Lucy's Lovely Lines Again!

I love Lucy's sketch at Lily Pad Cards so much I just couldn't resist playing with it again :)

Here is the sketch again (in case you forgot :)

and my very simple card!

I started with a white card base and rounded the top right corner. I stamped the flowers (Hero Arts, 4 Flowers) on another piece of white and cut them out. I inked them with various colors of distress ink the blue is tumbled glass and broken china. red: worn lipstick and barn door. orange: scattered straw and spiced marmalade. pink: spun sugar and worn lipstick. purple: dusty concord and chipped sapphire.

I drew the "stems" with a black gel pen and my ruler. I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts, Everyday Sayings) in jet black archival. I'm not sure if it's the angle of the picture or what but it is making my sentiment look extremely crooked :( 

I smeared stardust stickles over all the flowers and when that was dry I added a black rhinestone in the center. I adhered the large flowers flat and popped the small ones up on foam.

Thanks for coming by! I hope you'll visit me again for the Young Crafters Unite Blog Hop :)

Lily Pad Giveaway

I  became a Member of Lily Pad Cards! Go become a member for a chance to win a collection of Hero Arts stamps. Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, July 15!

They have wonderful challenges and really fantastic prizes :)

Thanks friend Lawnscaping

Hi guys! I hope your week is going wonderful :) It's almost the 4th and I'm super excited! That is my big family holiday. I get to see all my Aunts, Uncles, and cousins from out of state. Do you have any fun plans for the holiday?

Today's card is for  Lawnscaping sketch challenge.

I had a really hard time with this card :( and I'm still not 100% sold on it. However, the deadline was looming so it is what it is.

I started by drawing a black rectangle on my white card base. I then masked off the outside and stamped the two flowers. On a separate sheet of white I stamped the flower (Lawn Fawn, Judy's Blooms) twice and fussy cut them out. I colored them using milled lavender, dusty concord, and chipped sapphire. I trimmed the flowers down to match the masked ones and adhered them flat.

I stamped the sentiment (Lawn Fawn, Critters in the Forest) in jet black archival ink (Ranger).

For the bottom portion of the card I punched (EK Success) a piece of black and a piece of white. The white I colored with dusty concord and chipped sapphire.

To complete the card I added some purple pearls, a lavender ribbon, and bow.

Thanks for stopping by. I have been pretty crafty this week so I'll probably be back later today with another card to share :)

So Fresh with Papertake Weekly

Hello all!

Today I'm posting my last card as Paper take Weekly's Guest DT. I wanted to send a big thank you to Dawny and the rest of the team for inviting me to play along with them this month :) I had such a good time creating the cards and visiting all the entries!

This week's Challenge is a sketch Challenge

I turned the sketch upside down for my card.

For the base I cut black card stock to make a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 square card. I ten cut a white piece slightly smaller and masked it with another square. I stamped it (Hero Arts, Cling Dots) with Hero Arts Punch chalk ink then traced the edge with a black marker. Using another white square I stamped using Hero Arts Grass chalk ink. The little polka dots are from Oriental Trading, Fruit Salad. I used a 2 x2 square for my diamond. I inked all the edges with black before putting my pieces together. For the 3 circles element I just punched 3 small circles from black card stock.

To color the apple (Hero Arts, Simply the Best) I stamped it twice, once for the apple once for the leaf. I colored using worn lipstick, barn door, fired brick, shabby shutters, peeled paint, and forest moss. I stamped the apple a third time on my diamond to placement. I fussy cut out my colored pieces and adhered them with foam.  The sentiment is from the same set.

I added glossy accents to my apple and the big polka dots. I added stardust stickles to my leaf and small polka dots.

Thanks for coming to visit :) I hope you'll have a chance to play along with Papertake Weekly's sketch challenge!

Last Day with Vera

Hi all!
Today is the last day of our CAS Theme week :( Can you believe it's our last day already?! I just want to thank Vera for doing this challenge with me, I have had such fun this week. Vera you are such a sweetheart and I absolutely adore your style, thank you so much :) Of course I also want to thank you all for joining us this week. All of your comments have been so lovely, crafters are the best :)

For our last day we are using Delicate Blossoms by Hero Arts. I am also entering this card into Gallery Idol 2011 (why not right?) and Lucy's Lovely Lines at Lily Pad Cards.  Let's dive right in!

