Thinking of You Card

I needed another Thinking of you card and even though Christmas is over, I decided to use Heartfelt Creation's Snowy Pines Collection that I used for most of my Christmas cards!  I just love this collection - especially their DSP.  For this card, I used their Rounded Window Frame Dies, Eyelet Circle and Basic Small Die and Fanci-Fold Pocket & Accents Die. 

I used SU's stamp set Beautiful Day for my sentiment and the flowers I made with Heartfelt Creations Poinsettia stamp set and die.  I always use SU's Real Red to color my poinsettias - I love that color!  The leaves were stamped and colored with SU's Old Olive with their Leafy Accents Collection.  I used some gold prills for the centers.  I was so happy with the results.

Jennifer went back to school Monday and this is Daisy as she left in the morning!

And, this is Daisy when she came home!

It was a long day for both of them! Thanks for stopping by today!

Nancy

Thinking of You Card

 I had some left over sunflowers I had made, so I decided to make a Thinking of You Card.  I'm trying to replenish my stash.  I love making these flowers.  They are from Heartfelt Creations Sunflower stamp and die set.  I also used their Decorative Circle Frames Die and the Leafy Accents stamp and Die.

 I used their Luxe Gold CS which is absolutely beautiful.  It cuts like butter with their dies.  For my sentiment, I used SU's Treat Time stamp set and their old Olive ink.  I left the inside blank for the time being so I can use this card for various occasions.  

Jennifer is back doing school remotely.  My daughter sent this cute picture of her and Daisy this morning!  These two are inseparable!  Have a great week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Pretty Kitty Thinking of Your Card

I was looking through my stash and decided that I needed some "Thinking of You" cards.  I saw this cute take of the Pretty Kitty SU stamp set and decided to make it.  This is such a cute set!  I decided to use one of my favorite colors - Sweet Sugarplum for my base CS.  My layer was done in Whisper White.  I used my Stitched Framelits for my circles and my Spellbinders die for the Scalloped circles.

I used dimensionals to pop up my circles so that they would stand out a bit.  I actually found some ribbon in my stash that matched the Sweet Sugarplum CS pretty good along with some colored rhinestones.

I think they turned out so cute with all the different kitties!  I used the Count My Blessing Stamp set from SU for my inside sentiment along with some scraps of DSP.

Hard to believe that the weekend is here already.  We finally got some tomatoes and peppers from the garden.  The deer have been helping themselves to all Joe's hard work!  Have a great weekend and see you back here next week!

I have entered this post for the following challenges:

CardzTV - Anthing Goes Challenge #57
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes Challenge #301


Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Thinking Of You Card

Well,  I have no idea where the last week went.  Days are really moving fast around here - at least it is in the 70"s here the past few days, so I'm spending more time outside.  They said it is going to get colder starting tomorrow with rain, but anything is better than snow.  We have a lot of yard work to do after this rough winter.  I had started making these pansy cards awhile ago, and finally got back into the craft room to finish them.  I have had this stamp for awhile and never put any ink on it, so decided it was time.  As you know, I love pansies and decided to make some Thinking of You cards for my stash.  This stamp is by Debbie Mumm and produced by Inkadinkadoo.

I colored my images in and then used my Oval Spellbinders dies to cut them out.  I matched my CS up with my flower colors - Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzleberry.

For the yellow pansies, I used Daffodil Delight.  I also used some enamels dots that I had in my stash.

I think I like the Rich Razzleberry ones the best, but I'm partial to those colors.  I backed them all in Old Olive.

My sentiment was from SU's Honeycomb Happiness.

I wanted to leave enough white space so I could write a message.  I haven't done much coloring lately but I liked how they turned out.  For me, every pansy is beautiful!!  Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend and enjoying some nice weather for a change.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

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Heartfelt BloomsThinking of You Card

Well, we are so glad to see the blue skies and the sun today.  Right after I posted on Friday, our power went down and we didn't get it back until early Sunday AM.  This whole area looks like a war zone.  Sandy was bad here but not like this storm.  We woke up to 7 pine trees down in the yard.  Everyone around us had trees down and the town was shut down because of debris, etc.  School is still closed - of course the girls are happy about that!  My daughter came and got our food but we still lost a lot - what a mess!  The one good think is that nothing fell on the house.  It is so sad about our trees.  During Sandy we lost 3 trees but no pine ones.  This time is was different.  Where - Oh where - is Spring!!

During the daylight hours, I was able to work on some cards which kept my mind busy.  One of our friends is having surgery next week, so I decided to use the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set by SU.  I'm ashamed to say this was the first time I put some ink on it!!

I used SU's Thick Whisper White for my card base and Tempting Turquoise for my first layer.  I used SU's Island Indigo and Crumb Cake ink for the blooms on regular Whisper White CS.  I raised up my sentiment with dimensionals and decided to dress it up with some satin ribbon.  I didn't have any Tempting Turquoise ink which is why I used Island Indigo.  I think they went together well.  So you never know how they will look until you try!

I will definitely be using this stamp set again, as I loved how the blooms came out.  We are expecting another snowstorm tonight into Wed. and I hope it won't be as bad as this last one.  They said 8-12". Such fun!  Have a great week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Thinking of You Card

My stamping friend Martha brought a few stamp sets with her this summer that she wanted to use.  Among them was the Colorful Seasons and dies.  We had so much fun making this card.  I found this design on Pinterest and just adjusted it accordingly to what supplies I had on hand.  We were really happy how it turned out.

