Happy Heart Day!

 February is the month for Valentines, so I'll be sharing some cards all month with that in mind.  For today's card, I dug out a clear stamp from Wild Rose Studio dated 2016.  I collected Teddy Bears for many years, so this one tugs at my heart.

supplies: white and pink cardstock, Wild Rose Studio (retired) Teddy with Flowers, Spellbinders Wendy Vecchi Scalloped rectangle die, Taylored Expressions (retired) Flower Power embossing folder, sentiment from Simon (retired) Just a Love Note

I'd like to enter today's card into a new challenge called The Neglected Stuff; my neglected item is this Teddy stamp.

Do you make cards for Valentine's Day?

From Our House to Yours

 Here's another "little house" card, as I think of them.

supplies: white, kraft, pale blue, black, lipstick red, green, and audrey blue cardstock, white glitter cardstock, Concord & 9th Home for the Holidays houses, pines, lampposts, wreaths, and hills, leafless trees from Tim Holtz Countryside cover die, Wild Rose Studio (retired) Snowman Family sentiment, a retired snowflake embossing folder

I chose this set of dies because it enables you to piece the houses, and also because of that TEENSY wreath and bow!  Since I was adding snow to the houses and trees, I did those parts in glitter cardstock so that they would stand out a bit from the white background.

What IS it about miniature things?  I guess I'm not the only one drawn to these little homes, as I see new sets being released pretty often now!

Thank you for visiting today - I hope you have a lovely day.

The Neighborhood

I've always been drawn to little houses, so when I saw this new die from Simon's recent release, it jumped into my cart! 

I cut the die from red, kraft, and audrey blue, then mixed up my houses.  Since I'd cut it 3 times, I have enough supplies now to make 3 cards.  Here are 2.

supplies: white, kraft, Lipstick Red and Audrey Blue card, The Neighborhood die, sentiment from  Inside Holiday Greetings, Lawn Fawn Fancy Scallop Rectangle die

I used the negative cut of the die to help place my houses.  Here's another, this time adding a red border.

supplies: Lipstick Red, Audrey Blue, kraft, and white card, The Neighborhood die, sentiment from WildRose Studios Snowman family, Sunny Studio Frilly Frames Eyelet die

Of course, these littles will be darling in just 2s and 3s when I want to make a little scene.  I saved the last of my houses for that idea.  

Thanks for stopping by - hope your day is a great one!

Simon Says........Anything Goes!

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

As always, at the end of each month, our theme is Anything Goes!  And the team is showcasing adorable Wild Rose Studio products.

supplies: Schoolhouse Red, Audrey Blue, and white card, Doodlebug Christmas dp, Wild Rose Studios Snowman Family, Nuvo Creative Pens to color, sentiment from Simon Presents & Ornaments, glue pen and Prisma glitter

I pulled the colors from the background paper to color my image.

Now it's your turn!  We have a $50.00 gift certificate 

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!  I can't wait to see what you all make this week!

Simon Says.........Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

It's Anything Goes week once again, and the Design Team and I are playing with Wild Rose Studio goodies.  They make the most adorable stamps, it's hard to choose, but I ended up with some Teddies this time and made 2 cards with them!

supplies: white cardstock, (retired) Pebbles double-sided cardstock, Wild Rose Studios Bears on Swing, Zig markers to color, Simon's Smile Circle and Stitched Rectangle dies, adhesive foam squares

I decided to use some of my long-hoarded 12" scrapbook papers and thought this flowered one with a gingham reverse would be a good place to start.  After making that choice, I colored the image pulling my colors from the paper.  The image was first put onto the gingham paper, then I cut a stitched frame using the floral and popped it above the card base.  There isn't alot of room for a sentiment, but I think this one works well without taking away from everything else.  

This will make a perfect card for our granddaughter!

After finishing card #1, I got the idea to try and make the image actually kind of swing, and here's what resulted:

supplies: white and pink cardstock, green gingham from My Favorite Things Farm Fresh Gingham, Wild Rose Studios Bear on Swing, Simon sentiment from Beautiful Ride, Taylored Expressions Leafy Vine embossing folder, Simon Stitched Rectangle die

For this one I colored and cut out the bears first.  Then I die-cut a window into the card front and embossed the front.  The inside was layered with the green gingham, and to finish I glued the swing to the top of the window and added the sentiment at the bottom.

Now it's your turn - I can't wait to see what you create!  Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

Happy Valentine's Day!

A quick post today to wish you a Happy Heart Day!  I'm sharing a card I made for a sweet friend - this little bear is the perfect image for the occasion!

supplies: white and doll pink cardstock, Bristol paper, Wild Rose Teddy with Flowers, colored with Zig watercolor markers and water, My Favorite Things Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die

Hope you will spend this day with someone special!

Simon Says........CUTE!

Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

Our theme this week is Cute, and it's a perfect match for the products made by Wild Rose Studio!

As a Mom of 2 boys, I fell in love with this adorable Teddy stamp, and colored it to make him a little boy..........

supplies: white, cornflower blue, and dark periwinkle cardstock, Bristol paper, a blue gingham dp from Authentique, Teddy with Flowers, colored with my new Zig markers and water,  an altered Stitched Tag, sentiment from Handwritten Sentiments, Blueprints 20 banner

These Wild Rose stamps are so economical that I also chose this adorable "Owls on a Branch" stamp. I know it's mainly for Christmas, but I masked out the stockings and colored it so that it would work for winter, too.  And I sold my cute theme with the sentiment!  This will be going to our granddaughter - her school mascot is an owl, and I think she'll get a kick out of this!

supplies: white, surf blue, and green apple cardstock, Wild Rose Studio Owls on Branch, VersaFine Onyx Black ink, Spectrum Aqua markers to color, sentiment from Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties,  Simon's Lots of Snowflakes, tumbled glass distress ink, Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry embossing folder, Simon's Stitched Rectangle and DieNamics Stitched Mini Scallop dies (adapted)

Now it's your turn - I can't wait to see what you create!  Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!