Dragonfly

Just a fun card today that is perfect for the weather.  It is sunny outside and the colors are starting to pop out.  There is a smell of lilac in the air.

I like to have thinking of you cards on hand.

Thanks for stopping by and hope your day is sunny too!

Dragonfly is linked to:
Catch The Bug
Simon Says
Work It Wednesday
Word Art Wednesday
House Of Cards

Little One

 It is a girl!  My nephew and his wife just announced they are expecitng a little girl!  This is their first baby and I am so excited for them!!

A little onsie is erfect for the shower card!  Using blue, yellow, pink and a stencil, a fun background was created complete with rattles and bottles.

Little One is linked to:
Work It Wednesday
Simon Says

Flamingo

 What a line up of inspiration for today's post!  Let me explain  the inpiration taken from each photo below:

                             The daintiness of the bleeding hearts with the pink and white colors.  The die cuts.

Case This Sketch

                                                        The sketch.

The color theme of pink, black, gold and white.  The stripes on the bow pillow.  Besides the colors, the design on the carpet and the gold accent color were my biggest inspiration.  This is a clean and layered card.

And from the Time Out Challenge  'Flowers and Friends make life a garden'  .   The word friend was 
 used.



               

The card base is embossed.  The black and white piece on the base is washi tape on the label die cut.   The stripes are on the pink paper and the gold is the accent gems.

I just love flamingos and if I could, I would have a flock of them.  Thanks for stopping by and would love to hear your comments!

WagOMeter

Dogs laugh with their tails!  Man's best friend is a dog!  There are many quotes that are very funny about these animals that give us so much joy.

I saw this wag o meter on a the Paper Pups Cricut cartridge and giggled.  I had to go on the card!!

Using up the bits and pieces(UFO's), I had this dog inlay piece to use.  After laying the paper, he gets his dog tags.

Thanks fur stopping by...it is not a typo!!

WagOMeterislinkedto:
Work It Wednesday

Simon Says

DL Art

Sparkling Elephant

A whole lot of bright coming your way!!  This pink elephant is loaded with sparkle and a ton of fun!

Pink elephants you say?  This one fits into the Honey I shrunk the elephant catagory!

Have a great day and make it sparkle!!

Pink Elephant is linked to:
Simon Says
Send A Smile 4 Kids
Simon Says
Word Art Wednesday
House Of Cards

Trendy Butterfly

This is what happens when you clean your craft room.  I have a container of alcohol inks that have sat on the shelf for...lets just say years.  I have watched videos on alcohol inks and they  just sat in the container.  I considered the inks my retirement stuff!! 

Today is use  the alcohol inks day.  I used photo paper and dropped blobs of ink.  I put the blender on top and moved the paper to let it do it's thing.  I love the design it created.  Then I stamped with a black ink pad the music and script images.  It was bold and beautiful. 

To put the card together, a piece of corrugated paper, twine and a key  was added.  A butterfly and sentiment was added.  This may be a freestyle collage.

I had so much fun playing with the alcohol inks and spent the day using different colors and paper.  I will be posting the finished cards in the future.

Have a great day and use the supplies that you have had sitting around!!

Stamps used:
STAMPlorations: Scribbly Splattery Grunge, Mixed Media Elements, Bloom Sketches and Trendy Butterflies 2.

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Home Sweet Home

Hold on tightly to those you love!  That is the saying I have hanging in the entry way of my home.  I have three boys and when the two grown boys come to visit, this home is CRAZY!

This card started out with a different color scheme and idea.  Using some of the original elements and different colors, home sweet home was done!

Thanks for stopping by!

Home Sweet Home is linked to:
Simon Says
DL Art
Word Art Wednesday

Simply Shine

An odd mix of colors today, gray, kraft, yellow and aqua.  I did not know where to start but when I did...

I started by stamping the flowers so I knew what space I had to work with.   Then, the colors just flew on the paper through the stencil.  I repositioned the stencil to get the lower image.  I have to say, the colors did work!

Items Used:
Staming Up retired and MIA so I do not know the  name of the set.
STAMPlorations Art Marks and Zen Hearts

Thanks for stopping by and SHINE today!

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Monkey Business

This is pure monkey business!!  This monkey has been framed up!

I love the sentiment and it just makes me smile!

Although I like to use new stamps, sometimes  usingstamps from  the archive are fun.
The retro stamps used are:
CTMH Zoo Friends
Stampendous You Make Me Laugh

Thanks for stopping by and today is going to be pure monkey business!!

Monkey Business is linked to:
Simon Says
Send A Smile 4 Kids
Mojo Monday
Cardz for Guyz
Through The Craft Room Door May 9  through May 15
Word Art Wednesday
DL Art

Fancy Flowers

A walk through the greenhouse and picking the flowers for this year along with receiving my STAMPlorations goodies  inspired this card.  

There is even a little  bling  to add water droplets!!

Stamps  and dies used:
Retro foam water can stamp
STAMPlorations Trendy Spring Blooms, Trendy Spring Blooms Dies and Hello Sunshine Phrase Die

Thanks for stopping by!

Fancy Flowers is linked to:
Simon Says
DL Art
Word Art Wednesday
Try Stamping On Tuesdays

Happy Birthday

The best way to start a birthday is with a party on a card!  I have two Kaladiscope ink  pads, a pink and purple one and one that had a variety of colors.

Using two retro stamp sets and STAMPlorations sketch, this party can get started! 

Time to try the second ink pad:    

Happy Birthday is linked to:
Shopping Our Stash
TTCRD May 2 through 9
DL Art
Simon Says

Shine Butterfly

AAK.  I was trying to pick up spots of distress ink and when I pulled it against the surface I got scratchy marks in the pink.  AAH, lets see what happens with blue and purple.  Okay, this is just the start...now what...a card is just in the beginning  without all the stuff.

Some stamps, some paper and  some embellishments and wallah!

Thanks for stopping by and shine like a butterfly today!

Shine Butterfly is linked to:
Simon Says
Creative Artiste
Craft Stamper Magazine
Simon Says

Strawberry Basket

How about a basket of strawberries and blossoms  for Mother's day!  Kaiden is  meticulous when he puts his cards together and wanted it to be extra special for his mom for Mother's day.  This one  was a little difficult.

One day when his mom was cleaning strawberries she found the biggest strawberry I have ever seen.  She had to take a picture and post it on facebook.

Mother's Day is linked to:
DL Art

Sweet Thoughts

Sweet thoughts of mom goes great with  ice cream  says Skyler, my niece's son.  He likes to get in there and get the card made.

We chose  pretty ice cream  colors and bling for his card for mon!

We used a cricut and I think the Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge for the rectangels.

Sweet Thoughts is linked to:
DL Art

The Great Outdoors

This  little crazy bird was colored and sitting in the scrap pile looking at me. This  weeks Mojo Monday sketch and the theme from Simon Says was merged together to bring us to the great outdoors!

How can you resist those eyes?!

The Great Outdoors is linked to:
Mojo Monday
Simon Says
TTCRD May 2 through May 9
DL Art
Word Art Wednesday

Purrfect Day

My niece's kids and I share the love of cardmaking. Her daughter Brooke and I  made this card for her mom  for Mother's day.  She picked the kitty from Create A  Critter.

Now, I wish I had a Cricut Explorer, but I have the very old, original version of the Cricut.  

So I asked Brooke  what card she  wanted to  make next  and she  said a cupcake card.  She really likes to bake and her mom went to Chef school.

Purrfect Day is linked to:
DL Art