You're So Sweet

I couldn't resist this super sweet set by Clearly Besotted called Simply Scrumptious. I love the fun sentiments with a pretty scripty font. The berries, flowers and vines are so lovely. I found it at Simon Says Stamp.

I just got my brand new Lawn Fawn ink colors so I used Celery Stick and Lobster along with Freshly Cut Grass to stamp a very simple strawberry wreath.  So easy to create such an adorable thank you card!

I also used Lawn Fawn Coral 12x12 paper from the Pint-sized Patterns Beachside Collection along with their Stitched Square Stackables dies. The stamped panel was popped up using a square of fun foam; I love how this gives the card some structure and makes it look really polished.

Thanks so much for visiting, leave me a comment I'd love to pay a visit to your blog!

blessings,

nancy

A Bicycle Themed Mother's Day Card

I pinned this card more than 2 years ago and I finally found it again to use as inspiration for a  Mother's Day card for my sister.

It's very clean and simple and I'm happy with how it turned out! I love the Hero Arts bicycle stamp that was used on the original card. I paired it with a Simon Says Stamp sentiment from Favorite Flowers and a heart-shaped balloon from the Lawn Fawn Party Balloons die set.

Thanks for stopping by!
blessings,
nancy

Get Well Soon

Just a quick card share today! I combined my favorite Wide Stripes Background from Simon Says Stamp with Lawn Fawn new release sets to make a get well card.

 Lawn Fawn: Flirty Frames + coordinating die; Flutter By + coordinating dies; Scripty Sayings

Vellum panel die cut with Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables Lawn Cuts
Simon Says Stamp: Wide Stripes Background stamped with Unicorn White ink on kraft cardstock

After stamping and coloring the butterflies and leaves from Flutter By I spritzed the paper with Sheer Shimmer Spritz by Imagine Crafts. I let it dry before die cutting the images.

I cut out the center of the frame of Copic colored frame and layered it over a second frame die cut from Vanilla Let's Polka Mon Amie 6x6 paper stamped with the sentiment.

Thanks so much for visiting please leave a comment so I know you were here :)

blessings, 

nancy

Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp Co-Challenge on Flickr

My sweet friend, Barb Engler and I have been cooking up a little fun over on Flickr and I'm so happy that today's the day to share it! Barb is the Admin for the Simon Says Stamp Flickr group and she runs a very popular challenge. Since I work for Lawn Fawn and am the moderator for our group we thought it might be fun to sponsor a challenge together. So there you have it, The Flickr Co-Challenge!

Barb and I met in a Flickr group many years ago, it's a great way to connect with other crafters, get inspired and share some encouragement. We hope you will find some wonderful crafty friends, and lasting friendships too.

Here's the link to the Lawn Fawn discussion thread to get you up to speed on this fun adventure:

Flickr Co-Challenge Simon Says Stamp and Lawn Fawn

The theme is "Get Crafty with Kraft" so get out your kraft cardstock and join us!

I created a card using a brand new Lawn Fawn sentiment set Scripty Sayings and our fabulous new Dye Ink Pads. The flower stamps are a fun Simon Says Stamp set called Favorite Flowers.

 I just love the look of white embossing on kraft cardstock. 

I die cut my kraft panel with Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables die. I used Lawn Fawn inks in Sunflower, Wild Rose, Freshly Cut Grass and Mermaid. I stamped the solid flowers and leaves and let the ink dry. When these inks dry the images are wonderfully smooth with nice crisp edges. Next I white embossed the swirls and fussy cut the flowers and leaves. To add a little more depth I sponged on more ink around edges of the flowers with an ink blending tool.

I hope you'll join in on the fun and oh, did I mention, there will be prizes for randomly chosen participants! Head on over to Flickr and get the whole scoop! 

Big thanks to Barb for doing all the work to make this happen. 

blessings,

nancy

It's Christmas Eve!!

I am sliding in just under the wire with my Christmas cards this year. I finished up my gift tags and gift card holders this morning and the wrapping of gifts will commence shortly!

