A Pretty Gift Set For A Special Occasion

Good morning friends~  I made this gift set back in February, to celebrate a dear friends special day, and I never got around to posting it.  As it turns out my dear friend Marcia, over at Color Hues is starting a new challenge using these colors, so I thought this would be the perfect time to post this project.

The deliciously sized cupcake die is from Pretty Pink Posh.  I added some sweet polka dotted lemons from Spellbinders because every project should have some polka dots.

 

The treat box is made using a die from Sizzix.

 

I found this striped gift bag in my stash which coordinated perfectly with the papers and cardstock colors I used.  A simply doily bag topper and bow was all it needed.  

And finally, a framed piece of artwork using stencils and dies from Altenew.

 

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Color Hues ~ Blue & Yellow

 Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Floral Gift Basket ~ CCS

Happy May friends!  I've got a new project up over at the CutCardstock blog.

  

If you'd like to see more details on how this project came together, I'd love for you to visit CutCardstock.  I ask a probing question at the end of the blog post, so please stop by and tell me your ideas.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cosmos ~ DRU Challenge

Hello friends ~ There's a new challenge starting up over at Dies R Us and the theme is "Summer"  What's more beautiful than the flowers that bloom in summer.

I have a card and matching gift tag for your viewing pleasure today!

I started by cutting the pretty Impression Obsession Cosmos flowers out of white cardstock and sponged on some color using Distress Oxide Ink.

I layered the cosmo flowers together and added a touch of Silk Microfine Glitter, randomly to the edges of the flower petals.  I colored the smaller flowers from the Cosmos die set in the same manner, and once they were attached to the card, I added Nuvo Crystal Drops to the flower centers.

The birthday sentiments dies are from Spellbinders.

The tag was made using Impression Obsession Plaid Tag die set.  I like having the option of adding the plaid layer to the tag.

Here's a list of products I used, that can be found at Dies R Us:

Impression Obsession Cosmos

Impression Obsession Plaid Tag

Spellbinders

Elizabeth Craft Designs Silk Microfine Glitter

Nuvo Crystal Drops

Distress Oxide Ink

Please visit the Dies R Us Challenge blog to see more amazing inspiration and join in on the fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Poppy Gift Set ~ Sizzix

Good morning, folks!  I spotted this "Green Thumb" challenge over at The Paper Players and I can't believe I almost missed out on the chance to join. 

 I love playing in my flower gardens during the summer months and playing with paper flowers in my craft room all year long!  

I've had the Sissix Wild Blooms #2 sitting in my NBUS pile for far too long!  

I die cut everything out of white and sponged color on using DOX inks.  These flowers look like poppies to me.  What do you think?

I had a flower left over so I made a tag to go with the card, using Impression Obsession's Plaid Tag.  I love the stitched crosshatch layer, and the pinked edge on the bottom..... Sweet!!

Lots of fun was had in the making of this gift set.  

There's not much time to play along with this challenge over at The Paper Players.
I'm seriously getting my card in just under the wire.

ETA:  Many thanks to Nancy and the The Paper Players team for choosing my card as their "Headliner"!

Thanks for stopping by!

Spellbinders Invitation ~ Sweet Serenade

Good morning friends~  I'm delighted to bring these cards to you today, that I made using Becca Feeken's Sweet Serenade collection from Spellbinders.

Mercy me, these dies are gorgeous!

I created a set of 4 notecards using Scalloped Symphony Notecard dies.  

Scalloped Symphony Notecard Etched Dies includes 10 thin metal dies and is part of the Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken. The Scalloped Notecard die can be a Slimline card base or a card panel. Add the Score Line Insert in the middle to create a sweet 4-inch notecard square. The rest of the dies can be layered and decorated for a wonderful card creation!

The flowers are from the Layered Colorful Blooms die set.  

My next set of notecards were made using the Scalloped Symphony Notecard base and Perfect Harmony Notecard Embellishments.

Perfect Harmony Notecard Embellishments Etched Dies is from the Sweet Serenade Notecards Collection by Becca Feeken. Create lovely toppers for your cards with this set of nine thin metal dies. It also includes two tag designs to accent, and slots to tuck in the end.

I made a little box using the detailed die from the Perfect Symphony Notecard Embellishments to hold a set of 4 cards.  This is a great gift idea!

Here's the complete list of products I used that can be found at Spellbinders:

Sweet Serenade Collection
Scalloped Symphony Notecard
Perfect Harmony Notecard Embellishments
Layered Colorful Blooms
Assorted Pack Color Essentials Cardstock
Sparkle Trio Specialty Paper

Thanks for stopping by!

Spellbinders Invitation ~ Susan's Garden Club ~ Oriental Lily & Wellies

Hello friends~  

Gardening is one of my passions so I was super excited for the chance to work with this new release from Susan's Garden Club for Spellbinders.  

I chose Oriental Lily & Wellies to create a Gardener's Gift Set. 

This gift is earth friendly, as it uses a recycled produce carton from my local grocery store.  I added a bar of homemade goat's milk soap that my daughter and I make, a nail brush, deep penetrating hand butter and a lotion from B&BW (because the label coordinated so perfectly with the wellies).  

I cut the wellies and several lilies out of Canson 140# Coldpress Watercolor cardstock and painted them using Gansai Tambi water colors from Kuretake.  The freckles are made with medium brown paint splatters. I assembled the flowers according to the video tutorial found HERE. They were very easy to assemble! If you look closely, you'll see that I added some yellow pollen to the stamen of the lilies.

 

This is a cute and quick gift idea.

Oriental Lily & Wellies

Paper Flower Pollen

Click HERE to see the entire Susan's Garden Club release.  

Thanks for stopping by!

With Love Slimline Card and Gift Tag

Good morning friends.  Today I'm sharing a slimline card and gift tag set I made using the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month club kit.  

This month's kit is called "Hex Kaleidoscope Slimline". 

 This club kit includes 5 cutting dies in the set, including three dies that create these beautiful kaleidoscope medallions.  

They're so pretty layered in any color tone!  

I made a gift tag to go along with the slimline card to make this pretty gift ensemble.  I stamped some flowers using the Clear Stamp of the Month and fussy cut them, to add to my card and gift tag.

Here's a list of supplies I used:

Large Die of the Month

Clear Stamp of the Month

Color Essentials Cardstock

Grand Calibur Cutting Plate

Wishing you a beautiful day.  Thanks for stopping by!