Christmas in July

It has been over 103 degrees this week and very dry.  Therefore, thinking of the cold winters around here at Christmas time would be a warm welcoming right now.

I have a few new frames from Cherry Lynn Design and I plan to have the entire Cherry Lynn Boutique stacker frames since the frames go so well with the Cherry Lynn frame dies.  I used the Cherry Lynn Boutique square stacker frame with this Dainty Dutch Deco frame.  I used a Spellbinder square die to cut out the center and added a sentiment.

The corners were cut out with a Memory Box Snow Corner die.  The green branch is from a Impression Obsession Pine Branch die.

I made the bow with the Zutter Bow Maker.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #191:  Christmas in July
Scrapy Land Challenge #21:  Anything Goes

Happy Birthday to my nephew

My favorite color combination this year is using Coral/burnt orange with different shades of green.

My paper is the Graphic 45 'Time to Celebration'.  The banner and cakes are also from Graphic 45.  I cut the banner and extra cakes out and used a flower tool to mold it on the backs to form a 3D affect and used 3D glue dots on the back to keep the shape.   I used 3D glue dots on the back of  the molded cakes onto the paper with the not cut out cakes and added Stickle glitter glue on the candles.

My new frame is from Spellbinder Oval Regalia.  I added pearls around the frame.  I cut out the center of the Graphic 45 paper with a Spellbinder oval die and glued it onto the die.  I used glue dots to the back of the frame Spellbinder oval die to add a layer. 

The Graphic 45 banner was cut out of the Graphic 45 Time to Celebration paper.  The  rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts since I was a bit lazy to make the rose today.  I molded some leaves from the Cherry Lynn Ivy Leaf die and glued it around the rose to give it more of a 3D look for the leaves. 

The banner originally had on the paper the words 'Happy Birthday'  but  I colored over it with a Copic Marker and added the Cherry Lynn Designs 'Celebrate'.  I added The Cherry Lynn Design 'Happy Birthday' in the center of the oval frame.

 I use Cherry Lynn Design word dies almost all of the time since stamps don't always work for me.  It is definitely worth having a variety of Cherry Lynn Design sentiments in my die sets.  The Cherry Lynn Design saying/sentiment dies set come in two sizes. 

The corners are also from Cherry Lynn Design Lace Deco E.

 The design for the bow, can be found "Make Time to Craft" on Bonnie Garby's blog in which she created a tutorial of adding two different ribbons to form a bow:  http://www.maketime2craft.com/2015/05/bi-color-double-loop-double-layer-bow.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+maketime2craft%2FshNS+%28Make+Time+2+Craft%29.

I am entering this card in the following challenges
Dies R Us Challenge #27:  Flags and/or Banner
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #190:  Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge #20:  Favorite Color Combo
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

A Card to a Friend

 I have a friend that has been sick for a while and I wanted to send a card that is humorous as well as  thinking of her. 

I just bought the Elizabeth Crafts Oval Accordion die last week and would advise looking at some tutorials such as Dr. Sonia's besides looking at the instructions for the first one made since it was a challenge for me and had to throw away the first two cards.

I made the rose from Cherry Lynn Designs Medium Rose die.  I love using the Cherry Lynn Design flowers and leaves for most of my cards.  I use tacky glue to make my flowers most of the time.  I struggle using a glue gun for flowers since the glue dries so fast.

The banner in the front of the card was made using the Spellbinder Label die and was stamped with the Paper Inspiration stamp.

Paper is from Graphic 45.  I love using burnt orange and sage green often and is probably my favorite color combination.

Leaves were made using Cherry Lynn Designs Ivy Strip and Leaf Flourish.


