Elegant Florals

Hello friends ~ I wasn't planning on posting today, until I saw the Time Out Challenge word prompts.  My card fits into three categories so I thought, why not!

 

I filled the front of the card using the beautiful Peony Bouquet stamp & die set from Altenew, sticking with a monochrome color palette, minus the leaves.  

 

It's hard to see, but I stamps a diamond pattern, yellow on yellow to make a subtle background. The filigree sentiment from Papertrey Ink is stamped in dark green.

 

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

Time Out Challenge ~ using prompts "birthday", "floral" & "monochrome"

 

Just Us Girls ~ Die Week

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Birthday 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Foraged Just For You

Hello and happy August!  Today's card is a sweet, summer shaped card featuring mushrooms which I foraged just for you.

 

To begin with, I used these new Keyplate Etched Dies from Say It With Stamps.  This past winter I was the winner of a whole box of brand new dies from A Cherry On Top, and this set of dies was among them.  I hadn't used them until now and I'm so pleased with them! 

 

The mushrooms and fauna are from Cottage Cutz.  I die cut them from textured cardstock and added color by sponging on Distress Inks.

 

The printed papers are just a gathering of scraps found in my scrap box.  

I really like how this card turned out and it's one more birthday card added to my stash.  Bonus, that it can be used for a masculine or feminine birthday.

 

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

Time Out Challenges ~ Nature

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Love Those Pretty Papers ~ No Option
A Cut Above ~ August 

 

 Thanks for stopping by!

Strawberry Season

 

Hello again!  I'm back today with a couple of cards that I made for the Double D Challenge, that I almost forgot to post.

 

I made these two cards last week using supplies from Simple Stories, a collection called Simple Vintage Strawberry Fields.

 

The strawberries are from Elizabeth Craft Design.  They continue to be a favorite strawberry set of dies for me.  I've mounted the strawberries onto some bits of ephemera from the Simple Stories collection.

 

 

Sorry that I don't know who to give credit to for the sentiment on this card.  It's super old and not in its original packaging any more.

 

 

Here is the second card I made using more bits of ephemera and strawberries.

 

 

I'm happy to be using up more of this sweet, summer collection to add to my birthday card stash.

 

Two simple cards made in a jiffy!

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

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Double D Challenges ~ Favorite Fruit

 

 

Time Out Challenges ~ Mother Nature 

 

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Quilted

Hello friends ~ I know my posts have been few and far between, but I ask you not to give up on me.  I've just been enjoying family and enjoying summer as it all goes by too quickly.  Before long, I'll be hunkered up inside the house and will find plenty of time for crafting.  But for now, I hope you don't mind the occasional post.

 

I've been behaving myself, well mostly, this summer and not spending any money buying new craft supplies (save for a couple small purchases).  ;0)

Moreover, I've been pulling older sets out that haven't gotten much use and I've enjoyed it so much! 

 

This die is called Quilted "Summer" and it was from Papertrey Ink back in the day.   

I cut the die from scraps of printed paper in my scrap box and went to work piecing each quilt together.  I topped each quilted square with a die cut button in the center.

 

Each quilted piece is mounted to a different embossed background.

 

Except for this one, which is simply mounted on linen cardstock.

 

I used this as an opportunity to add to my birthday and anniversary card stash.

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

Cut It Up ~ Emboss It 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

Love Those Pretty Papers ~ July 

Please don't give up on me.  I'll be back on a regular basis soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Super Cute Card for Twins!

Good morning friends ~ Today's card is super cute, celebrating the coming of twin boys.  I needed to make a card for a baby shower for our pastors daughter who was expecting twin boys.  She's since had them and they are identical.  I don't know how she can tell them apart.  But anyway, here's the card:

It was fun pulling out lots of older dies for this card, beginning with the Polaroid picture frame from Papertrey Ink.  This gave me a place to stamp the sentiment from My Favorite Things, which fit perfectly in that space.

 

Next up, the baby clothes which also are from My Favorite Things.  I'm sorry I don't remember the names of these sets, as they are truly super old and I don't have the original packaging anymore.  Aren't those overalls darling??

 

The Polaroid snapshot is mounted on a piece of kraft cardstock embossed using another older knitted embossing folder.  

 

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

Just Us Girls ~ Die Week

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

A Cut Above ~ Anything Goes 

 

We've got a break from the heat this week.  Looks like perfect summer weather is here!  Hope you're enjoying your summer. 

Thanks for stopping by!