Through the Window Day 3

 Hi friends, 

Here are the last two cards using the Simon Says Stamp Card Kit and Through the Window Dies. Thanks for patiently viewing these mostly Case'd cards this week. These are made for me to give away for special occasions. 

This first one is for our granddaughter who turns 11 this month. She loved the one of the previous cards I'd made (find them HERE) so I made this one for her by adding DSP from my stash and a few die cut branches (Altenew.) 

Next up is one for our wedding anniversary in June. I love the springy vibe and the sentiment is perfect for our many happy years together. 

A snippet of the designer paper is cut to place inside the window, which was constructed to be a shaker. Flat sequins in gold and a simple heart are the embellishments. 

Using up almost all of the pretty paper pack included with the kit gives me a really satisfied feeling. I'll enjoy it while it lasts! Not sure when I'll get on to the next thing. Not even sure what it will be!

Hope you have a most wonderful day!

Be yourself

         Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Joyful Day

 Hello, it's a new day! Mine has begun very early since I could not sleep. I'll bet you can guess what I did in the pre-dawn wakening. I made a card!

The background panel was ready-to-go already made with a stencil, it's from Waffle Flower Puffy Squares stencil. The boots are by Penny Black (as is the sentiment) and the flowers are bits and bobs from a few places. Figuring out what to fill the boots with and how to arrange it was the hardest part of the card! I added some shading with Copics to the boots.

It will be just in time to share at The Paper Players which ends today.

 Their challenge is a theme of spring showers which I really wanted to join since I've had this boot die on my desk for at least a month. It was bought last year and I am glad to use it for the first time now. I will head on over to share this at NBUS  as well.  I hope you can make it a great day, and take care. Thanks for coming by to visit. 

Be yourself

         Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Sparkle for Spring

It's been a busy time! Lots of household improvements going on including having the walls and kitchen cupboards painted. It's lovely to have it finished. Also, I'm teaching a local Papercrafting class, so there was prep work to plan and assemble the projects. 

It just happens, a found a new card recently made and photographed. Ready to share! 

The flowers were embossed in gold, colored using inks and stencils, and die cut. I love having the bouquet arranged for me so it is cut in one pass. Layering it on a scalloped stitched panel and a stitched frame made it easy to assemble. The stamps are Flowers for the Soul from Pinkfresh Studio.The sentiment is a favorite.

The gold thread, gold embossing and gold metallic gems add some sparkle! I'm happy to play at The Paper Players. I love a good TTT challenge and used the middle row across; sparkle, flowers, embossing and the right row vertically; sentiment, embossing, layers. 

  Wishing you a wonderful day and much joy. Thanks for coming by!

         Be yourself

         Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!   

Happy Easter Wish

 Hello there! I'm sorry to say that I don't often make Easter cards, even though it's an important holiday and there are so many lovely options to choose from right here in my stash. Today changed that.

I'm delighted to share it with you! 

The well-loved oldies came out first, beginning with the Cathedral Die and stencils from The Greetery. Some light sponging of pastel inks behind the windows and at the card base created a soft base for the bouquet. 

The flowers and leaves are from the very new-to-me Garden Party Die from Pinkfresh Studio, cut from white card stock and sponged with color. Also brand new, these Ethereal Butterflies from Memory Box seemed to round out the scene, with their rich texture and an added pearl. The sentiment is from Spring Day... by Penny Black. I got an extra nudge from the challenge at Double D,  Easter/Church/Cross. 

I'm so thankful to these ladies for their beautiful inspiration and hard work. 

I will add this to the lineup at NBUS  and Die Cut Divas  Celebrate Spring as well. I can't thank you enough for taking the time to come by today and say hello. See you again soon!

Be yourself

         Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

In my Garden

 Hello friends! I've been working in my craft room with a garden theme of butterflies and blooms today. Playing with a sketch and a nice collection of new supplies that I have lined up from recent orders. And oh boy, did I have fun! More awaits.

Michele's sketch from Freshly Made was my starting point.  My interpretation is not literal although I took quite a while trying to get a  balance of the die cuts and embellishments. 

It's a great sketch! For the leaves and flower, just a bit of inking added interest. I think the butterflies fit well with this sentiment. Pearls were the only embellishment. 

Hope your Saturday is going well! I appreciate your visit so much. 

Be yourself

         Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Challenges:
NBUS  **see below for  4 new items**
Freshly Made

 and a new to me challenge from The Paper Shelter where I used Flowers, Free and Pearls

Supplies:
Simon Says Stamp - *Rose Branch Wafer Die, *Jaunty Sunflower Die
Altenew - inks, *Itty Bitty Branches Die Set
Pinkfresh Studio - Butterflies in Bloom Stamps and Dies, *Scalloped Grid Coverplate Die
Penny Black - Butterflies 

A Bit of Fluff

 
A new stamp came out to play today and it's a cute bunny saying hello to spring! 

