Good Times Card

Hello friends!  I have been doing fairly well in preparing cards for Christmas.  I have several finished plus a lot of images colored that are waiting to be made into cards.  Hopefully, I won't be making any last minute cards this year!

Today, I am sharing a card using this adorable stamp set from Penny Black called "yummy".  I had so much fun coloring it with Copic Markers.  There was a lot of fussy cutting but was easy to do.  The die used for the background is from Memory Box.

It is difficult to see in the photo but I used a glitter pen on the corn and watermelon.  Glossy accents was used on the little boy's ice cream.

Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.  I appreciate your sweet comments.  Please stay safe and healthy.

New Cards

Hi friends!  I hope all is well with you especially as we are in the midst of this pandemic.  We are staying home except for necessities and checking up on my parents.  We have been able to spend some time with our grandson but all other contact is limited until this virus gets under control.

In the meantime, I am so grateful for my crafting hobby.  I've been making a lot of cards and will share three with you today.

The first two are made with dies from Ink to Paper as well as coloring with Papertrey Inks.  I love this bouquet die.

The pretty die behind the flower bouquet on the second card is from Spellbinders.  I did use some gems from Queen & Co as well as Pretty Pink Posh for accents.

My next card was made for my Dad for Father's Day using everything from Tim Holtz.  Tim's products are my favorite to use on masculine cards as I have a difficult time coming up with ideas for them.  His many products make it easy to put something together.  Of course, the products are versatile for any occasion.  In fact, I am working on a Christmas card using his new feathered friends and wreath dies.

Activity on this blog has decreased but I have not been posting much either.  I am so happy, though, when I see someone has stopped by to leave a comment.  Thank you for taking the time to do so.  I wish everyone good health and happiness.  Stay safe!

Anniversary Card

Hi friends!  I hope all  is well with you.  I have been doing a lot of cardmaking during this pandemic.  Here is a card I made for my parents' 68th wedding anniversary.

For this card, I used the Feathered Friends die from Tim Holtz and colored the birds with Distress Ink.  The wreath and flower stems are from Spellbinders and are also colored with Distress Ink.  I used a Sunny Studio embossing folder for the background.  

I really love these sweet little birds and will be using them again soon.  I hope you like them as well.

Thank you so much for taking time to stop by.  I appreciate your sweet comments.  Stay safe and stay healthy.

Anniversary Card Using Tim Holtz Dies

Hi friends!  I hope you are coping well with whatever phase of coronavirus restrictions you are in.  Our area of the state is still in full restrictions and will be for the foreseeable future.  The northwest corner of our state will move to the yellow phase this week as they are a less densely populated area.

In my quest for keeping my mind occupied with positive things these days, I pulled out my Tim Holtz Wildflowers and Scribbly Butterflies dies and came up with this quick and simple card.

Today is my parents' 68th wedding anniversary, so this card is for them.  The background paper is from My Favorite Things paper pad called Watercolor Wash.  I arranged a cluster of the wildflowers into a bouquet of sorts and tied a simple hemp bow at the base.  Sparkling Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh finished it off. 

Thank you so much for taking time to stop by.  I appreciate each comment left.  Stay safe and stay healthy!

Creating Happy Mail

Hi friends!  I hope you are coping well with the various restrictions throughout the world due to the coronavirus.  To give myself a distraction, I decided to make some cards to send to family and friends as a way to say thinking of you and perhaps even to brighten their day.  Here is what I have done so far.

I love this stamp set from Dina Wakley called "Good Idea."  How appropriate as I think happy mail/snail mail is always a "good idea."  Various Distress Inks were used to watercolor the images.

Some cards had the stamped image backed with papers from Lemoncraft.  Other images were simply popped up with foam tape.  Sequins were added for a touch of sparkle.  I tried to keep the cards as flat as possible for mailing. 

 My next group of cards were created with a stamp set from Penny Black and an embossing folder from Sunny Studios.  The sentiment used on all cards was heat embossed with Gold embossing powder from Recollections.

 

Can you believe that Easter, such as it was this year, was only a week ago.  One of the most difficult things to deal with is the social distancing.  Thank goodness for video chats!  We did get to see my son and his family from a distance for a few minutes on Easter Sunday.  We stood on the sidewalk and they stayed in the yard.  I cannot wait to be able to hold my grandson again and spend time as a family all together.  Here is a picture.

Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.  Comments are always appreciated especially these days!  Stay safe.  Stay healthy.  Stay home.

A Flowery Tag to Brighten the Day

Hi friends!  It has been awhile since I posted.  I had high hopes for 2020 to be a better year; but, so far, it isn't working out that way.  I thought I would pop in and share a spring tag I made and hope that it brings a bit of a distraction from current events.

Everything I used was in my stash of supplies.  I do know that the paper and the two fussy cut butterflies are from Prima and the other butterfly is from Reneabouquets.  The pretty foam roses were a gift.  The pink-edged lace tied at the top was a thrift store find. 

My wish for all of us is to be safe from this coronavirus and a speedy recovery for those who have been infected with it.  I pray that this disease somehow gets under control soon.  Stay safe, my friends.

Winter Wreath Card

Hello there!  Just a quick post today.  While most people in the States will be watching the Super Bowl and enjoying yummy foods, I will be partaking in my colonoscopy prep day!  No fun!  But some things have to be done!  lol

Here is my wintry card.  The beautiful papers are from Scrap Boys' Cotton Winter collection.  The wreath was fussy cut from one of the pretty sheets.  The layered poinsettia is made from a Tim Holtz die.  The vintage image is from Pion Design.  I added a few rhinestones to give the wreath some sparkle. 

Thank you so much for taking time to stop by.  I appreciate your kind comments and wish you a wonderful week ahead!