Sending Good Thoughts and Petite Petals

Hey!!! I was in the mood for some bright, fun colors today.  It was a little overcast and VERY WINDY here in Iowa.  Which, made me really begin to doubt that spring is ever going to come.  However, I did see some grass that was beginning to green up - which is surprising since we just had snow Monday night! 

I'm ready for blue skies and 75 degrees!  And the colors in this card remind me of blue skies and bright red spring tulips....bring them on!

These may not be tulips - but they sure are cute!  My punch finally came in (very popular punch leads to backorders!) and I had to put it to good use right away.

I saw the sketch for this card over at Freshly Made Sketches and decided to play along with their challenge.

I hope that you like what I've done - and in the meantime - If you are experiencing 75 degree temps - could you PLEASE send your weather up to Iowa!  

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Cycle Celebration - a candle party!

Howdy folks!  I've got a quick post here for you today.  

I decided to play along with the crew over at CAS(E) this Sketch and put this together. 

I hadn't used the Cycle Celebration in a while, and love the candles that are included in the set.  I thought this sketch would work perfect for a scattering of candles across the page.

Add a few rhinestones colored with a black sharpie, and it all came together!

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Weekly Specials!

It's time for this week's DEALS!  And in my personal opinion - you can't ever go wrong when the Core'dinations Cardstock is on sale! That makes this versatile 12x12 cardstock 45 cents/sheet!  STEAL!

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Craft Class: Embossing Paste

Embossing Paste is all the rage right now.  Some may call it Modeling Paste.  Others, Texture Medium.  Either way - it's HOT!

I've created a class showing you how to create your own (and very on the cheap) Embossing Paste, how to color it, and even how to create some of your own stencils!  

 You'll receive plenty of tips  during the class and some ideas to get you started.

You'll also get a print-out with the embossing paste recipe and the card recipes for the cards created in the video.

This will be a new ongoing series of classes!  Each month I'll teach you some of the trendiest techniques, supply you with great ideas and inspire you to create some of your wonderful projects.

Class Fee: 6.95 USD

*****Please note***** Upon check out from PayPal you'll be directed to a private page that contains the Video and Print-out.  

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Manic Monday - Week 11

Hey there!  I've got a very quick cards for you this week - and BONUS!  It mails well too!

Check out how easy this one comes together:

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So Very Grateful - Spring Trends

Tomorrow is spring!  And today's card screams spring!!!  

Hip. Hip. Hooray!

This one was fun to create.  I started out with the So Very Grateful stamp set and some watercolor paper.  I stamped the image with Stazon ink, and then watercolored with my ink pads and an Aqua Painter.  

Then I stamped the sentiment from Four You, again with Stazon ink.

What you might not see in the picture above is the fun part of this card.  

Can you tell what I did in the photo below?

Maybe this photo shows it better:

I used the Chevron stamp and inked it up with Versamark, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Doesn't that give this a fun look?  I'm kinda smitten with it!  Would love to know what you think....leave me some comments!~~~~

Meanwhile - I'd also like to add that I'm submitting this to a couple of online challenges - 
1) The Paper Players - Clean & Simple Spring.  
2) Freshly Made Sketches - for the sketch. 
You should check out the challenges and play along!

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Manic Monday - week 10!

I'm back today with another Manic Monday post!  Quick cards are the name of the game, and this one is pretty quick.  

I actually saw a similar card to the one I've created here by Heather Campbell and decided to CASE it with Stampin' Up! supplies.  

I really like the pop of black against those soft colors in the Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper.  

I hope that you liked today's card and video!  Be sure to check back for more great inspiration!

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Simply a Petal Parade

Hello! Today's card is one that is clean and simple - and elegant at the same time.

I always like this style of card - and it's easy to replicate and change up too.

Use a different stamp set instead of the flowers - say Hexagons or Chevrons for a trendy feel.  How about just a different style of flower?  

Swap out the sentiment for something else.  

I always like to add the frame to pull it all together.

I did use a little bit of masking on the flowers in the lower right.  Other than that - this one is technique free.

Hope you like it!

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Another Great Year!

This stamp set - Another Great Year - was one that was immediately on my wish list as soon as I had a sneak peek of the Occasions Catalog.  I just loved that large image.  

