Just a Note with Bigger Blooms

Hello, welcome back! 

I've been finding a good rhythm in my craft room! Using one set of products three ways is becoming easier and I am finding it a fun challenge. Today's card came together with a few already inked Bigger Blooms that I made into a card instead of just putting them away. I

 I wasn't even planning to make a card, but it was so satisfying adding accent to the blooms with colored pencils and a white gel pen. I paired them with a striped panel of DSP and a sentiment from the Opposites Attract set. All stamps and dies are from The Greetery. I kept the colors and layout simple. 

I hope you're doing well, thanks so much for stopping by! 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Bigger Blooms for The Paper Players #598

It's theme week at The Paper Players! We hope you will be inspired by the all the things associated with a Green Thumb, including plants, foliage, flowers and gardening. My new stamps and dies called Bigger Blooms from The Greetery seemed perfect for this challenge. 

I love the larger size and shapes of these florals and the easy details from stamp layering. They make it easy to fill up a card front. I made sure to include lots of GREENery, inked in vibrant Altenew inks.  My dear mother grew beautiful flowers in our backyard garden, and in summer there were always  impatiens and gorgeous geraniums on the front porch. 

My paper flowers tend to flourish much better than the plants I try to grow, but I love having the real ones!

Also entering this at NBUS, for challenge #40!

Thanks for your visit today, stay well and safe, have a wonderful holiday! 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies: The Greetery - Bigger Blooms, Opposites Attract stamps and dies; Nordic Frames Die

Red DSP is fro Stampin' Up!

Color Hues - We're Having a Play Day!

 Today is a special challenge at Color Hues #44. We're having a Play Day with Michele Ferguson! - I Card Everyone!  Her challenge is called Playing Cards With ...  and we are so happy to be the ones to play along this month! And YOU will be able to play along too making it super fun!
Our colors are red and blue. The DT was asked to include stars or stripes with the colors, but they are not required of those who play along. I gave myself a tough-er challenge: I used the colors, stars and stripes all on a NON-patriotic card! 
My husband's aunt had a July 4th Birthday and used to throw a huge party for all the family (and herself!)  every year.  Instead of having her birthday get lost in the holiday shuffle,  she found a way to make it extra special. Or just "EXTRA" as the sentiment says. She would have loved these happy gifts decked out in polka dots, stars and stripes! 
Hope you will decide to play along! I can't wait to see what you will make! And for those in the US, have a wonderful holiday weekend

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful! 

Stamps used: WPlus9 Birthday Wishes

Dies: Pretty Pink Posh Build a Gift Dies are brand spankin' new, so adding this to NBUS!

Season of Chic Part 2

 Hello again! 

Just a very quick post and a very simple card today. It does show how versatile the Season of Chic stamps and dies are as this card features the wash of color stamps and flower dies. 

Stamping in bright Altenew inks suggest a flower bouquet. I love these flower dies, how they have a whimsical texture all their own with just the outline of the flower. 

This thank you card came together in about 15 minutes! 

Hope you week is going well. I so appreciate your kind comments and visits this week! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Luminous Seashells

 Hi there! I really couldn't figure out how to title this post since it technically doesn't use my featured stamp set of the week. It is simply the Seashells 3d Embossing Folder, all dressed up! 

The lovely Distressed Gold Designer Paper was die cut with the Season of Chic die and added for texture and bright interest.

As well, some inks were sponged to accent the shells, and a pale luminous glaze was added on some of the greenery. Small dots of aqua  were dotted across the top of the design. 

The entire panel is Very Vanilla card stock, layered on a Soft Suede base. I sponged  around the perimeter with Distress Oxide ink. Purposefully leaving off the sentiment allows me to choose one or not, when sending it. I think I really like it best this way! 

Have a wonderful day! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Three for One: Season of Chic from Stampin' Up!

 Oh, I can hardly believe that June is almost over, can you? June is my birthday month, and our dear new little grand made her entrance to the world last weekend! What a delight and such a happy time! God in His goodness helped me get better (even though vaxxed I had a rough stint with COVID)  just in time for my husband and I to help with the older children. You can bet I'm still smiling! 

I really enjoyed being able to focus on one stamp set last week, and you seemed to like it too! Three cards coming up this week using the Season of Chic stamps and dies from Stampin' Up! If you missed it, you can find my first card made with it HERE. 

My second card is a clean and elegant thank you. 

I began by embossing white card stock with the Seashells 3D embossing folder. I love the clean texture this gives! Using the die that looks like a grid, I cut that out of the embossed piece for even more texture. The shell on the left was die cut directly from the patterned paper, it was a perfect fit! The pink shell was die cut from the pink/gold paper and I stamped it to add the shell detail. 

Every once in awhile this happens - I was positively thrilled with how this turned out!

Thanks so much for popping in! I've loved having you visit. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

The Paper Players #597

 It's time for a new challenge #597 at The Paper Players! It's a sketch challenge this week and I love playing with sketches! Seeing as it's been super hot here, my card had to have a cooling off feature, lol. How about a kayak on the water?

I thoroughly enjoyed taking a literal approach to the sketch and making a masculine (or not) birthday card. I snipped out the kayak, colored it in with colored pencils and placed it on a white rectangle. I stamped the sentiment, the circles and fish as accents also using the Adventurous Journey stamp set from Stampin' Up!  The circle patterns were stamped onto white card stock using Dapper Denim ink and the Bold Prints Circle Patterns stamp from Hero Arts. 

I kept this very very simple and easy to make. I can't wait to see how you will be inspired with the sketch! Hope you're staying cool, make it a great day! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!