Dec 25

Another Christmas card for my stash!  I used a bunch of  Distress Ink Sprays to create a grungy brownish background and then stamped the Tim Holtz "Music and Advert" vintage advertisement on it.  I roughed up the edges and tore it in a few places to give it an aged look, as well.  The oval features a pine cone and sprig from Simon Says Stamp's "The Magic of Christmas" stamp set, topped with a label and stamp from Stampin' Up!'s "Winter Post".  I added snowy glitter around the oval, and topped it off with a small banner from Tim Holtz's ephemera packs.

God bless you today and every day!

Vintage Christmas Home

Love making Christmas cards all year round so I have enough when the next holiday comes around!  This traditionally-colored card was pretty simple, thanks to the focal point:  a die cut from a friend of a vintage house in the country during winter.  I topped it with a sentiment and matching punch from Stampin' Up! "Winter Post".  I used red Liquid Pearls on the sentiment's berries, plus on the berries of the vintage scene.  The red cardstock backdrop was embossed with Tim Holtz "Tapestry" embossing folder.

Hope you have a blessed day!

Neighborhood Homes

I try to keep a stash of New Home cards ready for delivery to the shop when they need more (Arts Plus Gallery in Collingswood), and this was a recent make.  The background layer was stamped with The Greetery's "Seed Catalog", topped with a beautiful piece of copper metallic cardstock that was dry embossed (Stampin' Up!, but not sure of the name).  The final pieces to add were some cute little houses (Stampin' Up! "Holiday Home"), stamped simply in black and edges gently inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  The sentiment is a digital, from The Graphics Fairy.

Hope you have a blessed day!

Birdcage Neutrals

I loooove a neutral color theme, and take delight in making a card with it.  On a scrap of kraft cardstock, I stamped Stampin' Up! "Elements of Style" toile flower in background, also in a kraft color.  Then the Hampton Arts "Bird Cages" was stamped on top of it, in black.  The grungy paper layer behind it is a digital image from I think My Porch Prints.  The two little labels added were stamped from Tim Holtz "Curator" and Globeland "Vintage Numbers" (a brand I find on Amazon; good prices, good quality). 

Thanks for taking a peek, and have a wonderful day!

Christmas Robin

Good morning!  This card feels very appropriate for today.  We had at least a foot of snow between yesterday and today, and it's still snowing!  It's very beautiful, but I do feel badly that my husband has to do the shoveling.  Good thing he is strong.

For this Christmas card, the color scheme inspiration came from the gorgeous vintage robin post card image, from The Graphics Fairy.  The background die cut is Papertrey Ink's "In The Woods" in Blushing Bride cardstock (Stampin' Up!) and the branches were topped with iridescent glitter glue.  The same glitter glue is also on the bird image.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up!'s "Winter Post" oldie but goodie stamp set.

 

Stay warm, and thanks for taking a peek today!

God bless you!

My One and Only Valentine

Hello all!  I made this card for my husband this Valentine's Day.  I am loving the neutral tones.  The background is a piece of parchment paper, stamped over with Wplus9 "Vintage Ephemera" stamps.  The lacy heart die cut is from Stampin' Up! Bloomin' Hearts.  I added some rhinestones to some of the flowers, and a sentiment from Emily Moore Designs (a Valentine's freebie).

Thanks for coming by!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Two Embossing Folders, 6 Ways for Valentine's Day

Hello!  I made up a half dozen Valentine cards last weekend, so I have them on hand for next year.  I used two embossing folders to make things easier:  Simon Says Stamp "Pinnacle Hearts" and Tim Holtz "Entangled" (that's for the last card in the lineup).

die cut hearts from My Favorite Things using coffee cup sleeves & Distress Ink sprays; sentiment from The Greetery; Tiny Tag from Papertrey Ink; lace very old!

sentiment from Stampin' Up! though not sure what set, this was in a bag of scraps from my demo; heart die cuts from My Creative Time "Large Prim Hearts"; taupe lace

digital sentiment freebie from Emily Moore Design; Stampin' Up! "Bloomin' Love" heart die; scalloped edge heart from Inlovearts "Stackable Hearts"; red glitter paper

Simon Says Stamp "Large Doily Heart" die; sentiment Verve "Heart To Heart"; purple gems and plum ribbons

Inlovearts "Stackable Hearts" die; paper flower from stash; sentiment Papertrey Ink "Daily Design Sentiments"

Stampin' Up! "Bloomin' Love" heart die and sentiment not sure which SU set; red gems

Thanks for joining me today! Have a great rest of your day!

