Bless Your Little Heart!

Happy Friday, happy first day of spring, and happy birthday to my favorite sister! (okay she is my only sister, but still......)

I have a vintage inspired card using this adorable image from Crafty Secrets. 

It is part of the Little Blessings creative scraps.

I layered the card over various scraps of papers I had in my stash.  I wanted the image to pop a bit, so I backed it with black card stock.  I have been on a kick with these Martha Stewart flowers lately, so I figured why stop now?  

I added some lace, seam binding, and leaves I had previously cut using my Silhouette. 

Today is my sister's birthday!

Since I am off next week for spring break, we will get a chance to meet for lunch and celebrate then.

Both of us work, have kids, and she lives a state away, so making the time to get together can be tricky.

I am glad we are carving out a bit of time to visit.

I am off to school!

Gotta run!

Enjoy your day my friends!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day my friends!

I don't have one ounce of Irish blood running through these veins, but on March 17th we ALL have a bit of Irish in us don't we? ;)

Since I don't generally send St. Patrick's Day cards, I opted for a good luck card instead. 

I found this adorable cut at the Silhouette store.

I added Doodlebug glitter to each section of the rainbow and clouds.  I added gold Flower Soft to the pot that was given a coating of black glossy enamel. As a finishing touch I added a sentiment from SRM stickers.  

Our school is giving a little treat to all of the students today, Green River floats! YUM! :)

And of course we all wear our St. Paddy's attire!

Have a great day!

Same Card Different Colors....

Good morning and happy weekend to you!

I have been loving this spool cut from Silhouette again! I had previously used it and kind of "rediscovered" it in my stash of cuts. 

I love how simply changing the colors of a card, changes the entire look of it! I went for bright and happy in today's color scheme.  My flower was cut using Papertrey Ink dies and given a water color wash.  The leaves are cut using the Silhouette and given a generous amount of lime green glitter.  I once again added an SRM sticker for my sentiment. 

Here is a little recap of the cards I have made so far using this cut.  

You can click on the following if you would like to revisit these posts.  
1. Denim
2. vintage pink
3. Bright orange
4. Today's card.  :)

*****And just a quick update on my tooth situation!  I had the back molar removed and the experience was way more traumatic than I thought it would be. Novocain kept wearing off, and instead of having two roots, like most normal people, I had four.  Yep, a total over achiever! HA!  I was in fairly bad shape on Thursday, but I am feeling much better today.  (Thank goodness!)  I go back next week to have the stitches removed.  

Spool Shaped Card

Good morning!  Over the weekend I had a bit of crafty time and was able to make a couple of cards.  

I love this spool cut from Silhouette!  It has so many possibilities! I added layers of denim ribbon to the thread portion.

I still like making these satin flowers from time to time.  Awhile back I had a tutorial on how I made them HERE. I added a bit of ribbon, a few sequins, and a sentiment from SRM Stickers.  

Wish me luck tonight.  I am going to the endodontist to either have a root canal or have the tooth pulled.  They aren't sure if the tooth is fractured.  I am a bit nervous, as I've never had a root canal OR a tooth pulled before. :(

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I appreciate your comments too! 

Purple and Bronze....

Good morning!

I am up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog today with a tutorial on how I created this bright cheery card!

Be sure to stop by to see what kind of madness ensues in this brain of mine!

As always, these projects of mine seem to take on a life of their own!

A short and sweet post!

Have a great day!

Easter Egg

The temperatures here are supposed to slowly creep up this weekend....which I am grateful for. 

This has been an exceedingly long winter. I am looking forward to warmer temps, longer days, and not needing 800 layers of clothes on!

Spring is around the corner. (I hope!)

Which means,  so is Easter.

And Easter means, eggs.  (Sounds like a version of, "Give a Mouse a Cookie!") 

So here is an egg I created using my Silhouette.  I added white liquid applique to all of the flowers.

Once dry I added heat to puff it up, and while it was still warm, I sprinkled glitter. It has great touchable texture, which unfortunately, my camera really wasn't able to capture.

I added glittery flowers I cut using dies from Papertrey Ink.  The leaves were a Silhouette cut.  I used a bit of ribbon, a sentiment from JustRite called, Welcome Spring, and a scattering of sequin flowers to finish it off. 

I finally switched up my living room mantel!  I couldn't stand looking at my snowmen for one more day! It was time to put up my spring decor.  Which is rather ironic considering there are 5 foot snow piles still outside! ;) I have various glass jars and canisters filled with green moss.  I bought the mantel scarf from Pier 1.  It can be difficult finding decor that matches a living room such as mine.  (Red and gold are not always the easiest colors! LOL!)

I have a tray on my coffee table filled with moss and eggs.  I added a couple of rabbits to the mix.  It isn't Easter without a few rabbits!

I appreciate your visit! I know how busy everyone is, and it means a lot that you spend a few minutes here!

Have a wonderful weekend!

JustRite's March Release!

I hope you are enjoying all of the new stamp sets released by JustRite so far!

I am actually showcasing two sets today.  The first one is a background stamp called, Woodgrain Upcycled Frame.  I stamped it with Versamark and embossed it in a denim color.  I gave a quick wash of water color in the white areas of the frame in light blue.  I cut out the center and glued a piece of acetate behind the frame. 

The second set  is called Stacking Sentiments.  I stamped it with Versamark and embossed it in two shades of blue.  I added foam tape behind the frame, added my sequins and such, and adhered it to my sentiment.  I tied twine around the front of the card and added a little star button.  

Here are the two sets I used. 

There are so many other ways to use these sets, so be sure to stop by the rest of the design team's blogs! Have a great day!

JustRite Inspiration 

Debbie Olson

Becca Feeken

Eva Dobilas

Kristi Schurr

Marisa Job

Michele Kovack

Darsie Bruno

Heidi Blankenship

Margie Higuchi