Sharing Hugs and Kisses - 'Social Distance' style

Hello my friends 😊.
As I am home a lot now during the corona virus pandemic, I've got more time than usual to photo-edit pics of cards I've made.  I've got a parade of cards to show you in this post, a wide variety of styles and occasions.

Without further ado...

Stampin' Up! Heart To Heart punch (with blue glitter paper from DCWV), Paper Pumpkin Heartfelt Love Notes sentiments; Altenew Build A Flower: Rose leaf cluster stamp

Flourishes Let Them Eat Cake cupcake stamp; My Favorite Things Four Corners flourish die; Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangles die; Papertrey Ink The Skinny sentiment (partial stamping; it's actually a longer sentiment)

Inspired By Stamping Oh Baby! dress stamp; Hug Snug Sistine Blue seam binding, tied into a 'Colleen Bow'; Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangles die; Papertrey Ink Daily Designs Sentiments sentiment, Tiny Tags die; pearls

Stampin' Up! Bella Toile background stamp; My Favorite Things Friend die; Stampin' Up! Itty Bitty Accents flower punch; Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch; DCWV blue glitter paper; textured blue paper scrap; pearls

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Blissful Blooms sentiment; pearls; K & Company blue hydrangea stickers; Gina Marie Designs Eyelet Elegance die

Top Dog Dies Doily Hearts die; Spellbinders Ribbon Banners die; Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch; My Favorite Things Love You More sentiment, Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle die 

Stampin' Up! Full Heart punch; My Favorite Things Love You More sentiment, Dizzy Border die; Papertrey Ink green button; Prima packaging (background paper)

Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangles die; poppy picture from a calendar; Iamroses-dot-com orange paper rose; Martha Stewart Rose Leaf punch; Papertrey Ink Birthday Basics sentiment 

Inspired By Stamping Delicate Doilies, Summer Post Card Add On stamp that says 'cherish'; My Favorite Things Cheerful Blessings sentiment; blue and white pearls; Martha Stewart cream rick-rack trim

Erin Lee Creative Koko Girl Cocoa sentiment; Maya Road kraft and black snowflake die cuts; My Favorite Things Pierced Traditional Tags die; Stampin' Up! Endless Wishes small snowflake die; Papertrey Ink Silver White Winters snowflake die (in white, stacked between the kraft snowflakes)

Stampin' Up! Heart To Heart punch (with blue glitter paper from DCWV), Paper Pumpkin Heartfelt Love Notes sentiments; small heart and arrow jewelry charm; Altenew Build A Flower: Rose leaf cluster stamp

And we're done!  Thanks so much for the comments you've left here the last few days!  So nice to see my long-time crafting friends again.  God bless you all!

Hello Psalms Beautiful Sheep

Hello again for the second time today, here on my blog!  Before I go take a walk in the fresh night air with my husband, I wanted to show you a few more cards that I had a chance to photo-edit today.

Thanks for your visit once again, and I'm praying for you all to continue in good health!

Stampin' Up! - Itty Bitty Accents flower punch, Paper Pumpkin Heartfelt Love Notes envelope stamp,
 'hello' stamp (set unknown); Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch 

Papertrey Ink Clouds 1 & 2 dies; Inspired By Stamping The Sky's The Limit balloon stamps; Unity Stamps Praise The Lord sentiment stamp (Psalms 36:5)

Papertrey Ink The Best Is Yet To Be sentiment stamp; My Favorite Things Layered Leaves leaf dies;
Martha Stewart Deco Fan border punch

My Favorite Things - Ewe and Me Forever sheep, flower stamps; Grassy Fields grass dies; Lucky clouds and dies

I had a very similar sheep card on my post earlier today.  That one was horizontal; this one is vertical.  Which do you like better?

God bless you!

Cards to Share

Hey there!  How are you all doing out there??  I hope you're keeping busy and keeping your hands washed to keep the germs at bay.  What a crazy time it is right now!  We are doing our part and staying in unless it's absolutely essential to run to the store.  My husband and I are taking walks in the evening, and it feels good to get some fresh air.

