Christmas Blessings 15

Hi there! Today I'm joining along with the PTI Make It Monday challenge where the challenge is to create a Holiday Photo Card. I made a holiday photo card featuring a photo of sweet Connor that was taken years ago that I had on hand :)

To create this card, I applied ink to an embossing folder then ran it through the die cutting machine. I framed Connor with a die cut kraft photo frame then embellished with a little blossom from Brilliant Baubles stamp set combined with a heat embossed sentiment from the Signature Christmas stamp set:

For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Season's GREETINGS 39

Hi there! I hope you are enjoying the weekend as much as I am! Today I have a collection of rather clean and simple Christmas cards to share:

As you can see, they are all VERY similar (a tag with a Poinsettia, stamped sentiment, a button and twine)

 Up close, you can see the detail of the beautiful Mulberry Poinsettia:

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

and for color inspiration, I joined along with the current Merry Monday Christmas card challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great Sunday!
Be Sweet ;)

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BEST wishes 39

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! Today I have a rather clean and simple card to share featuring a beautiful dream catcher. My sweet daughter Angie loves dream catchers so I surprised her with this card :)

To create this card, I embossed a piece of water color paper then added pink and blue inks from my stash then embellished with the Spellbinders die cut dream catcher. The sentiment is from PTI.

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Pals Paper Arts challenge:

and for color inspiration, I joined along with the color throwdown color challenge:

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

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Thank you 37

Hi there! It's been awhile since I've played along with the PTI Make It Monday challenge so I thought I would take the time to do so. This week's challenge is all about a fun technique referred to as Watercolor Smooshing. 

Here's my take on the challenge:

I combined a couple of my all time favorite PTI stamps sets: Round & Round and Sending You. I completed it with a trio of sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

For color inspiration, I joined along with this weeks Pals Paper Arts challenge:

and for sketch inspiration, I joined along with the CAS(E) sketch challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy spring 32

Hi there! It's that time of year again when many of us have spring fever? I know I have been bitten by the bug ~ have you? The Major League Baseball has kicked off spring training baseball games here in Phoenix, both Angie and Meredith will be on spring break next week, the temperatures are in the 80's, the sky is blue, so many plants and trees are blossoming and allergy season is in full swing! Once can't help but have spring fever even here in the desert! With spring in mind, I pulled out one of my all time PTI stamp sets and made a couple of cards along with a combination of pretty patterned papers from a couple of Pion Design collections including: Vintage Wedding, My Beloved Son and Paris Flea Market:

One of the many things I love about Pion Design papers is their versatility and how easily they can be mixed and matched.

I even dusted off my stash of Copic markers!

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the retrosketches sketch challenge:

I was also inspired by the card Concept challenge to create a Clean and Layered style card: 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)









Pion Design products used:
Vintage Wedding ~ Borders ~ PD5910B
My Beloved Son ~ My son ~ PD5501B
Paris Flea Market ~ Pink fabric ~ PD5704B
Paris Flea Market ~ Pink lace ~ PD5707F
Paris Flea Market ~ Borders ~ PD5710B

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