Spring Flowers ~ DRU Challenge

Good morning everyone.  There's a new challenge starting up over at the DRU Challenge blog and this week the theme is "Spring Flowers".

I never seem to have enough cards of encouragement so I started with this wonderful verse from Hebrews 10:23 from Papertrey Ink.  

I stamped the verse in black ink and then heat embossed over that with clear embossing powder.  I cut the verse out using an Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Oval.  For the lattice background, I cut two Picket Tall Curve Borders from Poppystamps out of light blue cardstock and layered them over the same color cardstock panel.  I placed the stamped oval over the center and added the pretty greens from Poppystamps Adriana Tall Curve Border.  

I cut several flowers from Elizabeth Craft Designs Bunch of Flowers 4 out of yellow cardstock and molded them on a molding mat using a round ball stylus.  I adhered them to the green leaves and added white candy dots to the centers. 

Please be sure to visit the Dies R Us challenge

to see all the fun and fabulous creations from my talented

teamies and while you're there...join in on the fun with us!

I also wanted to remind you that Dies R Us now has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  They have Marianne Designs dies in their store all the time!

They will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!  We'd love for you to visit by clicking on the links above or by clicking here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Singing With The Birds

Good morning friends.  We recently got more snow, which laid a heavy blanket on the spring flowers that were coming up in my flower gardens.  Thankfully, it's almost all melted as I write up this blog post.  

I enjoyed coloring this sweet Pure Innocence image called "Season's Tweetings" from My Favorite Things using the colors from their most recent challenge.  This stamp is discontinued but will always be one of my favorites.

My Favorite Things ~ Color Challenge

I'll also be entering this card into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~ Create a Winter Wonderland Scene

Thanks for stopping by!

Hippity Hoppity Easter's On It's Way!

Good morning stamplings~  How are you doing dealing with all this social isolation and mandatory time out at home?  I confess that it's been harder on me than I originally thought it would be, but thanks to my sweet friends and design team mates from Double D's Challenges, they've lifted my spirits and brightened my outlook.   I've been spending way too much time sitting on the couch watching waaaayyyy too much news.  So my dear friend Darlene from Dar's Crafty Creations challenged me to get off the couch and get crafty.  

Many All of my team mates from Double D's Challenge has joined in on a challenge going on over at Cut It Up, this is a new challenge blog for me and one I think I'll be visiting more often.  The challenge is to follow the theme and be sure to use  a die cut.  We all have lots of those, right?

I've had these Sizzix Bunny Hop dies sitting in my pile of NBUS just begging to be used.  I love the playful, dancing images of these darling bunnies and paired with the Funky Foliage dies, they're a match made in heaven.

Don't these bunnies just make your heart glad?  The over sized Easter egg is from Memory Box Half Dozen Eggs.  I added a bow to each of these fine fella's from Lil' Inkers Bunnies & Bows.  The grass is cut using Elizabeth Craft Designs Adventure Edges and everything is framed using Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles.

I hope you're staying well and keeping a healthy outlook during this difficult time in our world.  It will pass eventually and never again will I take for granted, the freedom to visit friends and family and the ability to take a deep breath.  Nor will I ever forget the gift of friendship to lift my spirits.  

Below are links so you can visit each of my friends blogs to see their creations for this challenge:

Darlene
Donna
Vicki
Amelia
Diane
Annie
Kathy
Judy
Barbara

I'll also be adding one of these cards to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
The Library Challenge ~ Egg Drop

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Add Texture


Below is a list of products I used:
Tim Holtz Sizzix BUNNY HOP Thinlits Die Set 664421

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• Price: $16.99

• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Thinlits Die - Bunny Hop
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• Price: $16.14

• Tim Holtz Sizzix FUNKY FOLIAGE Thinlits Die Set 663087
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• Price: $19.99

• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alterations Collection - Thinlits Die - Funky Festive and Funky Foliage Bundle
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• Price: $37.99

• Memory Box HALF A DOZEN EGGS Open Studio Craft Die 30072
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• Price: $20.99

• Elizabeth Craft Designs ADVENTURE EDGES Craft Die 1388
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• Price: $13.95

• Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine
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• Price: $99.00

• Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Ranger ranger114
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• Price: $71.99

• Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz- Distress Oxide Ink Pads - (1) Random Selection
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• Price: $5.69

Thanks for stopping by!

Rainbow Banners ~ Double D Challenge

Double D Challenge has a really sweet challenge starting today.  Can you guess what the theme is?

Yes, it's "Banners"!  You're so smart!  teehee.... banners and buntings like the ones pictured on the mood board are so cheerful and fun.  

Here's my take on the mood board:

I knew I wanted a lot of white space so the colorful banners and rainbow sentiment would be the star of the show.


I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Fitted Fishtails to cut the small banner and Diagonal Stitched Fishhtails for the long banners.  The sentiment is from Impression Obsession called aptly enough, "Smile".  I stamped the sentiment using my MISTI, by adding Distress Oxide Inks in Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet to each letter.  I embossed the background panel using a Creative Expressions Embossing Folder.

I hope you'll stop by Double D Challenges to see more inspiration from my talented team mates and play along.

Here's what you could win when you join in on the fun:

Thanks for stopping by!

Spring Is In The Air! DRU ~ Anything Goes

Hello stamplings ~  There's a new challenge starting up today over at the Dies R Us Challenge blog and the theme is "Anything Goes".

Since spring is in the air, I thought these darling little DRU Chicks would be perfect for the challenge.  They are no longer in stock but you can find very similar chicks like Frantic Stamper Spring Chicks or Memory Box Baby Chicks.  I simply cut them out of yellow cardstock and added a bit of Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink to their beaks and feet.  

I embossed the top right corner of the blue cardstock and added the sentiment using Frantic Stamper Elegant Happy Spring / Easter Words.  The grass is cut using Lawn Fawn Grassy Hillside Borders and the cat-nine tails are from Taylored Expressions.

You can find all the details and join in on the fun by clicking here.  You could be the next winner of a DRU Gift Certificate!

I wanted to remind you that we have some exciting news to share with you.  Dies R Us now has opened a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.  

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!  We'd love for you to visit by clicking on the links above or by clicking here.

Thanks for stopping by!