Sending Love

 Good Morning!

This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Altenew,

Allsorts, Stencils.  

Sisterhood Of Crafters, Flowers.

 Altenew Botanical Illustrations, stamps, dies and stencils.

Beautiful Day sentiments (one cropped).

Water Color Striped stencil.

 Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn and Peeled Paint inks.

Gold Embossing Powder.

Jewels.

Foam Sheets and Strips.

 Inside.

 LOVE these florals!

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy~~

Shenanigans and Hello Gorgeous!

Good Morning! 

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My Favorite Things Sketch

My Favorite Things Color

I created my background area by die cutting 2 Spellbinders Ovals.  

I placed them wonky, one on top of the other and cut from Stencil Material.  

Now I have a 'pool, pond, kidney bean' shape forever.  lol

My Favorite Things Old Friends stamp set, fussy cut.  

Tuxedo Black, Marina Mist and Alabaster White (pigment) inks used.  

Clear Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.  

Stencil by Altenew, Half Tone.

Star Sequins.  

Fun Foam.

He's kind of cute!

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Simon Says Monday, Die Cuts.

I found this beautiful CARD on Pinterest by Gail Ellis and CASED it.

I used the Altenew Products;

Magnolias For Her, stamp and die sets.

Beautiful Day and Sweet Friend stamp sets.

Tuxedo Black andAntique Linen inks.

Clear Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.

Deckle Edge die.

My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Strips and Blueprints #12 dies.

Swiss Dots and 3D Leaves Embossing Folders.

Vellum.

Pinkfresh Studio Jewels.

Foam Dots.

Inside.

Some lovely dimension.

Thanks so much for coming by!

Enjoy~~

Home And Sympathy

 Good Morning! 

This 1st card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday, Bright And Cheerful.

Allsorts, Any Stamped Image.

I used the Close To My Heart stamp set, The Great Indoors.

This is a funny little Covid inspired set, I guess we can say that now.

The large stamped 'home' and little houses are from this set.

2nd sentiment is by Gina K Designs, Home Is stamp set, which I cropped.

Lots of inks;

Amalgam Black, Perfect Plum, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral,

Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist and Wisteria Wonder.

I started stamping from the center out and going to the right.

I confess I was going to go in rainbow order, but when I started to stamp from the center out left, I did it backwards....oh well. lol

MFT Paper, Rainbow Plaid and Black and White Stripes.

Copic Marker.

Studio Katia Wedding Bells Mix Jewels.

Clear Embossing Powder.

Fun Foam.

WOS.

Gina K Designs, Home Is stamp set.

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Simon Says Monday, Frame It.

I used my Glimmer Hot Foil System and some Spellbinders Hot Foil Plates, Glimmering Butterflies and Glimmering Layered Flowers.  These sets also come with the matching dies.  The Oval was included in the Glimmer System.

Spellbinders Classic Oval die set.

Foil in Gold.

Sentiment from Altenew, Peony Spray stamp set.

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

Gold Embossing Powder.

Adhesive Pearls.

Foam Dots.

Sentiment from Altenew, Paint A Flower Daffodil stamp set.

I adore the Gold Foil!

I also created a matching envelope.

Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set.

Gold Embossing Powder.

This card is for Beverly McNary, she is our dear friend Kathy Krug's sister.

Kathy passed away suddenly on Monday of this week.

Although, like so many others, I never met Kathy in person, but had become such good online friends with her.  We all met back on the old Stamp TV website aka Gina K Designs, many, many years ago.

She was a generous soul and wildly talented.  If you ever saw her creations you know she made the most beautiful flowers for her cards, I always referred to her as 'the paper gardener'.  

Kathy always had a kind word to say and she will be missed by many.

I still can't believe she is gone but I do take care in the fact
that she has been reunited with her dear hubby, Steve.

Thanks for strolling by.

I appreciate you all and our friendship!

xoxo

Yellow Roses

 One final card for today!

This will be entered into the following Challenges:

Altenew, Pair A Flower.

Simon Says Monday, Glimmer And Sparkle.

Simon Says Wednesday, Stamp It In Stamptember.

Dies R Us, Anything Goes.

This card uses the Altenew stamp and die set, Darling Rose.

Sentiment from their Beautiful Day stamp set.

I created the frame by layering 2 MFT Cross Stitched Rectangles together.

Cut 5 times, 4 from White card stock and once from Silver Foil Paper.

Amalgam Black ink.

Copic Markers.

Silver Embossing Powder.

Pink Fresh Glacier Jewels.

Vellum.

Foam Squares.

To wish the happy couple a beautiful day on their wedding!

Sentiment from the Altenew Magnolias For Her stamp set.

Silver Embossing Powder.

Penny Black Heart String die.

I adore Yellow Roses, they're my very favorite!

Here is a photo of mine from my backyard.

It is soooooo fragrant!

#nofilter

May you have a happy day!

Enjoy~~

Rose Of Sharon vs Hibiscus 2

 

Back again! 

This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Altenew, Pair A Flower.

I have several Rose Of Sharon Trees throughout my yard.  I brought them from my childhood home to my 1st house in Norton Mass and now to Cape Cod.

The colors run from Pink to Blue to Purple.

I paired my Rose of Sharon with the Altenew Wild Hibiscus 

stamp and die set....now wait.....this is why......

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) and  hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) are cousins. Both are members of the mallow family, a large group of several hundred different plant species.

And here's my 2nd pairing:

This card uses the Altenew Wild Hibiscus stamp and die sets.

Sentiment from their Beautiful Day stamp set.

'Ink Smooshing' Technique.

Amalgam Black ink.

Clear Embossing Powder.

Zig Markers.

Ink Splatters.

A very simple yet pretty card.

Again, thanks for coming by!

Enjoy~~

Poppies And Wishes

 Back Again!

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Simon Says Monday, Feminine.

Simon Says Wednesday, Feminine. 

 The Altenew Painted Poppy stamp set makes 

it so easy to create a pretty little card.

Image stamped in Amalgam Black ink.

Poppies stamped in Calypso Coral ink.

 Sentiment from Altenew, Beautiful Day stamp set.

Copic Markers.

WOS. 

Easy Peasey!

Thanks for strolling by!

Enjoy~~

Smiles, Hugs And Happy Thoughts

Back Again! 

This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Gina K Designs, Lean On Me...with matching envelopes.

Simon Says Wednesday, Dies.

Stamping Sensations, Say It With Flowers.

Allsorts, Anything Goes.

Gina K Designs products; Buds And Vases, Hugs And Wildflowers, 

Smile and Stuffed With Love stamps and die sets.

MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles.

Amalgam Black, Bermuda Bay, and Old Olive inks.

Blue Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.

Vellum.

Adhesive Pearl.

Foam Dot.

Inside.

A bit of dimension.

Front of envelope.

Back and inside liner of envelope.

Floral Closure on back of envelope.

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Altenew's Beautiful Day stamp and die set.   

Inks in; Amalgam Black, Calypso Coral, Garden Green, and So Saffron.

Copic Markers.

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

Clear Embossing powder.

Sakura Glitter Pen.

Thanks for coming by.

Be well!