Primroses and Succulents

Good Morning!  

This card will be entered into the Challenge 
at Power Poppy, A Walk In The Garden.

***disclaimer***  
I had such issues with my WOS pen and my Nuvo Drops
It was like a Perfect Storm lol

Power Poppy Potted Primroses stamp set.

Copic Markers.

That dreaded WOS pen, goopy and messy....tossed it, 

thankfully I have 2 more in my stash, phew!

MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles.

Amalgam Black ink.

Copic Markers.

Sheer Ribbon.

Dandelion Nuvo Drops....more goopiness!

This is from my actual walk through one of my gardens.

I used to have red and purple Primroses too, but something ate them.

This next card will be entered into the Challenges at: 

My Favorite Things, Color Challenge.

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes.

Background stamped using Versa Mark and the MFT Art Expression Text stamp.

Sentiment also by MFT, I Pick You stamp set.

White Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.

Amalgam Black ink.

Impression Obsession, Cup Of Sweet Succulents stamp and dies.

I just had fun coloring these images up!

Thanks for strolling by!

Be well!

You Are So Kind

Good Morning!  

I had a little time to play yesterday.  

This card will be entered into the following Challenges;

Power Poppy, Plant Kindness.

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes!

Scrapy Land, Anything Goes!

All Sorts, Mother's Day/Feminine.

Dies R Us, April Showers, Anything Water Related.

I began stenciling my leaf background using a PTI stencil from the 

Shakers and Sprinkles Kit in Wild Wasabi ink.

The Power Poppy stamp sets, Go Wild! and Potted Primroses were stamped in 

Amalgam Black ink and colored with Copic Markers.

Tutti Designs Stitched Tags and MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangle dies.

Sheer Ribbon.

Adhesive Pearls colored with Copic Markers.

I then added Glossy Accents to the Mason Jar filled with water.

Thanks for popping in.

Enjoy~~

A Little Sweetness

Good afternoon!

I made a little 3D 'crate' to add some Easter sweetness to.  I should have bought the little chocolate lambs, but went with my Mom's favorites, Reese's.

I found the instructions on YouTube HERE.

This will be entered into the following Challenges;

Power Poppy, Just Go 3-D.

Simon Says Monday, Beautiful Blooms.

Stamping Sensations, April Showers Bring May Flowers.

Penny Black, Springtime.

Allsorts, Blossoms, Butterflies, Bugs.

I used the Power Poppy stamp sets, Short Stacks and Potted Primroses.

Amalgam Black ink and Copic Markers.

Flowers and Pots fussy cut out.

Spellbinders Classic Oval dies.

Ribbon.

Baker's Twine.

Adhesive Pearls.

WOS.

Reese's Bunny.

Cadbury Egg.

Reese's Egg.

Simple and sweet.

Thanks for stopping by, next time I'll put the kettle on 

and offer you a sweet.

Enjoy~~

Primrose Birthday

Back again.

Just a sweet simple card, full of flowers and love and birthday wishes!

This card will be entered into the Challenges at; Power Poppy, Love To Sparkle, Simon Says Wednesday, Add A Die and Scrapy Land, Anything Goes.

Nothing fancy but the florals.  Sometimes you just feel like coloring!

I used the Power Poppy stamp set, Potted Primroses.  Colored with Copic Markers.

Spellbinders Perfectly Pierced Frame die.

Sheer Ribbon.

Rhinestones.

WOS all over the images, inside and out.

It's so hard to pick up the sparkle, but boy oh boy does it glisten!

I love that sweet little pot of flowers.

Thanks for popping in.

Enjoy~~

Happy 87th, Mom

Happy Monday!

Today's card will be entered into the Challenges at; Simon Says Monday, We've Got Your Number, Simon Says Wednesday, Showers and/or Flowers and Scrapy Land, Spring Blooms.

I found this awesome Video by Dawn for a Four Fold Card.  I have never seen these before, but loved it.  Check it out for yourself!

 

 

This card will fit into a regular A2 size envelope, pretty cool!  I used White and Turquoise Sea card stock by Gina K Designs.  My Designer Paper is by The Craft Smith, Tea Party.  It has these beautiful turquoise and pink roses all on a background of pretty gold.  I also added Gold and Hot Pink Foiled die cuts to accentuate the gold of the Designer Paper.  Crafty Ann Butterfly 6 die. The small hearts are from the Memory Box Homespun Heart die cut.

 

 

 



 

 

This is the card fully opened, pretty impressive, aye?  Dawn shares all of the sizes in her video.

 

 

 

 



 

 

Altenew  stamp and die sets; Beautiful Day and Wild Hibiscus.

