Is It Spring Yet?

I love this time of year because of the colors after so many months of grey, so I pulled out a couple sets of spring flower stamps and here's what I made today:

supplies: Bristol paper, white, black, and Lemon Chiffon card, Friendship Blooms, More Spring Flowers, and sentiment from Love and Friendship stamps, Zig markers and water, Winnie & Walter Noelle scalloped rectangle die

I stamped several of the daffodils and crocuses, colored them, cut them out, and then played with them until I liked the arrangement.  I glued down just the bottom of some of the leaves and flowers, leaving the tops to bend forward a bit for dimension.  Needed just a tiny sentiment to tuck in, and this one fit the bill.

Hope you're seeing some signs of spring where you live!

Warm Hugs

I recently received Altenew's new Sewn with Love stamps and matching dies, and here are 2 cards using different colorways using them.

supplies: white and lemon chiffon card, Sewn with Love stamp and die sets, Altenew Pocketful of Sunshine and Tropical Forest mini ink sets, Creative Edges Lace die, natural twine

This multi-step stamp set has a little bit of a learning curve, but using the die first makes a nice guide to the stamping.  There are also 6 tiny sentiments like this one and a large one, too, included in the set along with the flower and leaf parts and some hearts!  And I hear there are more stamps like this in the pipeline!

supplies: white and Doll Pink card, Sewn with Love stamps and matching die, Altenew Cherry Blossom and Green Meadow mini ink sets, Creative Edges Lace die

I'll be sending this version to my Mom to help her get through winter until spring arrives.    Hope these bring a smile to you, too!

Just for You

Here's a mix of layered stamping, and a stencil.

supplies: Surf Blue and white card, Altenew  Beautiful Day flower and leaves, Altenew Warm & Cozy, Sweet Dreams and Tropical Forest mini ink cube sets, Simon's retired Summer Garden sentiment, unknown stencil, tumbled glass distress ink, Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangle die, Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins

I stamped the flower twice, and cut out a whole one and just the inner petals, and stacked them with an adhesive foam square for some dimension.  Then I stencilled a panel of white card, trimmed it into a smaller rectangle, and added my sentiment, along with the flower and leaves, and some sparkly sequins.

Thanks for your visit!

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

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

Our theme this week is your ever-popular Anything Goes, and the team are showcasing Memory Box products.  I have a card using a Memory Box die, and another made with one of their stamp sets.

supplies: white, Audrey Blue, Surf Blue, Green Apple, and Green Leaf card stock, Memory Box Catalina Wreath die, Simon's Handwritten Sentiments, VersaFine Onyx Black, adhesive strips

I cut the wreath 4 times from each of the colors, then trimmed out the flowers and pieced them back onto the Green Apple wreath and popped that one over the Green Leaf one.

I think you'll agree that we're all ready for spring about now - here's a card with one of my favorite flowers for spring.

supplies: Bristol paper, white and blue card stock, Memory Box Spring Lilacs, colored with Zig markers (Cornflower, Violet, May Green, Light Green, Mid Brown) and water, MFT Mini Stitched Scallop Rectangle die, adhesive foam squares to lift lilac

Now it's your turn!  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!

Showers & Flowers

Here are 2 more cards, this time using the March Card Kit stamp set called Showers & Flowers.  Both of these were first stamped on watercolor paper, then colored with my Zig markers and water.

supplies: watercolor paper, Surf Blue and black card, Showers & Flowers image and sentiment, Thanks die, MFT Stitched Mini Scallop Square die, Zig markers and water

This wasn't colored as I planned.  I first colored all the flowers and leaves, and when I started to do the boots, I mistook the one laying down as a clay pot on its side, and started coloring it with a clay color.  THEN I realized it was the top of a boot, but by then I was committed, so the wellies are a very unusual color!

Next up is a card using a 2nd image from the same stamp set:

supplies: watercolor paper, Sunshine, Bright Yellow, and black card, Showers & Flowers image and sentiment, Stitched Rectangle die, Doodlebug heart sprinkle, Zig markers and water

Again I stamped the darling image on watercolor paper, colored it with Zig markers and water, trimmed it out with a stitched rectangle, then stamped the sentiment from the same set.  Then the panel was framed up with card that pulls the colors I used.

The images in this set are the perfect size to allow for adding sentiments or trimming into a smaller card, and the sentiments are fun too!

Hope your week is off to a great start!  

Tropical Birthday

Here's a card I made for my husband's birthday while we're in Florida.  He has come to enjoy flowers as much as I do.  One of our favorite things about spending time here is how different the vegetation is as compared to home, especially at this time of year, when it's so drab at home......

supplies: white, Orange Peel, Sunshine, coral, and black card stock, Newton's Nook Tropical Leaves stencil, Altenew Tropical Forest mini inks, Memory Box Hibiscus die, Simon's Big Hugs die, My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangle die

Though it doesn't show much in this picture, I also inked the centers of the flowers for a little extra detail.

Thank you for coming to visit today!

Bloom

Today I have 2 cards using the supplies in Simon's March Card Kit.  It has sadly sold out, but many of the elements are available.  I was so tickled to see the tiny gingham stamp in the Choose Joy stamp set, and that's the first thing I grabbed when I opened my box.

supplies: white, purple, Lemon Chiffon card stock, Simon's Choose Joy stamps, Wisteria ink cube, My Favorite Things Mini Stitched Scallop Square die, Zig markers, adhesive foam squares

I stamped the gingham square 4 times to make a larger background gingham, then cut it out with a scalloped die.  Separately, I stamped, colored and fussy-cut the darling pair of boots and made a sentiment banner.  Both of these are in the stamp set.  Since the background was square, I followed suit and made a square 4 1/4" card.

