Valentine...

Hi, Friends!

Popping in quick again to share with you a card I made for my husband.  The darling turtle doves are from Simon Says.  The stitched circle die and sentiment are from MFT.  The heart background was made with a stencil from MFT, also.  Epoxy hearts to finish the Valentine.  

We are in for a snow storm here tonight and into tomorrow.  We have been quite lucky with a mild winter.  The weatherman is predicting up to 6 inches of snow with blowing and drifting.  The plan will be to stay in and stay warm.  And, I can always make more cards, right?!:)

Thanks so much for dropping by to visit!  Take care and stay safe!

Hugs,

Maria

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi, Friends!

Just popping in quick to share with you a couple Valentine cards.  Very easy cards that I made today.  I'm quite pleased how the first one came out being that it was upcycled.  

For my upcycled Valentine card I started with a white card base and added the heart rose cut out from a Brighton receipt holder.  The sentiment is from MFT and the gems are from Ink Road.  So easy and I couldn't throw away the pretty roses, right?!

Next up is another easy card made with two stencils from MFT...

The scalloped panel was die cut using a die from Mama Elephant.  I used a cloud stencil from MFT with two distress inks spun sugar and picked raspberry.    The hearts were made using a MFT stencil with the distress ink picked raspberry.  A small pearl heart was added to the inside of the gold heart.  Gold alpha stickers were placed.  And, gold color shine from Heidi Swapp was sprayed on for the final touch.  

I hope you all are doing well!  Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by today!  Take care!

Hugs!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi, Crafty Friends!

Have you started any Valentine cards yet?  I'd like to share with you one that I made for my son today!

I'm entering this card over at Simon Says.  

For my card, I started with a white card base and used a MFT stitched circle die to cut a circle.  I used a larger stitched circle for the background to make the sky.  The cloud stencil and heart paper is from MFT, also.  The gnome is from Simon Says.  I die cut flowers from the Lawn Fawn set Party Animal.  The stems and leaves are from a Paper Sweeties set Pretty Posies.  The sentiment was computer generated.  I just love the darling gnome!  He can be used for any occasion!

I used a scalloped frame die for the red panel inside the card.  The hearts were die cut using Lawn Fawn Party Animal.  The sentiment was computer generated, also.

Please do take good care and stay safe.  It continues to be quite rough out there with the Covid virus.  In fact, yesterday was a sad day losing a friend of mine from church.  The virus went through her children and grandchildren.  And, my friend had medical conditions that made it worse for her.  My heart is truly sad.  

My crafting gives me a great distraction from so many things that we can't control.  It truly is a blessing to make cards and send them to others.  I recently made four for people from my church affected with the virus.  And, with Valentine's Day that will soon be here,  I need to get going on making many cards to send out.  I love making Valentine cards!  Ok, that's all for now.  Again, please do take good care!

Updated...

Here is one of the cards I made and talked about yesterday.  I forgot to post it.  I made four cards in colors of pink/purple, yellow, orange, and red.  The red one is my favorite.

The image is from Jane's Doodles.  The scallop frame is from Mama Elephant.  And, the sentiment is from PTI.

Hugs!

Maria

Paper Sweeties January 2021-Look Back Inspiration Day #3!

Day #3 of January Look Back Inspiration for Paper Sweeties!  Today, I made a card with Abigail having some snow fun with her pup!

I started with a white card base and used DO Speckled Egg for the sky.  White acrylic paint was splattered for interest.  Abigail's outfit was paper pieced.  I love the red/black plaid paper from Echo Park.  I wish I had a coat like Abigail's!  Her outfit is from the set Let it Snow.  The snowflake on her hat is from the set Deck the Halls.  The bird is from the same set.  The snowballs for sale sign and sled is from the set Wagon Add-on:  Snowballs for Sale.  The cute dog is from the set Sweeties Pets. The scarf on the dog is from Snow Friends.  All images were colored with copics.  Twine to finish the card.

