The Flower Challenge 2 Reminder Add Sparkle

 

Welcome back to a reminder for The Flower Challenge: Add Sparkle

'Tis the season for all things glitz,  and our cards sparkle and shine a bit more

during  this magical season!

I used the same Sizzix poinsettia die as on my last card, just used  the  reverse

die cuts.

This card will need it's own specially made envelope, as the greenery climbs 

up over the boundaries!

Play along until the 25th. 

Hope to see your sparklies in the lineup!

Reminder #98 Add Sparkle

Another of the fabulous sets from the Greetery's Handiwork release, is this 

vintage sewing machine. Love at first sight!

I 'borrowed' a few of the designers inspirations for my friendship card, like  Dawn's 

triple fabric pile,  and  Kelly's use of the frame embroidery hoop. 'Sew" much

inspiration to  love during release week!

This was made for a dear friend that loves to quilt.

Crazy for the stitched sentiments too!

Have a great day!

 

The Flower Challenge #83 Add Spots or Stripes

Welcome! The Flower  Challenge asks you to create a card  using spots or stripes for

the month of  August.

My card features a Tim Holtz multi layer die set, and an Altenew Background stamp.

You have all month to play along!

Show us your stripes... or spots!

The Flower Challenge #83 Add Spots or Stripes

The Flower Challenge #73: Use a Sentiment & 6th Birthday

Hello, and welcome to The Flower Challenge, 6th Birthday celebration. 

There are prizes this month too. The challenge is to use a sentiment on your

card. And of course to make a flower or flowers the main attraction.

Want some inspiration?

My card features Altenew's magnificent magnolia, a Craft a Flower Die set, and

I clear embossed Altenew's Beveled Squares Stencil onto a Poppystamps Oval.

The sentiment is also Poppystamps, an oldie called Happy Birthday Background.

The hem stitched die is from Spellbinders.

Now it's your turn. Choose a favorite flower/flowers, and play along. You could

win some fabulous prizes! See you in the lineup, and Happy 6th, Flower Challenge!

The Flower Challenge #73 Use a Sentiment & 6th Birthday

Adventure at the Lake

 

With the outside hovering around 109, the inside is the place to be, and my craft room 

with every possible 'craft aid' imaginable just begs to be played with. (Did I just start and

end a sentence with the word, with'?)

Friday's Greetery blog featured Norine and a timely post using the Destinations set. 

TGIF – Destination: Welcome to the Neighborhood with Norine

Norine's card had me lake dreaming, with picturesque mountains and cool breezes.

Destinations together with Destination Rectangle Die is what I used.

I sneaked in a few items from Destination Summer, as well, and the tag

is from Speed Tagging.

I used a pencil to add a bit of shading to the windows.

The Destination map die cuts the sections, which I inked and paint spattered.

Seriously folks, if I wasn't so comfy in my air conditioned craft cave, I'd be heading up 

to the lake right now! 

Are you busy? Wanna come?

2 Easter Cards

Hi all! Finally had a chance to create with the Greetery's Spring release.

This set, Easter Jubilee, came with just about everything I needed to make

my Easter cards.

While the set was on my desk I made 2 cards, 2 different color ways. 

You start with stenciling, and stamping, and die cuts finish the card.

2 layers of contrasting Cardstock were added to each letter.

The second card began with cutting the letters out with purple glitter paper.

I tried to vary the color up a bit using Betsy's method of sponging ink onto

the stamp.

You can see the aqua cardstock behind the letters.

These were fun and easy, and I think I'll do a few more. 

You know that song in Aunty Mame, 'We Need a Little Christmas'?

Well, I think we definitely need a BIG Easter right now. 

Put decorations out. Add some spring joy to your front yard for the

neighbors to enjoy. Bake your favorites.

and May this most Holy season bring you peace and joy knowing

our God loves you, and has a plan for your life.

God Bless you.

Stay safe!

A Quartet of Pine Blossom

Hi and Happy New Year! 

Well, the New Year is off to a happy start. Saturday was one of those days

with no one around, quiet and chores free. Way too good a day to waste!

The holidays came and went so fast, I hadn't used the Greetery's Pine Blossom

at all, and there it was right on the top of my order.

I die cut and stamped the bouquet and flowers in several colors.

