Spread Your Wings and Fly....

Happy day blog friends.. I am off to another late start. I am becoming a late blog poster. I have been busy trying to clean out my craft room of older stuff and trying to sell it on FB. So far everything is selling.. yay me. In between I created this butterfly card. This set is from the Scrapbook & Cards Crop & Create event. I got this Crafter's Companion set during the event. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a white cardstock A2 panel and stencil the butterfly background. Any butterfly stencil will work. This set does not have a name on it, so I can't share with you the name.... sorry. Colors used Pinkfresh Studio Sunkissed, Bubble gGum and Wisteria. 

Next I ink blended another white panel using the same colors I used for the background and die cut three of the butterflies that came with this set. I am sure most of you  have butterfly dies, so you can use any butterfly die to create this same card design.

Cut an A2 panel on Vellum. Adhere the butterfly to the vellum using a little liquid glue. Make sure to let dry completely before handling. 

Flip over your vellum and add some tape runner in the areas of where the butterflies are. You don't want to see tape from the front. 

Stamp the sentiment, trim and adhere using foam tape.  

Like I said this set was from the Scrapbook & Cards Magazine Crop & Create event. If you have this set, well join in, if not I am sure you have some butterflies in your crafty supplies...

Oh yeah I forgot I added some clear drops using liquid glue. You always need a little sparkle on your card... right?

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a crafty fun day!

I Appreciate You...

Happy Monday blog friends... it is already January 13th. As most of you already know I live in CA. I want you all to know that I DO NOT live by the fires but I do ask for prayers for all the firemen and residents that live in this area. We do have a close friend who had to protect his home and thank God the fire did not take it. We also had a Church member whose brother needed his dialysis and the power was out and he lost his life. 

Life can change in a moment and I think this is a great example of how we should start paying more attention to whom we put into office... ie Mayor, Governor ect. CA government has failed the people of CA. This kind of tragedy can happen anywhere and it has. Maui also experienced this tragedy and again the government has let them down. I know because the Maui fires affect my husband's family.  

We have to take care of the AMERICAN people, as this is our country. CA has given and is giving so much money to illegal immigrants and I already know that most of the people whom have lost their homes are going to have to fight to rebuild. You all know about the insurance companies. Can they pay these people or will it put them in bankruptcy? We are not blind nor dumb, just open your eyes and put your faith in front of it all. only through God can we survive any of this madness going on in this world right now. 

I am sorry to rant on my blog, but I do feel with all my heart that we need to wake up. God is calling us and wants us to turn to him. The devil is out there and he has a hold on people THAT CAN BE BROKEN if you open your heart to our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Let's get to this card that I created. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut the Pinkfresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds die on purple cardstock. Set aside.

Cut an A2 panel on green cardstock and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Stamp out these floral images from the Pinkfresh Studio Sending Love stamp set and stencil the color using the coordinating stencil set and then die cut using the coordinating die.

(inks used: Pinkfresh Studio Passion Fruit, Coral Reef, Spruce Tips and Eucalyptus)

Adhere these floral designs to the top of the die cut background using foam tape. Trim all the purple cardstock as the top of the floral design, as seen in photo. Now adhere this background to your card base using liquid glue.

Stamp out the sentiment from the Sending Love stamp set on white cardstock using black ink and then die cut using the coordinating dies. Add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the center of the card. 

Finishing with a few clear dew drops.

A very simple card and don't you just love those floral designs? My ink smeared just a bit but I decided that is what makes it homemade. I really do not go for perfection, just pretty. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a blessed day.

May God be with you all.

Bella Blvd | Thank You Cards | My Life 365 Collection

Happy Day Blog Friends.. It is time to send out Thank you cards... right? I created them according to the season and the NEW Bella Blvd My Life 365 collection sure did make that easy. I picked out the January set and paired it with the Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers to create these two cards. Let's get crafty...

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

I cut a strip measuring 2 x 1/2 x 4 1/4 of the Snow Much Fun paper and adhered it to the bottom of the card base using liquid glue. 

Cut the snowflake strip from the January paper and adhere it to the top of the first strip using liquid glue. 

Machine cut or die cut a 3 inch scalloped circle on the Clear Cuts Remember. 

Add this adorable Penguin from the Stay Warm Bella-Pops to the clear cuts scalloped circle using foam tape. 

Flip the clear cut scalloped circle over and add foam tape only where you can see the penguin and then add it to the center lower half of the card. 

Personalize this card with a fun Thank you using the Blueberry Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers, of course I had to add a heart in the mix. If you follow the line of the designer paper it should end up pretty straight. 