Here's Lucy's sketch

I started off with white card stock cut to a standard sized card. I stamped the large poppies from the set in jet black archival ink (Ranger). I colored the stems using a marker. To add some interest (I know I've been doing plain white all week :) I inked up another Hero Arts stamp, friend definition, with antique linen and stamped my card front. I added some more antique linen with my inking tool just to the edges.

On a separate white piece I stamped the large poppies again then fussy cut out just the flowers. I colored them with worn lipstick, barn door, and fired brick. They were then adhered flat to the card front.

I stamped the sentiment in jet black archival ink. The sentiment is from Essential Messages (more Hero Arts stamps yay!) I added some green rhinestones which I colored with the same marker as the stems.

Thanks to Vera again for getting inky with me :) I'm heading over to see her fab project now, come along!!

Day 5 with Vera

Finally Friday :) Tonight my husband and I are going out to a wine bar to celebrate a friend's birthday :) It will be so nice to get out of the house! Hopefully the weather holds out and we can sit on the patio. Do you have any plans this weekend?

Today is day five for Vera and I. We are using Hero Art's Large Flower stamp. This is one of those stamps I've used bunches of times. I find myself reaching for it quite often so today I tried to come up with a different way to use it. I decided it would make a nice border :)

I stamped the flower three times on white card stock, and fussy cut them out. I inked it from the middle to the outside using scattered straw, worn lipstick, and just a little barn door. Once I had them all inked I sprayed them generously with water to further the blending and acheive a pretty water color look. I made sure they were good and dry with my heat tool then added white gel pen to the centers and some of the lines.

I adhered them flat, mostly. I left the petal edges unglued so they would lift a little. I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts, All Occasion Messages) in jet black archival ink (Ranger). I picked the sentiment because the flower colors made me think of a destination wedding. All beachy and beautiful :)

I added glossy accents to the areas with the white gel and sprinkled some peach colored rhinestones to finish it off.

I am throwing this one in the hat for Gallery Idol 2011.

I'm also playing along with CAS-ual Friday's Challenge. Ironically I had the idea for the flower border before I saw the challenge but just like last week they matched up, yay!!

Be sure to head over to Vera's to see her beautiful card :)

Day 4 with Vera

Hello, Hello, Hello!

I hope your Thursday is looking better than mine. We have been having storms all week and today we are in for another round :(

Today Vera and I are using Let's Chill from Hero Arts. This is such a fun set, it is so summer :) I hope you guys are getting as inspired as I am from this week's posts. Vera is so awesome, her cards are always knockouts!

Pretty simple card today.
I started with a 2 x 41/2 inch piece of white. I inked it with antique linen, brushed corduroy, vintage photo, and walnut stain. I was going for a beach color.  I adhered it flat to a white card base.

I stamped the tree, beach ball, and crab on a scrap piece of white. I colored them with markers (not distress inks, crazy right?!) and fussy cut them out. I just love the hot pink crab, such fun :) I adhered them using various layers of foam adhesive for dimension.  Once they were adhered I added black rhinestones for the crab's eyes. I had to cut them off when fussy cutting :)

The sentiment was stamped in jet black archival ink. I added stardust stickles and glossy accents to complete.

Thanks for coming to visit. I'm heading over to see what Vera made, I hope you'll follow along!!

Day 3 with Vera

***Sorry this is up so late Blogger was giving me big trouble this morning . . .grr***

Good Morning! I can't believe it's Wednesday already, this week with Vera Yates is just flying by.

Before I get into today's cards I wanted to say I been seeing a lot of you are visiting this week and I'm so grateful! I hope you all our enjoying this inspiration week as much as I am :)  If you have the time please leave a comment, even if it's just a "Hi! Here's my blog". I love coming to visit you guys too! I'm always looking for new places to find inspiration :)

Today is the last day for Lawn Fawn and we are using Bannerific. This set was one of my first Lawn Fawn purchases. The banners can be used so many ways.

I decided to create a uni-sex birthday card. These are always nice to have on hand for the forgotten unexpected.

I stamped the banner several times on a white to create my own pattern paper. I then stamped it on another piece of white and cut them all out to color. Yes this is a little insane, I know :) but i have never shied away from the time consuming as long as it looks the way I had hoped in the end. It really stinks when it doesn't though lol.  I had to create a little identification system too, since every banner piece is different. I colored the blue banners with tumbled glass, broken china, and faded jeans. The orange banners with scattered straw, spiced marmalade, and rusty hinge. The green was done with shabby shutters, peeled paint, and forest moss. Once they were all colored I adhered them flat.

