A Magical Day

Good morning friends ~ I thought I'd pop in and share this cute little dragon card I made recently for my great nephew's birthday.

I've been trying to pull out older sets that haven't seen ink in a while and give them some love, and this little dragon from My Favorite Things peeked out at me and wanted to play.

 

 I stenciled the background using white pigment ink to make a bokeh affect and stamped a few star clusters.  The sentiment is heat embossed.  The dragon is colored with copics and is sitting atop some fluffy stitched clouds from Memory Box.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this little blast from the past.

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

Just Us Girls ~ Stencil Week

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Cut It Up ~ Critters 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Christmas Bird

Good morning friends~  I hope you've been enjoying some glorious spring / summer weather wherever you are.  It's been beautiful here.  Too nice to spend too much time indoors.  I'd rather be outside when the weather is good because I know in just a few months I'll be stuck inside for the long winter.  

 

This card was made a couple of months ago and I never got it posted.  As I was blog hopping this morning, I see that it fits well with a couple of challenges so I thought I'd type up a quick post and share it with you.

 

This darling dancing bird is from Memory Box.  I first saw it used on my friend Michele's blog and instantly fell in love with this happy little guy, so I quickly went shopping to see if I could find him. 

 

As you can see the shopping trip was successful. While I was shopping, I picked up the pine branch and berries die set as well because, why not??

 The sentiment is an oldie from Papertrey Ink.

I think he's very dapper in plaid!

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Peace On Earth Christmas ~ Inspired by the color blue

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Christmas 

 I hope you're enjoying time outdoors to breath in the fresh are and take in the beauty of the season.

Thanks for stopping by!

Spring Flowers

Good morning friends~ I just thought I'd pop in and share this card I made for Easter this year, but never got around to posting it.  

The daffodils are from Lawn Fawn that I inked up using DOX inks and framed with a Pinkfresh Studio frame.

  

 

To add interest to the flowers, I splattered on more ink and spritzed them with water.  I don't remember where the little flowers are from.  They were already cut and sitting in a baggie in my box of die cuts waiting to be used. 

 

For ease, and because I am always trying to use up my design paper, I backed the whole scene with a scrap of really old design paper that was also sitting in my box of scraps waiting to be used.

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ~ Word Week "Flowers"

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Cut It Up ~ Flowers 

 

 The spring flowers are glorious in the garden right now!  I hope you're getting outside to enjoy them.

 

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Deer Themed 3D Lighted Box Ornament

Hello friends ~  Spring has finally sprung here in Maine.  The sun has been shining and we've been enjoying temps in the mid 50's.  It's still falling below freezing at night though.  No matter, I've been enjoying getting outside and working in the yard and greenhouse.  Not much time for crafting, but I do have this 3D lighted box ornament that I made this past winter that I never got around to posting.  

 

 

When I saw the Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge, I just knew this would be the perfect fit for that challenge.  This lighted box ornament was made for my son-in-love.  

 

He's a very fine dresser and has a lot more style than I'll ever have.  This elegant deer from Poppystamps suits him perfectly.

 

 I think I'll add this to the following challenges:

Peace On Earth Christmas ~ 

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

I hope you're enjoying spring weather wherever you are. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Lobster Wishes from Maine

Hello friends.  Did you know that 

Maine is

globally recognized as a premier lobster destination, producing over 90% of the United States lobster supply?  Personally, I love the taste of lobster and I always enjoyed having my birthday in July.  My family would often have a lobster cook out to celebrate my birthday.  So this card, which I made can be either masculine or feminine, but it leans more masculine to me.  

 

Sizzix is the maker of this wonderful lobster die.  

 

The details on this lobster die are amazing.  I paired this crustacean cutie  with Elizabeth Craft Designs Seashell and coral dies.  The sentiment is also from ECD.

 

 I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Sunday Stamps ~ Oval Things

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Masculine 

 Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!