 

 



 

 

Power Poppy stamp sets; Go Wild, Potted Primroses and Short Stacks.

 

 

 

 

 

Inks in; Bermuda Bay and Raven Black.  Copic Markers. 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Gina K Designs stamp set Simple Numbers.  Spellbinders Standard Circle die.

 

 

 

 

 

Very back of card.  I used the Stampin' Up! Sealed With Love stamps and Love Notes die set.  Made the small little envelope and tucked a note inside, this is where I will add my little handwritten note.

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously you can decorate the panels anyway you like, but I kind of followed along with Dawn's examples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also made a matching envelope, which she'll probably save.  :)

 

This was a lot of FUN to create!  I think I will make one for a 99 year man I know. 

 

Thanks for coming by.

 

Enjoy~~

 



Joyful Birthday Wishes

I may be pushing the envelope, or book, on this one......

This card will be entered into the Challenges at Simon SaysMonday, Based On A Book and Scrapy Land, Anything Goes!

 

Can you read that?  Isn't that AMAZING?!?!  I wish I had the patience to just give it a try!  WOW!

 

Here is my card:

 

 

My Designer Papers are by Pebbles, Family Ties, this paper pack has some beautiful colors and prints.  I stamped my sentiment in Tempting Turquoise ink, on to a Spellbinders Standard Circle die cut.  It is from the Power Poppy stamp set, Potted Primroses.  I then topped the focal point with some pretty die cuts by Cheery Lynn, Designs Fall Leaves 8.

 

 

 

Pretty Sheer Ribbon, Flower Button, Twine and Adhesive Rhinestones for accents.  Inside sentiment is; You Picked A Great Day To Be Born from the Power Poppy set, Go Wild!.

 

Wishing you all a JOYful day!

 

Enjoy~~





Sweet. Simple. Primroses.

Good afternoon!

A sweet little card to share with you this afternoon which will be entered into the Challenges at Power Poppy, Winter Blooms and Scrapy Land, Favorite Colors.

 

My favorite colors here, as they change form card to card, are all of the different shades of blues.  I used the Power Poppy Potted Primroses stamp set.  I just wanted to show a simple, sweet little image, this one was perfect to showcase.  I also used the single bloom as a ribbon topper, which was fussy cut out.  Images colored with Copic Markers.

 



 

 

 

My Designer Paper is by Pebbles, Family Ties.  My flowers were stamped on to a Spellbinders Majestic Labels 25 die cut, which was layered and backed with Fun Foam.  The Scalloped Rectangle Frame is by Papertrey Ink, from the Shakers And Sprinkles Kit.  Swiss Dot Embossing Folder for texture.  I also colored my Seam Binding Ribbon.  Sakura Yellow and Orange Glitter and Glaze pens for accents.  I really just love the sweetness of this card.

 

Thanks for popping in!

 

Enjoy~~



Thank You Cards

AND they're all flat.....NO extra postage, not an easy task for me!  BUT, I did it!

I will be entering this card in the Challenge at Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes!

 

Altenew, Garden Grow. 

 

 

And this card at the Penny Black, Anything Goes!

 

 

Penny Black; Blooming Garden, Papertrey Ink, Swoosh.

 



 

 

Altenew, Wild Hibiscus & Magnolias For Her.

 

Poppy Stamps; Drifting Feathers die, Stamp Of Approval; Beautiful World Collection.

 

Power Poppy, In Praise Of Sunflowers & Everything's Even Rosier.

 

Papertrey Ink; Through The Trees, Great Impressions; Bird Trio.

 



 

Power Poppy; Everything's Even Rosier and Potted Primroses.

 

Penny Black; Blooming Tags.

 

Tutti Designs; Swirly Thanks die.

 

 

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Stamp Of Approval; Beautiful World Collection.

 

Altenew; Garden Grow.

 

Penny Black; Blooming Garden, Papertrey Ink; Swoosh.

 

I made a few more in these same designs, all have been mailed and 4 more will be hand delivered this week.  Such a good feeling coming into 2017 with all of my homework done.  YAY!

 

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year! 

 

I am always so grateful that you stop by, Thank YOU!

 

Enjoy~~

 



Wine Bottle Birthday Tag

Hello Again!

Just a quick little post.

I made this Wine Bottle Tag for the Challenges at Poppy Stamps, Plaid Is Rad and Scrapy Land, Anything Goes.

