I Brake For Beautiful Birds!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a card that I made using a new I Brake For Stamps sheet.

This is SHEET 141A BIRDS with a little accents from the blossoms from LARGE LILAC.

The bird and the branches are from the sheet.  The flowers were cut out of the Lilac stamp.

Don't forget you can always save 10% off your IBFS order when you use my coupon code SAVE10RENEE. (it doesn't expire and is good anytime)

PTT#55 Get Well Soon

This week at Party Time Tuesdays we're hoping you all get well soon.

This time of year in particular there are so many people who require get well cards.

My beautiful image is from Sassy Cheryl's and it's a digi.

All of the dies I used are from Spellbinders.

My beautiful flourish, dew drops, paper roses and leaf 

are from Zva.

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More sympathy

Here is one more sympathy card that I made. This one used the same Inkadinkado bird as the green card I posted a couple of days ago. I also used the same Sizzix branch but this time I used a McGill punch to create the "sprays" for the branch. The pretty corner was cut with a Sizzlet die and I used velvet paper for that. The background matte was done with a Bigz die. The top valance was cut with my Creative Memories 12" cutter. The phrase is from My Sentiments Exactly and the flowers are just some random fabric flowers with a metal brad in the center. Inside there is a gorgeous embossed butterfly that was made using a brass stencil in my Cuttlebug. It turned out so beautiful. You can really see the detail. Tomorrow I'll try to have a cheerier themed card for you.

Sympathy

Unfortunately I've depleted my supply of sympathy cards. My sister has also requested another so I've been busy making sympathy cards. Over the next few days I'll post them. The first one I made was made with a variety of tools. I used a Cuttlebug folder for the branch background and to make the veins on the leaves. The branch, leaves and background matte were cut with sizzix dies. The strip with the phrase on it was cut with a Martha Stewart border punch. The phrase is from My Sentiments Exactly. The bird is from Inkadinkado. I love using birds and butterflies on sympathy cards. I'm not sure why but I do. I've noticed that a lot of what I've posted lately has been GREEN. I promise the next two cards won't be green. I am capable of doing other color schemes. Although.... I do have a St. Patty's day birthday card almost ready to show! : )

Gifts for basket

This is the rest of the items going in the basket for the party this weekend. They go with the 2 cards posted earlier. (the blue birds and the red card listed with the red tag). The blue jar was done with two Cuttlebug folders and a snowflake punch. The blues really do match better in person. The circle on top is actually cut from the same paper as what I used around the jar but they look different in the photo. The snowflake on top was covered with Stickles Icicle glitter glue.

The candy bar used a Cuttlebug strip, the Stampin' Up lined stamp and a burlap ribbon.

I also decorated a Starbucks iced coffee with coordinating paper and used an Inkadinkado owl with a santa hat from a Stampin' Up set. (Crab & Co.)

Now I just need to find a basket to put them in by Friday.

Happy Anniversary George & Barb!

My In-Laws 51st anniversary was 2 days ago and this is the card that I made for them. I stamped one of my Inkadinkado bird stamps onto patterned paper and then added some Stickles in Gunmetal and Icicle. The silk flowers have an antique looking button for a center and I used some crocheted ribbon with a Fastenator staple attached to it. I also used an edge distresser to go around the paper that the image is on and the new Stampin' Up Top Note Bigz Die. It feels so good to be creating again. All the hard work for the move was definitely worth it but I really missed being creative.