I had a little time this evening to photo-edit some cards from a while back, so I'm sharing today:

Stampin' Up! - 'thanks' sentiment (unsure of set); calendar panel; Webster's Pages - silver lace fabric

Papertrey Ink - Inside and Out: Birthday II sentiment; Stampin' Up! - Bloomin' Hearts Thinlits dies

Momenta - Hello sentiment; Altenew - One of A Kind flower stamp; Stampin' Up! wooden flower; Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Circle die; My Favorite Things - Scalloped Rectangle die

My Favorite Things - Inspired By Spring sentiment, Scalloped Rectangle die; Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punch; Stampin' Up!  Itty Bitty Accents flower punch

My Favorite Things - Ewe and Me Forever sheep, flowers; Lucky -  clouds; Grassy Fields dies

The sheep card is definitely 'cutesy', and I had made it for my youngest daughter's 17th birthday.  She has always loved animals, and at the time, this sheep stamp set by My Favorite Things was new to me, so I played around with it and created a scenic card.

The Craft's Meow - Owl Be Thinking of You sentiment, stars; assorted scraps from my desk

Tim Holtz - Tattered Leaves die; Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves oak leaf die; Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin - You Are My Anchor sentiment, Le Jardin Botanique leaf stamp

The last card is my least favorite in the line-up today.  I was trying to use elements that were on my desk at the time, and make it look cohesive.  Instead, it looks a bit busy to me now.  LOL 😆

Thanks a bunch for joining me today.  Stay safe and stay well, and God bless you!

Have Faith

Hello friends!

It's a beautiful day here in NJ and I've got a couple of windows open to let in the sunny, slightly cool air.  I hear that sunshine and outdoor air are helpful to combat the coronavirus COVID-19.  Our school system just announced that all students will be remotely learning for the next two weeks, to keep 'social distancing' at a proper ratio.  I believe I will still need to go to the office, as we have only about 25 people working there.  I'm taking the precautionary measures, washing my hands frequently, cleaning surfaces like cell phones, remote controls, computer keyboards, sink handles, etc with germ-killers.  Even more importantly, I'm praying over everyone, and giving this matter to God!

Speaking of faith...I made this card a while back.  It came together without a pre-planned idea in my head.  After matting the My Favorite Things sentiment (which has a splash of watercolor on it) on a Brilliant Blue (from Stampin' Up!) cardstock rectangle die cut, I wanted to balance the bright pop with lots of white.

My Favorite Things All Occasions Sentiments sentiment, Sensational Stitched Flowers dies, Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle die

I added a bunch of white flower die cuts behind the sentiment panel, peeking out, with some fully visible.  As I put it all together, it occurred to me that this is exactly what faith is: 

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 KJV

On the card we see the sentiment, the bold declaration to 'have faith', and there, subtly in the background, is a multitude of flowers, which you cannot see unless you look for them. 
Well, I thought it was cool, anyway. 😉

Stay well, stay safe, and God bless each of you!

Shine Brightly Little Star

Hello there!  Hope you've had a great start to your week!  The weather feels like spring here in the northeast, and my daffodils and crocuses are blooming.  So beautiful!

I've got just one card to share with you today.  It features the sweetest sentiment from Verve's Shining Star.  I paired it with silver and blue, which felt as natural as the night sky.

Verve Shining Star sentiment; Fiskars small star punch; Stampin' Up! star border punch

The silver cardstock, star-studded border was in a scrap bag from my Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  It's perfect as is!  I saw that in the bag, and knew I needed to use it as a border for a card.  It shines, well, like a little star!  LOL

Have a wonderful rest of your week, and enjoy the little blessings that each of us receive every single day. 😀

Palm Trees

Hello again!  It's still Sunday afternoon, and I'm sneaking in a second blog post this afternoon, in between washing sheets and vacuuming.  😀

Only two cards in this post, both with palm trees as the main focal point.

Redlead Palm Tree; abaca ribbon

The next card is a CASE (copy and share everything) from other crafters on the internet (I am sorry I do not remember their names to give credit), where they used the following flower stamp set to create...palm trees!  So clever, I tell you!

Stampin' Up! Avant Garden stamp set; burlap ribbon; L'il Inker Designs Stitched Rectangle die

Don't you just marvel at people's ability to see multiple uses for a thing?  I love this idea!  I can imagine making summer birthday cards with these palm trees.  So cute!

Have a WONDERFUL, blessed week ahead, friends!

Be My Valentine(s)

Hello there!

