Sunshine and smiles

 Hello!  For my card today, I am using SSS sunflower die The leaves are die cut from The Greetery - Botanicuts Rose die set.  All the pieces were cut from white cardstock, then I added SSS positively inks to all, spritzed with water and viola!

After this was all layered together, I cut my panels down using Gina K Master Layouts 2.

I then adhered the sunflower to the  panel, and flicked black paint onto it. I then adhered to the card base.

For the sentiment, this is an oldie from "Verve".  I still have so many of their stamp sets, just can't part with them.  

To finish off I added some coppery gold rhinestones and some flat  glitter drops from PFS.

I also made an exact replica of this card, but added Anniversary Wishes to the front instead, - a request from a friend who wanted an Anniversary Sunflower card!

Wishing you a wonderful!  Thank you for your visit.

Pauline

Spring Meadows

Hello friends! Sorry I haven't been around for a bit, just super busy lately, but I did manage to squeeze in some time for some card making.

I have a couple of cards to share today using products from The Greetery - stencil and die called Spring Meadows.

Inks used for both cards are from Pinkfresh Studio.

For the first card, I wanted fresh spring colours, so went with yellows and pinks.   I used the rectangle postal frame die for the behind the image layer, sponged some soft blue ink, then spritzed with some Tim Holtz harvest moon mica spray.  Once dried I adhered my floral bouquet on top, then added it to a yellow card base. 

Added a Happy Birthday sentiment and some pearls to finish this off.

For my second card. I stenciled directly onto some white card stock, again using PFS inks. I love how soft this turned out.  I decided to turn this into a sympathy card.  I also added a die cut from The Greetery using the Ribbon Maker -  petite scallop die, and adhered this directly to the bottom of the card, then attached this to my white card base.

To finish I added some pearls.

I thank you for stopping by. Till next time.....

Pauline

Swing into Spring

 Hello friends!  Hope this finds you well.  

Today, I have a couple of cards to share for Easter.  I had this die from Spellbinders since last Spring, by the time I ordered it and it arrive from the USA,  Easter came and went. So... I pulled the die set out this year and made a few cards with it to fill my Easter card order.

These are basically the same, just changed the embossing folders and the glitter paper for the sentiments.

Not a lot of explaining on these as they are all die cuts.

Thank you for your visit today. It's been a very hectic 3 weeks at work.  Covering for my co-workers, one was off the 2nd week of March and then the other was off last week and this week.  I'll be so glad to see Friday night roll around! Not that I mind covering, but it seems my work gets pushed back, so next week will be catch up for me!

Have a wonderful day.

Pauline

Sympathy Cards

Hi there.  I'm back today with a quick post to share a few more Sympathy cards I have made. 

The first card is using Spellbinders products, embossing folder and dies. This makes for elegant and simple cards, and who doesn't love that right?  These are already gone out  with an order, so I need to make some more to have on hand.

The second card, is using products from The Greetery, Stamps and arch dies.  The one thing I love about The Greetery, Betsy designs stamps and dies that go together, which makes stamping much easier.

Well that's it for me for today.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Pauline

Hello Friend

 Hello friends, and happy Wednesday.  Wednesday and Friday's are my favourite days of the week as I get to work from home on those days.  It's really nice they still offer this work arrangement for our company.

I was going through my cards that I had made over the last month or so, and realized I have anumber of cards that I have not posted yet.

This one I made for a card order - for Valentines for one of her friends.

I already had parts of this die cut and stamped (just sitting my to use bin), so it was just a matter of putting it all together

I used Spellbinders 3D embossing folder- Leafy for the card base layer, the bow is from Memory Box and the floral spray, banner die is from The Greetery.

Finished off with some tiny gemstones and rhinestone heart and a simple sentiment - hello friend.

What inspired my first card was this card that I think I saw on Instagram, so I decided to basically case and added my own touch on it.

Same embossing folder as the first card as well as the banner die, the Botanicuts Rose die is from The Greetery as well, which I already had this in my 'to use bucket' as well.  The lace die cut along the top and the bow  is from PTI.

I always feel bad when I 'case' a card, but sometimes I find you need this to jump start your mojo when you have lost it. How do you feel about casing a card?

I wish you all a fabulous day, and appreciate your visit.

Pauline

Shamrock blessings

Hello and happy Saturday.  I worked some overtime this morning, always nice when you can do it from home. We had another winter storm late yesterday and throughout the night, rain, freezing rain and snow.  The good side of this is that we did not get the accumulation of snow as they expected, only ended up with a couple of inches, and today the sun is out and pretty much everything has melted. 

Today, I have another St. Partick day card.  I made a couple of these for my friend. Just love when you can mass produce!

I used products from various companies -Sentiment - Verve, Gold leaves - die from  PFS, Shamrock - die from Gina K, background - Bold borders Prism Die -  Papertrey Ink.

After the Prism die was cut out, I sponged some SSS  Positively Field green ink on the corners.  For the shamrocks, I sponged the green ink onto some 110 lb white cardstock, then splattered with gold and white ink, once dry I die cut the shamrocks.  The leafy branch was die cut from shiny gold c/s.

