Simple Things

Hi there! I found some time in the craft room yesterday (made some time). I had forgotten how you can lose track of time just crafting , so much fun.

 I am so loving all the new stamps from the The Greetery  I am still working on mastering stamping the Robin & Wren Stamp Set. I found with the Simple Things Stamp Set that I didn't use the second step, stamping as much. I liked just using the first stamp a few times with a darker color and partial re-stamping. I did a combination of water and ink cubes for the greenery.

On the birds I used Distressed Oxide inks and on the greenery I used Altenew ink cubes.

Thanks for the visit and I hope you are all doing well.

Tag You're It #91

Tag You're It

Hi there! I hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July if in the US!

Summer Fruits this is the challenge inspiration for #91 Hope you have some time to play along.

I used Betsys new stamp sets from the The Greetery :Just Mason Around and Lemon Blossom . The card base is from Papertrey Ink :Don't Forget to Write. Simon Says Stamps Distressed Oxide inks and Scrapbook.com. 

I added glossy accents to the lemon and lime slices but didn't like it too much so I restamped, you can see the one in the back with glossy accents. I feel it took away some of the beautiful detail of the stamp.

Happy July!

Summer Fun

Hello, dose anyone know where June went!  Welcome to the 12 Kits of Occasions, our host for the month of June is Birgit . As you can see in the photo above ( taken by Lindsey) what a beautiful and bright kit it was.

 All I did was assemble the card above and stamped "thank you". I also made a envelope liner with some of the extra paper.

Thanks for taking a peek and stoping by today.

Don't forget to stop by the The 12 Kits of Occasions Blog to see what all the other designers have created with their kits.

Happy July!

Lemons and Blossoms

CAS(E) this Sketch #327

Hi there! My new stamps and dies came from The Greetery this afternoon. Super fast delivery. I couldn't  wait to dig in but I was in speed mode ( I would rather take my time) 

I had already cleaned my craft room as I had finished a few projects earlier in the day. Betsy makes her designs work so well with the layers in each stamp.

I made this for The Sketch challenge and last minute turned the design around. The branch of leaves is my rectangle of the sketch.

Have to run but thanks so much for the visit.

Hug and blessings to you all.

The Greetery

Simple Things Stamp Set

Simple Things Die

Lemon Blossom Stamp Set

Lemon Blossom Die
I added bits of shimmer pin from Simon Says Stamp and Distressed Oxide inks along with many others from my collection .

 Simon Says: Anything Goes

Forty -Third Anniversary Card

Simon Says: Wedding/Anniversary

 Hello kind friends!  I was so afraid of using this set but knew I wanted to, for our 43 wedding anniversary  ( mostly why I bought it).

I think I was afraid I couldn't do as well as Betsy, ( and I cant) but I decided that is ok.

See Here 

 I totally used Betsy's card for my inspiration and I also used her ideas. Like embossing the walkway with the stencil, when you run your hand over it you can feel each rock. I used sponge daubers with oxide inks on the walk way. I used my zig pens to color the people and a bit of the grass . The grass seemed too harsh so I ran a lightly inked dauber to soften it up.

The sky is also done very quickly with a lightly inked dauber.

I cant wait to use this set from The Greetery  again. ( no fear just fun) I wanted to add the dogs but didn't have much time to create this card. I was amazed how easy this was to make .

I am very blessed to be married to my best friend! He is a wonderful husband, great father and papa ! Not to mention one of the hardest working guys I know and love.  He can make me laugh till I can't breathe. We have received many graces making it through the tough times.

 God Bless You All

Simon Says: Transport It

Hand in Hand Stamp Set and Die

Fir & Foliage No. 1 Stamp Set and Die

Pathway Stencil

Zig Pens

Tim Holtz Oxide Inks

Card for a Record Collector

Mix It Up Challenge #56 ~ Fresh Inspiration

Hello! Hope you are enjoying the month of June because its halfway gone.... going way too fast for me.

 I added a bit of fun foam under the black record and under the arm of the needle . This is stamped on watercolor cardstock and Papertrey Ink black cardstock. I lined the envelope with the bars and die cut it with Plus9 envelope liner.

I bought this set from Sugar Pea Design with my son in mind,  he loves collecting records and has been doing this since high school .

I don't get to see him as much as I like, so I thought I would just make him a card to let him know I'm thinking of him.

Hope you have a great week my friends.

Greatest Hits

SugarCut - Greatest Hits

Sending Hugs

Hi there and happy Monday to you!

It's my turn again on the Poppystamps blog again. 

You can go HERE to see the card and details.

Hello Cupcake

Hi there, my turn over at the Poppystamps Blog today! 

You can go HERE to see more of the details and Poppystamps 

products used.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Fleur Impressions

CAS(E) this Sketch #324

 Hello. I made this card yesterday wanting to play some more with this new stamp set from

 The Greetery called: Fleur Impressions.

I stamped it all using Distressed Oxide Inks and used a dauber .

 I also added a bit of shimmer but its not showing up in the photo.

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink 

:Stylish Sentiments: Birthday Stamp Set .

 I scored the front panel just a bit to add to the lines of the sketch and flipped the side of the 

design opposite of the sketch .

It's alway fun to pick homegrown lettuce and spinach from
 our own backyard.
 The drinks are lemon drop martinis (my husband made)
 using the lemons from the backyard too!

 Thank you for the visit, hope you are having a wonderful week.

We're going to warm up a bit today, we've  been enjoying much cooler temperatures this year. Its always nice since it get pretty warm here. 

We are making progress on the flooring, baseboards, painting, demo, etc. We are trying to do less more often , not lots in one day. (Our body thanks us:) Funny how our mind says yes you can do it and our body lets us know : No You Can't!!! 

Take care

Simon Says: Anything Goes

June Celebrations

Hi there, are you ready for June!

Welcome to this months edition of 12 Kits of Occasions of Occasions for May! Our host for the month is Tracey McNeely . Tracey sent some beautiful plaid papers and fun things for the celebrations of June, as you can see in the photo above.

I was a bit afraid I would mess up this pretty bloom but glad I went ahead and watercolored it. I added some shimmer to the center but not sure you can see in this picture.

 This was fun to make as Tracey had everything we needed included in the kit!

The little girl was holding an apple but I wanted her to have a few bouquets of flowers in her hand. I added a few of my own from Papertrey Ink .

Time is flying by so fast for me, life is full and full of so many blessings. We are still working hard on the remodel and happy to check a few things of the list.

I am so sorry for all the people suffering from the floods, my heart and prayers go out to you.

Please stop by the 12 Kits of Occasions blog to see what the rest of the group has created with the same kit.

 I hope you have a wonderful June.

Feminine Sympathy Card

Hello! My turn over at the Poppystamps blog again today! You can go HERE if you would like to take look .

Thank you to all those that served our country.

Happy Memorial Day

God Bless You 

Summer Colors

Laurie Schmidlin

Favorites Challenge - Favorite Summer Colors

Hi there ! I loved Laurie's card so much I just had to play in this challenge and as you can see I used very similar colors. I would say anything with pinks might be my favorite but loved these colors.

Simon Says: Use Stencils

Simon Says: Bright Colors Inspiration Moodboard

I couldn't make up my mind what picture to use so I added both. 

We're still getting rain here in Southern California, it just poured here. Not the norm but we love it, because we know the heat's coming, and we can turn the sprinklers off!

Hope you have a great day! 

I used Papertrey Ink : Some Like it Hot
Altenew: Wavy Grid Stencile
Memory Box: Pinpoint Circle Frame 
Tim Holtz: Distressed Oxide Inks