Dreamy Wisteria

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Sadly I needed another sympathy card.  It seems like I'm needing more

of these lately.  I have some in my stash, but this is for a very special person

and it warranted a special card made just for her.

I found the stenciled wisteria in my UFO box.  It was a past calendar page and

the coloring was a little too bright so I added a piece of vellum over top

and framed it.  It was impossible to get a good photo with the vellum.

The butterfly was in with the die and had been cut from a shimmery paper.

I wanted to leave the front uncluttered so I added the sentiment inside the card.

Challenges:

Memory Box #118 - Butterflies

Stencil Fun - ATG using stencils

Time Out #286 - Use at least 2 of the words in the prompt below (I used stencil and floral)

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Shabby Shutters (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum

Other:  Wisteria Stencil (TCW), Notched Corner Frames (PFS), Subtle Texture EF (ret SU), Dreamy Butterfly (MB)

Enjoy!

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Blossom Vine Times Two

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I hope you had a lovely Easter.

My dear friend, Michele has joined the Design Team at Freshly Made Sketches.

I'm not much of a sketch person, but I'm joining in.

I usually don't have a layout in mind when I start a card.  I have a stamp or die and

once I've done whatever I'm going to do with that, I decide how to lay it out.

For this card, I knew I wanted a white background and there was a new 

embossing folder on my table, so I started with that.

I cut the embossed background on the diagonal, thinking I remembered the sketch.

Oops.  So I embossed another, kept it whole and cut narrow strips to show the

sketch.  I started with yellow strips to go along with the Color Throwdown,

but I decided I didn't like that and added a white strip over top with just a 

smidge of the yellow showing.

I watercolored the flowers and tucked in a little yellow sequin flower between the layers.

Then I went to work putting the diagonal embossed piece on a card.

Another flower tucked in just fine and since the die has two flowers, I had a

home for that last flower.

Challenges:

Color Trowdown #831 - Sage Yellow & Coral

Freshly Made Sketches #682 - See sketch below

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Third Monday Embossing

NBUS #73 - First time out for this embossing Folder

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Out on a Limb (PTI)

Ink:   Sage (PFS)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Fabriano hot press)

Other:  Floral Festoon EF (SSS), Blossom Vine die (SSS), Leaf Flourish Die (SSS), Distress Re-inkers (Abandoned Coral, Bundled Sage, Pine Needles), Double Stitched Circle die (LI), Flower Sequins (?), 

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Fancy Sayings (CB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Fabriano)

Other:  Floral Festoon EF (SSS), Blossom Vine die (SSS), Leaf Flourish Die (SSS), Distress Re-inkers (Abandoned Coral, Bundled Sage, Pine Needles), Nesting Slim Labels (Alt),  Flower Sequins (?), 

Enjoy!

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Easter Blessings

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Because He Lives

God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus;

He came to love, heal and forgive;

He lived and died to buy my pardon,

An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

How sweet to hold a newborn baby,

And feel the pride and joy he brings;

But greater still the calm assurance:

This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

And then one day, I'll cross the river,

I'll fight life's final war with pain;

And then, as death gives way to victory,

I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

                                               Gloria Gaither / William J. Gaither

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More Easter Eggs

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I used some old calendar pages for some Easter eggs.

Sometimes it's hard to find a good way to cut the design, but I discovered

that these flowers worked perfectly for the largest egg in my set.

I sponged some ink around the edges and cut a smaller egg and a bunny along

with some grass.

For this egg, I brushed the egg with what was leftover on the brush and added

a bow and Easter sentiment offset with white and pink cardstock.

Challenges:

Inkspirational #339 - Mood Board-Decorated Egg

I.D.E.A.S. - Die Cuts

Just Us Girls #771 - Inspired by Easter eggs on mood board

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Just Sentiments - Easter (PTI), Splatters (?), Easter Blossoms (ret SU)

Ink:  Broken China (DOX), So Saffron, Wild Wasabi (SU), Worn Lipstick (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Certainly Celery

Other:  Half a Dozen Eggs dies (MB), Palm Fancy Die (HA), Stitched Bunny die (LI), Grassland Border die (MB), Hydrangea Punch (MS), Butterfly Punch (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Easter Blossoms (ret SU), Splatters (?)

Ink:   Worn Lipstick (DI), Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Regal Rose

Other:  Half a Dozen Eggs (MB), Easter die (Grtry), Fit to be Tied die (Grtry), Texture EF (PB), White EP

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Easter Flowers

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Today I have two Easter cards that were made from leftover pieces.

The Easter egg was done so long ago that I can't remember how I did it.  Probably

I smooshed it into a bit of leftover ink.  The paper is textured and shiny and I

have no idea where it came from.  It makes a pretty Easter egg though.

The crocus bud was also a leftover.  I die cut another crocus from the set and

sponged a bit of ink on the pieces, then touched it with a slightly damp waterbrush.

I had a snippet of the shiny textured cardstock to stamp the sentiment on.

After I die cut it, I added a bit of leftover color on the waterbrush to the label 

to make it blend in.

Another card with an assortments of leftovers.

The tulips were laying on the table as well as the notched corner die cut.

I embossed the dark card in the background but my camera is not seeing it.

I stacked two Easter die cuts and added to the front.

Challenges:

Double D - Springtime Flowers

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Just Sentiments - Easter (PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Fresh Freesia, Old Olive

Paper:   Neenah, Fresh Freesia, Texture (?)

Other:  Botanicuts Crocus (Grtry), Half Dozen Eggs die (MB), Spring Leaves Pierced Cover Plate (HB), Simply Succulents Label (SU)

Card Recipe  (card 2)

Stamps:  Tulips (WF)

Ink:   Shadow Gray Archival

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Rich Razzleberry

Other:  Tulips Die (WF), Notched Corner Frames die (PFS), Easter Die (Grtry), Linked EF (PB)

Enjoy!

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