You Are Pretty Amazing

I needed a quick card for my oldest daughter, so I used the sketch from My Favorite Things for this week and quickly made this card last evening, keeping it really simple!  The papers I used are new Dear Lizzy "Neopolitan" and I used a stamp from my MFT Complimentary Greetings stamp set, and the flower is cut with the Pretty Posies Die-Namics.  Also used is the Fishtail Flags STAX.  (Have NO clue why Live Writer isn't working right for me anymore... can't get links to work, but if you search for these items in the MFT online store, you should be able to find 'em!)

Happy stamping!

Happy Day

Well, hello everyone... no one seems to have noticed, but I've been MIA for a few weeks.  Thought I'd share a card I made today, if anyone is still reading?  :)

I have wanted the All Smiles stamp set from My Favorite Things for months now, and it was finally back in stock last week so I scooped it up!  I just love the fonts and sentiments in this set!  I used Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday challenge #96 for the layout.  (Be sure to stop by her blog to also see her new little bundle of joy!)  I replaced the oval with the Designer Labels 3 STAX Die-Namics from MFT, and also used one of the new Open Simply Scallops Trio Die-Namics, and Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose, and a Mini Rolled Rose to accent my design.  I finished it off with some yellow dotted ribbon and a green leaf stickpin.

Hope things are happy in your world!  Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You Notes, Panera-Style

My oldest daughter is an assistant manager at the Panera in Wooster, Ohio and during a recent staff meeting it was mentioned that they wanted to send some thank you notes to some of the local businesses that are their best customers when it comes to catering orders.  So Kaylie of course, volunteered her Mom to make the cards, so this is what I came up with.

My first instinct was to go with some bright Spring colors, but it seemed more logical to me to use the earth-tones that you see more of in Panera… the olive green, rusty orange, and plum colors you see in the decor, logo, etc. so that’s what I did.  The stamps I used are all from My Favorite Things… the new LLD Border It-Mod Borders, LLD Document It-Right This Way, and Thanks a Bunch.  Each cream-colored panel was then sponged with some Tea Dye distress ink, and mounted to a Mellow Moss card base.  (Yes, I still have some Mellow Moss in my stash!  It killed me to use up six pieces of it for this, but it matched so perfectly.)

Hope you like!  Thanks for stopping by, and happy Monday!

 

 

Cards for Sale

Hello wonderful readers!  Just a note to let you know that my Cards for Sale page has been updated!  Please check it out HERE!  And THANK YOU!

New Beginnings – C4C183

It’s time to celebrate Spring and the C4C is celebrating the newness of Spring by making baby cards this week!  Stop over at the C4C blog for all the details!

Here’s my card for today…

I actually ran a little short on stamping time this week, so this card is an oldie but one that’s never been shared here on my blog.  I created this back in November 2011 for the Dirty Dozen gallery over at Splitcoaststampers, so I thought I’d share it with you here today.  The stamp set used here is from Taylored Expressions.

We hope you’ll join us for the challenge this week!  Be sure to stop at the C4C blog for all the details!

Happy stamping, happy weekend!

Color Throwdown #239

It’s time for Color Throwdown #239 and this week Barbara is our hostess with a very pretty palette for Spring!  If you like pastels, then be sure to join us this week!

I struggled a little at first… you know how I love my patterned papers, and I just couldn’t find any that worked with these colors.  I finally gave up and went back to basics for my card, keeping it somewhat simple but I’m quite pleased with my effort.

I used a little bit of Bo Bunny double-dot paper, stamped the leafy background on the celery cardstock, used an old Hero Arts stamp for the silhouette flowers, and added a Verve sentiment to complete my card.  The layout (which I LOVE this week… stay tuned for another card using it tomorrow!) is from Retro Sketches #60 this week.

Stop by the CTD blog for all the challenge details, and check out my CTD sisters for more inspiration…

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Frances Byrne, April Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by!

CrAzY for Sketches - C4C182

It’s the third week of the month, and that means it’s sketch time over at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog!  Come on over and join us for this sketch…

I used some new products from the recent release at My Favorite Things for my card, including the Accent It – Reel Life Die-Namics, and the Document It – Expand Your View stamp set.  I also used some Fishtail Flags STAX and cut out the piece for the sentiment with the Blueprints 2 Die-Namics.  The papers are Fancy Pants “Trendsetter.”

Be sure to stop over at the C4C blog for plenty of inspiration, and play along!

Happy Saturday, and thanks for stopping by!