How about another simple card? I center my card design on the main focus and today that main focus is those cute Snowman Ephemera. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Machine cut or die cut a scalloped rectangle with an opening in the center on the Clear Cuts Remember for our scene. I use dies for most of my projects, but I know that there are many different cut files to choose from to get the same results. It does not have to be exactly like this one. 

I cut out the large snowflake image from the January paper using scissors. Adhere the snowflake to the top inside the rectangle using liquid glue. 

Pick out these adorable Snowmen Ephemera from the My Life 365 collection and adhere them to the center of the card using foam tape. Leave a little room at the bottom for our sentiment. 

Add UR from the Mcintosh Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers to the snowflake. 

Finish the sentiment from the Doohickey stickers and add it to the bottom of the snowmen. U R Simple the Best... 

Let's finish with a few of those Luna Alphabet Puffy Sticker hearts you know I love. I used the same color as the UR (Mcintosh).

There you go... two simple cards using the new My Life 365 Collection. I can't wait to use the other months in this collection. More cards coming your way. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Happy Bella Blvd creating....

Bella Blvd

My Life 365 Collection

Snow Much Fun Paper

Remember Clear Cuts

January Paper

Doohickey

Stay Warm Bella-Pops

Ephemera Icons

Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers (Mcintosh and Blueberry)

January Lunar New Year Challenge...

Welcome everyone... Happy New Year and welcome to another fun year of the Lunar New Year Challenge. This year we have some new sponsors and today I am creating with one of them. 

Today I am offer you some inspiration from Concord & 9th. 

I have created this card using Concord & 9th:

Paper Bouquet Dies

Our House Stamp and Dies

Create card from white cardstock A2 size

Cut an olive cardstock panel A2 size and adhere it to the top of your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the Concord & 9th: Paper Bouquet die set on colored cardstock. Pick colors that you love. When you have small dies like this these, this is a good time to use that those scrap pieces. 

Arrange your beautiful florals and adhere them in place. I used liquid glue and foam tape there and there. 

Adhere your bouquet to the center of the card using liquid glue. 

Die cut the banner from the Concord & 9th Our House die set on colored cardstock and stamp the sentiment also from the Our House collection using black ink. Adhere the banner to the bouquet. 

Can you believe how simple that was to create. This Paper Bouquet can be used for many occasions. We are celebrating the New Year, so there you go. 

You can really go wild with color. The possibilities are endless. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I hope that I have inspired you to create and LINK UP HERE.

You can't win if you don't play.

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Our January Lunar New Year Challenge will run from 12:00am EST on January 1, 2025 through 12:00pm EST on January 31, 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 February Challenge. 

Bella Blvd | BRR.... It's a Snow Day | My Life 365

Welcome blog friends.  Today I am sharing two cards that I created using the new Bella Blvd My Life 365 collection. This collection is full of year around fun, with each month celebrating the season. I have two cards that I created using the January month, so let's get started. 

January is a winter month and the January set is full of winter fun. 

First up we have this adorable snowman who is all bundled up for this fun snow day. Cheer someone up with a fun snow day card. I know depending on where you live, you can be snowed in. This will brighten someone's day for sure. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut or machine cut a scalloped rectangle on one of the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes papers. Adhere your scalloped rectangle to your card base using liquid glue.

Cut a rectangle measuring 3 1/4 x 4 on the January backer paper. Add some foam tape to the back and adhere it the card at the lower half of the larger rectangle. 

Pick out this adorable Snowman from the January paper and trim around the oval that the snowman is in and then add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to your card. 

Let's spell out BRR♥︎♥︎ from the Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers White and add them to the top part of the smaller rectangle. 

Finishing with the It's A Snow Day from the Ephemera Words. Trim down and add to the card using foam tape. 

Lots of dimension for this card. You might be wondering can I mail this with one stamp... you sure can. It is still under the limit for just one stamp.... cool ha. 

Next up we have this adorable little penguin peeking through so sweetly. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut or machine cut a scalloped rectangle on the Snow Much Fun paper with the center cut out of it. We want just the frame part of it for this card. 

If you used a die with the center cut you can use it again on the Remember Clear Cuts and keep the center part only for this card. If you are using a cut file, cut a rectangle that fits into your rectangle frame. 

Add some foam tape to the frame and adhere it to your card. 

Add some acetate clear tape to the back of the Clear Cuts and adhere it to the center of your frame. 

Die cut or machine cut a tag with an opening in the center on the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot paper (pink). It does not have to be the same shape as mine, any tag with an opening will do. 