Top of card is a Spellbinder die.
Side of Card is from Marianne Designs.
I used Art Impression Stamps for the doctor, saying "Yep..." and for the nurse and colored them with Copic Markers.
Sentiment is from Paper Inspiration stamp bought years ago.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dies R Us Challenge #27:  Flags and/or Banners
Scrapy Land Challenge #20:  Favorite Color Combo and use a Scrapy Land Brand
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Simon Says Use Your Favorite Technique and/or Product

Patriotic Card

I had fun creating this card from my new Statue of Liberty Whispers by Die-Versions purchased this past week from Dies R Us store.

I embossed the card using Stampin Up Stars embossing folder.  I punched out red, white and blue stars and glued the stars where the embossed stars were on the white paper.  I cut out three Statue of Liberty dies from three glitter colors (red, white and blue) and cut out the stars and glued it onto the Statue of Liberty.  I used the red and white glitter parts from the banner and added it to the Statue of Liberty.

The printed paper came from Paper Studio All Seasons Part II.

The frames were made using the Cherry Lynn Designs Oval Boutique Stacker frames and Oval Classic Silver Stackers.

The design for the ribbon, can be found "Make Time to Craft" on Bonnie Garby's blog in which she created a tutorial:  http://www.maketime2craft.com/2015/05/bi-color-double-loop-double-layer-bow.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+maketime2craft%2FshNS+%28Make+Time+2+Craft%29.

I am entering this card in DiesRUs challenge #27:  Flags and/or Banners

Cowboy Graduation Card

 My soon to be nephew, Wyatt,  just graduated from high school and will be going to college on a rodeo scholarship.  He has been doing well in rodeo competitions during his high school years.

I was very challenged creating a card that would be masculine, a high school graduation card with the theme of a cowboy and a rodeo to make it very personable along with his main interest at this time.

The letters all came from my Sizzix alphabet dies.  I stamped the blocks with a hay stamp (Art Impression brand) and used brown ink to distress the sides before gluing the letters.  The stamps wooden frame is from Push Impression and I used VersaMark before using a brown embossing powder.  The stickers a came my ole stash that I bought from a garage sale as well as the cowboy boots and cowboy on the front of the card that are men's tie pins that I bought at a garage sale. 

I am entering this card in Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Make it Masculine

Love Birds

This was a challenge to try to do a red, white and blue card since I normally don't combine red with soft cool colors.  The digital image was given to me by a friend.  Therefore, I don't know what company created this.  I colored this image with my Copic Markers using B000 and neutral grays and very light pink.  I colored the roses with Copic Markers but went over the roses with a red glitter pen and a bluish green pen for the leaves.

The red beads in the boutique and pearl hearts are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I made the rose from the Cherry Lynn Design Gardenia die and added the blue leaves from the Cherry Lynn Design Ivy Strip die.  I added Marianne Design die of flowers to give more dimension to the boutique. 

The inside and middle frame is from Cherry Lynn Boutique and the blue frame is from Spellbinders.  The lace is from Cherry Lynn Design scallop die. I embossed the middle frame with Stampin Up Heart embossing folder.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

DiesRUs Challenge:  Love Birds

Cherry Lynn Challenge:  Red, White and Blue

Graphic 45 Secret Gardens Thank You

My kids bought me a lilac bush and bulbs so I wanted to send them a Thank You card with a theme of gardens since they working hard to have a beautiful vegetable and flower garden this year.
The butterflies were made using a Stampin Up die.

I made the lady bugs out of Ranger Liquid red and black pearl. 
The paper is from Graphic 45 - Secret Garden.
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Thank You, Baby Breath Kit and Cherry Lynn step card dies
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts and Cherry Lynn Tea Rose die.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Thank You
Craft for the Craic:  Wings

Baby Boy Card

Our nephew and his wife are have their first child.  I made this card yesterday to send to their baby shower.  The supplies that I used are:

