Dogwood

The Dogwood trees are in full bloom here in northrn Alabama! What a beautiful sight! And while the white ones have their own snowy beauty, it is the pink ones that make my heart sing!

The flower is a single flower from Hero Arts Dogwood stamp. The message is from a Hero Arts clear set called Birthday Messages.

I made the card with CAS-ual Friday's challenge in mind; black with pastel. It is also suited for Hero Arts "Flower Challenge" and the challenge at Lily Pad is also "Flowers". So this little card will be doing triple duty!

Hedgie Friends

Another fun card made with Penny Black's transparent set "Hedgie Friends". Used the Nesties' Reverse Wonky Rectangles die cut; patterned paper and a touch of Glossy Accents on the flowers.

I skipped distressing edges as I usually ruin the card when I try to distress!  I'm entering this card in the Penny Black Saturday challenge:  Anything Goes.  Find more info here.

Beautiful sunny day where I live! Hope you are having great weather too. Thanks for stopping by!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

The theme  at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog this week is "Anything Goes" which lets me play with any stamp that strikes my fancy!! The hedgie is from the Tiny Wishes set. I did replace the lady bug in Hedgie's hand with an ice cream cone! Who wouldn't rather have an ice cream cone after picking mushrooms!! The ice cream cone came from the Fun in the Sun transparent set.

I also stamped and cut out the flowers from a different hedgie stamp in the Tiny Wishes set. The clouds are punched with my new Fiskars punch.

I couldn't help but think of Lin (quilterlin) when I chose the blue gingham paper!

If you'd like to take part in the challenge, here's the link to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Well, this is my second post for the day; it's a lazy kind of Saturday here.  Thanks for stopping by!

Rainbow Cupcakes



Who doesn't love rainbows?  And who doesn't love cupcakes?  What could be better than a cupcake rainbow??  I stamped the cupcakes using the Hero Arts' 2008 clear design set "Cupcakes". I paper pieced the "wrappers", added Glossy Accents to the hearts and faux stitched around the edges. All in all, a rainbow of cupcakes.

I am entering the Virginia's View challenge at the Lily Pad with this card.
Here's the inspiration photo:



Is that not a beautiful array of buttons??  Why not hop on over to the Lily Pad and join in the fun?  Just click here for the details.

We are enjoying a perfectly lovely Spring day here in Northern Alabama!  Time to get the outdoor work done, which this year includes painting the trim.  We are in the decision-making stage for color!  Obviously my husband's blue eyes see colors differently than my green eyes do.  Otherwise, he would agree that my choice is perfect!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all.  My mother was born on St. Patrick's Day so I have always said that makes me a little bit Irish!! 

Thanks, everyone, for stopping by!

Oh, and by the way, there is a 90 Minute Scramble taking place at the Hero Arts Blog today at 6:00 PM EST.  It's a fun time!!



Clean & Simple Sentimental

I am entering this card in this week's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. The theme is "For Sentimental Reasons", meaning the sentiment should be the focal point. I've used a Hero Arts cling stamp for the message, stamped with the new mid-tone ink, "Cement". The papers are from My Minds Eye.

Clean and Simple definitely requires a clean look; that's not always simple!!
Thanks for stopping by!

Garden Star Flower

One of the challenge themes this month at the Hero Arts blog is flowers. I made this card for the challenge.

The My Minds Eye patterned papers were on sale at Hobby Lobby this week at 50% off! Who could resist? And the Corner Chomper was 40% off! It's been on my wish list for a very long time.

The Hero Arts images are all stamped on the patterned paper and enhanced with Copics. Hero Arts gemstones decorate the butterfly and the flower center. The stitching doesn't show, but the grey paper is sewn to the black.

All in all, I like the way it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by - hope you enjoyed the beautiful spring weather we're having!

Hedgie Friend Penny Black

Another fun little card using Penny Black's transparent set, Hedgie Friends.

I added a few white dots, a flower button for some color and Glossy Accents on the butterfly! There's just something so appealing about this little hedgie!!

Hope it's a lovely day where you are, even if it's Monday!! I've been busy talking myself out of housework today; will try again tomorrow!!

Thans for stopping by!