Thank You, You're Lovely (but this weather is not!)

This pretty, springy card is perfect for any occasion...like when you are in the middle of yet another blizzard and want to see some pretty flowers!  The past few days here in Michigan we've finally had a taste of (almost) Springlike weather...it's been in the mid 40's and sunny, and the mountains of snow were finally starting to melt. Now this morning it is gloomy and snowing, and we're expected to get at least 6 inches before it's done. The roads are really icy and all the area schools are closed. I'm thankful I don't have to go anywhere today! I've been working on some pretty spring decor items, so I plan to finish that today while dreaming of Spring flowers.

The pretty image from the You're Lovely set (FREE during SAB) was stamped in Black Stazon and then watercolored with my Aquapainter and ink. You could stamp the sentiment as shown above, or right onto the label itself. I kept this card fairly simple and easy to put together as it was a Make & Take at one of my recent events. To add a little more detail to this card an embossed background would be pretty.

Thanks for visiting me today...check back soon to see the Spring decor set I've been working on.

Supply List:

• You're Lovely Wood-Mount Stamp Set
• Blooming With Kindness Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• So Saffron 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Calypso Coral 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
• Island Indigo 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper
• Tea Lace Paper Doilies
• Jet Black StazOn Pad
• Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad
• So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad
• Gumball Green Classic Stampin' Pad
• Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
• Versamark Pad
• White Stampin' Emboss Powder
• Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies
• Aqua Painter
• Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon

Lovely Sorbet Trio

Hello there & happy Monday! It's still mighty cold here but at least the sun is shining, so that makes a huge difference! It's been a little while since my last blog posting...I've been super busy here the last week or two. I decided it was about time to tackle a job I had been putting off for quite some time...cleaning out and re-organizing my storage room downstairs. YIKES! Another year of letting it go and I couldn't have been too far from an episode of Hoarders!

OK, that's a slight exaggeration, but I did have a lot of stuff that I'm not sure why I even kept? However, along with the junk I also came across a whole lot of  treasures I hadn't seen in quite some time...hand made cards from my boys when they were small. A hand written note from my Grandma that brought tears to my eyes. A box of books that were my boys favorites...it sure doesn't seem that long ago that we spent time cuddled up reading those books for hours. I even found my old journal from middle school...that was fun to read! So despite the dreaded task of cleaning & reorganizing, it also proved to be an enjoyable trip down memory lane which was nice. Being more organized feels pretty good too!

Since I finished my work, I had to reward myself, right? So I spent a little time doing what I would have rather been doing all along... stamping! Here's what I made:

A pretty set of thank you cards using the You're Lovely stamp set and the Sweet Sorbet DSP. Since I needed some thank you cards I used a greeting from Petite Pairs instead of the sentiments that come with the set. Since this makes a nice any occasion card you could use pretty much any greeting that will fit. Here's a closer look at each one:

I water colored the flowers using my Aqua Painter and inks. This one was colored in Crisp Cantaloupe.

This one was colored in Summer Starfruit. The border image makes a cute accent in place of ribbon.

I took my color cues from the Sweet Sorbet DSP, but for this last card I took the liberty of adding Strawberry Slush. I really like it with the Summer Starfruit.

Thanks for visiting today!

Cheers to Another Great Year!

Today I have a gift set to share with you...a hand painted wine glass with a coordinating card made for a friend.

I tried to match the colors used to paint the wine glass to SU! colors...so a few of the colors (and DSP) used are retired.

I used the fun Birthday Candles Jumbo Wheel to create the back ground on the Pixie Pink layer. I used paper piecing on both the large ribbon banner and the small banner to add detail. Here's a closer look...

The die cut label was stamped with an image from the new SAB set called You're Lovely, embossed in White EP and then die cut with the coordinating Deco Label Framelits.

I painted the candles with some of the same fun designs shown on the Birthday Candle wheel. I wrote, "it's my birthday and I'll drink if I want to!" around the glass. My friend really liked this set!

The large main image in the Another Great Year set made it easy to create a larger card than I normally make. I wanted it bigger because I put a 4x6 photo on the inside. I didn't photograph the inside because the photo of my friend was very unflattering, yet hilarious and she would kill me if I posted it anywhere! lol She laughed so hard when she opened card and read what I wrote that she was in tears. She said this card was definitely going in her special memory box.