Here's some more Christmas card designs for 2014:

Lawn Fawn - Snow Day 6x6 paper, Smitty's ABCs, Scripty Joy

Lawn Fawn - Snow Day, Joy to the Woods, Stitched Circle Stackables, Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Peace Joy Love 6x6 paper, Peppermint Lawn Trimmings

original inspiration for this card from Emily HERE

Lawn Fawn - Snow Day, Joy to the Woods, Peace Joy Love 6x6 paper, 

Stitched Rectangle Stackables

original inspiration for this card from Tamara HERE

Essentials by Ellen - Home & Hearth by Julie

Lawn Fawn - Peace Joy Love 6x6 paper, Stitched Hillside Borders, Stitched Circle Stackables, Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Hero Arts - sentiment

These are the gift card holders I made with the handy Zipper Panel die from Ellen Hutson.

Simon Says Stamp Large Circle stencil 

Lawn Fawn Deck the Halls, Winter Gifts, Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Simon Says Stamp Wide Stripes Background Stamp

Lawn Fawn Deck the Halls, Winter Gifts, Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Simon Says Stamp Ugly Sweater; Sweater Words and Appliques

Simon Says Stamp Ugly Sweater; Sweater Words and Appliques

I will share some tags tomorrow!

Happy Christmas Eve! Jesus is the Reason for the Season!

blessings,

nancy

Tropical Christmas Card

We have special friends who moved to Hawaii this year. I thought I would send them a card with a tropical theme.

I die-cut some Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock with a Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die then used Distress inks to do some really quick watercolor. The colors I used are Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Vintage Photo. The palm tree is from the Lawn Fawn set Critters From the Past and it's colored with Copics,  The stars from Lawn Fawn's Trim the Tree were stamped with Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. The sentiment is from the Nativity set by Simon Says Stamp.

Quick and easy with the perfect message!

blessings,
nancy ♥

Nativity Christmas Card

I'm so glad I got the Simon Says Stamp Nativity stamp and die set. I just love how perfect it is for making simple but meaningful Christmas cards.

I did the coloring with Copics. The star was die cut then colored with a Gold Wink of Stella marker.

blessings,

nancy ♥

A Little Sneak Peek- Falling for You

I'm so excited to have a Lawn Fawn card featured on the Simon Says Stamp blog today! I used a brand new soon-to-be-released set called Sweater Weather to create a fun "changing of the seasons" panel design.
Here's a little peek at my card:

Head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to see my card and the complete supply list.

thanks for visiting
blessings,
nancy

Another Summer Card Camp 2 card

I'm such a slacker. I've taken all the Online Card Classes since the very beginning but I never do the homework. This time I'm determined to play along with everyone and get some cards done.

I used a sketch and the color combo to design my card. I just loved Jennifer's technique for making die-cuts look like chipboard and couldn't wait to use it.

My nephew is getting married on Saturday in Oregon. Even though I can't make it to the wedding I will be sending along this bright and cheerful wish for a lifetime of happiness.

Simon Says Stamp- Happy stamps/die set; Lawn Fawn- Hearts dies; Dylusions Ink Sprays

thanks for visiting!

blessings,

nancy

Happy Father's Day

"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society."

-- Billy Graham, Christian Evangelist

Today I'm appreciating the good fathers in my life. My husband who is a godly example for our sons, my father-in-law who raised his children to know God and my son, Andy, who is following in their faithful footsteps.

Here are the cards I made for these wonderful men:

For Pops, my FIL:

Lawn Fawn Blue Skies stamps and dies, Dad's Day

For Andy, I added some fun overlays and text to a photo taken on Mother's Day this year:

Photo editing: PicMonkey

inside of Andy's card

Simon Says Stamp For the Record stamps and dies

I've already posted Al's Dr. Who card but I thought I would share it again today:

Lawn Fawn Dad's Day, Stay Tuned, Bannerific stamps; Bannerific die, Circle Stackables dies

It's been said that "the most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother". Here's to all the dad's out there who lead their families with love and integrity.