I cut the label with my nestabilities labels 4, then traced the outer edge on black for the layered piece. Once I put together my layered pieces I attached them with foam. The buttons have been threaded with blue yarn. Funny thing is the blue yarn is what Kelly Marie packaged my stamp sets with so I'm really all Lawn Fawn today hehe! I know the bow is a little girlie but i figured I can change it to a knot if it ends going to a male. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's Year One set.

I'm off to see what the AMAZING Vera made! I hope you'll come back tomorrow when we start featuring Hero Arts!

Summer Hooray!

****This is my second post of the day for the CAS card with Vera Yates scroll down one ****

Happy Tuesday! Why is it happy? Because it's time for another Papertake Weekly Challenge!

The theme this week is Here Comes the Sun! You can make whatever reminds you of summer.
For me Summer means fairs :) Fairs with rides, decorations, and yummy food, especially the lemonade . . .  mmmm
Our City's Fair is called Old Fashioned Days. They come every year and we go every year :) Does your hometown have a yearly fair?

I used Hero Arts set called  Life of The Party Birthday. The images can be used for so much more than birthday! I am entering this card into Gallery Idol 2011. It is a congratulations theme.

I stamped the cotton candy, ice cream, and banner on a scrap piece of white. I stamped the banner 3 times and the other two twice.  I fussy cut out all the pieces. Now for the fun coloring :)

The banner pieces were colored with broken china, spiced marmalade, and worn lipstick.
The cotton candy top was colored with tumbled glass, broken china, and faded jeans. For the ice cream top I used spun sugar, worn lipstick, and barn door. Now I'm sure you are thinking Kelly, three colors for that little piece . . .three?! I know it seems like a lot but it really adds a ton of dimension.
For the bottom of the cotton candy I used a marker. The ice cream bottom involved a little change. The stamp image has the strips as a solid with no outline. I wanted to to be consistent with the cotton candy so I stamped in worn lipstick then drew the black lines with my pen and ruler.
I stamped the ticket 3 times, cut them out and colored with scattered straw, spiced marmalade, and rusty hinge. The blue strip underneath them is colored with more broken china.

I created a standard sized card out of white card stock then stamped the banner three times. I masked one bow each time I stamped. I popped up the banner, the cotton candy and the ice cream with foam adhesive. To add some fun shine I used stardust stickles and glossy accents.

The colors for this card came from the current Playdate Cafe Challenge.  These are such fun summer colors!!

Thanks for coming to look!! I hope you all get a chance to play along with us Papertake Weekly!

Day Two with Vera

Good morning!
I am so excited for day number two with Vera Yates:)
Did you see her card yesterday?! Completely adorable!!

All week long we will be using a CAS theme and the same stamps.  Today's stamp set is Critters in the Burbs by Lawn Fawn. If you missed yesterday's post you can find it here.

I started with my usual: a white card base. However I did try to make something without a lot of white space, this time it's pink space :)
I stamped the kitty 4 times on a piece of white. I colored them all with black soot and my H20 pen. Her nose is colored with a magenta marker. After they were all dry I fussy cut them out.

I cut three 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 squares. I adhered Kitty's to the squares flat then drew a border around the square with a pen and ruler.

I layered black and pink on  my white card base. I added the squares and one whole kitty with foam tape. For the bling factor (you know I need sparkles) I added glossy accents to her nose and stardust stickles to the squares.

This card was very simple to put together and I'm super happy with the way it came out :) The mojo is working!!

Thanks for popping in, now let's head over and see what Vera made!!

CAS Week with Vera!

Hello all and Happy Monday to you!

Today I'm posting just for fun . . .imagine that  . . .fun :) Last week Vera Yates posted about how she is feeling a little less than motivated lately. I felt the same way. I adore all the challenges I play along with but sometimes I'm so busy creating to meet criteria I forget to create just for fun. I emailed Vera to ask her if she would like to do an inspiration type week with our favorite stamps just for fun. I was so excited when she said yes!! I have admired her work ever since the Caring Hearts Card Drive. So now here we are :)

All week long we will be posting a card using the same set in a CAS Theme. We are doing three days of Lawn fawn and then three days of Hero Arts. Today's set is Lawn Fawn's Critters in the Forest. (Sorry for the photo it's 1:00am :)

I started with a white card base. On the top half I lightly inked the edges with tumbled glass, on the bottom I used shabby shutters. I stamped the sentiment in jet black archival ink (Ranger).