I made the background last month just playing around with a few stencils for a session. Using the Puffy Squares (Waffle Flower) I did two background panels in tone on tone colors of blue and yellow. Adding a dainty border and a tag today fits this right in with the challenge at Freshly Made. 

The new-to-me Spring Bunny Stamp Set (Concord & 9th) provided the focal point. I added a bit of bling for his bit of fluff tail. Sharing this also at the NBUS gallery. 

A clean and simple card. It's much brighter IRL. 

That's all for today! 

Be yourself

         Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Capture Joy and Butterfly Kisses

Welcome back! Hello, on this sunny warm beautiful day, I'm so glad you've joined me. Today I'm sharing a quick post featuring the Simon Says Stamp Card Kit for the month, called Capture Joy. 

Although his kit has sold out, many elements are still available singly for sale.  I hope that you'll enjoy a glimpse of four cards that I've made with these fun papers and stamps.

Some of you know that when I moved recently I did a major downsize and gave away most of my craft supplies. I did have a room full! It seems I've missed all the reams of patterned papers that I had the most! And to be honest, I'm being careful with bringing in the new stuff, lol! The card kit gives me a kick and I am loving this one. 

Butterflies and polka dots, what's NOT to love? Wishing you a fabulous day! 

Be yourself

         Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Challenges I am entering today: 
NBUS #75 - the stamps and DSP are new
Simon Says Stamp
Inkspirational Challenge #43  Their mood board is a fabulous array of colors and textures that inspired me. 

Wildflower Birthday

Hello friends, it's a new week, welcome to my blog today! One of my favorite things about this hobby of card making that we love, is that you can create what you feel in the mood for and change out colors or techniques according to your whim. 

Lately I've been doing simple cards with clean watercolored images, but you know what? I've been missing playing with paper. So I got my fill of flowers and pretty papers with this card. 

Recently I  was smitten with a couple floral suites from Stampin' Up! This card was created with papers from the Wildflower Birthday Collection. Such pretty pastel peach and blues. I began by embossing white card stock with the Baroque folder from Anna Griffin, and used a die to scallop the bottom edge. The striped tag is part of the DSP, I cut it out and trimmed out the polka dotted blue strip to add vertically.

 The flowers and leaves on the tag are part of the images on the papers that can be punched out. The other panel was cut with a stitched die cut from the set. The lovely loose weave trim is so fun to work with and dressed things up. A sentiment from The Greetery and a few metallic gold pearls were  included for the final touch. That's it for me today, thanks for keeping on til the end of this post. Hope you have a great day!

I'll be linking up with NBUS - Never Been Used Stuff as the papers and die are new; and the lovely ladies at A Cut Above.

Showered in Love

 Hello on a Thursday evening! I couldn't resist playing in Claire's theme challenge of Rainy Days at The Paper Players and the time to join is almost up! 

The theme encouraged me to pull out the Rain Boot Bouquet Die from Spellbinders that  I've had in my new items stash and make a card. 

I also have wanted to feature the Concord and 9th Garden Party Paper Pack and was able to combine a few patterns I just love and colors for my boots. I foresee lots of uses for theses dies in many color combos for encouragement cards. The sentiment is from Penny Black. Playing at The Paper Players.

I'm so glad to have popped in with a just for fun project today. It makes me even happier that you've dropped in too. Have a great weekend!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

You Are Amazing

 Hey there! I'm here for a quick card share and I'm glad you've stopped by! 

I pulled out some patterned paper and made a fun fold card using WPlus9 Spring Floral dies. The sentiment is from Honey Bee. 

Thanks for having a look! 

I'm adding this to NBUS as the dies are new, and the Tic Tac Toe Challenge. 

It fits the rows Fun Fold, Die Cut, Spring and across Spring, Emboss, Patterned Paper. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

The Paper Players #589 Hello Bluebird Garden Party!

Hello friends!  Maybe you are old enough to remember circling a flagpole for May Day celebrations on May 1? Well, I'm not quite that old - but I think outside parties and flowers are a lovely remembrance. I still can't believe it is MAY already! It's also Sunday so that means time for a new Paper Players challenge! Our theme provided by dear Jaydee is - birds and/or bees, take your pick! Or use both as I did. 

I'm again featuring a Slim line card that measures 3-1/2" x 8-1/2". I had so much fun creating this garden party celebration! The images were colored with Copics with accents from a white gel pen added then die cut. The backgrounds were ink blended with DOX inks. 