God Knew

Hello there!  A friend sent me a small package of pretty panels and ephemera, like the vintage invoice seen here, and in order to thank her I made a card with it.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up! Rose Wonder, the pale green stamped border on the tag is from SU's Very Versailles.  A bit of vintage lace, and some SU Itty Bitty Punch flowers with pearls were all it needed, so that the focus is on the sentiment.

Thanks for joining me and God bless you!

Cute Little Someone

Hello there!  This baby card came together by first focusing on this cute bunny digital art tag (I think My Porch Prints but not sure).  From those soft colors, I picked a Papertrey Ink In The Woods Background die in a pale blue to nestle behind him.  A couple of sparkling clear sequins, a pale pink linen twine bow, and Stampin' Up! sentiment (not sure which set, but it's "old") and some vintage lace complete the look.

 

Thanks for joining me!  God bless you!

A Small Parade of Cards

Happy Friyay!  I have just a few cards to share in a quick post.  Hope your weekend will be a lovely one!

Papertrey Ink - Birthday Basics; Tim Holtz - Tattered Leaves Bigz die; twine

My Favorite Things - All Occasion Sentiments

My Favorite Things - Die-namics LLD Tea Party, Cup of Tea stamps; Papertrey Ink - Tiny Tags die

Stampin' Up! - Butterfly Thinlits; Papertrey Ink - Keep It Simple: Sympathy

Blessing to you!

Easter Bunny

A while back, my cousin gave me a lot of her rubber stamps she no longer needed.  It felt like Christmas morning to me, to open that bag full of neat, older stamps!  One of them is this cute l'il Easter Bunny by PSX (G-2672).  Love his face, so sweet.  I colored him with soft shades of Copic markers then die-cut with Spellbinders Labels Thirteen.  The striped blue patterned paper and Ivy background stamp (in yellow on yellow) are both from Stampin' Up!.

The seam binding ribbon is from Hug Snug, and tied with a "Colleen Bow." 

Hope your weekend will be beautiful!  It's Super Bowl weekend, and I am not at all into football, but my husband is a big Eagles fan.  So, "Go Birds!" as they say around here!

Valentine's Day Lineup

Valentine's Day in August?  Sure, why not!  I've had this line up to show you for a long time.  Without further ado....

Tim Holtz 'Flower Shop' rose and background script; The Greetery 'Sentiment Suite: Love'; vintage lace; pearls; Crafty Individuals 'Vintage Tickets & Ephemera' post mark

Tim Holtz 'Flower Shop' rose; Kat Scrappiness 'Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangles' die; vintage thread; pearls; Stampin' Up! lace, 'Something To Celebrate' sentiment 

Stampin' Up! 'Bloomin' Love' sentiment, banner, floral cluster, Butterfly Thinlits die; pearls

Flourishes 'Roses Are Red' rose cluster; Hero Arts 'Manuscript Background'; Precious Remembrance 'Happy Mail' postmark; Stampin' Up! sentiment unknown set; pearls; vintage thread

Papertrey Ink 'Happy Hydrangea' oval frame die; Stampin' Up! 'Itty Bitty Accents' heart punch, denim ribbon (and sentiment, unknown set)

Stampin' Up! 'Bloomin' Love' sentiment, banner, floral cluster; gold sequins; MFT heart die

The Greetery 'Sentiment Suite: Love' sentiment; Stampin' Up! 'Heart of Hearts Embosslit'; Sizzix 'Branch With Leaves' die; pearls 

Stampin' Up! 'Bloomin' Love' sentiment, banner, floral cluster; MFT heart die

Papertrey Ink pink felt; The Greetery 'Sentiment Suite: Love' sentiment; Stampin' Up! 'Bloomin' Love' floral heart stamp; Websters Pages pink rhinestone border 

The Greetery 'Sentiment Suite: Love' sentiment; Stampin' Up! 'Elements of Style', 'Bella Toile'; MFT heart dies

The Greetery 'Sentiment Suite: Love'; Stampin' Up! 'Elements of Style' roses; MFT heart dies; rhinestones

Gina Marie Designs 'Eyelet Elegance' die; Papertrey Ink 'Keep It Simple' sentiment; Tim Holtz 'Flutter' butterfly; Martha Stewart 'Hydrangea Punch'; pink and purple gems; Sizzix 'Sugar' embossing folder

Let all that you do be done in love. - 1 Corinthians 16:14

Have a beautiful day!

