Stitched Flowers

I recently took advantage of a good sale at My Favorite Things and grabbed this set of Stitched Flowers dies that has been on my wishlist forever.  Here are 2 cards using them.

supplies: white cardstock, dps from MFT (plaid) and Doodlebug Design , MFT Stitched Flowers and  Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle dies, sentiment from (retired) Paper Smooches Needle Little Love, Doodlebug sprinkles

Since most everything on this card has stitches, I looked for a sentiment with stitches.  This one is retired, but perfect!

Here's another card that uses another flower in this large set.

supplies: white cardstock, Amuse Studio dotted cardstock, Lawn Fawn watercolor dp, MFT Stitched Flowers dies, Sunny Studio Frilly Frames Lattice die, Tammy Tutterow tag die, Simon Beautiful Flowers sentiment, twine

Simple and sweet, maybe what we all need right now.  Be well!

A Bouquet for You

I've only used this pretty Amuse bouquet once before - thought it was time to get it out and play again.

supplies: white card stock, amuse studio Southern Bouquet, alcohol markers, sentiment from Simon's Summer Garden, Lil' Inker Circles and Diamonds Stitched Pattern cover die, May Arts twine, adhesive foam squares

Since this card is pretty CAS, I decided to wrap the bouquet with real twine this time for a little more dimension.  I think this is a perfect card for so many occasions.

I made this card earlier this week, and after watching the Royal Wedding yesterday, I was inspired by Princess Meghan's sweet bouquet to use it again.  I first thought I'd leave the flowers all white and just color in the leaves, but I ended up using some pastels lightly to make the flowers stand out from each other.  I also coated them in some Wink of Stella.

supplies: white, black, and pale aqua card, Southern Bouquet, sentiment from Simon's Floral Bliss, Winnie & Walter Noelle cutaway scalloped rectangle die, markers and colored pencils

Hope you're enjoying your Sunday - thanks for coming by!

Sending Hugs

Last year I was a winner through Instagram for some Amuse goodies, and I'm finally getting around to making a card with this pretty Southern Bouquet cling.

supplies: watercolor paper, white card stock, Amuse Southern Bouquet, Zig markers and water, distress inks, Simon's Sending die, Winnie & Walter "hugs" from Big Bold Friends set, Doodlebug heart sprinkles

I chose soft spring colors to color the flowers, using Zig markers and water, then cut out the bouquet.  On a separate piece of watercolor paper, I tried to mimic the same colors using distress inks, and sponged them lightly around the design.  Then I added a stamped and die-cut sentiment and some little hearts.

Thank you for stopping by - enjoy your weekend!