Chasing Sunshine

I sure hope your summer is off to a good start and you're taking advantage of the long sunny days! Remember there's nothing wrong with watching the clouds drift across a clear blue sky!

One of the simple pleasures I've recently rediscovered is kite flying! It's a little effort to get the kite up in the air, but once it is you'll delight at watching it drift this way and that as it catches the air current! I'm always amazed at how high they can go! It's almost as if they have a life of their own.

This card made with the Pretty Little Studio Sunkissed Collection is a great reminder to enjoy every moment of a beautiful summer day. If you look close you'll see the sticker sentiment I added to one of the clouds on the card. It says "Some of the best memories are made in flip flops".

I love how the papers mimic a rainbow, the different colors and patterns on the clouds and swoon the faux stitch clear stickers in this collection.

Here's to sunny skies and long summer days!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Pretty Little Studio
Paper | Sunkissed 8"
Die Cuts | In the Clouds | Ducks In A Row
Stickers | Picnic Stitches | Taste of Summer
Sequins | Raindrop Blue

Waffle Flower June Release Blog Hop and Giveaway!!!

Welcome to the Waffle Flower June Release Blog Hop! We're so excited about this interactive release and know that you will be too! We've also got the latest "flower of the month" - the Sketched Rose, and some hugs too! I’m happy to be hopping with the folks from Waffle Flower to show you all the fun new stuff awaiting you this release! Be sure to check out each stop in today’s blog hop for fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new release goodies! If you're hopping along you should have reached me from Dana Kirby's  blog. If you 'd like to start at the beginning and get all the details, you'll find them here at the Waffle Flower Blog.

The Sketched Flower series is really pretty and has lots of possibilities. You can stamp or gold foil the image - the coordinating die will cut BOTH! Then you can color the image with your favorite media or use the coordinating stencil to ink it with your favorite inks - or maybe add some glitter or embossing paste details? It's up to you!

Here is a sample of six different cards I've made with each month's release. They'e really big bold and beautiful blooms.

The NEW Pop Up Heart die can be inked wih the coordinating Duo Tone Heart Stencil - I think this one looks like Valentine conversation hearts. The Waffle Flower mini blending brushes make it easy to color small areas of a stencil without overlapping into other colors. When you're done inking you can bend the heart cut outs so they stand up! I put gold foil behind mine so it peeks aroun the edges.

Inside I added some hugs and kisses with the new Pop Up XO's Die. To color theletters I masked them with sticky note and brushed on Distress Ink.

These Happy Gnomes are from an older set. I used them to create a scene card so I could make a sample using the new Inside Pop Up Hinges die.

This set of dies make it easy to add images or words to the INSIDE of a card and, and they pop up when you open it!

These are the new Stacking Boxes. Each of the little presents comes with a die cut lid and it's very own bow. A coordinating stencil makes them easy to add patterns to. I cut mine from colored cardstock and then added coordinating ink in a darker shade.

There is a pop up set that coordinates with these little presents too so when youopen the card, it reveals another stack of boxes!

This is the Retro Hugs set. It comes with the corner hugs and word sentiments.

There's also a stamp set with lots of hugs sentiments to coordinate with the Oversized Hugs word die. I stamped them in lots of bright colors to make a background.

Inside is a fun Pop Up Hugs sentiments. I cut the letters from colored cardstock and LOVE the little hearts on each letter.

Finally some Bear Hugs for you. The arms of the bears wrap around each other and then swing open to reveal the inside.

The Tiny Diamonds background is also new in this release!

Are you ready to see more made with this new release? Your next stop is Rebecca Keppel! But before you go.. Please Leave A Comment! You have to comment to enter to win the giveaways!

Giveaways:
For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EST on Thursday June 8th, 2023 for your chance to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 06/09/2023.

THERE IS ALSO A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE GIVE AWAY ON EACH STOP OF THIS HOP!!!!  SO MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT!!!

Specials:
From now till June 8th, 2023, all orders placed at Waffle Flower will receive a mystery gift (No code required!).

For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a Last Chance section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection!

Here's the complete blog hop order for today!

Waffle Flower Blog

Cathy Zielske

JJ Bolton

Allison Fraizer

Galina Filippenko

Laura Bassen

Dana Kirby

Jeanne Jachna  (That's Me!!!)

Rebecca Keppel

Amy Tsuruta

Dilay Nacar

Amy Rysavy

Renee Day

Caly Person

Channin Pelletier

Jennifer McGuire

Good luck and happy hopping! I hope you love the new release!

WFL = Waffle Flower
SCB = Scrapbook.com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp
COT = A Cherry On Top

Dotted Hearts Shop at: WFL | SSS | COT	Duo Tone Heart Stencil Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Hugging Hands Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Inside Pop Up Hinges Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Iniside Pop Up Hugs Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT
Inside Pop Up Stacks Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Inside Pop Up XOs Shop at: WFL | SSS | COT	Inside Sentiments Birthday Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Inside Sentiments Hugs Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT
Inside Sentiments Thank You Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Intertwined Bear Hugs Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Mini Sentiments Shop at: WFL | COT	Oversized Hugs Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT
Pop Up Heart Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Retro Hugs Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Retro Hugs Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Sketched Rose Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT
Sketched Rose Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Sketched Rose Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Sketched Rose Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Stacking Box Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT
Stacking Box Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Subsentiment Hugs Shop at: WFL | SCB | COT	Tiny Diamonds Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Tiny Diamonds Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT

Spellbinders Quick and Easy Card Kit June 2023

Have you tried one of the Spellbinders club kits yet? It doesn't get easier than this! You receive a box of coordinated supplies delivered direct to you and ready to work with. Here's a peek a this month's Quick and Easy Card kit.

With the new year comes a few changes to the kit. You might notice the price is about $10 less than last year. That's because the die kit and stamp set that were included in the past will no longer be in the kit. I think this is a good idea because honestly I never really used the stamps because there are so many sentiments in the kit. I will miss the die but for the savings it seems like a good trade off.

This month's kit focus is on spending time outdoors with lots of garden/gardening floral images. You'll find flower pots, flower carts, trellis, sunshine and rainbows to celebrate this time of year. The colors are primarily pastels. The papers and different elements do have some gold foil accents too.

I love that the kit includes EVERYTHING you need to make these cards including the card bases, solid cardstock, patterned paper, die cut printed images and stickers as well as double sided tape and foam adhesive squares. There's even a pack of embellishments to add a little sparkle to your designs.

This kit has lots of cute critters too like the fox on the above card and the little squirrel on the next one. You'll also find birthday cakes and cupcakes that look good enough to eat!

I used different papers to look like table cloths or green grass fields depending on the subject matter so my cards have lots of patterns mixed together.

I love the little birds and butterflies in the kit too! There are plenty of sentiments too for different occasions to choose from as well as some chipboard frames if you'd like to add some shakers to your designs.

It looks like it's going to be a beautiful day right? These scenes are sweet enough to come from your favorite storybook!

If you're looking for a great way to treat yourself I hope you'll try one of the Spellbinder kits that are delivered to your front door. You'll find that they're a great value and will save you lots of time because you wont have to go shopping for all the prefect coordinating elements. A subscription for $29.50 a month provides a fabulous Quick & Easy Card Kit filled with LOTS of supplies to work with including a pattern paper pad, stickers, die cuts, and lots more.




All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5"
Spellbinders Quick & Easy Card Kit June 2023

Card Kit of The Month SPB

Small Die of The Month SPB

Large Die of the Month SPB