Ugh...

My apologies, dear blog readers.  I was half asleep and too lazy last night when I posted the St. Patrick's Day cards and didn't bother to take the few extra minutes to clean up the pics in Photoshop.  Looking at the post now, those photos are terribly dark and the different shades of green used on the cards kind of run together.  Sorry about that!  I'll try to get some done editing in Photoshop tonight...  Ugh...

Everyone Loves an Irish Girl...

Hello my crafty friends! It’s been a while, eh? After the holidays, I took a much needed break from my studio to recharge my crafty batteries, but now I’m back in action!

St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. Dressing in head to toe green, drinking Guinness and/or green beers with friends, making homemade Irish Soda bread, going over to my parents’ house for my mom’s traditional St. Pat’s Dinner, what’s not to love about St. Patty’s Day??

Here are a few cards to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:

Supplies used by Stampin' Up and Papertrey Ink

On this first card, the shamrock image is popped out to give it dimension and it’s covered in glitter for some sparkle. The layout design came from Clean and Simple Stamping.

For the second card, I used the patterned paper as inspiration for the color scheme of the card, pulling in the navy and the orange from the plaid as accent colors. The patterned paper also has a linen texture, giving the card a little more interest. The layout is also from Clean and Simple Stamping.

Supplies used by Stampin' Up, Chatterbox, Papertrey Ink, Colorbox

And finally, a little St. Patrick’s Day cheeky humor…

Supplies used by Stampin' Up, Prima, American Crafts, Spare Parts, Papertrey Ink, KI Memories

Coming up next: Spring themed birthday cards…