Two Dozen Cards to Share

Hello and happy Friday!  Thought I'd pop in today with a parade of cards for you.  This helps me with some of the backlog of things yet to post.  Hope you enjoy!

The Greetery - Pretty Postmarks sentiment; Gina Marie Designs - butterfly die; patterned paper - Tilda (a gift from Stella in the Netherlands); digital butterfly; pearl

Papertrey Ink - Tiny Tags sentiment & tag, Boards & Beams house, Topiary Trio bush die; burlap ribbon

Impression Obsession - Twig Wreath die; pearls; Stampin' Up! - Nature Walk bird; button; Papertrey Ink - Daily Design Sentiments 'home sweet home'

Flourishes - DIY Topiary topiary stamp; Hug Snug seam binding - Stampin' Up! lace trim; Hip Stamp Hooray - Occasions sentiment 

Stampin' Up! - Nature Walk bird; Papertrey Ink - Tiny Tags sentiment; Inkadinkado - Botanical Script Background stamp; pearls; Hug Snug white seam binding 

Stampin' Up! - Butterfly Basics freesia; Papertrey Ink - Daily Designs Sentiments 'with sympathy'; vintage thread; ivory dot; Webster's Pages patterned paper

Inkadinkado - Manuscript; Stampin' Up! - Avant-Garden freesia; pearls; potted plant from catalog; Wplus9 - Vintage Ephemera (in background); pearls

Stampin' Up! - The Open Sea globe & background stamps; Altenew - Sentiments & Quotes; braided jute ribbon ; Stampin' Up! - copper foil cardstock

Papertrey Ink - Love Lives Here sentiment; Impression Obsession - Twig Wreath die & pine sprigs; pearls; chipboard bird

PSX - Hydrangea; Hug Snug seam binding; pearls; Papertrey Ink - Tiny Tags sentiment; Stampin' Up! little tag punch; Copic markers in grays

Memory Box - Lucky Leaves, Lucky Charms dies; Stampin' Up! - Itty Bitty Accents flower punch; pearls; Papertrey Ink - Tiny Tags sentiment and die; vellum;  Ann-Ticipations - Irish Blessing stamp; vintage thread

Power Poppy - Lavender sprig; Copic markers; lavender soap packaging; pearls; Hip Stamp Hooray - Post Stamp (background images); vintage thread 

PSX - K-1593 Birdhouse Wreath; vintage twine; Papertrey Ink - Keep It Simple: Home sentiment; Copic markers 

PSX - F-467 Pansy Basket; Gina Marie Designs - butterfly die; Copic markers; Papertrey Ink - Keep It Simple: Thank You II

Gina Marie Designs - butterfly die; Hip Stamp Hooray - Noted (background stamps) & Occasions (sentiment); little pink flower; rhinestone gem 

Stampin' Up! - Avant-Garden flower bouquet; Papertrey Ink - Year of Psalms: April Mini; Market Street Stamps -  Grace background; pearls; Copic markers

Stampabilities - Psalm 112:7; matte gold cardstock; Gina Marie Designs - butterfly die; rhinestone

Inkadinkado - Chandeliers; Papertrey Ink - Light of Life verse/ sentiment; Glossy Accents on glass panels; Copic markers

My Favorite Things - Bold Greenery die; chipboard rose; pearl; vintage twine; Hip Stamp Hooray - Post Stamp (in background), Occasions - birthday sentiment 

Sentiment - unsure!; Martha Stewart Hydrangea punches; pearls; pink/white twine

Flourishes - DIY Topiary; Stampin' Up!- Itty Bitty Accents flower punch; pearls; Hug Snug seam binding; Papertrey Ink - Daily Designs Sentiments - 'with sympathy' 

What have I been up to?  Nothing exciting and I am ok with that!  And of course, I am always making cards, usually only on weekends.  That's when I have energy for a creative endeavor.

"What sweet delight a quiet life affords." 

- William Drummond 1585 - 1649

I am very fond of this quote above.  A quiet life is just my style. 😊

Also like this verse from James 1:19 --

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

I've heard it said that we have 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason.  I try to remember that daily.

Hope you are well, my friends!  Until next time!