I stamped the sentiment inside the frame opening in the center using black versafine.  I then arranged the shamrocks and leafy sprigs on the opposite corners from where I sponged the green ink 

To finish off I added some gold pearls to the centers of the shamrocks.

Okay, I think I am going to work on some Easter cards - I need 8 for a f riend!

Thank you for stopping by today, have a wonderful day!

Pauline

St. Patrick's Day

 Hello everyone! Well it's been a terrible week her in SW Ontario weatherwise.  Last Wednesday we were hit with an ice storm,  approx  7-8 hrs of freezing rain, lost power for 5 hours, went to go to work on Thurday, and was unable to get out of my street.  We live in a parkway (circle) and there were huge tree branches across the roadway, so no one was getting in or out! The City came around noon hour to remove them, so I was able to get into the office shortly after that.

Today, another ice storm, I just hope we don't loose any of our 35-40 ft cedars, I will be so sad if that happens.  Just looked out,  lots of ice on the ones on the far side of the yard, really bent from the east winds, fingers crossed they can hold up to the to the weight of the freezing rain!

I had an eye appt this morning, a follow up for some laser treatment I had a few weeks ago, so I took the day off.  So glad I did so I don't have to be out in this weather.

Today I have a couple of St. Partick Day cards I made for a friend.

I am using products from The Greetery & Flourishes & Gina K Designs.

For my main focal point I pulled out the matching stencil & die from The Greetery - Print Shop Spring Mix.  I used various inks from both  Pinkfresh studio & Simon Says Stamps.  Once all the stenciling was done, I used the matching stamp set to stamp the centers of the flowers, then the matching die to cut it out.

The first card is a very dark hunter green background, although it does look black in the picture.

I used a sentiment from Flourishes - called Irish Blessings, die cut it with a flag die from Gina K.  I also cut a glittery green shamrock, also from Gina K

To finish off I added some gold pearl, as well as a border strip of green cardstock along the bottom.  The die cut is not a straight cut, there are some little divots, so this just finishes it of nicely. 

For the second card, done the same, just a different sentiment and card base colour.

That's it for me for today, hoping to get a few more cards made for my friends order.  I need to take advantage of the days I'm off work, as I never feel like making cards once I get home from work and dinner is done throughout the week.

Hope everyone is keeping well.  I'll be back soon with another share.

Thanks for you visit today,

Pauline

Sending XOXO

 Hello friends, today I have a couple of Valentine cards I made for my friends order.  

I've always been inspired by cards made with paper strips, so I cut a bunch of strips, different widths, and a variety of pink, coral and red tones.

I started by adding some dot tape runner across some which cardstock, then laid the strips straight across until I had the length I wanted.  I then took my Spellbinders heart die and cut it out on an angel so I wouldn't have the strips going horizontal.

I cut a smaller panel using MFT cross stitch rectangle to lay my heart onto.  I also use a strip heart die from Papertrey Ink to cut a row of hearts.

Once the heart and strip of hearts were adhered to the cross stitch panel, I cut a couple more panels just slightly smaller than than the cross stitch panel and adhered to the back to give it some dimension.  I know I could of used foam for my layer but I find that can get to bulky by the time you get everything else on your card.  I cut the 'xoxo' die  - 2x from white card stock and once from Spellbinders white glittered foam and adhered together.

I know it looks like the 'XOXO' is not straight but it is.  I used my T-ruler to line it up.  I think it is because of the diagonal strips that makes it look a bit off.

To finish this one off,  I added some clear sequins, and punched 3 red hearts, adhered to the strip of hearts, then added some red art institute glitter for some sparkle. 

 For my second card, which is done basically the same, but I made the strips different widths and added some red rhinestones to finish off.

I was asked by one of my co-workers for 3 of these cards for her 3 children, one in blues (for her little boy), one in purples and the other like above.

I thank you for stopping in today, wishing you a wonderful day! See you again real soon,

Pauline

Sympathy x 2

 Hello friends!  I've been busy over the last couple of weeks working on a card order for a friend.

Today, I have a couple of sympathy cards for you.  

For my first card, I used a stencil from Gina K.  I had this stenciled since last fall, but it just never made it into a card.  Since I was asked for Sympathy, I went through my partial done basket to see what I could use, and came across this.

Not sure of the inks I used but do believe they were Gina K inks.  Once the flower was stenciled, I left the stencil in place, then laid onto top a dotted stencil and taped it down.  I applied the inks using the same colours and once lifted it provided the dots onto the image.  Gives it a little more interest then just a plain stenciled flower.

I cut out the image using an MFT scalloped rectangle die, stamped the sentiment and then added some small pearls to finish it off.  I was going to add glitter, but decided to leave as is.

For my second card, a little more moodier in appearance, but like the depth of the blue inks. I sponged some Simon Says Positively inks for my gradient look.

I then took the SSS stamp set called Vintage Garden  and stamped the bottom and up the sides with a variety of stamps from this set. 

Stamped the sentiment in the middle also from the same Vintage Garden set.

To finish off I added some bluish sequins.

Thank you for you  visit today, have a wonderful day!

Pauline