Cherry Lynn:  Ivy Strip
Cherry Lynn:  Victorian Romance Flourish
Tonic Studio:  New Baby Sentiments Die Set (Cut out the word Boy from Baby and also used the stork for this die set)
Marianne Design:  Baby
Marianne Design:  Baby Carriage
Crafter's Companion:  Create-A-Card Diesire Decadence (While paper was still in the die, I sponges the outside with Color Box ink.
Paper:  Graphic 45 -Precious Memories
Wild Orchid Craft flowers

I entered this card in the following challenges:
Simon Say's Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge #18:  Birthday/Celebrations
Craft Mania Challenge #68:  Pearls and Swirls

Vintage Celebrate

I had a digital copy of this beautiful vintage picture of this lady holding a basket of pink roses.  I had  paper from a digital download that seemed to match this picture well.  I had some old blue lace ribbon that a neighbor gave me years ago. 

The remainder of the dies used are:
Cherry Lynn Oval Classic Silver Stacker 
Cherry Lynn Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frame 
Cherry Lynn Anastasia Border which was wrinkled to look like real lace before glueing it on the back of the card 
Cherry Lynn Lace Corner Deco B (Blue in corner of card)
Cherry Lynn 'Celebrate' 
Spellbinder Elegant Label Four

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Designs #186:  Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge:   First Anniversary
Scrapy Land Challenge #18:  Birthday/Celebration
Craft Mania Challenge #68:  Pearls and Swirls
 

 

 

Father's Day Card

I made this Father's Day card this weekend on a cold and rainy day on the Camas Prairie in Grangeville, Idaho.  I don't have much supplies for a male card but Graphic 45 paper from Ladies' Diary had enough male paper to help me out this time. 

The buttons were from old cuff links on a man's shirt.   

My friend gave me some of her paper which looks like real burlap fabric and I don't know the brand.   I distressed the outer layers of the burlap paper to give it an old vintage look and sponged it with brown and gold ink. 

I used Graphic 45 Ladies' Diary paper for most of this card.  I used an acrylic black frame that I bought many years ago  and placed it on top the male. 
   
Clock w/Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) is from Cherry Lynn Design.  I cut out two clocks, one with black paper for the numbers,  and cut the outside of the clock from the other piece and embossed it with Ranger Rick Metal Art bronze embossing powder.  I cut the background out with from the Cherry Lynn Wing die that came with the clock and sponged it with different colors of ink to make it look antique.  I used one of the cuff links for the inside of the clock.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 185 - Make It Manly
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations:  Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge #17:  Anything Goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells

Anniversary Box Card

I had a lot of fun building this explosion box card. I made this wedding cake for my daughter last year and it will be their first anniversary this coming year.  Therefore, I used the lavender colors, first anniversary sentiments and flowers on top of the cake as the theme for this card.

I used a variety of brands for this card.  I made all of the flowers for this card.

Supplies used:
Cherry Lynn dies:  Horizon French Flair Boutique Stacker Frame, Flourish Leaf Strip, Mini Fanciful Flourish, Teas Rose Small, Medium and Small Rose, Sophia's Heart, Two of Hearts, and Ivy Strip

Tattered Lace dies:  Celebrate Interlocking and Cherished Hearts Corner

Martha Stewart Branch punch

Stampin Up supplies:  Happy Anniversary stamp and embossing folder

Cottage Cutz die:  Birthday Candle number dies

Creative Expression die:  Festive Collection - 2014 Christmas Angel (silver glittered dove)

Spellbinder dies:  Label One Nestabilities

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 184 - Roses
Die R Us Challenge 25 - It's Our 1st Anniversary!!!
Simon Wednesday Says Challenge - Let’s Get Sentimental
Scrapy Land Challenge #17 - Anything Goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells.
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes for May
Fussy and Fancy Featured Guest Designer for Challenge #138-Lots of Flowers!
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #117 - Photo Inspiration Challenge
Craft for The Craic - Wings May's Mid Month Inspiration
Decorate to Celebrate #99 - Anything Goes

Get Well Wishes

I made this card for a friend from our church who is recovering from surgery. 

