Lovely Birthday

Good Morning!

A simple little card to share with you today.  A pretty card.  A birthday card.

 

I used the stamp and die sets from Papertrey Ink, Daydreamer and Vintage Linens.  Stamping a leafy image in Antique Linen ink I created my background.  I then stamped the large blossom and 2 leaf images and die cut them.  Inks in Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi.  These images are a 2nd generation stamp, so I then topped them with Versa Mark ink and White Embossing Powder, heat sealed.

 

 

Tossed on a few 'randomly' placed iridescent sequins and the card was complete.

 

Simple.

 

Pretty.

 

Birthday.

 

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

 

Papertrey Ink, Color Isolation

Simon Says Wednesday, Happy Birthday

Simon Says Work It Wednesday, Pastels

Stamping Sensations, One For The Girls

Penny Black, Birthdays

WOW! Embossing Powders, Heat Embossing

 

Thanks so much for popping in!  Have a happy day!

 

Enjoy~~



 



Pick 3

Good afternoon.

Today's card will be entered into the Challenges at Power Poppy, Pick 3 and Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes!

 

I used the digital image from Power Poppy, Dancing With Daffodils.  Colored with Copic Markers....BUT only 3; BG34, Y15 and YG03.

 

Added striped Designer Paper and a wee bit of sparkle to the little flowers using a Wink Of Stella Clear Pen.

 

Hopefully my own daffodils will Spring back....get it Spring???  Ya have to laugh, Mother Nature is a real prankster!

 

Thanks so much for coming by.

 

Enjoy~~

 





Field Of Tulips

Good Morning!

Stay Tuned to the end of my Post for a FUN announcement!

Today's card will be entered into the Challenges at Simon Says Monday, We Can See Clearly, Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes! Simon Says, Work It Wednesday, WOW! Embossing Powder, and Stamping Sensations, One For The Girls.

 

I used this beautiful Penny Black Tulip stamp from the Blooming Garden set.  It is just 2 tulips so I kept masking them off and stamping away.  Then I decided to try my hand at Water Coloring again.  Love the soft blue sky background against my fields of tulips.  We have had quite a bit of rain n the past 2 days, perfect for May Flowers, yes?

The sentiment is from Stamp It Big by Gina K Designs.  White Embossing Powder heated on Vellum.  Nice and flat....one stamp mailing lol  I am learning!

 

*********  BIG Announcement!!!  *******

 

I have been very fortunate in my crafting career and would like to share my luck with all of you!  This month begins my 4th year in the Blog-O-Sphere, so let's have some BLOG CANDY!!!!  As today is my Hubby's Birthday I would like to give-a-way some crafty things.  Each Sunday over this month I will have a little something for you to win.  Today's crafty goodness is this sweet little set from Gina K Designs, Sweetest Blessings (just like my Hubby!).  Although I won it a few weeks ago, I had loved it so much I already owned it, so now I can pass it along to you.....it is brand new and has never touched ink!

 

 

Just leave a comment on this post to be eligible to win, that's it.....no hoops to jump through, nothing to count, just leave a comment.  I will announce all of the winners at the end of the month.

 

It may be easier to see if you win by joining my site and following via email....just sayin' 

 

Good Luck!

 

Enjoy~~

 

 

 

 

 

 





Live Simply

Hello!

My card will be entered into the Challenges at Simon Says Monday, We Can See Clearly, Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes! and Cheery Lynn, Back To Nature.

 

I used a stamp set by Art C, found it on a back wall at Michael's.  I stamped my background vine and leaves pattern in Always Artichoke ink and then layered a sheet of Vellum over it.  MFT Stitched Traditional Tags die cut.  Stamped the wreath and a few more vines and leaves, then using Copic Markers I 'dotted' a few neutral colors around the wreath, and added my sentiment.

 

I also added some Gold Foiling using my Minc to the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die cut and the Corner Tab Punches.  Sheer Ribbon (which I must trim!) and Eyelet for accents.

