Green cards for March

I thought I'd share with you a few cards that my mom and I created using our few St. Patrick's Day stamps.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my husband and I were lucky to spend 8 months in the Southern part of Ireland.  We rented an old farmhouse in Rosscarbery, a picturesque little town in County Cork.  The scenery in Ireland is gorgeous (that's because it rains a LOT!) but the best part of Ireland is the hospitality! 

We came to know many wonderful people during our extended stay.  I got involved in a community effort to raise money to revamp the playground.  My computer skills were put to good use and I even went collecting door-to-door with some local folks. We raised the funds needed in just a few months and there is a fabulous new playground for the local children and tourists to enjoy.  If you look through the photo gallery at the link above, you will see some photos of the playground.   

This link will take you to the website of the family we rented "our" farmhouse from.  It was centuries old, with walls almost two feet thick!  The house pictured on the home page is actually and old stable and was converted into a holiday house during our stay at the farmhouse.  Our farmhouse, was just next door. If you are ever looking for a place to stay in Ireland, the Harte family's Lumina cottages are a great choice!

I have found a big box of photos and will post a few once I see how they scan. 

St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Ireland are much different than they are in North America.  It is much more of a religious celebration than the party-type celebrations we have here.  We went to the pub in search of green Guinness but there was none to be found.  I seriously doubt that anyone in Rosscarbery sends cards on St. Patrick's day but these are fun cards all the same.

This "matchbook" card is super-easy to make. I think it would make a fun lottery ticket holder, or perhaps a fun coupon booklet.

My mom saw me playing with these stamps and wanted to join in the fun.  I like how she added the twinkle stickers to the pot of gold and like the sentiment she chose to go with the card.  Yay, Mom!

This card was inspired by my daughter, Makenna.  She is determined to catch a leprechaun this St. Patrick's Day.  She has decorated a box { the trap }. Apparently the "secret" to catching a leprechaun is to lay a trail of clovers up to the door.  So here comes our unsuspecting Curly Girl ready to walk through a patch of clover...  will she be caught in Makenna's trap?  Stay tuned for next week's episode of as the world turns...

At A Muse, we pride ourselves on coming up with unique and clever word stamps to go with our images.  Sometimes we come up with some pretty crazy things that give us a good giggle but we'd never make into a stamp (although we are toying with the idea of an A Muse After Dark line... tee! hee!)

Every time I use the A Muse 'Have a lucky day' stamp, I am reminded of a funny word stamp idea we came up with during our brainstorming session -  "hope you get lucky!"  I'm sure you can see how this could be mis-interpreted.  I giggled the whole time I was making this card.  And, I know it will give the recipient a good chuckle too!

I wanted to show you a close-up of the pot of gold because it is super-sparkly.  I used a Sakura clear stardust pen.  It was the perfect finishing touch!

Have a lucky day!

Comments

[Susan F.]

Love these cards. My favorite is the gal walking in the field of clovers... how clever!

[Candi Tardio]

love these cards!!!! really cute :)

[Vincent]

Thanks for posting the link to lumina. We miss you!

[Evie]

These are great cards! Can't wait to see you at the lake this summer!

[France]

Super! I love all your green cards but the get lucky card cracks me up!

[jenna]

I love all your green cards! How lucky to spend such a long time in Ireland. Rosscarbery looks beautiful!

[Katie]

St Patty's is on of my favs and big with my mom's family since were are part Irish. I love the cards. How about some leprechaun stamps for next spring? It is so hard finding new stamps for Patty's day.

[Michelle]

I love all these cards!! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Jennie M]

These are all awesome Linda! I love them! Thanks for the inspiration!!

[joslyn]

wow. love all the green cards. so fun!

[Jen]

ALL the cards are adorable!!! Each one just got cuter! Oh and I would love to see an A Muse after dark line! ;)

Thanks for sharing the links too they really brought back memories of my trip to Ireland in 2000! I so can't wait to go back!

[Shelly McCabe]

Wow, I love your cards. Such cute things for St. Patty's Day. I know whoever gets them will feel lucky!

I'd love to visit Ireland some day. I'm sure you had a fabulous time. Such a beautiful country.

[Elena]

I went to Ireland seven years ago and I loved it. Even though I was pregnant, I had a few wee sips of Guinness at their brewery in Dublin; it tasted so much better there! Thanks for sharing these great cards and the Ireland links!

[Kathy McDonald]

GREAT cards, Linda! You continually amaze me with your simple, yet very creative designs. I wasn't going to make St. Patrick's Day cards this year, but you have made me reconsider! I'd better get busy!

[sarah c. (WAstamper on SCS)]

Tee, hee! I'm sure the A Muse After Dark line would be a big hit! TFS the wonderful cards.

[Tracy]

These are all fantastic. I'm so glad to see more St. Patty's Day cards featured. Always a tough one to find ideas for. Super cute. I especially love the subtle humored one!

[Ingrid]

What fun cards! I vote with Jen on the new green 4-bars - they are gorgeous!

[Heather]

I've tucked that cottage link into my favs ... so great!

Love all the cards!

[Joyce]

Love the cards! You should display them in the store (hint, hint).

My cousin is a radio personality and gets a free trip to Ireland every year for St. Patrick's Day. He leaves tomorrow, poor guy. I would love to visit there someday.

[Jen]

These cards are awesome. I am totally loving the new Grass Green Kitchen notecards- that is my absolute favorite color!
The pictures of Ireland look beautiful. How lucky you were to have spent time there! I once did an exchange through work in New Zealand for 4 months, and the scenery there is some of the prettiest I've ever seen.

[Amrita]

Woohoo! I'm the first to comment. That's what I get for waking up early.

Love, love, love these cards - especially the last one! Thanks for the morning smile!