Hello Friends, Today is April 1 which means many things. It’s “Lily Pad’s” GRAND OPENING ( & last blog hop), MY STEP MOMS BIRTHDAY (happy B.D. Rachel… I love you! ) and it’s APRIL FOOLS DAY!!
I have two cards today to welcome you to “Lily Pad” and invite you to discover many exciting things that Lily Pad will be bringing to your desk top. I hope you have had time to check them out and I must ask you this…. Did you check out the prize packages? Time is running out …click here for the details. If you are a Penny Black fan you will find lots of Penny Black stamps in Lily’s Pad’s prize packages. Also ……each day on the Penny Black blog you will find prizes all week here.
Do you remember the welcome wagon? I just loved this hedgehog with the cart. Here is an Easter card I made with this same hedgehog. The idea was to create a little flower shop of sorts to fill the cart with flowers. 
I cut off the egg from this stamp and add some flowers from this set.The flowers in the wagon are from the planter on the right of the card. I stamped the bowl twice and used the second one to elevate the base for more height. 
I LOVE this new grass stamp from Penny Black. See the pattern on the awning? I used this grass stamp for some geometric lines on my awning then colored it with markers. Almost any stamp can be use for a background. (Sounds like a good challenge eh?) The awning was created with the NEW Spellbinder “Banners Basic 1” A friend of mine, Nina, designed these banners and I am in love with the possibilities of them! It won’t be long and Simon Says Stamp will have them in their store here.
Now for my second card. If you don’t know…Inlinkz ..it is how I link all of my products at the bottom of each post. If you click on the thumbnails you will be taken directly to a store where you can purchase it or check out more details on the products that I have used in each post.
Notice the friendly happy frog that’s Inlinkz’s mascot of sorts. I gave him some open eye balls with my new favorite enamel from Ranger. First I used a blob of white and waited for it to dry and then added a black blob on top of the white. It look so cool in person. For the background I punched some clouds (see supply list below) and airbrused over the punched clouds. Then I removed the clouds ( cause they became blue and I wanted them to be white. I will have some blue clouds for another project in the future. (Distress ink will accomplish a similar look.) I also used the grass stamp from Penny Black again in this card.
I am so proud of Vicky and Deborah and what they have created with Lily Pad. I admire you both so much and I look forward to each post. Have a great weekend everyone. Any sneaky plans to fool someone?? I would love to hear what you might have up your sleve. Have a happy weekend!
Hugs, Kathy
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Copic Class GIVEWAWAY!
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These are just beautiful!! I love the little frog sitting on top of the first card. He is so fun!!
Wowers Kathy – I sooooo love todays cards-Especially the one with the blue frogs – too cute!
your cards are awesome as always and I love those little blue frogs.
This is one of the cutest cards I ever saw Kathy. Totally blew me away. Thanks for sharing such creativity.
Both cards are amazing! You are so very talented and I love coming here to just gaze at the beauty of your cards! Happy weekend to you, Kathy! 🙂
Both cards are absolutely stunning, Kathy! Love how you created the frog scene and love all the coloring as always!
what a lovely cards, i love htem both, they are really beautiful!
Your cards are really lovely.
Marie-Anne
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These two cards toad-ally ROCK!! A message from your #1 fan 🙂
I love your inventive use of the grass stamp & the way you’ve made the planter higher. I’ve managed to sign myself up for the email sub on the Lily-Pad blog & look forward to the challenges starting. My broadband hopefully will be fixed by then but at present it’s a bit hit & miss whether my comments are accepted or I can even load a blog. Have a lovely weekend. Here’s hoping this will work
Paula (PEP)
OMG Kathy, your cards are always so amazing, always so colourful and fun… I still have the cards you sent me displayed for inspiration in my craft room xxx
I loved those cards the moment I saw them… the more I look at them the more I love them. Because I can see every little detail, like the planter, and the opened eyes, and that you even used the same fonts on the sentiment as we use on our site! Perfect coloring, attention to detail and those lovely white dots! A KATHY GORGEOUS ORIGINAL ONCE MORE!
Simply stunning creations!
Ali x
OMGosh Kathy these are fabulous, your colouring is stunning, and great designs.
soooo cute!
Love these cards.
Sandra ltb
Lov the cards hedgie so cute with the flower cart! and the blue frogs are so cute!
hug
doreen
Kathy, these are stunning works!!
Fabulous card, Kathy!! Luv all the details on the first card!! That card Really makes me feel BETTER to FEEL the spring, in this Snowy/rainy day today…lol… Second card is funny! I went to check their blog and read how it was “born”. Interesting! 🙂
(still picking my jaw off the floor) These are stunning card..love love the coloring, the dimension, the blue frogs, the clouds, the grass!!phew!! Simply stunning!!
TFS!!
Amazing cards Kathy!
Kathy both adorable cards, I love the enamel accents too..they dry so quickly and they look stunning as frogs eyes! Happy Birthday to your MIL..
Two darling cards. You are so talented, the new blog is going to be a regular stop for me. I know I will find so much artistic inspiration for you creative masters. Thanks so much for sharing.
Totally stunning Kathy. Love the little blue Frog peeking out with the Hedgie and your second card is too darn cute for words… So glad for you to be part of this exciting adventure too.
Awesome cards, Kathy! Lots of awesome details.
Fab Fab Fab Kathy these are fantastic. Joey x
Your jar card is AWESOME!! Cute use of the mascot too~
Wow such wonderful colors!! what stamp is the flower and butterfly from?
Your cards are terrific Miss Kathy. hugs to you.
super FUNtastic cards ever!!! Love jar with blue froggies inside.. i can’t stop giggling here.. so cute Kathy!!! 🙂
Absolutely LOVE the bright crisp colors on both cards! Super!
I got a card in the mail from “Kathy” but the return addy has me confused. It is an absolutely GORGEOUS card, Penny Black image. I would love to thanks someone for being so sweet——????
hugs
Beverly
Stunning cards, Kathy!
Kathy you never cease to amaze me! I love the bold and dinamic look to your work. The shading and highlighting is outstanding. The depth and dimension that you create evertime you pull out a stamp and place it to paper just blows me away! Wow! I look at your blog many times and there are times I have pick my jaw up because your work blows me away. Just love what you can do with a copic marker. It is has if they were made just for you. So happy to see you leaping about and hanging out with the Lily Pad Gals. Thanks for the inspiration.
super cute card! love those frogs. and thanks for sharing the idea about the eyes. I can’t wait to try it!