This is my fourth father's day without my dad, I miss him and I miss spending this day with him.

blessings,

nancy

Happy Mother's Day

I hope everyone is enjoying a lovely day! With any luck I will be filling some terra cotta pots with pretty plants today, I don't have any plans beyond that. (big smile!)

I made a quick CAS card:

Lawn Fawn- Mother's Day and Simon Says Stamp- Flower Friend

Hero Arts inks- Soft Granite, Soft Pool

Lawn Trimmings Vivid Twine

And I made one that was a little less quick:

Lawn Fawn- Mother's Day, Blissful Botanicals, Petite Florals

Blissful Botanicals Lawn Cuts

Studio Calico - Huey's Mask Intertwined Circles

To get the pattern on the orange panel I first applied Dried Marigold Distress ink evenly over the panel. Then using the mask I sprayed with a mixture of water and Perfect Pearls powder.

Happy Mother's Day

nancy

A Furry Christmas Card

As you may know if you visit here often, I've become very well acquainted with our new veterinary hospital this past year. We've weathered some major situations with our fur babies and way too many minor annoyances. Through it all the kind people at Orange Veterinary Hospital have cared for us along with Digby and Tia. I wanted to do something nice to thank the doctors and staff for helping us through a very stressful year. I'm stopping by there today to pick up some Trifexis for Digby and I'll be dropping off this little card.

I knew I had to have this adorable stamp from Simon Says Stamp and it's the perfect centerpiece of my festive card. It's called Furry Christmas appropriately and it was designed by Kristina Werner. The only way it could be better if it included a cute little Chihuahua. 

I used lots of scraps from my basket to paper-piece the fun image and then anchored everything on some Fa-La-La paper from Lawn Fawn. I used the "be merry" sentiment from Lawn Fawn's Pa Rum Pa Pa Pum set and tied it all up with Peppermint Lawn Trimmings. 

I wanted to add some dimension so I used Black Enamel Accents on the noses and eyes and White Enamel Accents on the hat. Glossy Accents and Star Dust Stickles added even more shine and sparkle.

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Thanks so much to everyone at Orange Veterinary Hospital!

blessings,
nancy

Busy as can be....

I hope all my friends in the US enjoyed a happy July 4th! Al and I finally had some time to work on the backyard, it was looking pretty tragic. Then we a had a quiet evening grilling burgers with friends.
I was so happy to find that my strawberry plant was flourishing despite my recent neglect...

This plant produces the sweetest strawberries...almost ready to enjoy!

So wow, my little blog has totally been neglected lately....I hope I still have some followers. Are you still there...just hearing the crickets chirping around here.

Anyway, I've been a bit busy with my work for Stamp Fever and getting ready for some Lawn Fawn fun in Chicago. Oh and another little project I've been working on that will be revealed very soon....I'm very excited!

So I have a card to share with you today that appeared on the Stamp Fever blog this week. I used the inspiration from CASE Study Challenge blog to create a quick card (which I then forgot to enter in the challenge, arrgh).

The typewriter is from an older chipboard set: Circa 1934 by Cosmo Cricket.

blessings,
nancy

Just a quick Saturday card share

I have been working on some special projects in the last few weeks that I hope to share with you all in the next week or so, but it hasn't left me much time for some creative play.

I thought I would share this card that I made a week or so ago. I love this Penny Black set and I'm using it to make a whole lot of birthday cards, but I just wanted to make something FUN this time out!

I thought this would be appropriate to post on this last day of June. 

Hoping you all enjoy the ride through the rest of this summer. 

Maybe even have a driving along the ocean in a convertible moment or two along the way.

Here are links to all the products I used for this card, I used various colors of Copic Sketch markers, what is listed below is only representative.

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I'm off to teach my Summer Fresh class at Stamp Fever and then join my family to celebrate the hubs' birthday!

blessings,
nancy