We haven't met up with each other here in a while.  I hope you are doing well in your little corner of the world. 😀    How is it that, as the years roll by, we feel busier than ever before?  I wonder about that sometimes.  Do I truly have more on my plate than I did before, or am I just slowing down and am not able to keep up as well?  LOL

With some of the free time I have, you'll find me up in the craft studio making cards, versus blogging about them.  And I have kept myself plenty busy with art therapy, aka card making!  The creations you see here today were actually from last year; that's how behind I am in the realm of photo-editing and blogging about cards.

So glad you came by for a visit, and I hope you enjoy seeing these belated Valentine cards.

PinkFresh Studio cat - Playful Animals 2; Papertrey Ink sentiment - Daily Designs Sentiments;
MME Kiss and Tell patterned papers

Stampin' Up! truck, hearts, sentiment - Loads of Love; Papertrey Ink - Cloud 1 & 2 die

Essentials by Ellen sentiment, bear, heart - All Inside; L'il Inker Designs - Stitched Rectangles die

Essentials by Ellen sentiment, bear, heart - All Inside; Papertrey Ink sentiment - Daily Designs Sentiments

Simon Says Stamp Large Doily Heart die; Inspired By Stamping sentiment - All Year Wishes I; Prima flowers; Cuttlebug Love is in the Air conversation hearts embossing folder

Stampin' Up! Heart to Heart punch, window die (unsure of name); Papertrey Ink sentiment - Tag Its #11 and Tiny Tags round tag die; MME Lost and Found patterned paper

Top Dog Dies Doily Hearts die; Spellbinders Ribbon Banners die; My Favorite Things Essential Sentiments 

MME (My Mind's Eye) Union Square patterned paper; glitter heart sticker

Paper Sweeties Pennant Party banner and sentiment; My Favorite Things Mini Delicate Doilies die; pink glitter heart sticker

Verve Happy Phrases sentiment; red glitter heart sticker;
Stampin' Up! patterned paper

Stampin' Up! A Happy Heart sentiment, Round Tab punch; My Favorite Things Pierced Heart Stax dies;
Stampin' Up! retired patterned paper

Stampin' Up! A Happy Heart tic tac toe sentiment / image; Hug Snug Mottle Brown seam binding

It's 4:30 on a Sunday here, and it's been a wonderful sunny day, with church and then a nap. 😃  I'm washing bed sheets, vacuuming, and of course - visiting here with you.

I hope you have a terrific day, what's left of it!  God bless you!

Love Notes to my girls

Happy New Year!  Did you have a nice holiday?  We had good times with family on Christmas Eve, Christmas day, New Year's day, and another Saturday in between.  It goes by too fast, doesn't it?  I'll be leaving my interior Christmas decorations up for a little while, because I like how they look and I can finally actually enjoy them, without being so crazy-busy.  I'll probably take them down little by little, over the next couple of weeks.

Today's post was pretty easy to put together, as I had these photos below saved in draft form in Blogger.  These little tags are love notes I made for each of my daughters a couple of years ago.  I made more tags/notes than are shown here, but did not have the photos ready for this post.  I wrote a short message on the back of each one to encourage and uplift my girls.  I'd quietly leave one per week or so, somewhere in their bedrooms so they'd notice them as they went about their day.  Nothing like finding a little love note when you least expect it! 💖

Hero Arts - Creative Vases July 2017 Monthly Kit (boot, flowers); Flourishes Stamps - Zinnia (sentiment)

Papertrey Ink - Choose Joy (sentiment), Spiral Notebook Page die; Martha Stewart - Hydrangea Punch;
Memory Box - Large Sitting Cat die

Verve - Brighter Days (sentiment); Stampin' Up! - Touch of Nature, Flower Trio & Boho Blossom punches;
My Favorite Things - Bold Greenery dies, Jumbo Fishtail Stitched Banners die

Flourishes Stamps - Strawberries (basket, large strawberries);
Papertrey Ink - Doodlie Do (sentiment), Monthly Moments Journal Card #2 (die)

Anna Griffin - hyacinth stamp; Papertrey Ink - Choose Joy (sentiment), Spiral Notebook Page die

Papertrey Ink Spiral Notebook Page die, Choose Joy sentiment; Blockhead Paper Arts Seashells with Round Frame (starfish, sand dollar); Mark's Finest Papers - Seashells (larger scallop shell); All Night Media (small scallop shell)

Papertrey Ink - Monthly Moments Journal Card #2 (die);
Flourishes Stamps - Zinnias (flowers), Hearts and Flowers (sentiment)

And that's it for me tonight!  Thanks so much for your visit, and God bless you!