Lush Geraniums

Good morning, friends, and happy Labor Day if you're in the US. 

 My grandmother always grew red geraniums in her breezeway.  It was a room filled with windows on both the front and back, so it got lots of sunlight.  I remember a feeling of warmth washing over me whenever I stepped through the door into her home.  

I believe my love for gardening came from her, as I have so many fond memories of her tending to her flower gardens outside in the summertime and caring for her geraniums all throughout the long, cold Maine winters.  

Every summer, I add geraniums to my list of potted plants to put on the patio or in various containers around our yard, but I like to mix up the colors.  The salmon-colored geraniums are among my favorites.  

I used Poppystamps Brilliant Geraniums for today's cards.  I cut so many that I was able to make two cards.  

I added a bit of glitter to the edges of the flowers to make them sparkle and shine.  The Poe Script Happy Birthday die cut sentiment is also from Poppystamps.  I cut it twice out of black cardstock and a matte finish gold cardstock and layered them offset so the black gave the illusion of a shadow.  

I'll be entering one of these cards into the Poppystamps Anything Goes challenge

and the Flower Challenge, since I added some sparkle to the flowers.

  I'll also enter one card into the Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes challenge.  

Here's a list of links to the products I used today:

Poppystamps Brilliant Geraniums

Poppystamps Poe Script Happy Birthday

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Pop-Up Vignette Bubble Gum Machine ~ Spellbinders

Is school back in session where you are?  I believe it's just getting started here.  I'm way beyond the years of seeing my kids off to school, but I've still got a special treat that would be fun to tuck into a lunchbox or backpack.

Becca Feeken's new Amazing Paper Grace kit of the month will have your kids grinning from ear to ear and begging you for some bubble gum!

Is this Pop-Up Vignette Bubble Gum Machine not the cutest thing ever??  

Like all of Becca's vignette designs, it's made to be 3D but folds flat so you can easily slip it in an envelope.

Some of the gumballs have been popped up using dimensional dots, and I added acetate behind the gumballs to make it look more realistic.  

It was super easy to assemble and what more can I say?  It's simply adorable!

I also made a slimline card, using the Fluted Classic Slimline Rectangles for the background. 

 I tucked in a few flowers and greens from Picket Fences, which was the April Card Kit of the Month.

That's it for my offerings for you today.  I'm so glad you stopped in for a visit.  You can find all the newly released collections HERE and take a peek and what's COMING SOON. 

Amazing Paper Grace Die Club
Pop-Up Vignette Bubblegum Machine
All Club Kits
All Past Club Kits
Fluted Classic Slimline Rectangle Etched Dies
Picket Fences Card Kit of the Month
Spellbinders

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Candy Corn Shaker Card

Hello crafty peeps, my friends Darlene and Diane host some of the best challenges, and while I'm not big into Halloween, I do have a little family of great nieces and nephew who are into it, so I can't miss the opportunity to send them some spooky smiles in the mail.  Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge always has the cutest mood boards to help inspire me.

For today's card, I used Giant Candy Corn from Frantic Stamper to create this fun shaker card.  

I stared by cutting the candy corn out of white cardstock, blending the colors using DOX Inks.  I cut the candy corn frame several times, layering them up to allow room for the colorful sequins and small beads.

A Ghost from Elizabeth Craft Designs is popping out from behind.  

I do hope you'll stop by the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge and join in on the fun.

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Sew Happy ~ Spellbinders September Card Kit of the Month

It's the beginning of the month, so you know what that means??  Spellbinders has a new release for all their Club Kits.  Each month when I open a new kit, it feels like Christmas!

This month's kit is called "Sew Happy", and it is delightful!

This kit is filled with all things that are beautifully homespun!

Each card kit includes a 6x6 paper pad, clear stamps, a die set, tons of embellishments, and more!

  Spellbinders kits always have a touch of elegance, using gold or silver accents

Not only do these kits have all these decorative elements, but they also include 10 card bases with envelopes, several sheets of color coordinating cardstock, double sided tape, double sided foam dimensional squares and sequins. 

There are 9 dies included in this kit.  This card shows you the stitching hoop, along with some flowers, leaves, even a needle and thread.  Can it get any sweeter?

Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month is a great gift idea, for someone who is thinking about making their own cards, but don't want to spend a lot of money on supplies.  We all know how one little purchase can add up to more.  Right??

I hope you enjoyed today's projects.  You can find the entire new release at Spellbinders and take a peek at what's COMING SOON.  I've listed links to the products below for your convenience.  Hope to see you again soon!

Here's a list of handy links that will bring you directly to the items listed:

Spellbinders

Card Kit of the Month 

All Club Kits

Past Club Kits

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Thank you for spending part of your day with me.  I so enjoy reading your comments and knowing that you've stopped in for a peek.

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Fruit of the Spirit ~ Dies R Us

Good morning and happy September 1st!  Wow!  I can't believe it's September already.  Summer whizzed by!  I have some sad news. Today's Dies R Us challenge is the last challenge.  Dani has decided to close the challenge blog.  I'm so sad!  I've been with Dies R Us since 2016 and I've just loved representing their company as a designer, on both the inspiration blog and recently on the challenge blog.  The theme for the last challenge is "Anything Goes".

I picked up the Lawn Fawn Zesty Lemon dies earlier this summer and wanted a chance to use them before the summer "fruit" season was over.  

I made a set of 5 cards, using different fruit dies that I had in my stash, like the watermelons from Spellbinders Market Fresh "I'll Have a Slice".

 

The blueberries are also from Spellbinderss Market Fresh, "Aren't You Sweet".

Lawn Fawn Zesty Lemons turned into limes...

and the oranges were made using Zesty Lemons as well!

I cut stitched scalloped rectangles from coordinating plaid design papers for each card and then used Scripture stamps that fit nicely onto each design.

I really like the fresh colors of these cards, and the CAS design.  

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

Lawn Fawn Zesty Lemons

All Spellbinders Dies

All Scallop Rectangles

I want to end by saying a big thank you to Dani Dafflin, for allowing me to be part of his team for so long.  I also want to say thank you to Anne Temple, who's been an amazing team leader, as well as Darlene Pavlick who was my original team leader when I first signed on.  I've met so many amazing people that I consider to be my friends, even though we've never met.  This has been one of the most supportive design teams I've ever been on.  I'll miss our great team!

Please be sure to visit the DRU Challenge blog to say a fond farewell to the team, and join in on the fun, one last time.

I'll be adding one of these cards to the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

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