This next one uses a design paper and a sticker from the kit:

supplies: Green Apple card stock, Carta Bella Spring Market design paper and sticker from Spring Market sticker sheet

I fussy-cut the line of flowers and the awning from the pad of design papers, attached them to a scrap of white card stock, lifting the awning with foam, then affixed the whole thing to a Green Apple card.  Then I added the sentiment sticker.  

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Thanks for stopping by today.  

Simon Says.......Make Your Own Background

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

Our challenge this week is to make your own background, and we're showcasing Lawn Fawn products!  I chose their Fab Flowers set and made 2 cards, a warm version and a cool one.

supplies: white and Green Apple card stock, flowers and sentiment from Fab Flowers, Altenew inks from Pocketful of Sunshine, Warm & Cozy, Rose Petal, and Tropical Forest ink sets, Simon's Wavy Scallop Stitches die

supplies: white, black, and Cornflower Blue card stock, Lawn Fawn Fab Flowers, inks from Altenew's Glacier Caves, Sea Shore, Deep Blue Seas, and Tropical Forest sets, Simon's Stitched Rectangle and Painted Hugs dies, Winnie & Walter "sending" from Big, Bold Friends set, adhesive foam to lift center panel

As you can see, this set has 2 layers for each of the flowers and leaves.  I only used 2 of the 4 different flowers in this set, and there's a cute butterfly in it, too, in addition to more sentiments.

Now it's your turn!  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!

Peace Roses

Since my last card used some bright colors, I thought I'd make one in softer colors today.

This card is inspired by Peace Roses, which I remember in my paternal Grandfather's garden........It's said that a cutting was sent on the last available plane to the US from France before it was invaded during WWII.  

supplies: white, Cotton Candy, Lemon Chiffon, and Banana card stock, pink and green paint chips, Altenew Fantasy Floral dies and Painted Greetings sentiment, Charcoal and Picked Raspberry distress oxide inks, MFT Stitched Mini Scallop die, Pretty Pink Posh Sweet Pea sequins

I lightly edged the yellow pieces with picked raspberry distress oxide ink.

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Just for You

Here's a card using a gorgeous floral stamp by Altenew, a Tammy Tutterow background, and some warm colors.

supplies: Bristol paper, black card stock, Altenew Bamboo Roses and Painted Greetings, Zig brush markers and water, mustard seed, abandoned coral, and picked raspberry distress inks, Tammy Tutterow Dear Ruby background cling, Simon Stitched Rectangle die, VersaFine Onyx Black ink, VersaMark ink and white embossing powder

AND Simon Says Stamp is celebrating 15 years with a sale!  It will work on anything on the site, now through Feb. 18 at midnight!  Use code HAPPY584.

Happy Weekend!

Simon Says......Add a Die Cut

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

This week our challenge is to "Add a Die Cut", and we are showcasing Penny Black products.  I chose a "love" die, since it's Valentine's Day today, to go along with this cute Penny Black stamp!

supplies: white, Surf Blue, and Audrey Blue card stock, My Favorite Things Plaid Patterns Merry & Bright, Penny Black Woodland Friends stamp, Zig markers, Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Circle dies, Hero Arts Love stamp & cut die, adhesive foam squares to pop up birdhouse

Now it's your turn!  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!

Lots of Hearts

Tomorrow is my favorite holiday, and since I'll have a Simon DT post for then, I'm posting my Valentine to you today.

supplies: white card stock, tiny heart dp from Doodlebug, Simon Really Like You sentiment, Your Next Stamp Mini Heart Ink Splatter, Altenew Puffy Heart ink, Hero Arts heart die to mask heart, Simon's Holiday Shapes hearts dies, Winnie & Walter Noelle Scalloped Rectangle die

I used a medium-sized heart die to cut out a mask which I placed in the center of the panel, and then repeatedly stamped the heart splatters all around.  After removing the mask, I added my sentiment, and then some extra hearts cut from the background paper, which is made up of lots of teensy hearts.

How many hearts are too many hearts on this special day?  

A Floral Thank You

I used a pretty design paper as my basis for today's card.

supplies: Cotton Candy, Doll Pink, Lipstick Red, Mint, and Dark Chocolate card stock, design paper from Pebbles Forever My Always paper pad,  Simon's Elegant Roses and Script Thanks dies

I tried to find card stock colors as close as possible to the colors used in the patterned paper, and then inlaid them into the rose die-cuts.

Thanks for stopping by - enjoy your Sunday!

A Valentine Shaker card

supplies: white cardstock, dps from My Favorite Things Lucky Prints and Tiny Checks Bright pads, heart dies from Hero Arts Jan 2016 My Monthly Hero card kit, My Favorite Things hugs die, Studio Katia Cupid's Kiss crystals, Darice adhesive foam strips, piece of acetate for window

The adhesive foam strips worked really well for containing the crystal elements, and for adhering the top panel to the heart background.  I inserted a square of gingham inside the heart.  Unfortunately, after assembling everything, and dumping in my confetti, I didn't get my panel centered perfectly, and the adhesive was impossible to budge to fix it.