Sunflower Hello

Hello Friend! I hope you're having a great day! I'm loving the change of seasons here - the nights are getting cold and leaves are changing colors. I recently had some surgery on my hands, stitches come out on Monday so please forgive any typos you might see.

Have you discovered the Foilable panels at Pink & Main? They are toner printed images on a glossy paper. You can use a Minc machine or laminator to add the Cheerfoil color/pattern of your choice. I've never had a sheet that didn't transfer completely. It's like magic and the effect is gorgeous.

The downside for me is that most shiny things are very difficult to photograph so it's hard to show you the glossy images. For my card today I used the Sunflowers Foilable panel. It's printed with black toner that I covered with Midnight Black Cheerfoil. I left the panel completely "naked" aka uncolored to show the detail and drama of the design without any distraction.

The pretty background papers are from the Bugs & Berries paper pack, and the simple sentiment is from the Fun Sentiment Banners. A bit of twine, a button and a sprinkle of glitter enamel dots add more color and detail to the design.

I'm playing along at the As You Like It Challenge where this time it's Ribbon or Twine and Why.  My vote is twine and mostly because it's the perfect size for a card - not too much of a distraction and also because it makes my cards more "mailable".  Don't get me wrong ... I do love ribbon, but for cards I'll always reach for twine first. 

Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Pink & Main Fun Scallop Borders, Fun Sentiment Banners
Enamel Dots | Pink & Main Let It Bee
Foilable Panel | Pink & Main Sunflowers
Foil | Pink & Main Midnight Black Cheerfoil
Paper | Pink & Main Bugs & Berries
Twine | Pink & Main Sunny Sky


PINK = Pink & Main
SCB = Scrapbook Dot Com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

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Sunflowers PINK | SCB | SSS	Fun Sentiment Banners 2 PINK | SCB | SSS	Fun Scallop PINK | SCB	Midnight Black CheerFoil PINK | SCB | SSS	Mini Minc Foiling Machine PINK | SCB
Sunny Sky PINK | SCB	Let It Bee PINK | SCB	Bugs & Berries PINK | SCB | SSS

Good Friends and Great Adventures

Sending you some sunshine today with this bright yellow confection made with the Pretty Little Studio Love Is Kind Collection.

These gorgeous florals have me thinking of fall mums and summer's last hurrah of color! In my neck of the woods, the bees are collecting all the sweets they can find. We were also so excited to see part of the Monarch migration in our own yard as our Cottonwood trees were covered with them just for an evening.

This collection has the most beautiful florals. I selected those in shades of yellow to arrange for a monochromatic design.

This collection has lots of extras for embellishing including die cut scallop borders, journaling cards, frames, florals, butterflies and fantastic sentiments. I love all the messages of love and friendship. I found this sentiment on a journaling card.

I hope you're enjoying the change of season. My favorite part of crafting is that I can enjoy all the seasons for a sweet escape whenever I like.

 Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"

Pretty Little Studio
Paper | Love Is Kind
Die Cuts | Just For You Flowers | Story of Us Words | Lovely Mix | Forget Me Not | Two of A Kind Butterflies   
Borders | Side By Side Scallops

Journaling Cards 3x4" | Friendship
Tags | Love Is Kind

Frames | Friendship
Stickers | Sewn With Love Clear | You & Me Word (Color)

Sending Monster Hugs

The fun season has officially kicked off! I love Halloween and all the events that follow shortly after like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Don't forget New Years and then Valentine's Day!

Today I've got a fun card made with the Pink & Main Little Monsters! I love making a scene card, but these little guys each look like they have their own thing going on (not so interactive with each other). So how to put them together?

I decided on making three mini scenes using stripes of solid cardstock for each little monster. I think it worked beautifully! I colored the images with alcohol markers and adhered them to the background with adhesive foam tape.

The sentiment looks perfect stamped on the cardstock and the only thing left to add was a little sprinkle of glittery enamel dots.

I'm linking up at A Place to Start where the option is Pumpkins! I've got a few on my design so I think I'm good!




Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Pink & Main Little Monsters
Dies | Pink & Main Little Monsters

PINK = Pink & Main
SCB = Scrapbook Dot Com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

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Little Monsters PINK | SCB | SSS	Little Monsters PINK | SCB | SSS	Floral Pumpkin Glitter PINK | SCB