12 Kits : Thinking of You, Thank You and Get Well

Welcome to the 12 Kits for May!

This Month we did ..Thank You, Thinking of You and Get Well. 

I have more cards than normal, with three themes.

Kara took the kit photo again, Thanks!

FUSION {Hypothesis #9}

had to play along this week

using my rain boy card at the end of this post

Comfort Food Stamp Set andPapertrey Ink - Heart Border Die  The stitched banner is from Lil' Inker Designs

This Circle Shaker Frame Die is from Impression Obsession

Sentiment is from Lockhart Stamp co.

The card above is all from Serendipity Stamps Butterfly Garden ,

 Thanks Large, Small Solid Image and  Stitched Mats: Rectangles 

Serendipity Stamps: Thanks Large,  Stitched Mats: Rectangles from Lil Inkers Design,Waltzingmouse Stamps:Vintage Garden - Seed Packet

Sun Garden from Serendipity Stamps

                       Stitched Mats: Rectangles 

Above flower is from Stamps by Judith

This last one is all Lil' Inker Designs! The rain drops that my husband said I needed to add are from an old Martha Stewart hole punch that just happens to look like rain drops.

Simon Says...Anything Goes

Thanks for taking a look at some random cards! Please stop by and see what the rest of the girls have made. 

12 Kits of Holidays

• Kelly S.: gingham girl
• Tracey : InMyCreativeOpinion
• Renee: ItsAPatchworkLife
• Christina: SeaGlass&Sentiments
• Jessica: The Paper Parade
• Jeanne: AKeptLife
• Sharron: OnPapillionWings
• Kara: KandRDesigns
• Amy: Stamp-n-Paradise
• Kim: CupcakesCardsandKim
• Joyce: Cards-by-the-Sea
• Marybeth: Marybeth's Time for Paper (ME)

Stamps

 WPlus 9 Pretty Umbrella. Art Impressions : Whoots. Lil Inkers :Sugar Kissed Cottage.Papertrey Ink: Comfort Food .Serendipity Stamps : Thanks, Solid shapes Butterfly,Sun Garden and Butterfly Garden. 

Lockhart Stamp Co.: Get Comfy . Waltzingmouse Stamps: Join Us, Vintage Garden Seed Packet. Stamps by Judith: Flower, Bug , and Wishing you well.  Rubber Stamps: Serendipity Stamps

Dies

Paper Smooches : Get Well. Impression Obsession : Birds and Shaker Frame. Papertrey Ink : Comfort Food Die,Tremendous Tags.

Paper 

Cardstock : Papertrey Ink. Recollections : Birds Nest, Aqua Screen.Lost and Found Blush,BoBunny :Persuasion Blooms. Bazzill Basics Papers: 

Worth Remembering White Polka Dot,Dancing Daisies.

Embellishments 

In Bloom Beads, Sequins -Hobby Lobby. Buttons : Papertrey Ink.

Ribbon

Papertrey Ink: Ocean Tides. Twine ,pink ribbon and lace Hobby Lobby

The Gift Tag Challenge

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Gift Tag Challenge

Two tags

Added this one last min, The stamp is from Stampers Best

Hi I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I just want to thank all of you that commented on my Operation Write Home Memorial Day card, wow I have never had 197 comment before and I sure enjoyed reading thim all! Thank you!

As I was reading about Moxie Fabber of the Week:

 Kara Vrabel  Congrats again Kara!

 I saw this challenge for gift tags , I love making them

 so this is what I came up with!

Stamps: Hero Arts and Papertrey Ink Autumn Hill (enjoy)

Dies: Verve Dreamy Leaves and Papertrey Ink TagSale #3

All cardstock is from PTI

Copic markers 

R59,R56,E04and Y17

Thank you for stoping by!

Memorial Day 2013

Operation Write Home

CFC102

God Bless Our Heroes and Their Families

Happy Memorial Day!

Operation Write Home

The sentiments stamps are from Waltzingmouse Stamps Join Us
The flag is Stampers Best : Grunge Stars & Stripes

The stars are from Verve Stamps Starry Die the sentiment 
stamps are from Waltzingmouse Join Us
                       Stitched Mats: Rectangles 
                    
Keeping it short today!
Thank you so much for stopping by ! 

Lil Inkers Designs Sunny Days Challenge

Lil Inkers Designs Sunny Days challenge

I cant remember what I saved this tube from but knew I could fill it up with Martha 

Stewarts tiny beads for the pinwheel stick.

