A shabby birthday wish

  Hey there!  Hope you are having a blessed day!  A quick post for me today.

I used kraft card stock with a few scrap print papers.  I stamped the wood grain banners, cut them out, and then inked the edges.  I added a purple twine and attached to the floral print panel with pop dots.  The scallop, red stripe, and sentient are from SRM Stickers.  I stitched a small chevron piece I cut from the print.  The challenge at Sentimental Sundays is to use paint so I pulled my white paint dauber put and inked the edges to complete. 

Hope you like!

Challenges I would like to enter my card:

Card Makin' Mamas: 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellies (stamp for image, flowers, stickles and twine for three embellies)

C.R.A.F.T. :#165 use stitching

Crafts and Me: #94 Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity: #82 Birthday

Pile It On: #31 Cute as can be

Simply Create Too: #18 Use it twice (stamps)

Stamptacular Sunday: Patterns Galore

Next Sunday is the day

 for Mother's Day that is!  I made two cards yesterday and want to share this one with you today.

I used lots of new papers I bought with a few older embellishments and stamps mixed in.  My favorite way to stay on current is buying the latest paper lines and mixing in a little of the old to balance.  I have so many embellishments, ribbon, etc. that I truly don't need to buy any new items for several years but there are times I can't resist and must purchase a few.  

For this card I paired Pink Paislee's London Market with embellishments from The Twinery, K & Co acetate die cut, Recollections rose and rhinestones, Lil Inker's stamps with SP & Co. stamps, and a button and journaling spot from craft supply.  An interesting array of products but I liked how it came together.    

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps: Mother's Day
Card Makin' Mama's:  #44 Spring Photo
Crafty Sentiments: Mother's Day
Creative Stamp Friends: #50 Mother's Day
Lollipop Crafts: Mama Mia
Paper Sundaes: #119 Mother's Day
Ribbon Carousel: #52 Word to Your Mother with spooled item
The Shabby Tea Room: #113 Pretty as a Pitcher with photo inspiration seen here
Tuesday Throwdown: #97 Motherly Love

You Make Me Smile!

 Back to share another kid inspired card with you.

This is Toby and he's from Digital Delights by Louby Lou.  I colored him in with my Copics and layered him on a Pink Paislee paper using foam dots.  He sure makes me smile.  The sentiment and banner are from SRM Stickers.  I used Pink Sorbet twine.  A fun little card to put together. The Sentimental Sundays challenge is cards for kids this week so hope you will drop by and join us with a kid inspired card.  

Challenges I would like to enter my card in:

Card Patterns: #163 sketch

Crafty Catz: #130 Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments: For a Child

Secret Crafter: #183 Cute & Fluffy

Thanks for stopping by!

Bloom and Grow

 Sorry I was MIA for a bit.  DD and I went on a cruise over the Spring Break and it was quite eventful!  Flight delays, missing the boat, unexpected changes in the schedule cause typical stress on anyone.  For someone with Autism, it can be especially stressful.   She reacted extremely well and was able to handle the adaptations beautifully.  Whew!  That was my biggest concern.  While away, we missed "Light It Up Blue" for Autism Speaks.  We do this every year by changing out our white porch light with a blue one.  A simple action for a worthy cause so hope you will consider lighting it up blue.
It's Spring and time for the weather to act that way.   We had a freak hail storm yesterday.  I am not too fond of the cold weather and especially when it brings anything falling in hard increments.  I am hoping we will rise back up to warmer temps this weekend so I can enjoy being outside. 
Okay onto my special project for Penny's challenge this week.

This is a white cardboard bag/box I added a precious little digital image from The Poodle's Parlour  with a few scraps of paper, an SRM Sticker, and some diving twine from The Twinery.  An easy transformation from the plain white before.  I thought this would surely make a cute little something to cheer up someone.  :-)

A few challenges I would like to enter this into:

Polka Doodles: Week 15 Pink

Aud Sentiments: #52 Spring/Summer Colors

Delightful Challenges: Stitching

Crafty Creations:  #165 Flowers

Little Red Wagon: Spring Colors

Thank you for stopping by!