Mother's Day Sizzix Scallope Bag with Gorjuss Girl Stamp

Are you as smitten with Gorjuss Girls as I am?  They are so cute!!!  Hello my friends and fellow crafters.  Here is a little creation for Mother's Day using a Sizzix Scalloped Edge Bag die.

 The paper used is from Prima called Rose Quartz.  I'm so in love with that paper.  The roses were created with a Sizzix Die called 3D Flower #2.  The leaves are a Nellie Snellen die and the Flourish is a Cheery Lynn Die.  Little pearls were added to the center of the flowers.  This cute little bag is big enough to hold Alex and Ani bracelets as I had put a couple inside.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Happy Mother's Day.  Until next time....Happy Crafting!

Spellbinders Grand Arch 3D Die meets Gorjuss Girl

 Greetings friends and crafters.  For today, I would like to share a Mother's Day card that was created with a Spellbinders Grand Arch 3D die.  I am in love with these dies.  I only have this one, but I can assure you that the other two are on my wish list!  Don't you just love all the layers?  It's also very easy to assemble and folds flat to mail.  It's awesome!

The image inside is Gorjuss Girl #24 Heartfelt.  She's so sweet and perfect for a Mother's Day Card.  She was colored with Copic markers.  The Roses are created with a Sizzix die called:  3D flower No.2.  They were distressed with Victorian Velvet ink with a pearl center.  The leaves are a Nellie Snellen die and the flourish is Cheery Lynn.  The scalloped edge on top is a Martha Stewart punch.  

You can see all the layers here.  There are a total of 6 to create this card.  The 3D effect is stunning. Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I have a couple more projects to share for Mother's day.  Happy Mother's day to you.  Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Elizabeth Crafts Daffodil

  Hello Crafters!!!   The Scrapbook Expo was in Orlando this past weekend.  It's an event that happens once a year and I look forward to going to.  While at the Expo I came across the Elizabeth Crafts Designs booth.  I fell in love with all the flower dies and just had to have this Daffodil.

 There's lots of dimension in these gorgeous flowers.  They are easy to make.  I used watercolor paper and distress stains and inks to color the flowers.

 This was so much fun to create.  I have lots of plans in the future for this beautiful die.  To create the sparkly effect diamond stickles were painted on the flowers and allowed to dry.

 Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Be sure to check back as I have a ton of things to share.....I just need to catch up with loading photos.  Until nest time, Happy Crafting!
Here's a list of dies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Daffodil
Spellbinders Floral Oval Die
Spellbinders Classic Ovals
Joy! Crafts Lace Corner Die
Marianne's Creatables Anja's Vintage Decoration

Tilda With Cherries in the Gerber Daisies

Hi Blog Friends! As an Artist and a Card-marker do you sometimes find inspiration in the beauty around you. Back in the Spring of 2009 when I was laid off from my job, I took to gardening. I couldn't afford much, (still can't even with a job as it pays so much less)so I went to the clearance section and bought Gerber Daisies for less than $2 a pot. Those poor things had no flowers and were on their last leg. But I took them home and planted them just outside my backdoor in a vinette where I have English Ivy on a Trellis and a bird bath. Well those Gerber Daisies are yellow and beautiful this year. Their beauty inspired me to create this card.
Meet Tilda with Cherry Basket. Isn't she sweet. I just love these images. I saw the sketch at the Crafting Life's Pieces Challenge and just had to play along. This delightful paper is from K & Company and is so pretty with the Yellow Gerber Daisies on it and little touches of blue and of course green.
I used the following Supplies:
Spellbinders Dies- Square, Labels 6, Butterfly
Martha Stewart - Double Loop Deep Edge, and Frond Punches
Marvy Punch for the Daisies
Misc: Blue Rhinestones, Blue Rhinestone Flourish from Micheal's, White Glitter Chipboard Flourishes, Lace, Yellow Stickles, Blue Stickles, Crystal Stickles.

This is a picture of the card with the envelope box I created as this card is a little on the thick side.
And this is the inside...of course, with a card decorated so much on the inside it would be kinda thick don't ya think!!! lol Thanks for stopping by today. This card is being sent off to my wonderful Mother for Mother's Day. I am sending more Chocolates too!!!

Challenges Entered:
Crafting Life's Pieces - Sketch
Claudia & Company - Butterflies
Tuesday Throwdown - Mother's Day
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
There She Goes - 3D Flowers
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Little Girls with Curls
I Did It Creations - Mother's Day
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 (Floral Paper, Something Square, Popdot)

Fred She Said & Operation Write Home

Hello everyone. Today's card is from a Digi designed by Tracey of Fred She Said for Operation Write Home. You can get this free digi at the Stars and Stamps blog here. Operation Write Home is challenging cardmakers to make and send half Mother's Day/Father's Day cards and half all occasion cards i.e. Birthday, Miss You, Love You to send to our troops. Be sure to check out the Stars and Stamps blog for our very own Design Team member Darsie Bruno has a great tutorial using this Digi stamp.
Here is my card. I used a lot of layers in this creation. Starting at the top there are
4 layers of the tulips
2 Spellbinders scalloped die cuts
1 Spellbinders Tulip Pendant die cut
4 Martha Stewart Deep Edger Daisy Fan
1 Martha Steward Around the Page Wing loop Edger
1 Spellbinder Fancy Tag
Here is the inside of this card. I used the small tulip die that is available in the Tulip Pendant pack. I also used the Tulip Borderability from Spellbinders. I think this is just the perfect Mother's Day card filled with wonderful colors and images for Spring. I hope you have enjoyed viewing this card and that you find some inspiration today. I am signing off for now. I have some homework and studying as I will be having an Exam on Medical terms on Thursday. Thanks for stopping by!!!

These are the challenges I have entered:
Challenge p Your Life - Flowers
Creative Card Crew Challenge - Celebration
Cute Card Thursday - Celebrations
Cute Daisy May Challenge - Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of you. Hope you are having a wonderful day. This is a card I made today. I broke from the usual stamp and tried an image from this website Arthur's Free Clipart. I just love Sugar Nellies and can't afford to get many right now. But, this little girl speaks to my heart with her sweet face and cute little outfit. I colored this with pencils and used baby oil. I used a corner punch for a designed corner to slip my dp into. A white sheer ribbon was used to tie the bow. A simple card to make, but oh so sweet. Thanks for stopping by. See ya soon!

Hydrangea Mother's Day Card

This card is going off to Connecticut in the mail this morning to my Mom. I just love this stamp. I will be making different variations of this one for a while. I want to do the Hydrangeas in pink next. I was in Lowe's on Saturday and they had Hydrangeas. Oh, I just couldn't leave the garden section. So many beautiful flowers and plants. I want some succulents next. I already have aloe vera, but I love the hens and chicks. I am going to lunch today with a friend and am going to swing by Lowe's to drool. lol Have a great Wednesday!

Card Recipe:
Stamp: Rubber Stampede-imaged stamped more than once as I cut out some of the little flowers and the leaves and stuck them on with pop dots for a 3-D effect.
Colored with pencils and blended with baby oil in voilet, purple, and blue for the flower
Tea dyed Distress Ink was used around all dp and cs
Accessories: Round scalloped nesties, stickles, gross grain ribbon

Stayed tune for more cards coming up. I am trying another new technique for me with something called Liquid Embossing. It is a glassy dimensional tint for paper. OMG, I love the look of it. This is probably something everyone else has done and I am behind, but I have never been to a class for stamping and have taught myself everything by researching.

Thanks for stopping by.
Carol