Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Birds and the Bees

NO........This card is NOT what you think!  I just thought it was a little catchy to see "the birds and the bees"...Actually, it's the birds, bees, and butterfly!!  LOL  In case you're wondering where the birds are, they're on the embossed panel - you just have to look close!


A quick, CAS card for today with a little yellow, white and black to get everyone in the mood for spring!  We have the garden all in now - way too much work and a very sore back, but it's finally done.  Now we get to sit back and watch it grow - and then all the work really begins, with canning, etc.... We already have butterflies though - just not the bees yet.  In fact, some type of little yellow butterfly must be migrating though here right now as there are hundreds of them! 

The card is pretty self explanatory.....I added some Liquid Glass to the wings of the bees and used a yellow Sakura pen to highlight some on the butterflies wings.
I'll enter this is the challenges at Tuesday Morning Sketches (Sketch - be sure and check out their blog to see this) and Tuesday Throwdown (Outside the Box).

Thanks for stopping by.................
Lynn

30 comments:

Vicky Hayes said...

What a gorgeous colour combination! I love the little bee and butterfly tags too. You sound as if you've got everything under control in the garden!

Marilyn said...

So pretty Lynn! Love the yellow, black & white combo... very striking!

Sharon said...

Oh wow, this is a stunning card Lynn. Love the yellow, white and black. A stunning combination. Super layout. Love what you've done with the ribbon. xx

Anne Temple said...

Absolutely gorgeous! Love the bright yellow and your design is so eye catching.

Tammy said...

Beautiful card Lynn. It's simplicity and colors are very elegant!

Donna Hanley said...

Lynn, Great spring time card. I love those colors together. I had a great outfit once that was black, white and yellow but it was many moons ago and several sizes smaller. LOL I'm glad to hear your garden is all in. The only thing I have in is broccoli and rosemary at this point. We are suppose to, maybe, get snow in two days. This is why we are forced to wait until the end of may to plant most things. Darn weather. Around this time of year I get so itchy for good home grown veggies. It's hard to wait for our season.

Margaret said...

Teaching us about birds and bees...We just never know with you, Lynn!
This is absolutely beautiful in these colors! Love the accents on the bees and butterfly!
We are just starting the gardening here. I keep waiting for the weather to get cold, one more time! As much as I grumble about pulling weeds, I would much rather be in the garden than doing dishes!

Kathy and Lucky said...

This is so striking with those crisp colors and the bird, bees and butterflies. Loving the CAS, you me and that area.

Linda Simpson said...

This is gorgeous Lynn, I have that embossing folder too and I love the lemon and black ribbon.

Hugs
Linda xxx

Carol L said...

What a cool card! I love the bright yellow with black accents - very striking! You planted your garden, and I just picked up my first pack of seeds today! LOL
Have a great weekend :)

Bonnie said...

You can't go wrong with yellow, black and white, I don't think. We've got lots of bees and I've seen a few little white butterflies. I loved seeing them on your card.

Dixie said...

Beautiful card, Lynn! Love the colours and that gorgeous bow. If it was a Friday, I might have really hesitated about the Birds and Bees title ;D We are still well over a month away from gardening here (still have snow on the ground).

McCrafty's Cards said...

Gorgeous card Lynn, I like the bee's, and butterfly and the ribbons.
kevin xx

paige said...

Beautiful card Lynn! I just made a card for a DT using the same color combo. you had me going with the title of your post! LOL!

Angela said...

This is really beautiful...love the yellow and black on white, it's so fresh and springy! Thank you for playing along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

NanaConnie said...

Fantastic Out of the Box, Lynn! I love the yellow, black and white. What a great combo! I'm so glad you came over and played at Tuesday Throwdown this week.
NanaConnie (in my DT hat) :-D

Joan Ervin said...

This is one of my favorite color combos, Lynn...it looks sooo fresh and pretty with the birds, bees and butterfly!!!!! Congrats on getting the garden in....not sure if we will have one this year....too many soccer games!!!

Jennipher said...

Absolutely gorgeous! Love all the white with the hints of yellow and black.

Shannon White said...

Fabulous Card Lynn! Love the Sweet birds, bees and butterflies! Wonderful color combo too! Just CAS and Beautiful! 8-)

Hugs
Shannon

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Love your BBB card! The yellow is sooooo cheerful!

Wow- can't believe you got all your gardening done already!

It's a little brisk here today but landscapers finally cleaned the yard -so I'm feeling Spring-y!

Cheryl said...

WOW! Your card is stunning! A great take on the sketch this week. So glad you joined us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

Marie said...

Fantastic two tone card, Lynn. Love your intrepertation of the sketch! Lovely embossed background. Thanks for sharing with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Darlene said...

Well you may consider this CAS, but I consider it a work of art! I love everything, I mean everything, about it! Wonderfully fresh and spring-like. Super bee & butterfly images, and the extra accents on them are so well done. The black incorporates into the card very well too!

Tammy said...

Gorgeous card Lynn!! I love the design and that fabulous butterfly!! Perfect ribbon treatment too!
Hugs, Tammy

Theresa said...

What a fabulous card. Love black and yellow. Your images are just fabulous. AWESOME card!! Thanks for joining us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Monica said...

SUPERB!!! Love the bees and the birds... and the butterfly is soooo real looking. So fresh and perfect to welcome spring.

Monica xxx

Melissa Craig said...

PERFECT! I love the colors, the simple elegance - this card is awesome. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Anne Marie Hile said...

"Bee-utiful" Lynn! Love how the color just pops off the white and dimension from the butterfly. Sorry It has taken me forever to pop by and visit...it has been a crazy couple of weeks. Hope you are enjoying the Texas spring...which feels more like an intro to summer lately. Yikes! :)

Anonymous said...

Lovely card, Lynn! The colors are marvelous together, and the combination of critters you used is so sweet. Makes me want to be out in my garden! Thanks for sharing this at Tuesday Throwdown. :-)

Shelly Schmidt said...

Congrats for winning at the Tuesday Throwdown challenge Lynn!!!