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.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

Easter Peek-A-Boo Book Card

Good morning friends.  I'm back again, with more Easter cards. 

I know.... two days in a row!  Right? 

 

I enjoyed making these book cards so much!  I purchased the Have A Spine die from The Greetery before Christmas and made a few Christmas cards using it, but I just had to make more Easter cards. 

 

I cut an oval out of the center of the book cover and framed it with the lovely medallion from a set called Frames & Tags: Zoe, from Creative Expressions. The lily is from Papertrey Ink.  You can see the vellum layer through the oval, which I'll get to in a short minute.

 

I heat embossed the spine of the book using the same stamp I used on the previous book cards that was recently posted.  That is a super old stamp from Crafty Secrets.  

 

Here is the vellum page, stamped with the Hymn Song stamp from The Greetery.  I love how you get a dreamy view of the next page through the vellum.

 

And here is the stamping on the back page. 

 

All together, I think it's a wonderful card to celebrate our Savior and His victory over the grave.

 

I made the same card using a different color for the spine of the book. 

 

 

And two more cards using different lilies.

 

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

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Double D Challenges ~ Easter / Church / Cross

 

Simone Says Monday Challenge ~ Beautiful Blooms 

Time Out Challenges ~ In The Clear 

 

Thanks for stopping by!