Here's a close up so you can catch a look at those bees! I will list supples below for those who like details. 

Be sure to check the lovely inspiration provided by the Design Team and join us, won't you? 

Stay tuned for my second post today to follow soon. Have a great time with your weekend crafting! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies: Stamps - Hello Bluebird Garden Party and coordinating dies, Sentiment from Park Play
Distress Oxide Inks (Cracked Pistachio and Broken China 
Dies: I used the Mama Elephant Slim Film City dies for the outer scalloped mat and the long postage stamp bordered edge. The SU stitched square die created the windows. 
Paper: SU Soft Sky
Other: Wink of stella for bees wings, white gel pen, Copics

Somebunny Slimline card

 Hi, it's Thursday afternoon and I'm here with a just for fun post! Meaning a project not made for a DT,  or even a card challenge, but just because! I've collected quite a lot of adorable critter stamps for making scenes, and I've become obsessed with the extra space a slimline card allows. And the cuteness!

Hello Bluebird has super fun animal stamps and the sets are easily combined for a scene as they are the same scale. I colored the images from the Park Play stamps with Copic markers and fussy cut them out.

 

They are arranged on the backgrounds and film layer from the Mama Elephant Slim Film City dies. I've found these to be a great value since there are quite a few options and I have already gotten good use out of them. I've had so much delight in trying this new style and card size. If you feel stuck in a creative rut, I'm recommending you try something new!

I hope your day is shaping up! I'm sending you sunny thoughts and hugs today! I'll be back with two posts on Sunday. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

April Showers for The Paper Players

 Hello and Happy Easter!

It's my last chance to use this beautiful image from Spring Day (Penny Black). While not specifically an Easter card, it is definitely seasonal. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw The Paper Players Challenge #587 beginning today called April Showers. 

It is hosted by Claire and is a Clean and Simple Challenge. I kept my layers and embellishments minimal and did just a bit of color blocking for interest. 

The image takes center stage, stamped in Warm Wool ink (WPlus9). It's a fav of mine when I want a soft outline and it can withstand water for coloring. I used Copics today, and added - you guessed it - a butterfly with a pearl. 

Hope makes our lives a little brighter is my favorite sentiment from the faith.hope.love transparent stamps also by Penny Black. Thanks so very much for visiting today. I hope to see your take on the challenge in the gallery!

I am adding this to the challenge at Fusion to use tulips, as featured in the photo. I also want to add this to the Penny Black Saturday challenge, Anything Goes or Easter.

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

More Spring Flowers for Color Hues #39

 Good morning, I'm hoping your day has started off well. I'm sharing a card today for our new challenge at Color Hues to use purple and green. That screams spring to me and you know what else - florals. 

 My images (Spring Florals stamps/dies from SSS) were embossed in white onto Bristol Smooth card stock that had been inked and blended with Distress Oxides and sponge daubers. My gingham panel and dies from Penny Black (Soaring) finished off this bright card. I love the 'brighten your day' sentiment as it could be just thinking of you or for a get well card. 

The design team has a gallery of amazing inspiration for you! We hope you will join us with your crafty goodness. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Lovely in Pink for Color Hues #38

 Hello! I am happy to know that APRIL is here and I'm ready to share our Challenge #38 at Color hues! Sheri is our hostess this month, and she's chosen Pink and Green for our springtime hues. 

Of course, I thought florals would be perfect and the new to me stamps called Loveliness were just waiting and ready to go! 

I used watercolor paper and stamped the images with Versafine black ink then heat embossed with clear powder. I like embossing when I watercolor and used the Zig markers because of the the vibrant  shades, especially the pinks!

I added color with the markers and used a damp brush to add shading and movement. 

All my supplies are from Penny Black today, I will list them below. Once I got the dies I've been wanting to put butterflies with pearls on every card! 

My new stamps mean I join in the April challenge at NBUS!

What will inspire your creation with pink and green? Can't wait to see it in our gallery!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies from Penny Black: Loveliness  stamps #30-906; Soaring dies #15-731; Spring Day #30-805

Pinkfresh Florals for The Paper Players #584

 Hello crafty friends, welcome to a new week! And a new challenge at The Paper Players where LeAnne has a sketch for us. I love sketches and this one is fun.

I combined plaid paper (MFT) and floral images stamped using Pinkfresh Studio (Lovely Blossoms and Just a Hello Floral.)

I always eyeball blocked sketches instead of intricate measuring, ahem. That means I had to make this card twice to get it right, lol. Now that I've got it, I'd like to make another one soon. 

I hope you will join us and create what you love using our sketch! Hope you have a wonderful day!

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 
               Make something beautiful!