Project Supplies:

"Abigail" - Paper Sweeties	Abigail Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties	Let it Snow Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Deck the Halls - Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Deck the Halls Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties
Wagon Add-On: Snowballs for Sale - Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Sweeties Pets - Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Snow Friends - Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Snow Friends Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties

Please check out more inspiration from my teammates!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Karen Letchworth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Golzbein 
Maria Patrick

We hope you enjoyed looking back with our January

 inspiration for this month!

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop by today!

Have a wonderful day!

Take care, hugs!

Paper Sweeties January 2021-Look Back Inspiration Day #2!

It's Day #2 of Looking back on previously released sets with Paper Sweeties!  I have another shaker card today!  I do love making them...so fun!!

For my card, I started with a black card base.  I then stamped the red panel with snowflakes from the set Homemade with Love.  The plaid paper is from MME for the next panel.  The coffee cup is from the same set as the snowflakes.  And, the sentiment is from the set Let it Snow.  Sweet Cuts-Rectangle Scallop Frames was used for the frame.  The sequin mix is Sugar Sprinkles and Strawberry.  Seam binding ribbon(Frosting) to finish the card.

Project Supplies:

Homemade With Love - Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Homemade With Love Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties	Let it Snow Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Sweet Cuts Rectangle Scallop Frames	Paper Sweeties - Strawberry Sequins
Paper Sweeties - Sugar Sprinkles Sequins	Frosting Seam Binding - Paper Sweeties

Please take a peek at some wonderful inspiration from my teammates!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Karen Letchworth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Golzbein 
Maria Patrick

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop by today!

Have a wonderful day!

Take care, hugs!

Dies R Us Challenge-Anything Goes-1-15-21!(using brand of die that DRU sells)

It's time for another Dies R Us Challenge!  And, the theme is (Anything Goes-using brand of die that DRU sells). We ask that you use at least one die on your project.  Come and join the fun and have a chance to win a gift certificate...enjoy creating!  

I made a wintery card with a lovely snowflake from Frantic Stamper.  The blue color showing through the snowflake was colored with an ombre of copic markers.  I then covered the colors with Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel.  The process is a little messy, but the results are a lovely glittery shine!  I learned this technique from Colleen(One Smile Lifts a Spirit).  Thanks again, Colleen!  I applied glitter gel to the frame from Lawn Fawn, also.  Gems from Ink Road to finish the card.

All dies that were used for my card with links are listed below.  I hope you create a project using dies and join us for the challenge!

Frantic Stamper-Reverse Cut Jeweled Snowflake

Lawn Fawn-Reverse Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Windows

Dies R Us has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts. 

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!

My teammates have some fabulous inspiration for you today.  Sit back, relax, and take a look.... (you can click on their name to go to their personal blogs and get more detailed information about each project)

    Design Team

Kathy
Maria—that’s me!
Diane
Laurie

Birgit

Darlene

Julie Odil

Lena Fonkert

Lori Kobular

  Thanks so much for taking time to visit here today! Have a great day, hugs!!

Paper Sweeties January 2021-Look Back Inspiration Day #1!

Today I'm sharing my card for the Paper Sweeties -(January-Look Back Inspiration Day #1)!  

For my shaker card, I started with a white card base.  I made a panel with a snowy background using DO of salty ocean, cracked pistachio, and seedless preserves.  The snow people and snowflakes are from the set Snow Friends.  The sentiments are from the set Thanks.  The frames were made using Sweet Cuts-Circle Scallop Frames.  And, the sequin mix is Winter Mix.  

Project Supplies:

Snow Friends - Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties	Snow Friends Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties	Thanks	Thanks Sweet Cuts - Paper Sweeties	Circle Scallops Sweet Cuts
Winter Mix Sequins - Paper Sweeties

 I hope you take a peek at the list below of my talented teammates to view more inspiration! 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Karen Letchworth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Golzbein 
Maria Patrick

Thank you so much for dropping by today!  

Take care, hugs!

Happy Birthday!

Hi, Friends!

