A Little Sunshine

 Playing along with Splitcoaststampers today.  I had to search my stash for some octagon dies and I ended up finding some among the Spotlight Frames die set by Waffle Flower. This is Splitcoaststampers Sketch #1055.

Easter Duckie

 Playing along with Freshly Made Sketches #679.

This image is a stamp by Whipper Snapper that I colored a while back called Eleanor's Easter.  

I wanted an Easter image and I came across this in my stash.  I think he is pretty cute.

The paper I used is from Pinkfresh Studio & Honey Bee Stamps.

Wildflowers

 Here is my take on Freshly Made Sketches #678.  For the cutout portion I used a die by Sizzix called "Splat".  And that is exactly what it looks like!  The flowers are made with dies by Picket Fence Studios called "Layering Flora: Tall Wildflowers".

I created the background with two different stencils: "Make A Splash" by Echo Park and "River Rock" by Honey Bee Stamps.

Colorful Easter Eggs

 

I came across this sketch challenge blog last month called Try A Sketch On Tuesday and this is my first time posting to it.  This was a very interesting sketch and I don't particularly like landscape cards. I had to think of something that would work for me.  I thought of flowers or feathers.  Doilies too came to mind.  But then I said to myself, Easter is coming.  How about Easter eggs!

So I used the die set by Honey Bee Stamps called "Build-An-Egg".  I colored them with some various Catherine Pooler inks.  Added the "Happy Easter" sentiment by Echo Park and a few enamel dots.

The background paper is "Hoppy Easter" by Violet Studio Designs.

Pretty Dandelion

Here's another sketch from Freshly Made Sketches that I will most likely be using quite a lot.  Sketch #677.  I used another paper pad that I've had for quite a while by Authentique called "Latest & Greatest".  The die is called Dandelion Stem by Memory Box.                                                               

 I stamped and die cut a With Sympathy sentiment by Waffle Flower. I also added some Mercury Glass Stickles to the dandelion to make it stand out a little.  I like the way it came out. 😄                                                                        

Split Flower Circles

 

It's after 2:00 A.M. on Saturday morning and I've been working on this card all day Friday.  I should be in bed, but I wanted to finish it and post it.  This is sketch #676 by Freshly Made Sketches.

The dies I used to make the circles are called "Funky Circle" by Catherine Pooler. I added some Nuvo Drops as an accent.  The paper that I used is from an old 6x6 paper pad called "Renew" by Authentique.

The sentiment that I used is from a Honey Bee Stamps set called "Birthday Wishes".  I stamped the sentiment then cut it out with the matching die.

I think the card turned out pretty good.  Now it's time for me to go to bed!

Happy Purr-thday

 

This little kitty was just so cute and innocent looking for Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge SSC355 Layered Up.  This is a stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs called "All Cats".  It features four different cats and I picked this one because it is holding a blank sign that can be stamped on with different sentiments that come with the stamp set. (Or any sentiment that will fit inside the sign for that matter).   I colored the cat with colored pencils and added stripes.  The background paper and panels are from Scrapbook.com.  The little squiggles on the side are from a die set by Echo Park called "Swirl Underlines".  Since the sentiment is being held by the cat's paws, I thought this would fit perfectly.

Floating Feathers

 

This Sketch #675 seemed like a simple sketch, but I had a hard time trying to figure out what color I wanted to use.       

I ended up with teal because I cut these feathers out about a month ago and decided to go with them.  I used a "with sympathy" sentiment because the feathers looked so comforting.  

Hanging Plants Birthday Card

 Today was such a beautiful day.  The temperature was over 50 degrees.  I know that spring is right around the corner! 😀

I'm displaying a card that I made for my sister.  Her birthday is next month.   I used the "Hanging Planter" die by Sizzix to make the hanging plants.  The sentiment "This Is Your Day" came from an Altenew stamp set of the same name--This Is Your Day.

I think the card turned out pretty good.  Very colorful--like spring.

Wishing For Spring

 On this very cold winter day, I decided to create a spring-like card for this sketch #674.  I was going to use a more flowery stamp or die but I decided to use this die by Impression Obsession called "Fanciful Flower".

Anyway, I like this sketch design and probably will be using it often.

Hearts of Love

 Hello everyone!                                                         

Yesterday it snowed here in Connecticut, so I spent the day working on a card for Freshly Made Sketches #672.   I was going to do banners, but then I thought, Valentine's Day is only a few days away--why not do hearts.

So this card is made with a die set by Honey Bee Stamps called Lovely Layers Heart Vine.  It's part of the Love Letters Collection.

It was a real challenge fitting the two pieces together but I finally got it.

  

Lovely Layers-Heart Vine

         
    
                    

Colorful Flowers for Spring

 I've been working on this card all day Friday off and on, the last day of January.  Trying to find just the right paper, pick out the right dies and get the panels lined up just right.  I think it turned out pretty good.  This is Freshly Made Sketch #671. 

I used three different border dies from the Heffy Doodle set called "On The Edge" to create the different panels.

The vase is from Simon Hurley's "Ceramic Vases" die set and the flowers are from Dress My Craft "Spring Flowers #2" die set.

 I really love mushrooms and this FMS 670 sketch gave me an opportunity to use this stamp & die set from Altenew called Mushroom Greetings.

I also used the "Small Brick Wall" stencil from My Favorite Things for the background and the "Small Grass Border" die by Impression Obsession.  The mug in the background is a Christmas gift from my granddaughter, Keziah, who loves mushrooms too.  And today is her 16th birthday! 😊

Trying to get back in the saddle again in 2025

 It has been so long since I've posted on my blog.  I feel mighty guilty that I have been absent so long.  I've been making cards but have not been posting them.  I've also been following Freshly Made Sketches weekly so today I am getting back in the saddle by posting a card from Freshly Made Sketch #669.

The background paper that I used was from a Carta Bella paper pad called "Sunflower Summer"

The sentiment is from an Avery Elle stamp set called "Sunflowers"

The dies that were used to create the sunflowers are from Scrapbook.com

Sunflower Die