So Much Love...

Welcome blog friends. I have not posted for a few days. I do post more on my Instagram page, so if you want to see all my creations, please follow me on Instagram HERE. Yesterday I inked up these fun new Pinkfresh Studio hearts using the Radiating Hearts and Stars stencil and coordinating die set. The stencils line up perfectly and you can really get colorful with adding your color. So let's get started.

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

On an A2 panel adhere strips of colored cardstock that match with the inks you choose for the hearts. It does not have to match completely. I just used what I had. I adhered them using liquid glue. 

Mix Copic Opaque with water and splatter your colorful background until you are happy with the result. 

Take some scissors and cut off the edges in the top right corner and the lower left corner. 

Adhere this panel to your card using liquid glue.

On white cardstock, stencil the Radiating Hearts and Stars stencil using the same colors as your cardstock, or as close to the color as you like. There are five stencils, so have fun ink blending. Use the coordinating die set to cut all the hearts and stars out. We are only using the hearts... keep the stars for another card. 

Layere the hearts onto your fun background using foam tape. 

Stamp the sentiment from the Sending Love stamp set on white cardstock using black ink. Die cut the sentiment using the coordinating die set. Adhere to the card using liquid glue. 

Simple, colorful and fun.... don't you think? 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day.

Bella Blvd | My Life 365 | St. Patrick Themed Cards

Welcome Blog  friends. Today it is all about St. Patricks day and the Bella Blvd My Life 365 collection has the cutest March set that is part of the My Life 365 collection. There is a set for each month celebrating the season. Create those memories by creating a scrapbook page or send someone a card celebrating the season. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size. 

Die cut or machine cut an A2 scalloped rectangle on the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes (pink). Adhere that panel to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut or machine cut a 3 inch oval on the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes (pink) and add some foam tape to the back and add it to the center of your card. 

Pick out the MARCH and the shamrock with the sentiment from the Ephemera Words. Add some foam tape to the back of the ARC of the March and add it to the lower half of the oval. 

Add the Leprechaun Bella-pop to the upper part of the March using foam tape. It is already sticky, but because I am overlapping the Leprechaun over the March it gives help's to line them up. 

Add some foam tape to the back of the 4 leaf clover and add it just outside of the oval but touching the oval. 

Finishing with a few of those fun March dots from the All Year Long Puffy Stickers. 

That leprechaun just makes me happy. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 rectangle frame of the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes (green) and adhere it to the card using liquid glue.

Cut a 3 inch rectangle on the Luck of the Irish paper and add some foam tape to the back and add it to the center of the card. 

Die cut or machine cut a 2 1/2 inch tag on the Gingham & Stripes (yellow). The tag can have a design on it like mine of it can be solid. It will look fabulous no matter what you pick for your tag. Add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the center of the card.

Pick out the Leprechaun and 4 leaf clover from the Ephemera Icons and the sentiment from the Ephemera Words. 

Add some foam tape to the back of all images and add them to the center of the tag. Add the sentiment to the bottom of the tag. 

Add one of the pretty flowers from the All Year Long Puffy Stickers. 

Cute Leprechauns everywhere. 

Bella Blvd: My Life 365 Collection

Leprechaun Bella-Pop

All Year Long Puffy Stickers

Ephemera Words

Ephemera Icons

Luck of the Irish Paper

Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes

Thank you for stopping by.

Have an Irish crafty kind of day.

Lunary New Year Challenge | February Inspiration

Welcome Blog friends..  today  I am sharing some Lunar New Year Challenge inspiration. Altenew is one of our amazing sponsors this month, so I am offering a little inspiration using Altenew:

- Orange Blossom Die Set

- Paint A Flower African Daisy Stamp Set

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a sea green cardstock A2 panel and adhere it to the base of your card.

Die cut all the Orange Blossom Dies on colored cardstock. Pick colors that coordinate with the images (oranges, white and greens)

Adhere all your oranges and leaves together and then crate your scene on your card base. Use liquid glue and foam tape when creating your scene. 

Finishing with stamping the sentiment from the Paint A Flower African Daisy Stamp Set directly onto the card using black ink. 

Don't you just love the orange tree branch? The Orange Blossom Die Set is very easy to piece together and fun to see the image come together. 

Thank you to all the amazing sponsors.

Please read the Challenge Rules HERE. You must create a new 2025 Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or Year of the Snake card (snake birthday and snake baby cards are welcome)! Multiple entries are allowed. Backlinking to an older project is strictly prohibited.

Our February Lunar New Year Challenge will run from 12:00am EST on February 1, 2025 through 12:00pm EST on February 28, 2025. We would love to see you using products from our generous sponsors! The three lucky winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and announced at the start of the March Challenge. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Make sure to check out the Altenew website HERE for lots of amazing products. 

You can link up HERE. 

Just A Note...

It is a fine day full of rain in the forecast. I love when it rains, well that is because we really don't see much of it here in SoCal. Although I hope it is not raining tomorrow, we have some outdoor plans tomorrow night. Can't wait. 

So today it is all about these fun Taylored Expressions stencils. I used the Play on Words stencil/dies and Ever in Bloom quad stencil set. I just did this one design but the quads offer you 4 different designs.

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

On a white A2 panel stencil the the one design from the Ever in Bloom layering stencils. It was the top right hand design if you have it and are wondering. I used orange, pink and two greens for the colors. I almost always use Pinkfresh Studio ins, I just love the way they blend and the colors are all pretty. 

Trim down your panel to the edges of the floral design on all sides and then adhere it to your card base using liquid glue. 

Stencil the Just A Note sentiment from the Play on Words layering stencils using the same colors. Die cut using the coordinating dies and adhere it to your card using foam tape. 

