the butterfly one! That stitched vellum is So cool! Woohoo on the Cooper!
I especially love the butterfly card - that Wild Saffron paper is georgeous; and your coloring of the Lockhart butterfly is particularly awesome!
I wish I lived close to you, we would have to take a ‘road trip’ to Charleston to welcome your baby off that ship! Can’t you just see the expressions on peoples’ faces when they saw not one, but two crazy chicks snapping photos and waving - at a car?
Both are fabulous, T! I love that paper! It’s been ages since I’ve been in a Michael’s (believe it or not)!
WOOHOO for highway!!
Both cards are absolutely wonderful - WOW! And I’m so happy for you that your Mini is almost here - VERY exciting. It is too bad you can’t be there to welcome her.
Rich stunning and gorgeous Trudee! Wohoo for that mini!!! July is going to be a rockin’ month for you!
What beauties! These colors are so you!! Love the stitched vellum! Hope things cool down a bit in your neck of the woods!
These cards are just beautiful. Love the colors. That little scrumptious morsel is so close you can almost taste it, good luck with your new ride! Your excitement over it is infectious I am excited for you! Enjoy! Stacy
These are great Trudee! That paper is perfect- so rich!
Both of these cards are absolutely beautiful! The colors are great and the flowers on the second card are gorgeous!
I love these colors! I love the vellum stitched sentiment! very creative!
Oh, good heavens, these cards are both gorgeous and I LOVE the paper! Gosh, perfect for your butterfly — which looks like a jewel, by the way. Beautiful cards, Trudee!