Friday, July 17, 2015

Berry Thankful

I told you this CCNS #93 Summer Picnic challenge had me inspired (I even have one more idea that I haven't had time to create yet. Of course it will feature another mason jar!)...


This card actually started with the strawberries. Maybe my kitchen set this one off. I have them around constantly in season.  Strawberries are one of the few healthy foods I can get all my kids -- big, little, and grown hubby -- to eat. If you knew my crew, you'd know what a miracle that is. At any rate, for my card, I cut out small hearts from designer papers, and made stems from pieces of my curly tree from Impression Obsession. I then filled a small Impression Obsession basket, made from brown card stock and stripes of sponged paper (Jim Holtz barn door, fired brick, picked raspberry, and spiced marmalade).

I needed a picnic blanket, so I used the Our Daily Bread Design "lacy squares" to cut out some checkered paper (always gingham-inspired for us southern girls!), then popped up my basket with small Joy! foam pads on top of the blanket. All of this I put on a background that reminded me of strawberries, cut with the MFT blueprints 13 stitched rectangle. I added a kraft banner, stamped with my sentiment and added one more little strawberry from the background paper to finish it off. I hope you like it...

Buzzy Thanks

When I saw the CCNS Summer Picnic Challenge #93, I had several ideas. Where to start? So what can I say? I'm a southern, mason jar kind of girl…


I made my background layer with a gingham stamp from Stampin' Up and Tim Holtz barn door distress ink, then die cut it with a stitched rectangle and attached it to a kraft base. I added a mason jar tag that I stamped with a set from Technique Tuesday, and added a die cut "thanks" from paper I had sponged with a mix of distress inks. The tiny bees on the jar were a Stamp by Judith, and the larger bees were part of the Technique Tuesday stamp set, which I stamped, colored with a yellow glitter pen and fussy cut, then popped up with small joy foam pads to give them flight.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Mothers Always Hold Our Hearts

Mothers Always Hold Our Hearts


My mother would have just enjoyed her birthday, but she has been gone ten years now. I find that hard to believe, but I have been blessed with an angel of a MIL, so I am able to still enjoy spoiling someone for being a great Mom and Grandma.


The colors from the inspiration (ODBDSLC245 Challenge) were perfect -- she loves this color combo (though it is not at all me!)... I used dies from MFT Blueprints 12 and 13 to make the layers, plus squares from Spellbinders.  Despite not liking pink much, I loved the cheery nature of the cherry blossom paper from Graphic 45, and the subtle pink tones of the blossoms. I added some butterflies from my stash, which I adorned with my Viva Perlen Pen. Simple, but effective, I hope...