I stamped the Tree four times on a separate sheet of white and cut them out. I colored the tree using shabby shutters, peeled paint, and forest moss. To color the trunk I used brushed corduroy, vintage photo, and walnut stain. I pieced the tree together using foam adhesive.

I stamped the mushrooms, colored with my red sharpie, and fussy cut them.  For the "ground" I colored with shabby shutters again then punched a scallop border (EK Success). I added some glossy accents to the mushrooms and some blue rhinestones to finish.

Thanks for coming by and I hope you'll stick with us through the week! I'm off to see what Vera made! I know it will be amazing :)

Woo-Hoo!

Just popping in with a super quick post before I'm off to work.

Today is the last day to play along with Lawnscapings CAS challenge (it only runs for two weeks, I mean it took me long enough lol) The main benefit of posting mid-afternoon is I was able to take my photo in natural sunlight. This almost never happens but when it does I can really see the difference between these and my late night photos. I am also entering this card into Gallery Idol 2011.

Without further ado here is my card

I started by using white card stock to created a standard sized card. I stamped the trails and butterflies (Lawn Fawn, Critters in the Burbs) in jet black archival ink (Ranger). I colored them in using markers then added stardust stickles to the center of their wings and bodies. Once they were dry I stamped my sentiment (Lawn Fawn, Critters in the Forest) and added gems in matching colors.

See told you it as quick :) Thanks for dropping by!

Blue Lilypad Pond Palette

Hello all! We made it to the middle of the work week phew! It's almost over :)

A quick note I just wanted to say thank you for all the wonderful comments you all leave for me. They really are so appreciated! I do try my best to get around to all your blogs and leave love too! One of the best things about being a crafter is the community wouldn't you agree? It's just so heartwarming :)

Today I am playing along with the wonderful Lily Pad cards. This one is Kathy's Lily Pad Palette and boy is it blue!

My blues are a little darker than Kathy's but blue nonetheless :)

I started by inking up my large acrylic block with tumbled glass, broken china, stormy sky, faded jeans, and chipped sapphire. I sprayed it generously with water and "stamped" on a piece of white card stock. I heat set it because I'm impatient :) Once it was dry I used several leaf stamps (Hero Arts, Delicate Leaf Clusters) to stamp my background. I assigned one color to each stamp minus the chipped sapphire. Once I created a background I like I die cut the middle out using nestabilites labels 4. I also embossed it to create more of a frame.

I cut a white piece of card stock to a standard size then lightly traced my frame to place the large leaf (Hero Arts, Delicate Leaf Clusters). I stamped the large leaf in chipped sapphire then erased my trace lines. I attached my frame to the card base using foam adhesive.

I added some different colored blue rhinestones to the main image to finish it off.

Thanks for coming by!

Simply the Best Father's Day

Hello all!

I'm back to share my card as the Guest DT for  Papertake Weekly. This week's challenge is Dads and Lads. I don't know about you guys but I struggle with making masculine cards. I mean, come on, no ribbons, no rhinestones, what are you supposed to put on it?!

I decided to go with a technique I haven't used in awhile to make my Dad card a little less hum drum and a little more that's cool :)

I started by stamping the car (Hero Arts, Going) on a piece of white card stock. I cut it out with my circle die (nestabilities) and inked up the background using antique linen. I did add some brushed corduroy to just the edges. Next I colored in the car using stormy sky distress ink and a H20 pen. For the "chrome" parts I really wanted to use my metallic silver gel pen but that pen covers up any kind of ink and this image is too detailed. Instead, I used black soot and a lot of water. To add some shine I scribbled my silver gel pen on a piece of scrap paper and before I painted the image I would pick up some black soot then dip it in the silver. It picked up enough of the metallic without covering up all that great detail. To get the cracked vintage look I inked up the entire circle with versamark then heat embossed with UTEE (Ranger). I did about 5 layers before setting it aside to cool. Once the UTEE is cool crack until your hearts content :) To really highlight the cracks I rubbed some walnut stain on top.

Here is a close up

The rest of the card was really simple. Aren't masculine cards always? I used Basic Grey Manila papers for the background. If you don't own any these really are great staples to have. I added some inks to the grid paper: antique linen, brushed corduroy, and walnut stain. That blue strip is from the same paper pack I just changed the color with stormy sky and edged it in walnut stain. For the main image I cut and embossed a dark brown mat which I adhered flat.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts Simply the Best, stamped in walnut stain. . I did a little masking to get a stacked sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you do find the time to play along with us at Papertake Weekly!

