12 Kits of Occasion ~ April

Happy day!  It's the end of April and that means it's time to share my cards using this months kit, which was put together by my dear friend Kara from Bright Hope Creations.  

Her kit is titled "For The Graduate" and it was filled with fun elements to celebrate the Graduate.

I'll waste no time and jump right in with my cards.  This female grad silhouette is jumping for joy!

This image from Stampingbella from the "Uptown Girl" series is called Grace The Graduate.  She is so sweet!  I'll be saving this card for my neice when she graduates from college in 2022.  Wow!  That seems a long time away.

This little elephant from Lawn Fawns Wild For You set makes a cute little grad.  He is encircled in the Congratulations Circle Frame from Simon Says Stamp.

Kara's kit included all the elements to make this colorful shaker card.

Kara took the time to make these awesome tassles out of DMC embroidery floss.  They're wonderful!!  Thank you so much Kara for a fun-filled kit!

I hope you'll visit the 12 Kits of Occasion blog to see how my talented teamies were inspired to use Kara's kit.

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Christmas Bunnies

Christmas Kickstart Challenge is starting a new challenge and the theme is Christmas Bunnies.

I used Snuggle Bunnies from MFT Stamps and paired them up with PTI's A Thrill Of Hope sentiment.  

These bunnies look like they're rejoicing!

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

Christmas Kickstart Challenge

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Little Tigers Are So Amazing!

I'm popping in with a card I made for the CASology challenge.  When I saw that the theme was AFRICA, I knew right away that I wanted to use the lion dies from Marianne Designs to make my card.

 I've had these dies for a while and have never used them so I made up a few of these cute cats.  I paired them with some Palm Leaves from Echo Park and a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's Big Greetings One Of A Kind.

Here's another card I made using the same dies.  Doesn't this little guy look like he's smiling??   :0)

And the inside.

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

CASology ~ Africa

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Rudolph Kisses

Good morning everyone!  I've never been this good about making Christmas cards after Christmas but the CAS Christmas Card Challenge keeps drawing me in.  It's a good thing because last year I fell short on Christmas cards.  It's a good, GOOD thing!

 I used an image from Stampingbella from the Tiny Townie series called Rita and the Reindeer.  I colored the image using Copics and added Glossy Accents to his red nose. 

I'm pretty challenged when it comes to making CAS cards but I think this one will pass for the challenge. 

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

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter & happy resurrection day my friends!  Yes, they are the same thing but there are some that don't realize the true reason we celebrate such a blessed occasion.

My card is for PTI's Win it Wednesday challenge, coloring style.

Well, one of my favorite coloring style's is stamping!  I hope this counts for the challenge.

I used PTI's Petite Places Church & Walk In The Park

Garden Variety II

I'll also be enering this card into the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

I hope your resurrection day is filled with many blessings~

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Frosty & Friends

Good morning friends.  I'm popping in with a card for the Christmas Kickstart Challenge  "Snowmen".  This plump snowman just loves his new little friends!!

I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Stylish Snowman and Birds to create my card. I added color to the snowman using copic markers and a silver paint pen for the detail on his hat. 

I used papers from Unconventional Christmas by Moda Scrap Designs for the background along with CountryScapes ~ Mountains.  I added Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter to the trees and snowy edges.

There's still time to play along with the Christmas Kickstart Challenge HERE.

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

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Grateful Fawn ~ Laurie's Fabulous Favorites

Hey everyone~  I'm playing along with PTI's Win-it Wednesday and Laurie's Fabulous Favorites and this week it's all about your favorite style.  

I went vintage on this sweet fawn card, using Spring Seasonal Borders for the flowers and Fawn and Flora atop a Pierced Oval Feature Frame.  I used Banner Style for the sentiment.

There's still time to play along!  You can find all the details here.

I'll also be entering this card into the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Hoppy Birthday! April Showers ~ Dies R Us

Hello ~ There's a new challenge starting on the Dies R Us challenge blog and the theme is "April Showers".

I pulled out one of my favorite Marianne Designs critters that are available during the special order events to create this quick and easy card.

The frogs in this set are so cute and pair perfectly with the Memory Box Splashing Puddles die.  There are a lot of umbrella dies available in the store as well.  This one from Impression Obsession is just like the one I used.  

Here's a list of dies I used that can be found in the DiesRUs store.  
Marianne Designs Frog (Special Order)

Memory Box Splashing Puddles

Impression Obsession Umbrella

You can find all the details of the challenge and join in on the fun here.  

The winner will receive a gift card to Dies R Us. 

I'll be entering this card into the following challenges:
The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ April Showers
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Spring Is In Full Bloom!

Good morning friends!  The season of spring may be in full bloom but here in Maine, as in lots of other parts of the country, it's snowed for two days!  The ground is covered once again in pretty white fluff.  My tulips were up out of the ground about two inches before the snow so I hope they'll survive.  Anyway, I thought I'd share some cards I made using 

Carta Bella Spring Market Collection.  

I'm smitten by all the sweet designs on this lovely spring paper.

Right now Scrapbook.com is having a HUGE sale on all their cardmaking supplies where they're offering up to 50% off!  The sale only lasts until midnight tomorrow night (April 11th) so don't miss out!

Click HERE to find some really great prices on all your card making supplies!  

I'll be adding one of these cards to the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
The Paper Players ~ Plaid or Checks

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Spring Chicks ~ You Brighten My Day!

Hello friends ~  I've got a delightful spring card I made for the Color Throwdown challenge.

I used Stampingbella's Gardening Chicks and colored them using copics in the colors of the challenge:

I never get tired of these three pudgy chicks.   They're the epitome of springtime joy!

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

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Animal Antics

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ Celebrate Spring

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Warmth Of A Christmas Lantern

Hello!  Hello!  It seems strange to me to be posting Christmas cards when I've been waiting so long for spring to arrive, but here you go, a Christmas card for the Christmas Kickstart Challenge.

There's nothing like the warm glow of a lantern so I dug out a bunch of Gina Marie Designs dies that my dear friend Marcia gave me for Christmas a couple of years ago.

This lantern die from GMD is so pretty and I'm hoping someone can inspire me with different ways to use it.

The Pine Needles from Gina Marie Designs pairs perfectly with the lantern and the Stitched Bow from Memory Box is like the cherry on top!

While I had my dies out, I made a second one because I came up a little short on Christmas cards last year and I'm hoping to be ahead of the game for this year.

I wanted to see what a black lantern would look like.  I used the same pine and bow dies, but placed them at the bottom of the lantern for a completely different look.  The frame is from Sue Wilson Designs Australian Collection Background Die.

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

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~ Delectable Die Cuts

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Chocolate Eggs For Sale ~ Dies R Us ~ Anything Goes

Hello ~  Easter is right around the corner and with a new challenge starting over at the Dies R Us Challenge blog, I thought I'd combine the two.  This week's challenge theme is "Anything Goes"!

 I've been on a vintage crafting kick lately and wanted to make something for Easter so I dipped some plastic eggs in some chocolately wax mixed with coffee grounds and nested them in a vintage pail with some grass and berries.

I made the sign using Frantic Stamper Elegant Happy Spring Easter Words and Memory Box Typewriter Uppercase Alphabet.

I hope you're inspired by today's project.
You can find all the details and join in on the fun here.  

The winner will receive a gift card to Dies R Us. 

Thanks for stopping by!