Add your cute little penguin from the My Life 365 Ciao Chip behind so she is peeking through the opening of the tag. Cut a little piece of the Snow Much Fun paper and add it to the back of the penguin. 

Cut a small strip of the January paper (blue polka dot) measuring 1 1/4 x 3/4 and another strip of the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes (pink) measuring 1 1/4 x 1/2 and adhere them together and then add them to the top of the tag. 

Pick out this adorable bow from the Ciao Chip and add it to the top of the tag. 

Let's add one of those cute hearts from the Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers Ice to the penguin. 

Finishing with this sentiment from the Doohickey stickers. 

So much fun in two cards... don't you just love winter? Cards can be created from all seasons. 

Bella Blvd

My Life 365 Collection

January Backer Paper

Ephemera Words

Snow Much Fun Paper 

Remember Clear Cuts

Ciao Chip

Doohickey Stickers

Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot

Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers White

Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers Ice

Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes papers

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful crafty day!

Joy...

Happy Monday blog friends. I am off to a late start today. I just got home from my nieces wedding in Maui. The wedding was beautiful. Now we are home and trying to catch up on the little things. I made this card last week but had no time to post it. 

Card designed using Pinkfresh Studio: Holiday Gifts stamp/dies/stencil set and Geometric Tile stencil. So let's get started. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size. 

On a white A2 panel stencil the Geometric Tile stencil using blue, red and green ink. Adhere the  panel to your card base using liquid glue.

Stamp, stencil and die cut the Holiday Gifts set. Use colors that you love. I used the same inks as the background, I just used a light hand when blending the colors. 

Die cut the envelope that is included in the die set. 

Arrange the gifts a way that you are happy with. You should use liquid glue and foam tape when overlapping images. 

Add foam tape to the back of the envelope and add it to the card. 

Stamp out the sentiment on white cardstock using black ink and then die cut using the coordinating dies. This is all part of the same set. Add the sentiment to the card using from tape. 

Mix Copic Opaque with water and sprinkle the card until you are happy. 

Never too late to create Christmas cards. I might be using this next year to send to friend or family member. It is always good to have a stack of holiday cards started. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Monday and week.

Sending you all smiles. 

ScrapbookPal.com | Lawn Fawn Celebrate Santa

Happy Saturday blog friends.. today I am sharing a ScrapbookPal.com card. Did you know that ScrapbookPal.com carries Lawn Fawn and they just happen to have the new release HERE. We all love our Lawn Fawn... right? Today I am using many of there products, so let's get started.

Card designed using:

- Lawn Fawn: Simply Celebrate Santa stamp set

- Lawn Fawn: Simply Celebrate Santa coordinating dies

- Lawn Fawn Candy Cane Lane 6x6 Petite Paper Pack

- Winter Sprig Background Stencils

- Spellbinders Paper Arts: Crystal Mix Color Essentials Gems

- Tsukineko Memento Texedo Black Ink Pad

- 3L Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape

- Copic Sketch Markers: R35, R32, E57, E55, E00

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Stencil the Lawn Fawn Winter Sprig using green, brown and blue ink. 

Cut a strip 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 of the LF Candy Cane paper and adhere it to the bottom of the card. 

Stamp out this adorable image from the Celebrate Santa stamp set and color using Copic Sketch markers (listed above). Die cut the image using the coordinating die set. 

Die cut the word bubbles from the same set on white cardstock and stamp the sentiments using black ink and then add to the card. 

Finishing with a few of those fun gems from the Spellbinders Paper Arts Color Essential Gems. 

Make sure to check out ScrapbookPal.com for your crafty needs. They offer many discounts on our favorite companies. It is always good to save a little plus you get free shipping with $50 orders in US. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

No One Like YOU...

YAY! it is the end of the week and we are headed closer to Christmas. I did not create a Christmas card today but I just had to create with this die from Erin Lee Creative. I got it during the Thanksgiving sales and well I just had to have it. Such a simple die and so happy all in one. 

Now this is really simple....

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

First die cut the entire die on cream cardstock and adhere to your card base using liquid glue.

You can cut pieces like I did just so you don't die cut a full sheet of colored cardstock. I literary picked out some scrap colored cardstock and die cut the words out and adhered them into the card using liquid glue. 

I felt like I needed a flower so I die cut the flower in the Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms die set and adhere to the O on the YOU. 

See.... so simple and kind of gets the point across... Don't you think? 

That is all for today.

Enjoy your weekend. 

Thank you for stopping by.