I crumpled the Cherry Lynn Anastasia Border which almost looks like real lace. I love dimension so I glued on a thin layer of card board under the pink doily to give it some height rather than using glue dots.

Supplies:

Cherry Lynn Designs:  Victorian Romance Flourish, Mini Fanciful Flourish,  Anastasia Border, Dutch Doily Rectangle Frame, Tea Rose Small, and Miniature Rose dies
Memory Box:  Diamond Background die
Marianne Design:  Passe Partout Oval Craftable Die
Paper:  DCWV Fabric Paper
Angel:  Prima Angel #3
Ribbons and diamonds (don't know brand)
Stampin Up:  Tiny Wishes stamp, ribbon punch (cut in half and around the pink doily) and small scallop punch
Impression Obsession:  Spiral Flower die (Light yellow flower)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #183:  Lots of Layers
Poppy Stamp Challenge #8:  It is All About Her
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge:  Anything Goes for May
Fussy and Fancy  Challenge #138 - Lots of Flowers
Craft for the Craic - Theme is Wings
The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #251:  Pretty In Pink
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Let's Get Sentimental
Scrapy Land Challenge #17:  Anything Goes

Thanks you for visiting my blog.  

Box card with Aqua and coral

Cherry Lynn Quest Designer for Anything Goes 

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Challenge 116 - Aqua and Light Coral Theme
Scrapy Land Challenge #16 - Use Pearl or Lace

Cherry Lynn dies:  Chrysanthemum Strip, Build a Flower #2, Baby's Breath Flower Kit, Lace Corner Deco E, English Tea Party Doily, Francesca Border, Lace Corner Deco E

Paper - Graphic 45 'Celebrate'

April Showers Bring May Flowers with Diamond for April

This is a Aqua and Coral colored card made with mostly Wild Orchid Craft flowers and Graphic 45 Paper from Secret Garden.  There is a diamond on the banner to represent April's birth stone which is a diamond.  I made the bow using the Zutter Bow Maker.  The umbrella is cut from a die from Marianne Designs.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Crafts Challenge #120 - Anything Goes with an optional Twist Diamond
Really Reasonable Ribbons Challenge #116- Aqua and Coral
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #137 - Springtime Flowers
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #212 - National Garden Month

Spring Time Birthday Card

I had a lot of fun making this birthday card for my sister who has a birthday this month.
The flowers were made using Cherry Lynn flower dies:  Baby Breath, Daisy Strip, Leaf Strip.  The frame is from Spellinder Oval frame.  The outside frame is using Martha Stewart Flower punch.  The paper is Graphic 45 Spring Paper.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dies R Us #24 - April Flowers bring May Flowers
Shabby Tea Room  Week 250 - Rainbow Colors
Really Reasonable Ribbon #116 - Aqua and Coral
Crafts Galore - April
Fussy & Fancy #137 - Spring
Crafty Hazel Nuts  April 2015 - Patterned Paper
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #212: National Garden Month
Purple Haze - Announcement Anything Goes

Impression Obsession - School Spirit

Impression Obsession Challenge - School Spirit

I made the banner and used Ranger Liquid Pearl black for the corners of the banner.  My grand daughter is in track and I used the school colors for the banner and frame of the card.  She loves making the Impression Obsession Spiral Flowers so I added the flowers to the card.  I didn't have any greenery so I added my favorite die, the Pine Branch Die from Impression Obsession.

Since I retired a year ago, I hope to increase the number of my Impression Obsession dies and stamps to make more cards.  

Impression Obsession dies and stamps: 
Pine Branch Die
Spiral Flowers
Life Stamp Sentiment Stamp

Mother's Day Card #2

I had a lot of fun making this Mother's Day card using Cherry Lynn Design, Marianne Design and Tattered Lace dies.  I cut out small pieces of different Graphic 45 paper and glued the pieces on a 8 x11 paper and then cut out the Tattered Lace Monumental 'Love' to create a quilted look.  I added ink stitching around the 'Love' letters to give it more of a home-made vintage look. I made the lady bug out of Ranger Liquid Pearl, red and black.  I colored the black dots on the lady bug with a black ink pen.  I used an old vellum label for the inside sentiment and used Martha Stewart bow punch for the small bows on top of the sentiment.   I found some beautiful lace for a bow and added pearls around the frame.

