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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Joy To The World

Good morning friends ~  I made today's card using Sunny Lane dies from scrapbook.com   

I have been loving the look of cards lately using row houses and made this card a few weeks before Christmas. 

 

 

I love how the dies do double duty, embossing the buildings while you cut.  Super cute texture!! I used a swirly background die from Lawn Fawn for the night sky and added a sparkly snow drift on the bottom.  The sentiment tile is from Poppystamps.

 

All the colors of cardstock are from Cutcardstock.  I wish I could say I'm getting a jump start on making cards for next year, but alas I'm still trying to post the cards I made last Christmas.

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

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Peace On Earth ~ Inspired by the blue tones

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Christmas

 

Cut It Up ~ Favorite Dies

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Fall Colors ~ DD Challenges

Good morning.  Are you gearing up for Thanksgiving day?  My friends and I over at DD Challenges have a new challenge starting today, and the theme is "Fall Colors".

 

I was scrolling through Instagram one day and came across a lovely hourglass card made by Kelly Schirmer using this die set from The Greetery.  I just had to recreate my own version of it using printed papers from my stash. 

 

The printed paper is from the "Fall Break" collection from Carta Bella.  It's quite retired by now, I think.

 

The leaves and acorns are from Lawn Fawn, tied with a twine bow and the sentiment is from Honeybee Stamps.

 

The paper collection is 6x6, which allowed me to cut two images from one sheet of paper.  Two cards for the price of one.  I love it when that happens.  

 

 

The gals at Double D Challenges have some lovely cards for inspiration for you, but here's an inspiration tile to get you started:

 

 

and here's the prize you could win when you play along:

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Bee Happy ~ Double D Challenge

Hello friends!  It's that time again when Double D Challenge changes over to a new challenge.  The theme for the next two weeks is "BEE HAPPY".  Use the words "BEE" and / or "HAPPY".  Pretty straight forward, right?

 

I pulled out the cutie Lawn Fawn dies, Magic Iris Beehive Add-on Die set and More Magic Messages clear stamp set to make my card.

 

There's something about this bee hive that makes my heart happy.  And those cutie little bees....  need I say more?

 

It makes for a charming, quick and easy card.

 If you head on over to Double D Challenges, you'll see more amazing inspiration from the design team.

 

Here's the mood board to help get you started:

 

 

And here's what you can win when you play along: 

Thanks for stopping by!

You Had Me At Aloha ~ Double D

Aloha friends~ My friends Diane and Darlene are inviting us to the beach for their next challenge.

 

 

 I have many "ocean" stamps and dies, but not many for the beach.  Then I remembered about this sunbathing beauty from Whimsy Stamps.  

Penguin Beach Chair is the name of the stamp and I think he's just adorable, sunning himself while drinking a cool cocktail!

 

I colored him with copics and framed him using a polaroid snapshot frame from Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment from Honeybee Stamps fits him to a "T".

I do hope you'll visit DD Challenges to see how the team was inspired.  Here's the photo board to help inspire you further:

 

 There's a prize that could be yours to take home when you play along.

My friends at DD Challenges and I would love to see your card in the linky. Aloha, my friends!

Thanks for stopping by!

Leaves are Falling, Autumn is Calling ~ Double D Challenge

Double D Challenge is up with a new challenge, and the theme is Fall Leaves.

I happily pulled out some older sets to make this card.  I started by embossing the front panel using the Falling Leaves embossing folder from Spellbinders, which just happens to be the prize that we're giving away to the winner of this challenge.  I cut a piece of journal cardstock using a Stitched Scalloped Nested Rectangle from Gina Marie Designs.  I stamped a leafy image from PTI's Forest Floor, on the left side of the journal card.

The stamped sentiment is from Echo Park Fall Memories with the addition a trio of Small Stitched Leaves from Lawn Fawn cut from scraps found in my scrap box.

I can't wait to see how you're inspired by this wonderful mood board that Darlene put together.

Here's the prize you could win when you play along:

Thanks for stopping by!

Put Me There!

Warm sandy beach, palm trees, setting sun and an empty beach chair.

Please, put me there!

This Adirondack chair is calling my name.  Beach Sunset Stencils from Lawn Fawn were the jumping point for this card.

The Adirondack chair is an oldie from Impression Obsession, while the palm tree from Elizabeth Craft Design is also old and long since retired.

I think I'll enter this card into the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ~ Anything Goes using a stencil

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

I hope you're enjoying your summer.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Honey Note ~ ScrapbookPal

What could be sweeter than sending a handmade card to someone just to brighten their day? 

Lawn Fawn makes it so easy to do just that!  I created this “sweeter-than-honey” card using Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Beehive Add-on Die set along with More Magic Messages clear stamp set.

I added some distressing to the edge of the beehive and center medallion and some Copic and gel pen details to the bees, flowers and leaves.

  I love how Lawn Fawn products can be intermingled and always coordinate perfectly.  Find them now at ScrapbookPal.

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Fall Plaid ~ Double D Challenges

Good morning friends~  There's a new challenge starting up over at Double D Challenges and the theme is "Fall Plaids".

I found all the die cuts and plaid paper in my box of scraps.

In Focus:

The barrel and rake are both from Marianne Designs.  The pumpkin is from Memory Box and the leaves are a combination of Spellbinders and Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment is from Just Rite Stamps.  I sure do miss that company!

 

Not a single new piece of paper was harmed in the making of this card.  haha!   I love making cards using up leftovers from my scrap boxes. 

I do hope you'll visit Double D Challenges to see more amazing inspiration from the talented design team.

Here's the inspiration photo:

And here's the prize that will go to the winner of the random draw:

Thanks for stopping by!