But.  (there's always a but)  Once I had the set in hand, I was finding it hard to use.  As much as I love the image, I think I've only used it twice. 

Until now.  

This card... I'm loving it!  I love the confetti style background, the vellum overlay and the confetti look of the cardstock circles on top of the vellum.

And this card was quick and easy to put together.

I hope you like the card - and if you do - you should come join us at the Card Cafe tomorrow!

Inquiring minds want to know:  What have YOU done with this set?  Am I alone in my dilema? (loving the stamp, but now thinking it's too big?)  Leave me some comments - I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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March Card Cafe Sneak Peek #2

I'm back with a couple more sneak peeks from Saturday's Card Cafe.

The first one (above) is full of fun, bright colors.  It's perfect for a birthday or anything that you are Happy about.

The next one is WAY more subdued... And let me tell you - that Hardwood background is awesome.  Doesn't it look so real?

I hope that you can join us this Saturday at the Card Cafe!  You can read more about it in yesterday's post - just click here. Everyone is welcome to attend and the cards are different each month.

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March Card Cafe Sneak Peeks...

Hey there! 

I've got a couple of quick sneak peeks for this weekend's Card Cafe.

What is Card Cafe?  It's easy - I've got 10 cards cut, prepped; ready for you to stamp and put together.  You pick which cards you want to make.  You can make 5 cards or all 10 - or any in between.  The fee is 5 cards for $10, each additional card you make is $1.50.  *OR* Place an order and you can make as many cards as you want for free!

This class takes place on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 9am - 1pm at Denison Municipal Utilities in Denison, IA. ( you work at your own pace - no need to feel rushed!)  All are welcome to join us!  We have a great time....lots of laughs, lots of stamping!  Contact me if you'd like learn more.

So - here are a couple of the cards that you can choose to make.

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Manic Monday....

....I know.  I know.   It's Tuesday.  I had the video all done and ready to post - but yesterday was a, well, MONDAY!  Things went wrong left and right.  I can prove it in the video!!!  Watch for yourself!

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Berry Basket full of Cards!

Let me start off by posting a little warning: 

This post is photo heavy!  I'm gonna do little talking, and lots of pictures instead!  

So - I created this A.DOOR.A.BULL gift basket, to look like a berry basket and filled it with cards.  I created this entire project with the Mini Memories Simply Created Kit from the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog.  It's meant to be a mini scrapbook, but I just had to do something different with it.  The only things I added were cardstock, ink, stamps and a few sequins.  (the kit comes with large sequins, I added some smaller ones.

I showed you the card above in my last post, so I'm not going to say much about it!

I'll also warn you - it was gloomy today, and that made for some darker pictures than I wanted - Sorry! 

The card above turned out to be one of my favorites.  Which is ironic since in the beginning I really didn't care for it.  Initially, the bottom of this card was meant to be the top.  But I messed up and wasn't paying attention when I glued things down - and stamped the sentiment.  Ya - there's a sentiment under the Floral "Thanks" tag....and it's stamped upside down!  We all goof....you just have to figure out how to make it work!

This one has light embossing on one of the Kraft pages that come in the kit.  Yep.  I used those up too.  I also incorporated some of the smaller sequins from the Sequin Trim found in the Occasions Catalog to offset the larger ones that come with the kit.

I'm really found of those "journaling" spots that come in the kit and love the little flowers on them.  *swoon!*  Hoping that it'll be a new DSP coming...wishing and hoping!

There are so many fun elements in the Mini Memories kit - like these gold heart paper clips.  Aren't they cute?  And the little tickets - love! The doilies and the gold vellum come in the kit too!

Here's more of that DSP that I love. Again, I used the kraft paper that came in the kit and die cut the edges with our Finishing Touches Edgelits.  The gold twine also comes in the kit!  I'm serious!  You can't go wrong with this kit - for just $13.95 you get a lot!

For this card I took the little pocket shaped element and stitched it to some of the other DSP to create a real pocket.  Then I created a pull-out for it.  

Here's the last card.  And guess what?  I still have paper and embellishments leftover!!!  

It was really fun to work with this kit in an unconventional way.  Hope you like today's little project.

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