 

Thanks so much for popping by, appreciate it when you do.

 

Enjoy!

 





Mr. & Mrs.

Good afternoon, what a rainy day it has been....just thankful it's not snow....

Today's card will be entered into the Challenges at; Papertrey Ink, Score Lines, Simon Says Monday, We Can See Clearly, Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes! and WOW! Embossing Powder.

 

 

I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets; Love & Marriage, Love Notes, Through The Trees and Uncorked--and the matching die set.  Inks in; Antique Linen, Bravo Burgundy, Real Red and Weathered Wood.  Gold Embossing Powder. 

 

The wine glass is a die cut covered in Vellum.  I scored 3 lines on the top 1/2 inch as well as the bottom.

 

I was going for a rustic look.  This card reminds me of our daughter's wedding last Fall....at a Cape Cod Vineyard under a magnificent Chinese Mulberry Tree!  Cheers!

 

Thanks for coming by.

 

Enjoy~~

 

Happy News!!!

This is NO April Fool's joke......I am proud and excited to finally be able to announce that I have been chosen to be a part of the Dies R Us Design Team!  WHAHOO!



If you haven't heard about Dies R Us before you are going to be so HAPPY you do now.  They have a fantastic STORE with fantastic prices!

Looking for a Challenge?  They've got that too.  A brand new one starts today, April 1st......Scallops!

Need a little crafting inspiration?  You'll find daily posts right here at the Dies R Us Blog.  That's where you'll find me the second half of the month, on Mondays!

You can also head on over to our Face Book Page!  Be sure to 'like' us and get all of our notifications so you don't miss out on any of the FUN!

Dies can be such an important part of our card making, look at the HAPPY Mail I just received!

 

 

So many brands, so many wonderful choices.

 

Hope you'll come and play along!

 

Graciellie Design New Release & Giveaway

I am honored to have been asked to participate in a Gracie's Blog Hop to introduce her new Digital Stamps for the month.  They are GORGEOUS!

 

 “It is time for a new blog hop featuring Graciellie Design’s Digital Stamps. Gracie’s stamps are so versatile and today I have the chance to share a couple of projects with you using one of her new sets called Thoughtful Greetings.

 

 

How fabulous is that Vintage Rose?  So fun to color and you can create in any size as it is digital and easy to manipulate. 

 

My first creation is a Wine Tag.....sooooo FUN to create!

 

 

Images colored with Copic Markers.  I then covered them in Heat & Stick Powder, heated it and then doused them in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, heated it for a second time to seal all of that glittery goodness in.  It is super sparkly in real life!

 

 

Spellbinders Classic and Scallop Circles dies, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, and Adhesive Pearls for accents.  Vellum Butterfly 6 and Fanciful Flourish by Cheery Lynn.  And because it's for Gracie I just had to add a feather!  Fun and Fabulous!

 

Next up is my card.  I have been on a (paper) gardening kick and whipped up a little flower pot complete with a Patina finish to add the beautiful Vintage Roses to.

 

Images colored with Copic Markers.  Yellow Gingham Ribbon, Flower Button and Jute Twine, and Enamel Dots for accents.

 

I also added a bit of a Wink Of Stella Clear Pen to add a subtle hint of sparkle to my petals.  So pretty!

 

This and other new digital stamp sets can be found at Graciellie Design’s shop HERE. If you want to check out last month’s release and inspiration blog hop click here.

GIVEAWAY: 

For a chance to win a new digital stamp set of your choice from Gracie’s shop comment on the blogs listed below. I’m sure their cards will inspire you!

 

Graciellie Design 

Karen

Autumn

                          Donna Phelan <you are here>

Lisa F.

Riti Poddar

Lee-Anne Cross

The giveaway will run for a week and Gracie will announce the winner on her Blog.  Don't forget to sign up for her newsletter HERE!

Thanks so much for hopping on by!

I hope you enjoyed your visit as much as I enjoyed having you!