I hadn't used the Berry Branch Stencil either. 1st inked, then played with

stencil paste in a couple of colors.

My stash of birthday cards is low, so all 4 cards were done for winter birthdays.

My outdoor garden is sleeping right now. It's down to freezing where I live,

but on this card it's bright and happy.

I just love the new bow Betsy created. So open and animated!

And finally one with my favorite greeting, blessings.

Nothing better than a crafty weekend!

Here's a list of what I used: All Greetery

Pine Blossom stamp set and dies

Fit to be Tied die

Inside Out Berry Branch die

Berry Branch stencil

Terrarium die

Knit Wits stencil

Nordic Frames die

Create Along Wit Us: September Release

Hi PTI Peeps! It's Create Along With Us time, a chance to look carefully 

at technique, color and of course, the fabulous new stamps and dies being

released this month, by the designers.

I loved the colors Laurie used on this beauty.

Her leaves against an aqua bg was my starting point.

Now I love all the Bold Borders Lizzie's inventive mind has created, but until I have it,

Cover Plate: Winter Floral has some of the fronds I was looking to watercolor.

I LOVED the added chunky glitter on her card, so I glittered the flowers and little acorns. 

Not nearly the wow effect Laurie's card had, 

so I put a few sequins on the center.

Supply List Below

Click what you like and it'll take you to the PTI store.

Papertrey Ink - Cover Plate: Winter Floral Die

Papertrey Ink - Christmas Cheer Die

Christmas Cheer Stamp Set

Perfect Match Aqua Mist - Inkpad

Perfect Match Hawaiian Shores - Inkpad

Zig Clean Color Watercolor Pens

Ranger Distress Dry Glitter

Happy Fall: Create Along With Us

This week at PTI we get to Create Along with their fabulous designers.

It's release week and the cards and projects are amazing! Full of rich new fall 

stamps and dies, and as usual, wonderful new ideas.

Michelle Leone's card caught my eye.

One of the newest dies to be released is this one Michelle featured called, 

Frame It Out Many Blessings.

Michelle did a few things on her card I cased. 

My card uses Shape Shifters Oval 1, and like Michelle, I fussy cut the design to create a 

window for my sentiment.

I absolutely love Stitched Florals, with the multi-stamping.

My flowers are from Mum's the Word, and so  is the fall sentiment.

For the added color of Harvest Gold, I water colored the die cut, let it dry, and

then stamp the mum in Honey Nut. That color combo is so Fall-esque!

I tried to keep the rest of Michelle's color scheme, with the exception of the leaves. 

Mine are Olive Twist.

Play along all week on the PTI blog. So much inspiration to see!

Happy Crafting!

Mum's the Word Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Mum's the Word Die Collection (set of 2)

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Oval 1 Die

Papertrey Ink - Noted: Simply Stitched A2 Vertical Die

Perfect Match Olive Twist Cardstock (24 Sheets)

Paper Basics - Vintage Cream Linen Cardstock (40 sheets)

Perfect Match Harvest Gold - Inkpad

Perfect Match Olive Twist - Inkpad

Perfect Match Honey Nut - Inkpad

Thanks with Poppy Stamps

I'm up today on the Poppy Stamps blog.

Visit and see the card I created with the new 

Blooming Poppy die!

Come see how I made this card here:

Blooming Poppy Thanks by Nancy Penir

A Lovely Birthday

What do you do with a crazy busy week, getting ready for

a ladies tea party in your backyard? 

You find a way fit in a card for 

PTI's MIM with Betsy Veldman!

Make It Monday #282: Stenciled Watercolor Backgrounds

I think it's safe to say, 99% of what I've learned to do with 

a card, has come from enjoying the Make It Monday posts.

And so, with Betsy showing us how to use our stencils to 

create watercolor backgrounds, I made this card

Besides, my recent order arrived, with 

Betsy's Make It Market Mini Kit: Lovely Lace,

complete with a fabulous lattice stencil, and wonderfully lacy die,

perfect for framing Dawn's Gran's Garden Florals.

Well, dear friends, it's back to picking up every stray leaf and twig that's

found it's way to my patio, and wash tea cups and saucers

for about 30 ladies.

At least my MIM card is done!

I pretty much used Betsy's colors and stamps that she used.

Just loved her colors and couldn't wait to ink up Gran's Garden!