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Saturday, March 9, 2024

reach for the STARS

 Hey crafty friends!
 
I had some extra time to play in my craft space today while purging and organizing.  We all know that the purging is only to make room for more crafty purchases and that organizing lasts through one project.  So, after a couple of cards, my space is once again a disaster and in need of clean up!
 
 I'm making the effort to use up the remains of different 6 x 6 paper collections in my stash.  Some of them have been there for years and others are relatively new.  Here are a couple of cards from today's craft time.
 
reach for the STARS
 
I love how this elegant and romantic card turned outThe rich colors in this Mintay collection are gorgeous.  There's a lot of dimension added to the cluster of ephemera using foam tape.  The focal sentiment is die cut from a tag and matted using a moon image with stars tucked between the layers.  
 
Featured collection:
Mintay Nightfall Papers and Ephemera Die Cuts
 
The second card was easy peasy using a tag frame for the sentiment stamp.
 
Happy Birthday
 
Featured Collection:
Mintay Apple Season 
 
This A2 card is simply a 6 x 6 page cut down and matted with coordinating paper.  The sentiment is stamped on a frame tag and adhered with foam tape for a little dimension. 
 
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I hope I've inspired you to use up your stash and make room for more! 
 

 

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Bloom and Grow

 Hello crafty friends!

February is behind us and Spring will soon be here.  My daffodils and tulips are ready to burst  open.  I love this time of year when everything becomes fresh and new again after the long, gray winter with a few snowfall episodes.

There's a new challenge starting at the Double D Challenge Blog today and the theme is "First Signs of Spring".  They have a mood board to inspire you.


Here's my Spring inspiration...

Bloom & Grow
 
This card came together very easily with some additional ephemera die cuts for dimension.  I used a  panel from a new paper collection that fit the theme perfectly.  It's matted with coordinating paper from the same collection.

 
The basket of daffodils, butterfly and a few of the flowers have added dimension using foam tape.  The sentiment and heart are 3-D foam.  I tucked in a sitting bunny behind the daffodil basket.
 

From my stash...  
Bazzill Pale Rose Cardstock
Mintay Spring Is Here Collection
Simple Stories Simple Vintage Farmhouse Sentiment

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Easter's on it's way...

 Hey there crafty friends!
 
With Spring only 19 days away and Easter a couple weeks more, I am focusing on cards for the grand kids' Easter baskets.  I recently purchased a fun Doodlebug collection from A Cherry on Top and pulled it out last night.  The colors and images are the best, especially for kiddos.  
 
This card will be for our granddaughter.
 
EASTER
 
How cute are these fun images?  I love the little bunnies.  They remind me of the marshmallow bunnies I had in my Easter basket growing up.  Now, the grand kids have them in their baskets.  The paper doily was a great background mat for the wheelbarrow filled with colorful eggs.   
 
The 3-D wheelbarrow makes a great dimensional focal point.
 
 

I embellished the inside lower corner of the card with one of the cute bunny stickers.
 
From my stash...
 
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Sunday, February 25, 2024

Cute Cards!

 Hi there blogger friends!
 
Today I'm sharing a few cards from the past.  I don't make many cards that fall under the category of "cute".  Not sure why, I think I'm just more of a modern, shabby chic or traditional style card maker.  However, Crafting Happiness Challenge Blog's theme is "Cute Cards" past or present, and I decided to play along this week.  
 
Happy Birthday
 
This birthday card was sent to my sister in law in March of  2020.  She is a lover of animals, but especially dogs.  This little French bull dog card really made her smile.
 
It's Your Birthday
 
This is one of my very favorite "cute" cards that I made for our granddaughter's 9th birthday. She loved all things unicorn and this paper collection was perfect.
 
Love you a sloth...
 
Here's cute Valentine that I made and sent to our granddaughter a couple of years ago.  Who could resist this adorable sloth hanging from a tree branch?
 
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Hope to see you again soon!
 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Miss You...

 Good morning blogger friends!
 
There's a new challenge at the Double D Challenge Blog.  
 The theme is Patterned Paper and this is the inspiration board.
 
 
I have a lot of patterned paper scraps in my stash and came up with this design.

Miss You
 
This clean and simple A2 was fashioned after a video I watched by Terri Walker on You Tube.  She shares a great tutorial on this paper piecing technique and I loved the outcome with the lavender and teal scraps.  

From my stash...
Altenew Coral Sunset Stamp
Bazzill Grape Cardstock
 Mintay Lavender Farm Collection
Picket Fence Sequins
 
Thanks for stopping by today.
Hope to see you here again soon.
 

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