With Love Tucked Inside

It's Friday and I've been MIA for a whole week. Had a lovely short getaway and came home just in time for snow here in NC. Sadly, the freeze comes weeks after spring - the daffodils, cherry trees and forsythia were all blooming three weeks ago. 

I have a few blooms to share on today's card in my favorite spring colors. Still loving the items from the Love Letters collection so much that I went back to order the Signed and Sealed with a Kiss stamps and dies. Those lilies and greenery fan out perfectly inside the envelope.

I jumped into the challenge at Tic Tac Toe and chose the middle row to use twine, a heart and sentiment. 

I can see myself using these sentiments for many occasions depending on the sentiment inside the card. I've listed the supplies below. 

I'm off to enjoy the sunshine and snow outside my window. I have some other things on my to-do list for today, but for now I am blissfully postponing them. When the jobs are done, I will have a bit of craft time. Thank you for spending some time with me today. Stay warm and well. 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful! 

Supplies used: 

Stamps: The Greetery - Signed and Sealed, Signed and Sealed with a Kiss stamps and dies; Nordic Frames die

Paper: SU - Pear Pizzazz

Inks: PTI colors

Accessories: linen thread 

Glad We're Friends for MFT

It was so nice to see the sunshine today!  Blue skies in North Carolina are extra special.

I'm popping in with one last post for the week. I loved the sketch this week at the Wednesday Sketch Challenge at My Favorite Things, and was happy to pull out some of my MFT stamps and dies for today's card.

I began with ink blending using Distress Inks in Antique Linen, Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose. The images and dies are from the Blissful Blooms stamp set, colored with Copic markers. For the sentiment, I stamped and embossed using the Furever Friends set. 

Here's the sketch. 

I also had a fabulous surprise today. My card was chosen as the WINNER at CAS(E) This Sketch. I am proud to display my badge. 

Thank you for your kind comments, they are always such an encouragement. 

It's Fall Jump for Joy with Lawnfawn

Oh my goodness, when I saw the Jump for Joy set from Lawnfawn I just couldn't resist these adorable foxes and the other woodland animals included. 

I find that sending cards to hospitalized children enables me to add whimsical stamps to my stash which are so fun to create with. Ahhh, er---just sayin' that I happen to like them too!

I'm mass producing these so I stamped and die cut a bunch of the images and color them with Copics when I have a few moments of time.

Works out well that I can play along with the talented crew at the Color Throwdown. The tree is die cut of Kraft card stock and sponged with brown inks. 

Hope it's a happy day for you! Thanks so much for popping by to visit.  

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful! 

Also linking to the Double D "Feeling Fallish" and the Dies R Us  "Anything Fall" challenges.

Supplies used: 

Stamps: Lawnfawn - Jump for Joy and coordinating dies

Accessories - Lawnfawn - Leafy Tree Backdrop: Portrait

CAS(E) This Sketch 243

Hi everyone, 
I hope you're at the beginning of a very good week! 

It's a rainy day here but that means cooler weather which will be wonderful tomorrow when the sun is expected to return. 

We spent a wonderful day with family yesterday so I'm happy to be having a catch up day today.

Posting a card I made over the weekend to play along with the gang at CAS(E) This Sketch 243. 

I thought the Happy Pandas stamp from MFT would be perfect for this sketch design. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Uplifting Thoughts. 

I'm honored that my card from last week was posted as a CTS Favorite and you can see it HERE. 

Hopefully this card will spread some smiles to the child who receives it. 

I'm so glad you stopped by today! 

Wonderful Woodland Friend

I couldn't resist a second take on the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #236! 
I wanted a more truly CAS card so the layout was more literal, although I placed my focal point on the left side. I loved THIS card by Chrissy, but all the DT projects were inspiring!

Keeping the cards simple means more cards to send to hospitalized kids. Having the sketch in mind from my earlier post really helped this card come together. 

I'm so glad you popped by to visit my blog today! 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.
          Make something beautiful! 

Supplies used: 

Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh - Woodland Critters and coordinating dies

Paper: SU - White, Baked Brown Sugar, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi

Coloring done with Copic markers

Stitched Summer Blooms

Welcome to my first post here on the new blog! I found that I really missed having a place to share my creations and I love having you come to visit! I've gotten in the habit of always having something to color on hand and these stitched roses that have been on my desk make an impact on today's card.

I'm playing along with this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. 

I cut strips of white card stock for my design, and heat embossed the sentiment in white. My decision to use Coastal Cabana card stock for the base came after trying a few other colors because I was going for a clean, crisp look but unfortunately, the photo doesn't capture that. 

Hope you have a great day!

Be yourself.
     Find delight in your craft.
          Make something beautiful!

Stamps: (SSS) More Spring Flowers
Paper: Coastal Cabana
Ink: colored with Zig Clean Color markers