Case Study and CAS-ual Fridays

Good Morning crafters :)

I'm sad it's Monday and I'm going back to work however I had a lovely week off. The house got cleaned, (well mostly) and I got a lot of cards made. Plus yesterday my wonderful hubby went and bought me a new craft/computer chair. My old one was really bothering my back so the new one has lumbar support yay!

Today I am playing along with CASE Study. This is a challenge I don't usually play along with, don't get me wrong I really do enjoy the inspiration challenge but for some reason or another this is one that slips through the cracks, but not this time! Jill Foster is the June muse so I had to play along. I just love her style, she is so super talented. She is the Queen of inspired by so what better Muse could there be?!

Here is the inspiration card

Isn't this just gorgeous!! I mean wow! I was really loving the colors Jill chose so I ran with it.

I started by die cutting my main panel, for that I used nestabilities labels 4. Next I inked up the large fabric design (Hero Arts) with versamark, stamped the background, and heat set it with white embossing powder. I rubbed on worn lipstick, spiced marmalade, barn door, and dusty concord. To really make it pop off the card I traced around my nesti to add a black border. I adhered the panel using foam.

The flower (Hero Arts, Four Flowers)  I stamped on a scrap piece of white. I rubbed on the same four colors I used for the die cut panel then fussy cut it out. I threaded a black button with white for the center.

So after I finished this card I went to go make my card for CAS-ual Fridays. They are doing a fun tic-tac-toe board for their challenge.

After looking at the board I realized I didn't need to make another card :) This one has Buttons, a Die, and embossing.

Two birds one stone :)

Hope you all have a wonderful start to your week and thanks for coming by!

Moxie Fab Neapolitan Tuesday Trigger

Hey everyone! For today's post I have a card to share and a question for you :)

This card is for the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger. This is the trigger photo

How scrumptious is this?! I really loved the colors in the photo so that's what I based my card on. Before I share my card I have a question for you. One of my crafty friends told me that they prefer to take photos of their cards with a neutral background so nothing takes away from the card. I on the other hand always use background colors or patterns because I feel like it makes certain colors pop. In order to see what you all think I took pictures of today's card with two different backgrounds, a neutral and a color. So please let me know which one you think looks better :)

Finally on to the actual making of the card! I wanted to use the large butterfly (Hero Arts, Butterflies) so I needed to make my card base a little bigger than usual, the tall card was perfect. I cut a piece of white 1/4 smaller and inked it up using, brushed corduroy, vintage photo, and some walnut stain on the very edges. To add some interest I spritzed and flicked water on it then stitched a border using white embroidery floss.

To make the butterflies I took another piece of white rubbed on spun sugar, worn lipstick, and barn door (very lightly since I was going for pink) then stamped the butterflies on top. I fussy cut them out then added some doodling with a white gel pen. Since I cut off their antennas I created new ones with some dark brown embroidery floss.

I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts, Essential Messages) in walnut stain. I also added some stardust stickles to the butterflies before adhering them to the card. In order to create more dimension I adhered the bodies of the butterflies flat but popped the wings up with foam.

Thanks for popping by to visit and for the opinion you (hopefully) leave behind!

Lilypad Inspiration - You're So Special

Hello all!
I'm starting off this post with a little excitement :) The lovely ladies at Hero Arts tweeted about my card set !! I'm sure you all know how rewarding that is! Sometimes when we share these things with the non-crafty people in our lives they don't see what the big deal is so I'm super grateful to have you guys :)

Tonight's card is for Lily Pad Cards Inspiration Challenge. This is a monthly challenge they do where you create a project based on something you saw on the blog that inspired you. I love this challenge! It's a little bit like having your card tweeted about, except you get to do it for someone. What a warm fuzzy feeling :)

My inspiration was the card created by Michelle Liimatainen. She won the embossing challenge with it and it is such a gorgeous creation. Here is the card.

and here is my card ;)

I really loved the colors Michelle chose and her use of a big, bold sentiment.

I started with a white card base and masked off a rectangle in the center. I used the medium and small polka dot flower (Hero Arts, Dots and Flowers) to stamp the background border with mustard seed ink.  After I removed the mask I outlined the rectangle with a T-square ruler and a black marker.