I'm popping in to share with you a card I made for my brother-in-law's birthday!  He turns 60 tomorrow!  I had fun using some new products that I got recently from The Greetery.  I'm entering this card over at Simon Says Challenge.

I started with a white card base and used DO inks for the background.  I die cut several of the crepe paper streamers and thought why not create some depth by use the negative part for a stencil.  The crepe paper streamers and balloons are new, which are from The Greetery.  The scallop border is from MFT.  The numbers are from Crafter's Companion and the stars were made using a punch.  A simple card for me, but I like how it turned out.  I hope Paul, my brother-in-law likes it, too.  

Well, not much else is going on here.  We took the last of our Christmas decorations down.  It has been cold, gray, and damp here in NW Ohio.  It certainly would be great to see the sun some time soon.  If you have it where you are, please send some this way!:-)  

Things in our world sure have been crazy, right?!  It is so very sad.  I pray for the family and friends who lost loved ones in Washington, D.C. yesterday.  I'm wishing you all peace and happiness.  And, please take good care!  I appreciate all of you who visit here, thank you so much!

Hugs!

Maria

Dies R Us Challenge-January 1, 2021-Anything Goes!(use brand of die that DRU sells)

*Warning:  long post*

Hi, there!

Happy New Year!  Wishing you a new year filled with hope, good health, and happiness!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  We had a small celebration with our son, his friend, Ethan,  and our son's new dog, Maverick.  I'm not sure that Sheila was too keen on another dog here for the visit, lol!  Maverick managed to take two ornaments off the tree.  In fact, while I was in the kitchen, I heard a strange sound.  I thought I better go check on Maverick even though my husband was supposed to be watching him.  He was in the same room with him.  Crunch...crunch...Maverick was crunching on an ornament, which was a bird with twigs.  He got a few twigs off before I got it away from him.  My husband thought he was chewing on one of his toys, ha!  

Maverick  (Born 8-27-20)

Above is a sweet photo of him behaving in the kitchen with me, lol!  He is pretty good...just a pup.  A beautiful dog.  And, looking at him makes us miss our Shadow(German Shepherd) that we lost two years ago.  

Another highlight of Christmas was our son playing the organ and piano at Christmas Eve service.  It was extra special to have our organist, Sara, play the piano while Jeremy played the organ.  We all had our masks on and we were socially distanced in the church.  It is also very special to have all the candles lit while we sing Silent Night in the dark. 

A few more photos...

Randy, Sheila, me

Randy and Jeremy

Jeremy, Maverick, Ethan

And, the other reason you are here....

It's time for another Dies R Us Challenge!  We won't be having theme challenges this year.  All you have to do is use a brand of die that Dies R Us sells...easy peasy!  So, please come and join the fun and have a chance to win a gift certificate...enjoy creating!  

I decided to make a shaker birthday card for my friend, Pat.  I started by inking the background with distress inks of salty ocean, cracked pistachio, and seedless preserves.  The snowflakes were embossed using a stamp set from Newton's Nook.  The cute snowman image is from the same stamp set, which is from Newton's Nook.  The frame was die cut using Lawn Fawn-Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Stackables.  The die cut sentiments are from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  Dots from Pink & Main and sequins (Robin Egg) from Paper Sweeties to finish the card.

The inside sentiment is from SU.  All dies that were used for my card with links are listed below.  I hope you create a project using dies and join us for the challenge!

Lawn Fawn-Outside in Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Stackables

Elizabeth Craft Designs-Winter Wishes

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pads

Dies R Us has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts. 

It will ship to both the US and Canada.  Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different.  Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!

My teammates have some fabulous inspiration for you today.  Sit back, relax, and take a look.... (you can click on their name to go to their personal blogs and get more detailed information about each project)

    Design Team

Kathy
Maria—that’s me!
Diane
Laurie

Birgit

Darlene

Julie Odil

Lena Fonkert

Lori Kobular

  Thanks so much for taking time to visit here today! Have a great day, hugs!!