 Good morning! I made this card last night. When I saw 

 Sharron’s card with the pinwheel , I decided I had to play! I received my Stitched Mats: Squares  yesterday! 

A few weeks before that I received my  Stitched Mats:

 Rectangles and dont know what I did without them.  So I

 decided not to wait anymore and just get the squares.

 I am telling you …you can save so much paper! See the yellow paper…. well, there is a big hole in the middle, because I took a smaller square and cut it out.( now I have it for another project) Why waste the center no one can see that there is a big hole.

I didn't take pictures for this card but I did for one I made Here.

This is from another card. I cut out the center of the frame then place the white card on top , I still have a frame around the white and the cutout piece on top is saved for another project! It is so easy to do this with the rectangles and squares. It makes me happy to not waste paper. Maybe... most of you do this already , but I thought I would share for those of you who don't. 

Showing you the back side before I flip the front of the card over. 

The sentiment is from Serendipity Stamps Thanks Large 

Pinwheel and squares from Lil Inkers Design

Thanks for stopping by !

SSBC # 12 Victory Garden

Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog

Challenge #12  Victory Garden!  Use your favorite Serendipity Stamp image to create a garden inspired project! 

We were asked not to use flowers !

Hope you find time to play along , you only need to use at least one Serendipity Stamp, could be a sentiment stamp if you have one. 

 This was an easy card to make and color! I have a lime tree that I love so I knew I would use this stamp . Its very clean and simple.  I added the smile tag because like the saying says.. rearrange the letters and spell “smile”.

Design Team

• Anya Schrier
• Cathy Weber
• Jeanne Jachna
• Jenny Gropp
• Marybeth Lopez (me)
• Miriam Napier
• Pauline Pollington

Want to go shopping?  Serendipity currently has a 50% off sale on select wood mounted stamps.  Get them while they last here.

If Life Gives You Limes Cling Set

Papertrey Ink Cardstock and Tiny Tags die. 

Spellbinders Die

Make it Monday Paper Piecing

Make It Monday #117: Paper Piecing

Melissa Phillips has a great video on Paper Piecing today, and a beautiful card that she made!

 Hi ,another quick post for Make it Monday... Paper Piecing.  Most of you know how much I love paper piecing, and that I find it very relaxing. So why not give it a try and check out the MIM video. I used an older set from Papertrey Ink for this one…. Delightful Dahlia, and some old PTI patterned paper and a bit of new from a craft store. I had the glitter hearts leftover from another MIM challenge. I hope you have a wonderful week ! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Waltzingmouse Blog Party , Schools Out

WMS May Blog Party–Teacher Appreciation

 Welcome to the Waltzingmouse Blog Party.  I know my last card was stars as well, but this just worked. The theme is Schools out. I made this thank you card for one of my daughters. The school colors are navy and red, they even have stars on their schools shirts. I thought this would be a perfect teacher thank you card! I die cut the Starry Die  twice on the white cardstock  then adhered a layer of red and navy under the white. The stars are not on top of the white. 

Hope you enjoy the hop!

Say it Loud

Join Us

Starry Die

CAS(E) this sketch!

CAS(E) this Sketch #28

Here is this week's sketch by N@ Ali:

Quick post for today!  Thought this was a good time to use my new Verve die” Starry" . Its fast and easy. I know this looks like white but its Vintage Cream from Papertrey Ink.  The stamp is from Uptown Rubber Stamps I have had it for a while and just love the font. I could have used this for the 10 min. dash it was so fast but I never timed myself , and wrong colors. 

Take care and God Bless! 

Make it Monday Texture

Make It Monday #116: Adding Texture to Stamps

 Hey there! Quick post, for Make it Monday by Heather! Click on the link above if you want to see the video . I used a comb on the stamp. It's so hot here today almost 100. Maybe that’s why I made a Christmas card, using Tree Trimming Trio Stamp Set.  Love this older set. Everything is from Papertrey Ink but the embellishments.

 I am hoping everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! All the kids and grandkids came over, they brought everything( food) All the husbands were great in making us moms feel like queens. 

We swam all day! We have great guys!

Take Care! 

Happy Mother's Day!

 Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Mothers Day

I did not edit this photo the flower is just that bright!

These are a  few pictures from my walk the other day. Our home is  above the line of trees. It was so nice to just get out and take a long walk with Major ( Our German Shepard)

Some cacti blooms I saw on my way home. All pictures taken with the iphone  using the HDR option on the camera! Not bad !  

Blessings to you!