The base card was made in Whisper white along with the chair.  The scallops were cut in Chocolate Chip, Sweet Sugarplum and Powder Pink with one of the dies.  The large limb was also cut with a die using Chocolate Chip CS and the small flowers were cut out using a die a well.

The small branches and small flowers were stamped.  We decided to pop up the small flowers with dimensionals, so they would stand out and decorated them with some small pearls. I didn't purchase this stamp set but I'm having second thoughts.  We did another card with it which I will post soon.  I love the look of this stamp set.

Jennifer was here for the weekend and we had so much fun.  We had to wait until after dinner to go out as it was so hot - in the 90's!!  I can't believe that my mums are surviving this hot weather.  She wanted her picture taken with the mums!

She loves riding her ATV.

The bad thing is now it is getting dark around 7PM.  That's the one thing I hate about winter.  Have a great week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

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Thoughts and Prayers Card

Today's card is another one that my friend Martha brought with her this summer.  She had it all cut out and ready to go.

This was so easy to put together, but I thought is was beautiful!  She used Whisper White for the base card and layered it with another piece of  Whisper White using the embossed frame.  Her next layer of Pink Pirouette was 4 1/4" x 3" and the smaller piece of Whisper White was cut 1/8" smaller.

We used SU's Thoughts and Prayers Stamp set with Smokey Slate and put some rhinestones on the flowers and finished it off with a small butterfly.  I didn't put any sentiment on my card for awhile, and then used my Teeny Tiny Wishes to make it a Thinking of You" card.  This way I can use it for a lot of different occasions.  We have been glued to the TV watching the hurricane in Florida.  We know so many people down there and hope all is well with them.  Our Prayers and Thoughts are with them!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Thinking Of You Card

Happy Monday!!  Hope everyone had a great weekend!  I needed to make some "Thinking of You" cards over the weekend and decided to ink up my Kind Koala stamp from SU that I haven't used yet.  I thought this stamp was so cute.  I decided to CASE this adorable card I saw on Splitcoast Stampers.

I used Smokey Slate CS from SU for my base card and layered it with Sweet Sugarplum CS.  I embossed it with my Polka Dot folder and adhered it to my base.  I cut a piece of Whisper White Thick CS 2" wide and used my Scalloped Tag punch.  I used Basic Black to stamp out my Koala Bear.

I colored it in and then added some pink ribbon I had on hand.  I adhered it to the front of the card with some dimensionals to pop it up.  I thought it turned out so cute!

For my sentiment, I used a stamp from the Pretty Kitty stamp set from SU.  I'm in the midst of unpacking boxes in my craft room and setting everything up.  It is so nice to be able to see my stamp sets and pick one out instead of going through boxes to find something!!  Every box seems like Christmas!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Get Well Card

A friend of ours is going through a rough time following a cancer diagnosis and surgery, and I wanted to send him a card letting him know we are thinking about him.  I originally purchased the SU stamp set - Honeycomb Happiness - for the cute little chick.  Don't you hate it that you have to buy a complete stamp set for one stamp that you crave!!  Then I saw some cards on Pinterest made with the balloon and loved how they turned out.  I didn't have all the bells and whistles they used, so I made my own version.

Recipe:

Stamp Set - SU's Honeycomb Happiness
Paper - SU's Soft Sky, Whisper White, Black, Watermelon Wonder
Ink - Black Stazon
Accessories - Lots of Labels Framelits Dies, Honeycombs
Embellishments - Watermelon Wonder Ribbon, Dots

I really like how it turned out.  I love these little honeycombs, and hope it makes it through the mail.  We are getting freezing rain tonight and then tomorrow it is suppose to be close to 60 degrees!  Crazy weather.  Have a great weekend,

Thanks for stopping by,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

Thinking of You Card

I wanted to make a card for a friend of ours who is going through some rough treatment.  I saw this card on Pinterest and thought it would be perfect for him.  Mary Brown made this card and used the stamp set Gift Of Kindness.  Of course, I didn't have this set, so I pulled out my flower sets and came up with this.

Recipe:

Stamps - Fabulous Florets, Petite Petals - SU, Thinking of You stamp - Justrite
Ink - Stazon
Paper - Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Yellow Daffodil - SU
Accessories - Corner Rounder, Petite Petals Punches - SU, Rhinestones

My base card was an A2 size with my first layer 5 1/4" x 4".  My Whisper White layer measured 3" x 4 1/2".  I stamped my leaf first and then cut it in half and then cut each half in different sizes.  I stamped my flowers out and then cut them out my hand.  Then I punched out some with my Petal punch.  I stamped my sentiment on the side and rounded all the corners of the CS on the lower right end.  I glued my Whisper White pieces on and then placed my flowers on popping them up with dimensionals.  This is such a versatile card.  You could use it for many occasions and with many color combinations.

My daughter and Rachel went to a farm yesterday with Jennifer and her Mom.  Jennifer loves seeing all the animals.  While they were there they got these cute little lip balms.

If course, my is the pansy and Rachel got the lady bug which also acts as a key chain!  So cute!!  A summer thunderstorm just went through and gave us a lot of rain which we certainly can use.  Seven days left of school and summer begins!!

Thanks for stopping by,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah