More Blooming!

Hi there Stampers,

Welcome Springter!  Yes it is one of the seasons here in beautiful Newfoundland.  It that happy time when you are starting to feel spring like and bamm!  Snow!  Yesterday was raining and the snow was melting beautifully. 

Woke this morning to the sound of the snow plow going down the road.  Yup, I said snow plow!  Oh well you just have to go with the flow at this time of year.

But one advantage to Springter is I am able to go to my craft room and run some science projects without any guilt.  If the sun was shining and it was warm out, well I would be torn between the two.

Yesterday I worked with Botanical Blooms again.  (still haven't broken out the stamp set yet lol)  But the thinlits are amazing and I'm so glad I got them.  I needed a birthday card for a friend and was playing with Blushing Bride and this is what I came up with.  I did get the layout from Pintrest but the rest is mine. 

Here you go -

 

The card base is Blushing Bride and I ran the inside piece through the Big Shot with the Large Polka dot Folder.  I then sponged around the outside with Blushing Bride ink.  This allows the edges to stand out.  I also found the corrugated paper (page 148 Annual Catalog) that I purchased when the annual catalog came out.  It had become buried in my Designer Paper drawer.  Lol

 

I cut a piece of the Kraft coloured paper at 2 1/2" and 4 3/4" and added a Banner Cut.  The Designer Paper is from the Birthday Bouquet series Paper.  I cut this at 1/4" smaller than the corrugated paper.

 

I used the smallest flower in the Botanical Blooms thinlits and cut out three of them in Blushing Bride.  I, once again, used a sponge dauber to add the same color.  then I cut out the swirly inside in Basic Black.  Made the leaves out of Garden Green and daubed the same color on them also. 

 

I have an assortment of sequins left over from various Paper Pumpkin Kits so I thought instead of Pearls or rhinestones I would use them.  Love the effect!  The greeting is from the Cottage Greetings Stamp set (page 94 Annual Catalog) 

 

Don't you just love the colours?  So pretty! 

 

Tomorrow my science project!

 

Well that's it for me today!  Have a relaxing Sunday! 

 

Still Blooming Hugs!

Gift Certificate Holder!

Hey there stampers,

This is a very quick post as I'm literally heading out the door to get some much need errands done. 

I have a Gift Certificate Holder (or money or gift card, you choose lol) to show you.

I did this for a Birthday gift for one of my stampers.  Her family knows just what to give her for her Birthday/Christmas every year.  No mistakes made here!

Here you go have a little look -

 

I used some designer paper (retired) to make the holder and Celebrate Today stamp set with the matching framelits to decorate the outside of the holder.

 

As you can see the insert has a tab  which you pull up to reveal the gift.  The colors match the DSP, Night of Navy, Gold, and Bermuda Bay! 

 

 

 

You could use money or a gift card in this holder.  I actually don't have the measurements as this was a rush to get it done in between camping at the trailer.  I was lucky enough to be home when the call came in.  So Happy Belated Birthday Lynnette!  

 

So now I'm gone to get some work done lol.  Cause this is not work it is playing! 

 

Rushed hugs!

An Original!

Hi there Everyone!

Winter is still here and it's getting a little bit monotonous for me.  So what do you do when there is nothing to do!  (Well, besides housework and playing games on the iPad)? 

Well, for me it is a little alone time in my craft room.  I managed to get that time yesterday and here is what I came up with.

Now I am not sure if this is an original idea or not.  I am sure someone somewhere came up with a similar idea.  But I sat down with some of my new stamps, punches and DSP and came up with this pretty!

Here is a list of all the ingredients I used -

Watercolor Wonder DSP 132994 - $13.50 in the new Occasions Mini.

Beautifully Baroque Single Stamp - 130895 - $17/95 - Annual Catalog

Petite Petals clear stamp set - 133155 - $14.95 - Occasions Mini

Petite Petals Punch - 133322 - $$15.95

Bundle the two and save - 134822 - 16.95 Occasions Mini

Bring on the Cake Stamp Set clear - 121958 - $33.95 Annual Catalog

Colors used: Marina Mist - 126952, Basic Black - 126980, Crisp Cantaloupe - 131176 and Pumpkin Pie - 126945 - $7.25

Accessories - Basic Pearls - 119247 - $6.95 - Annual Catalog

Bird Builder Punch - 117191 - $22.95 - Annual Catalog

Thanks for looking and if you like what you see, please consider a comment!  Feedback really helps me!

Finally getting some of my mojo back hugs!