April spring

Where oh where did our little April go? I know it it pretty repetitive to lament time passage with every month, but it really did fly. We had a great month as Dawn and Kelly stopped and visited for a day. Then about ten days later we got John, (our grandson), who drove down and stayed nearly a week. Then Dawn came on the third day and stayed, and rode back with John.

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Ok, John is Dawns son in case I was clear as mud. Ha! Two more FYI's, she crafts (yeah!), and John is almost 18. 18!! I did take a better (bunch) of pictures. By now the sun was really bugging him.

I got the new Gemini electronic cutting machine from Crafters companion. I've been using it for over a month and it is soo easy! 

 

These show the latest group of cards. Did some paper collage from Graphic 45 paper and re-purposed some Christmas stenciled fronts.

                                                                          

 Had more to write and more to show, maybe tomorrow!

Thanks for looking!

 

 

 

 

Friday

Its Friday and we are having company for a couple days. I wanted to show you these cards before I have to clean up! Oh no, 'Clean Up', that means I may never find you again if you don't get to your home before the final CLEAN.  Three of the four cards are the Poppy Girl stamp from Unity. The last card, the poppies, which is appropriate for this post, features a stamp from Power Poppy Stamps. Here we go!

 

This little gal needs some embellishments and maybe some encouraging words. Wanted to share the pastels. Love this stamp!

 

Just a note to say, I really am excited to have company and I don't mind the 'clean'. Maybe I will find that lost stamp!!

Thanks for looking,

Mary

 

Friday

It's a beautiful day here. Lets start with some more cards and ideas. Todays feature is the'vertical' card. The first ones are "Thank You's" made with a Tattered Lace alphabet die.

Next  ones are stamped with an OLD Magenta image of the 3 pots! Love these, but probably haven't used them for 15 years. Ok, stamped and embossed in black, and colored with irridescent H20's.

More cards with Marianne dies. Yummy! Yes, these could have been embellished, but sometimes the chuch perfers a flat card. Better for mailing. The big ( and it is about 4.5 ) circle looks plain and , but it is one of my most used dies. Fits nicely on a 5x5 card.

This is a  picture of the die I used for the cards in yesterdays post. Thought you might like to see. Fairly new.

Thanks again for looking!
Mary

 

 

 

March 2017

New month, new post. Today I have another Marianne Die. It is as you see a square with a bit of lacy cut-outs. At first I thought it it was limited but only by the size. Any image for any theme can be put in the center. Or if you like, just words or a flower! Really easy and color makes it versatile too.

Marinne creatable sheets (collage sheets). Try Buddly Crafts unless you have a local store

This one shows all four pieces in the set. The lacy layer in the center is what I cut in half and used on the sides of the heart cards in a previous post. Of course the white layer on top  is a plain circle.

Thanks for looking!
Mary

 

Marianne Dies

Today we are featuring Marianne Dies. I absolutely love these dies.The oval has been around awhile, but I just got it. It is so versatile. My use is vertical, but go look on the web and it is stunning in a horizontal format.

 

The image above is ephemera found on the web. They look pretty much the same. One is pink, one is peachy. The roses on the card below are from Germany.

 


Bunny is from a Marianne collage sheet. The Butterflys are from Authentique paper pack.

Think this grey one is my favorite!

Thanks for looking,

Mary

 

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

Just a couple cards to show you today. The first is another red heart that didn't get in the first post. So, I think they are pretty, and wanted to share!

So this is large, but is turned out so nice. Just needs some pearls and more glitter! I used a template for the "Romantic Swing Card" from a company called dutch doobabadoo. Just google it and you will see a huge variety of images, from basic shapes, stars to teapots, cameras and more. You are supposed to cut with your x-acto I am sure, but I started the cuts, then used a detail scissor. Next I will feature the gatefold. So easy!

Thanks for looking!

Celebrate with something yummy, chocolate??

Mary 

 

LOVE IS..

Today is February 12th. It is almost Valentines day. These 'valentine' cards feature a Marianne heart die. It is sooo lacy & pretty. Hope you enjoy! 

This card and the next one  are both the same. The lacey edges on the side of the heart is a circle die that came with another set.



A little valentine card inside

The next one is the folded heart.

Who says Valentine has to be red or pink??

 

Thanks for looking!

Mary