The brands used:
Cherry Lynn Design dies: Baby Breath, Tea Rose, Flourish Leaf Strip, Small Gardenia, Small Exotic Butterfly #1, Kiwi Oval Frame
Tattered Lace dies:  Monumental Love and white corners are Cherish Heart Corners
Graphic 45 Paper
Marianne Design die around picture.

I am entering this challenge in the following:
Cherry Lynn Challenge #181:  Mother's Day
Fan-Tastic Tuesday April Challenge #82:  Anything Goes with a with a twist, stitching, real or faux
Scrapyland Challenge #16:  Add a Pearl and/or Lace
Craftyhazelnuts' Patterned Paper April 2015
Scrap-Creations Challenge:  Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - Mother's Day Creations

Mother's Day Card Purple and White

I will be giving my Mother Day cards that I made to my daughter and daughter-in-laws who have our beautiful grand daughters since my mother is deceased.  I loved creating this pansy out of the Cherry Lynn Build a Flower #2.  Below is the list of supplies used for this card.

 

Cherry Lynn dies:  Build a Flower #2, Victorian Romance Flourish, Mexican Tile Pattern, Dainty Dutch Deco Frame (under the Mexican Tile Pattern), Anastasia Border,  and Rose Leaf Strip

Paper:  Graphic 45 'Time to Flourish'

I will be entering this card in the following challenge: 
Scrap-Creations Going Grey - Mother Day's Creation

Purple card

Cherry Lynn Dies:  

Kiwi Oval Frame, Swedish Spring Oval Frame, Build a Flower #2, Anastasia Border, Daisy Strip, Baby's Breath Flower Kit, Happy Birthday,  Lace Corner Deco E, and Tiny Things With Wings

Paper:  Graphic 45

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Add some pearls
Lady Bug Crafts April Challenge - Anything Goes

Shabby Tea Room #249 - Rainbow of Colors
Scrapy Land Challenge #16 - Use Pearls or Lace
Through The Purple Haze Challenge  - Anything Goes

Easter Card for 2015

I wanted to make a few cards with Christ picture on them and still keep the vintage look.  The paper came from Graphic 45.  The Cherry Lynn dies used were:  'Easter' 'Blessings' and 'Leaf Flourish' and the center of the Heartfelt Creation flowers were from the Cherry Lynn die set, 'Flower #1'.  The frame dies are from Spellbinder Nestabilities set.

 

I find my charms at garage sales and thrift stores.  While looking at the back of this cross on the card, it had Lourdes and Lucille engraved on it.  Question if it came from Europe.  Sending this card at Easter time to my grand daughter that is temporarily living in New York City. 

 

Entering this card Scrap-Creations Challenge  #31 - Easter

Easter Card for April

 

Easter is this week and I decided to use my Spellbinder dies to create this card.  The rose, Easter Blessing and white flourish is from Cherry Lynn but the rest is from Spellbinder.  The paper is Graphic 45.  The bow was made using the Zutter Bow Maker.

 

I am entering this card in Going Grey Craft Creations #31 - Easter.

Word Art Wednesday #177 - Family Friendly Challenge







Card for a Man

I had a lot of fun making this but the idea came from another person's tutorial about how to create this paper and fishing vest. 

I created the camouflaged paper by using the colored inks with a sponge:  olive, mustard, brown.  I stamped the paper using the same ink colors using leaf stamps and used my Copic Marker brown to draw the branch on the paper and used a white ink pen before cutting this out to create this fishing vest. 

