Blush and Bashful {thanks}

 It seems as though I have a lot to be thankful for lately...and I do! This little number will get popped in the mail this week for a deserving friend. The poor post office seems to tire of my requests for additional postage and reassurances that no harm will come to my outgoing mail! LOL!

 I started my design by clustering a bouquet of flowers in my signature colors; Blush and Bashful! Just kidding! I couldn't resist! I do, however, love this combination of pinks. Actually, the first step was arranging the base layers including the blush doily on the side. After that was done, I just had fun stamping and layering the flowers and leaves. I originally had planned to use a diecut sentiment but in the end I didn't like it at all. I was kindof bummed because I didn't want to cover up any of the details with a solid piece of cardstock and like I said, the diecut wasn't working. Yay for vellum, right? It was the perfect fix!~

I actually really like the softness that it gives the card and makes everything seem so sweet. The finishing touches are some white sequins, diamond stickles a pink button and some navy baker's twine. I really like how it turned out. I think this would also make a pretty wedding card.  Thanks for fluttering by!

You are {Absolutely Fabulous}!

Have you ever had a person that was there for you RIGHT when you needed them and in the most unexpected way? And then it kept happening...they were just always there for you? This card is for such a friend...and the most amazing part is that this person didn't start out as a friend.  I am grateful for these small acts of kindness that have made such a big impact on my feelings toward this person. Isn't it nice to gain a new friend?  I felt it was about time that I sent her a thank you card to let her know how grateful I am for her and her kindness. 

 I knew that I wanted to incorporate stamped flowers as well as felt flowers to achieve a look similar to this but in a more modern vintage way. I think the vintage paper called "Romance Novel" from Prima marketing and the gold accents really help pull it all together.The soft blue doily was actually the starting point for the focal design and I chose all of my ink and felt colors based on the paper.

 Isn't the pink pompom trim on the bottom divine? I picked a yard up at the fabric store the other day while picking up some sewing supplies for another project I have been working on. I think I'll be returning for at LEAST another yard of two (wink).The stamped flowers and diecuts are from the Ruby Rose stamp set from PTI and seem to be some of my favorites.

The paper bow was diecut from gold glitter cardstock. The die is from MFT. It has already gotten A LOT of love since I bought it. I added a few buttons, gems and sequins to tie everything together. The stamped sentiment is from "Mega Mixed Messages" from PTI and is another go-to set. The pom poms and zig zag stitching were the final touch. Thanks for fluttering by!

P.S. Thanks so much for the sweet comments! They mean so much!

Spring Daffodils

 Happy April! You might think this post could be part of an April Fool's Day joke, but no....it's really me! My daughter came to me this morning with a horrified attitude and exclaimed that the last time I posted was in September of 2015! That is horrifying! LOL! Anyway, excuses aside, I am pleased to share a little spring creation with you. My daffodils are in full bloom and I thought this stamp would be the best choice for a few cheerful spring greetings!

 I got a really sweet email last week from a reader (hello!) asking me if I was okay. You really have no idea how much that meant to me and I promise I have intentions of replying. Thank you, thank you! I have been great and busy taking care of my sweet family. This year, with a preschooler and a kindergartner, have made things tricky with having any real length of time to get stuff done. I am constantly watching the clock to make sure I drop off and pick up at the right time. So...blogging has been put on the back burner, or better yet, taken off the stove altogether! Ha ha!

I chose to use lots of my favorite things on today's design; doily, sewing, vellum, sequins and baker's twine. Oh, and of course, coloring! I hope these cheer up their recipients! Thanks for fluttering by!

Are you ready for some football?

 Ahhhh....the kids have started school, the leaves are changing and football is in season! I have thoroughly enjoyed the first 3 games of my son's highschool season! They have done so well and I'm a proud momma! So, I'm sitting here watching the Broncos play and making a quick birthday card for my FIL. It isn't the first football card he's received and I'm certain it won't be the last.

 I used the PTI "Football Frenzy" stamp set as well as "Football Frenzy Additions". I added a strip of number washi tape to kind of mimic the yard lines on a football field. The main sentiment is from " Stylish Sentiments: Birthday " and the stripes on the green background are from "Let Freedom Ring".

For the inside of the card, I chose to use BYU colors since that is where he went to college and added his age for the number on the jersey.

 I made a quick tag to add to the outside of his gift. I love how die cuts make things so easy!

We got him a gift card which I tucked into the card as well as some chocolates, all packaged up.in a little plastic bin! Easy peasy! Thanks for fluttering by!

Celebrate...It's your Birthday!

 I needed a birthday card FAST....like 5 minutes fast so I got to work to make this easy, yet fun card. I really like how it turned out. I bought some yummy sparkling pink lemonade and lemonade cupcakes at Trader Joe's and thought a sparkly pink card would be the perfect addition. I quickly cut and folded a white card base and got to work with some die cuts and gold embossing powder.

 The stamp set and dies are from the "Good Times" collection. I bought the die without the stamp set, but quickly realized that I really liked all of the coordinating sentiments so I had to have that as well. The "celebrate" sentiment was die cut with gold cardstock and then adhered to the card front with liquid glue. The rest of the sentiment was stamped in white ink on a black strip and adhered with dimensionals. 

The top portion was stamped in versamark ink and then heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I added a few gold sequins for some extra detail, tied a bow of black baker's twine and was DONE! Deadline reached with minimal effort, but maximum results! I love how it turned out! I diecut both words that come with the set; celebrate and wish, but used the wish on the inside. I didn't get a good picture, but it turned out cute! Thanks for fluttering by!

And the winner is.....

The winner is comment #12! Congratulations to Jan Metcalf!  I absolutely loved reading all of your comments about where and why you like to go on adventures!  Jan, email me your address and I will mail your dies to you! Thanks for playing along and thanks for fluttering by!

Adventure Awaits & a Bit o' Blog Candy!

 I have this habit of cleaning off all of the papers from the front of my fridge whenever I am expecting company. I would prefer it to always be clean, but with 5 kids there is always a reminder or flyer to keep track of. Well...I was going through the pile of things that I recently removed and discovered a graduation announcement that I had forgotten about. Woops! I really like this new set in the Petite Places series, so much so, that when I ordered everything, I inadvertently ordered TWO of the camper/car die sets. That is where one of you lucky readers will gain from my mistake! I would love to send it to one of my fabulous blog readers (U.S. only, sorry). So...simply leave a comment with your favorite destination to have an adventure and I will randomly draw on Saturday to see who is the winner!

 I thought these fun new products would  make a fun graduation card. I don't think the recipient is much of a camper, but who can resist all of these tiny goodies? Right? I did put together a birthday set the other day for a friend who had a surprise Smore's birthday party. It was perfect! I just wish I would have had time to photograph everything to share with you. 

Everything is really straightforward with this design. I used the Summer Camp pattern paper which works nicely with these dies and stamps. Thanks for fluttering by and I can't wait to see who is the WINNER!