This card was so easy. Two stencil sets, 4 colors and some glue. I really do love the layering stencils and being able to add color with our ink pads and blending brushes. Easy card making... love it

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day full of smiles.

Bella Blvd | Our Love Song collection | Valentines Cards

Happy February Blog friends... Today I am sharing more Bella Blvd Valentines/Love themed cards. It is that time of year where we send a little extra love to our special loved ones. The Our Love Song collection is full of LOVE and colorful designs that are for sure to bring a smile. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the Our Love Song Love Notes paper and adhere it to the base of the card using liquid glue.

Cut an A2 panel of the Borders backer paper, line it up from the top right corner to the lower left corner and adhere it down with liquid glue. Trim off the excess. 

Pick out this fun HELLO LOVE sentiment from the Ephemera Words and add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the center of the card. 

Pick out this cute heart ballon from the Ephemera Icons and adhere it to the card using liquid glue. Tuck it a little behind the sentiment. 

Add one of the Love You More puffy stickers to the balloon. This gives it a little dimension. 

Don't you love how simple this card was to create? The paper and cute ephemera do all the hard work. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel of the XOXO paper and adhere it to the card base using liquid glue.

Pick out these fun Ephemera Words.

Cut 3 strips of the Soundtrack backer paper measuring 1 1/4 x 3 1/4, 1 1/4 x 3 1/2 and 1 1/4 x 4. The first one is for the LOVE, the second one is for the XOXO and the third for the 4EVER. Adhere the Ephemera Words to the strips using foam tape. 

Add more foam tape to the back of the strips and add them to the card all at an angle. Whatever looks good to you, just go for it. 

Finishing with the smaller ephemera words sentiment which I doubled up on the foam tape on the back and added it to the lower part of the XOXO sentiment. 

Two very simple cards,  don't you just love all these fun colors? The Our Love Song collection is full of amazing color and patterns that are happy and fun to create with. 

Bella Blvd: Our Love Song collection

Love Notes Paper

Soundtrack Backer Paper

Borders Backer Paper

XOXO Paper

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words

Love You More Puffy Stickers

 Thank you so much for stopping by.

Happy Crafting!

Leftover Die Cuts...

Happy Thursday blog friends.. Today's card looks a lot like yesterday card. Well that is because I used the leftover die cuts to create another card. I just could not waste the extras. I went with an ink blended background and a little glitter cardstock.... Let's get started, shall we?

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on white cardstock and ink blend orange, pink and purple. I tried to get as close to the colors from the letters as I could. I used Pinkfresh Studio: Soft Lilac, Cherry Blossom and Sunkissed. They matched up pretty good..... right? 

Now mix some Copic Opaque with water and splatter your ink blended background. Make sure to let dry completely before handling. Once dry adhere your background to your card base using liquid glue.

Take those extra die cuts and adhere some colored glittered paper to the back. The colors don't match completely but the darker colors really pop... don't you think? 

Add foam tape to the back of the letters and adhere them to the card. 

Tada... we have another LOVE card using the same Concord & 9th: Love Letters Dies. Simple and fun. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a blessed day full of smiles. 

LOVE...

Happy Wednesday blog friends.. Today I am back on the LOVE train. Valentine's is right around the corner and Concord & 9th has come out with this adorable die and coordinating enamel shapes. You know I just had to have it, especially when I seen Rachel Arribas card using this set. This card is inspired by hers. I just added bigger stripes and used different colors. You can see her card HERE. 

Card designed using: Concord & 9th:

- Love Letters Dies

- Love Letters Enamel Shapes

Check out this set... you might just want it toooooo...

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

On a piece of white cardstock adhere 4 colors of cardstock stripes measuring 3/4 each. Adhere them at an angle using liquid glue. Make sure your white cardstock is big enough so you can die cut the background die on it. This die does not cut out completely so you will have to trim down to A2 size after and then adhere this panel to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the LOVE backer on white cardstock.

Die cut the LOVE letters on colored cardstock. The colors I choose are the colors that the coordinating Love Letters Enamel Shapes come in. I did not have all the Concord & 9th colors, so I had to get the colors as close as I could. So I used a few different companies colored cardstock. 

Adhere your LOVE letters to the backer using foam tape. 

Now for the fun part, filling all the small pieces. I mixed the colors up on each color and adhere the pieces using liquid glue. The hearts are from the Love Letters Enamel Shapes. 

I added foam tape to the back of the backer and adhere it to the center of the card. 

Do you LOVE this as much as I do? I will keep this die forever. I just think it is so pretty and just think of the colors you can create this with. You can even add more sentiment to it. For sure a must have in your crafty collection. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a LOVELY day!

For YOU...

Happy Monday blog friends.  I started this card today and it took me a long time because I was trying to plan my Birthday/Anniversary trip. We are going somewhere fun... I will share the details later after our trip. We still have a few months before it happens but it sure was fun planning it. 

Today I am getting crafty with Spellbinders Paper Arts: 

- Infinity Punch & Pierce Plate

- Petite Blooms and Sentiments

- Floral Reflection

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a blue A2 panel and adhere to the base of the card using liquid glue.

Die cut the Infinity Punch & Pierce Plate on white cardstock and only adhere the large frame to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the Floral Reflection on colored cardstock using colors that you love. When I die cut small pieces I typically use scrap pieces of colored cardstock. Once you have all your pieces to piece together TWO of these pretty florals scenes, adhere all the pieces together and then to the oval in the center. I used liquid glue only on the bottom stem part and I added some foam tape here and there for a little dimension. 

Die cut the sentiment tag from the Petite Blooms and Sentiments. I used pink cardstock but choose a color you love. Adhere it to the card using liquid glue. 

Very easy card... right? Just lots of die cutting and gluing but really easy. I really do love the dainty flowers and glueing them down to see all the pretty taking place. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a blessed Monday...