I stamped the large flower twice on a separate piece of white and heat embossed it. I stamped the leaves 3 times and heat embossed them too :)  I colored the whole flower using spiced marmalade. I added some barn door just around the edges. On the second flower I colored the stamen using mustard seed. I cut them out and adhered them to my first flower with foam. For the leaves I colored them entirely with crushed olive then added peeled paint to just the edges.

The sentiment (Hero Arts, Truly Appreciated) was stamped with jet black archival ink (Ranger). To complete the card I added some red rhinestones and a little glossy accents.

Thanks for coming by and taking a peek. :) and for understanding my joy about a simple tweet!

Just Say Hello to Exciting News!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!
Today I'm so excited to share that I'm the Guest Designer for the month of June at Papertake Weekly!! I was so stoked when I got Dawny's email asking me :) Thank you so much for opportunity, I'm honored!

This week's challenge is Anything Goes, the optional extra is to use an all white colour theme with one other accent colour (excluding skin and hair)  but it is only optional and you don't have to use it if you don't want to :) but I did want too!

This week's sponsor is Lili of the Valley not only can you win the prize but they are offering some extra incentive too.

I stamped the large flower twice (Hero Arts, Layered Flowers) on white. I colored one with blue. I cut out the entire blue flower and just the inside of the white one.

I stamped the background (Hero Arts, Envelope Pattern) in broken china on a 2 x 4 1/4 piece of white. I also inked it's edges with broken china. I adhered this flat to a standard size white card base.

I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts, Everyday Sayings) in jet black archival ink (Ranger) then cut it into a banner. I inked the banner's edges with broken china and adhered it to my card front.

Lastly I adhered some stickles to the center of my flower before adding some rhinestones to complete my card.

Head over to Papertake Weekly to play along and maybe be the winner of some goodies :)

All Things Grow with Love

Hello, Hello, Hello :) I  hope you all are doing well. I'm up with some late night crafting because tomorrow (I guess technically today ) is the first day of my week off Yippee!!! We have had some beautiful weather here in Ohio unfortunately this also means it is a little hot in my house since we don't have air :(  We just have to make it two more weeks and then sweet, sweet air conditioning!

I made a card to play along with There She Goes Clear Stamps color challenge: Red, Teal, and White. Such a pretty combo! All the stamps used are from There She Goes Clear Stamps Set Garden of Friends.

I apologize for the picture, it certainly isn't the best but it was the best of the bunch.

I started by cutting a piece of white to 1 3/4 x 5 1/4. I stamped one of the leaves from the set repeatedly in jet black archival ink (Ranger). I colored in the leaves with teal and then outlined them with a lighter teal. I adhered this panel to a standard size white card base.

I stamped my main image on a 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 square of white. I colored in the flowers and leaves using markers. For the pot I used a metallic silver gel pen then added some glossy accents. I mounted this panel on a 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 red panel and glued it flat to my card front.

Stamp the sentiment and add some stardust stickles to the flowers to complete.

Thanks for stopping by :) I'll be back later this week since I have so much crafty time planned!!

Etsy Inspired Card Set

Hello and happy Friday to all of you who are looking forward to this weekend off :) Today is the beginning of my work week but it's okay because I'm only working 3 days and then I'm taking a little time off (yay!!)

Today I'm playing along with Wee Memories challenge. This week it's Pinterest/Etsy inspired projects.

I started off by browsing around on Pinterest and Etsy, I could just browse for hours :) I found this gorgeous pillow which reminded me of a stamp I had :)

and here is the whole group

and a close up (For those of you who want to see the colors individually I'll post them at the bottom.)

I started with the Flower Bird Garden stamp (Hero Arts) and stamped it in 5 different colors on white card stock. I used all Hero Hues ink: Cerulean, Grass, Punch, Iris, and Poppy. I cut them out, distressed them, and added some walnut stain to the edges.

For the card base I used plain white card stock that I inked up with antique linen. I then stamped the Envelope Pattern (Hero Arts) over top, with antique linen. I also inked the edges of the card base with walnut stain.

I adhered the stamped panel with foam adhesive and stamped my sentiment in walnut stain. Each card has a different sentiment. I used Sending Smiles Message by Hero Arts for the set. I love how each large sentiment has a matching inside sentiment. It makes card sets a breeze :)

To complete the card I added two buttons threaded with twine and a twine bow.

Here are the rest of the colors

Thanks for coming over to see :) I hope you have a gorgeous weekend!