 

My Cherry Lynn Dies were the sayings:  Dream Big, Happy, and Birthday

 

I am entering this card in Dies R Us Challenge #23- One for the Boys

Card for My Son

I had a lot of fun making this but the idea came from another person's tutorial about how to create this paper and fishing vest. 

I created the camouflaged paper by using the colored inks with a sponge:  olive, mustard, brown.  I stamped the paper using the same ink colors using leaf stamps and used my Copic Marker brown to draw the branch on the paper and used a white ink pen before cutting this out to create this fishing vest. 

 

My Cherry Lynn Dies were the sayings:  Dream Big, Happy, and Birthday

 

I am entering this card in Dies R Us Challenge #23- One for the Boys

Wedding Card

I just received the Cherry Lynn Anastasia Border and used it for my outside frame of the card.  I also got the Cherry Lynn Small Tea Rose die with the same order from Cherry Lynn Company.  I did a few tea roses using this die but added this time two Prima pink flowers behind the roses which added some dimension and contrast.  The miniature white flowers are from the Cherry Lynn Baby Breath Flower Kit die and added the Ranger Liquid Pearl and the Congratulations is also from Cherry Lynn.  Their is a small dragon fly from the Cherry Lynn Tiny Things That Fly die.

The couple is made using the Tattered Lace Couple die and added Ranger Liquid Pearl to the dress.  The gold frame is from Spellbinder and I added gold embossing on the outside of the frame.

I am entering this card in Fantastic Tuesday #79- Anything Goes with a Twist Wedding Card

Happy Birthday Box card

I had a new learning experience building my first pop up box card.  There were several tutorials on how to build a pop up box card.  The tutorial that I used was located at:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupboxcard/ from Monica Gale.  A pop up box card is created to fold down to fit into an envelope.

I cut narrow strips with different lengths from a clear paper protector sheet and glued each flower, balloon, butterfly and 'Happy Birthday' on each strip giving with different lengths to give the height that I wanted for each one.  My challenge and time were arranging the flowers, balloons, etc. before finally gluing everything to the inside of the card.  One tutorial suggested to tape the strips and/or flowers, etc. inside the card first which can be removed again and again until you achieved the arrangement that you wanted before finally gluing it to the inside of the card which I used and recommend.

Several Cherry Lynn dies were used to build this card.  On the outside bottom of the card was the Cherry Lynn Sophia Heart Border (see in the pictures the scallop of this border).  The "Happy Birthday" is from Cherry Lynn.  The flowers came from Cherry Lynn Manon's Wedding Garland die.  I used the small flower from this die.  In the center of the arrangement, I used the Cherry Lynn Small Exotic Butterflies #1 as well as the Cherry Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish. 

I created the presents with the ribbon using a square punch and the bows were created using the Zutter Bow Maker.  The balloons were punched from an old punch.

Additional dies from other companies used were the Cottage Cutz Number Candles and Marianne Designs Cupcake.  The paper is from Graphic 45 'Celebrate'. 

I am entering this card into Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday with Tattered Lace and Graphic 45

I just got the Tattered Lace Monumental Moments Happy Birthday.  I had many small Graphic 45 pieces of paper so I took a sheet of 8 x 11 inch paper and glued the small pieces of Graphic 45 papers from different pads until the 8 x 11 inch paper was covered.  I used the Spellbinder Grand Calibur to cut the Happy Birthday die from the 8 x 11 paper.  I used Wild Orchid Craft flowers and Cherry Lynn Design flourish, Baby Breathe flowers and leaf strip dies.  The watch was bought at a garage sale and I used copper Melt Art and black ink to give it an antique look.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday 
Craft Galore Encore Challenge - Make a Card for April
Lady Bugs Craft April Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazel Nut's Patterned Paper Challenge April 2015

Get Well Soon Card

This week's challenge, the theme is to make your own flowers.  I made flowers that are starting to bloom in my yard such as:  Shasta daisies, peonies, cherry blossoms, and tulips for this card.   I used the digital Wee Stamp, Daphne and I colored it with colored pencils since the printer ink smears when I use Copic Markers.  I used the Graphic 45 Secret Gardens paper for the main background.  I bought the charm at a garage sale.  Used my Zutter Bow Maker VS 2 to create the pink bow.

