Wishing you all the best 30

Hi there! Today I'm joining along with the PTI Make It Monday challenge where Melissa is challenging all to create a project featuring Kraft and colored pencils. I created a card for my sweet sister Marlene featuring a pretty image from the Year of the Flowers: Sweet Peas:

It's been quite some time since I used this stamp set in my card making so it was fun to put it to good use:

 For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge:

In celebration of my dear sister Tina's birthday last week, Tina and I went hiking in the Superstition Mountains located approximately 45 minutes from my home. Lots of beautiful wild poppies in bloom:

Here's Tina posing for a photo :)

I was approximately a 5 mile hike into the canyon:

I also have a 9" x 12" painting to share featuring roses inspired by Daniel Keys:

I'm linking my painting to the Paint Party Friday site:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy Easter 21

Hi there! Today it's my turn to share a project on the Poppystamps blog. I am sharing an Easter themed card.

I created my own patterned paper using various pretty floral and foliage stamps from the Friends and Flowers stamp set:

For the sentiment, I used the Happy Easter Curve die then embellished with a sweet Serene Rabbit die:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the Sketch Saturday challenge:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the Color Throwdown challenge:

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have enjoyed my project and please be sure to stop by the Poppystamps blog.

Be Sweet ;)

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hello 21

Hi there! Today it's my turn to share a project on the Poppystamps blog. I'm sharing this card featuring a beautiful layered Powell Butterfly.

To create this card, I made a layered Powell Butterfly which I then embellished with a layered metallic Stitched Bloom using the smallest of the three Stitched Bloom Trio dies. I added trimming that was made using two of the three pretty Eyelet Stitches dies. I completed the card with a metallic Scribble Hello sentiment.

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with Freshly Made Sketches:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the Paper Players challenge:

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have enjoyed my project and please be sure to stop by the Poppystamps blog.Be Sweet ;)

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Heartfelt Thanks 27

 Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! Today I have a card to share featuring some of my favorite techniques and products.  

 I pulled out an embossing folder, acrylic paints, Distress Stains, Distress Inks, die cut grungeboard along with acrylic gold metallic paint for a touch of golden shimmer:

 I'm joining along with the card Concept challenge where I was inspired by the script background and heart embellishment to create a mixed media style card:

 For sketch inspiration, the Sunday Stamps challenge:

 and for color inspiration, the Color Throwdown:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy Birthday to You 32

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! Today I'm joining along with the PTI Make It Monday challenge where the theme is Celebrating 2009 the Past, Present and Future of several of the stamp sets released in that year. I made a birthday card for my dear sister Tina featuring the Damask Design stamp set from 2009. I stamped then heat embossed the background using one of the damask design stamps to create the white on white background.

For the focal point, I stamped an orange peony using the stamp from Pretty Peonies:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with Freshly Made Sketches:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with Color Throwdown:

I also have a 12" x 12" oil painting to share featuring Pansies in a Tin Can inspired by Daniel Edmondson:

I'm linking my painting to the Paint Party Friday site:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Be Sweet ;)

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love you always 25

Hi there! Today it's my turn to share a project on the Poppystamps blog. I made a heart themed card:

My card features a fun tag with a heart shaped shaker. To create this card, I created a tag using a Festival Tag die which I die cut a heart shaped window using the Capri Heart die, filled with sequins and beads then layered with another Festival Tag die cut. The fun background was made using the Heart Pattern Plate die.

I'm joining along with the following challenges: this month's Poppystamps challenge where the theme is: Hearts Aflutter:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with House of Cards:

 and for sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with Sketch Saturday:

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have enjoyed my project and please be sure to stop by the Poppystamps blog.

Be Sweet ;)

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Love you 34

Hi there! Hope you are having a great week! Today I'm joining along with the PTI Make It Monday challenge where Amy has challenged us to create a project featuring stamped dangles. My card features heart dangles (hearts from the PTI Loves Lives Here stamp set) dangling in a PTI Friendship Jar:

For color inspiration, I referred to the card Concept 66 challenge inspiration photo where I'm entering my clean and layered style card:

I also have a 12" x 12" oil painting to share featuring Lilacs in copper inspired by Daniel Edmondson:

I'm linking my painting to the Paint Party Friday site:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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