Boo To You!

Happy Monday! I'm really dragging since the weekend! I thought my dentist appointment was this morning and showed up at their office bright and early at 8 am only to find that my appointment is TOMORROW! That hasn't happened ever!

That's ok because getting up early gave me more time to get to work on other things! Today I'm playing along with Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge where they're looking for Halloween cards for kids!

This card starts with an inked stenciled cloud panel in yellow orange and purple. I splattered it with some blue to add a little more color and contrast.

Next I die cut a circle from the cloudy panel and added an inky yellow splattered panel underneath. That helped me with the placement of the Happy Halloween sentiment stamp.

All that was left was to ink color and die cut that fun bear and bats from the Waffle Flower

I hope your smiling and that you find some time to play today!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Boo Combo, Happy Halloween

Dies | Waffle Flower Boo Combo

Stencil | Waffle Flower Cloudy

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

Affiliate links will take you to the store site for purchase

Boo Combo Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Happy Halloween Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Cloudy Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT

Baseball Dad

Today I'm playing along with the Sisterhood of Crafters where this time it's all about the die cuts! I LOVE die cuts!!! I think that they are my number one favorite craft item ever!

This one is for the boys! It starts with the Dashed Rhombus panel die that I cut from light aqua cardstock and then inked with the Two Step Rhombus Stencil in darker shades of ink.

Next I added a die cut Wooden Frame to create a focal point and then added the baseball bat, ball and hat from the Baseball Dad die set.

The sentiment is from the #1 Dad stamp set.

I love how all the different elements come together to make this a perfect card for the #1 Dad in your life. I can picture my Dad painting the trim on the house, or waxing the car and listening to the baseball game on his portable am radio.

Baseball season is coming to an end but I'm still rooting for the home team!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower #1 Dad
Dies | Waffle Flower Dashed Rhombus, Baseball Dad, Wooden Frames
Stencil | Waffle Flower Two Step Rhombus

 

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

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#1 Dad Sentiments Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Baseball Dad Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Wooden Frame Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Dashed Rhombus Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Two Step Rhombus Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT

Fluttering By To Say Hello

Wow this week is just flying by! LOL! Today I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches where this is the sketch this week...

I love that fall leaf but I'm not ready to give up on the warm weather yet so I substituted it with BUTTERFLY!

I started with a watercolor rainbow background - I used my Distress Ink refills for the colors so they're nice and BRIGHT!

Next I die cut the butterfly shaker element and stamped the sentiment before running the panel through my die cut machine to add the 'X' texture to the design.

To make the layers even more tasty I added a stitched die cut background under the shaker. It was hard to photograph the white on white, but if you look close it's there!

This one is really clean and simple, but has all the little extras I love in a layered card.

I hope you have a great day and that you find some time to play!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Fluttering By
Dies | Waffle Flower Butterfly Shaker, Tiny Crosses Texture, Nesting Stitched Rectangles
Plastic Shaker | Waffle Flower Butterfly Shaker

733-64969, 733-64892, 733-64833, 733-64890

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

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Fluttering By Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Butterfly Shaker Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Butterfly Shaker Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Tiny Crosses Texture Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Nesting Stitched Rectangles Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS

Pool Day!

I hope you're having a sunny day! Fall is in the air here in the Midwest, so you learn to grab hold of every beautiful day you can get this time of year.

It never hurts to have a sweet escape day dream of sunny places on a cold day either. That's usually the time that us snow birds like to travel anyway!

My card starts with a newsprint background topped with a journaling card that I topped with a big blow up pool and a "Pool Day" sentiment. I added a "make a splash" die cut to one of the "o's" in "pool" for fun!

Next I added some pretty blue flowers and leaves, some flip flops and another sentiment! I mixed die cuts with stickers to complete the scene. (Stickers include the small flower, beach ball, flip flops and sentiment on bottom.) To make stickers easier to work with I apply baby powder to their backs and then adhere them with liquid glue when I'm ready with a permanent placement. The finishing touch is always a sprinkle of sequins to add a little sparkle and shine!

Soak up the sun and enjoy your day!




Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Pretty Little Studio
Paper | Hey Summer!

Journaling Card | Vitamin Sea
Dies | Poolin' Around | Summer Blooms
Stickers | Poolin' Around | Beach Bits

Sequins | Umbrella Pink

Pretty Pink Posh September Instagram Hop

Hi friends! I just wanted to let you know that it's Day 2 of a 4 day Instagram Hop at Pretty Pink Posh. There's some prizes up for grabs and I don't want you to miss out. You can only enter to win if you hop along on Instagram.

This release celebrates Fall and Thanksgiving! And there's lots to be thankful for with this bountiful new release! And YES!! There are prizes up for grabs so no excuses!

My card features the new Pumpkin Shaker Die. This one has lots of possibilities because you can cut the pumpkin solid, or the pumpkin outline like I did above and insert different patterns and papers inside. And of course as the name implies it makes a great shaker!

I die cut the solid pumpkin in the set from light orange cardstock and inked it with the new Deco Leaves stencil in a slightly darker color.

The background is cornflower blue die cut Stacked Edges 3 borders. If you haven't tried these yet, they're a must have because the fit together like puzzle pieces for a smooth flat card face.

Giveaways!
Leave comments on Instagram by 9/26/2023 on each stop for a chance to win a $30 gift card to Pretty Pink Posh each day of the Instagram hop. Winners will be chosen randomly from the comments left on each participating designer’s Instagram post. Four winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh Instagram account.

IG HOP DAY 2 (September 19)
Pretty Pink Posh @prettypinkposh
Nichol Spohr @nicholspohr
Laurie Willison @laurie_willison
Melody Rupple @apapermelody
Jeanne Jachna @jeannejachna  Click here to jump to my Instagram account.
Gemma Campbell @lollipolly
Lauren Taylor @lauren.taylor.mad

Good Luck!  I'd sure love to see you win! 






Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"

Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Pumpkin Shaker, Thankful Shadow, Fall Mug Additions, Stacked Edges Three

Stencil | Pretty Pink Posh Deco Leaves
Jewels | Pretty Pink Posh Cornflower

PPP= Pretty Pink Posh

SSS = Simon Says Stamp

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Autumn Pumpkins PPP | SSS	Autumn Pumpkins PPP | SSS	Fall Jar PPP | SSS	Fall Jar PPP | SSS	Sentiment Strips Fll PPP | SSS
Acorn Shaker PPP | SSS	Fall Cornucopia PPP | SSS	Fall Mug Additions PPP | SSS	Pumpkin Shaker PPP | SSS
Stitched Torn Rectangles PPP | SSS	Thankful Shadow Die PPP | SSS	Thankful Script Foil PPP | SSS	Deco Leaves PPP | SSS
Layered Fall Wreath PPP | SSS	Layered Woodland PPP | SSS	Espresso Confetti PPP | SSS	Matte Gold Confetti PPP | SSS
Matte Silver Confetti PPP | SSS	Mossy Green Confetti PPP | SSS