Cherry Lynn dies were:

Sweet Williams - D137 (Peonies)

Shasta Daisy - B310 along with the center Build a Flower #1 #B181

Mini Fanciful Flourish - B117S

Baby's Breath Flower Kit - B364 (Cherry Blossom flowers)

Tea Rose Small - B435 for the trumpet of the daffodils and cut out the petals of the daffodils with scissors

Francesca Border - B159 (Frame around the card)

Get Well Soon Phrases - B249

Sophia's Heart - DL184 (Doily)

Small Exotic Butterflies #1 - DL112AB (Vellum paper, inked with pink and used Metal Art clear embossing powder)

This card is in the following challenges this week:
ABC Challenge - G is for 'Go Digital'
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #177 - A Family Friendly Challenge

The following day, April 2nd, it snowed and covered our spring flowers.  That is one of our six free roaming bunnies on our farm/ranch. 

 

April Birthday card to Hayden

I made another card with drawers for another grand daughter who is having her birthday in April.  I started with the Graphic 45 Time to Flourish paper.  I created my two boxes using a Sizzix pro box die.  I used a variety of dies for this box.

Cherry Lynn Anastasia border (frame)
Cherry Lynn Tiny Things with Wings (butterfly, dragonfly and hummingbird)
Cherry Lynn Leaf Strip
Heartfelt Creations Stamps:  Sun Kissed Tags and Basket set for label and Sun Kissed Fleur flower stamps.  Didn't have the die yet to go with this flower stamps, therefore, cut each flower out.
Memory Box branch die (branch under bird)
Wild Craft Flower (copper rose on ribbon)
charms found at a garage sale
Memory Box bird (blue birds on top)


I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Challenge #178:  Back to Nature
Shabby Tea Room Week #248 - Beautiful Blooms
Sisterhood of Crafters - Come Fly With Me
Simons Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #176 - Anything Goes
Poppy Stamp Challenge #7 - Spring Fever
Reasonable Ribbons Challenge #115 - Things with Wing Theme
Craft Galore Encore Challenge - Make a Card for April
Lady Bugs Crafts - Anything Goes

Card with Dresser Drawers

This was a lot of fun making my first card easel with drawers.  I viewed a few tutorials on easel cards with drawers and had to use different measurements to fit the drawers made using my Sizzix Pro box die.  I cut out two boxes first and used antique looking brads for the handles before glueing the sides together. I measured how much paper to fit around my  boxes and used plain cream paper before adding the Graphic 45 paper.

I love my Graphic 45 papers as well as the Cherry Lynn flower dies and borders to create vintage cards and projects.  I love going to thrift stores and garage sales to find accents and ribbons and found the Design Accent resin hat and shoe in a Boise thrift store and colored them with my Copic markers.  Also, found black feathers and this camera brad at a garage sale and added these to the flower arrangements since the lady in the picture had a feather in her hat.  I added a small feather to the resin hat after coloring it. 

The flowers,  leaves and border are from Cherry Lynn and the frame around the lady is from Spellbinders Nestabilities - Floral Oval.

Supplies used:

Graphic 45 Paper - A Ladies Diary
Cherry Lynn - Miniature Rose
Cherry Lynn - Black Eyed Susan Strip
Cherry Lynn - Gardenia Small 
Cherry Lynn - Flourish Leaf Strip
Cherry Lynn - Anastasia Border
Cherry Lynn - Leaf Strip
Spellbinder Nestabilities - Floral Oval

I am entering this card in the Cherry Lynn #177 - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #77 - Square