 

I started with a piece of card stock measuring 2.75 x 7.5 inches, scoring at 2.5 inches.  In the short end I cut a hole out using Spellbinders Classic Circles die and then made a frame layering the Classic Circle and a Scallop Circle die.  The sentiment is stamped in Tempting Turquoise ink onto a Spellbinders die, Captivating Squares, and is from Power Poppy, the Potted Primroses stamp set.

 





The floral die is by Poppy Stamps, Dogwood Blossom Corner die.  I cut it out twice layering the yellow over the turquoise flowers.  Designer Papers by Pebbles, Family Ties.  Adhesive Rhinestones and Pearls and a Sheer Yellow Ribbon for accents. 

Now I just have to make a 'packie run'.  Not sure if that phrase translates out of New England, but it means making a trip to a Liquor Store. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Time to get my Wine On!

Enjoy~~



Celebrate 2

Back again with part 2.

Same ingredients, same Challenges; Scrapy Land, Anything Goes and Kat Scrappiness, World Card Making Day.

 

This card was created in the same manner as Celebrate 1.  Gina's Wood Carved Background Technique.



The beautiful flowers are from Potted Primroses by Power Poppy. Images colored with Copic Markers.  Papertrey Ink die Fabulous Frames, Paper Smooches die Foliage 1 and Die Versions die Curly Words Celebrate.  Crystal Drops in Dandelion Yellow for flower centers.  Swiss Dots Embossing Folder for texture.  Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Pen.  Sheer Ribbon.

Love the technique, love this stamp set!

Thanks for popping in!

Enjoy~~

Celebrate 1

Good afternoon!

This card will be entered into the Challenges at Scrapy Land, Anything Goes and Kat Scrappiness, World Card Making Day.

I used Gina's Wood Carved Background Technique, this is taking card makers by storm!  If you haven't watched her video yet HERE it is and it's fantastic!  Thought I would give it a try it with some un-wood like colors. 

 

To create my background I swiped Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry and Salty Ocean on to my card stock.  Then I ran it through my Big Shot using a Sizzix Paisley Embossing Folder.  Once that was done I swiped Frost White ink over the entire panel--that's when all that magic happens!  WOW!

 



 

The beautiful flower pots are from Potted Primroses by Power Poppy. Images colored with Copic Markers.  Papertrey Ink die Fabulous Frames, Paper Smooches die Foliage 1 and Die Versions die Curly Words Celebrate.  Crystal Drops in Dandelion Yellow for flower centers.  Swiss Dots Embossing Folder for texture.  Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Pen. 

 

I enjoyed making this card so much I made a 2nd one.....coming up next!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Enjoy~~ 



Book Marks

Good Morning!

I was having a very hard time wrapping my head around Marcella's Challenge over at Power Poppy, Coloring Outside The Lines.....ooooh man, this is a tough one for me.....but I think I finally have come up with something.  These will also be entered into the Challenges at Simon Says Monday, Powder Power and Simon Says Wednesday, Gift It.

So here we go!

 

I used the Short Stacks and the Go Wild stamp sets from Power Poppy.  All sentiments and images embossed in Black Embossing Powder.  Then using Distress Inks in Fired Brick and Squeezed Lemonade I added my color all around.  Large Eyelet and Floss to complete the book mark.

 

 

 

 

This one uses the Potted Primrose stamp set by Power Poppy. Again images and sentiment embossed in Black Embossing Powder.  Distress inks in Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Salty Ocean.  Large Eyelet, Floss and Vellum to complete the book mark.

 

 

 

Using my water brush I also dropped water all over to lift some of the inks off, kind of love that look.

 

Tough Challenge, but I am glad I at least tried it!

 

Thanks for coming by.

 

Enjoy~~

 



A Cheery Hello

Back again.....maximizing my time before vacation. 

This card will be entered into the Challenges at; Simon Says Monday, Stamp It, Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes, Simon Says Work It Wednesday, Use A Stamp, Paper Smooches Anything Goes, Cheery Lynn, Lace and Penny Black, Add A Sentiment.

 

 

This time I chose another fabulous image from the Potted Primroses stamp set by Power Poppy.  So much fun to color, they really make me happy!   Using the Cheery Lynn Burlap die as my backdrop, I think it reminds me of lattice work in this setting, I began to build my garden.  I then added a layer of lace to surround my focal images.  Primroses stamped on an MFT Stitched Rectangles die cut and colored with Copic Markers.

 

 

Paper Smooches Foliage 1 die cut in a bright green card stock to pull from the colors of my leaves.  Sentiment stamped in Black Licorice ink.  Mini Adhesive Pearls, Green Candy Dots and Large White Enamel Dots for accents.  Wink Of Stella Clear on flowers.

 

VERY Cheery!

 

Thanks for popping in!

 

Enjoy~~