Jarring Congratulations

 Hello!

It's been 19 days since I was here.  Not totally intentional.  Too many other things taking up too much time.  I did get a day of crafting with Bonnie two weeks ago. Unfortunately, I didn't unpack my craft bag until three days ago. I also finally found time on Monday to make a card.  My goal was to squeeze into the Freshly Made Sketch but I didn't make it.  Last month my youngest took a solo trip to the Catskills for a week to write. I'm thinking I need a solo crafting trip.  What a week that would be! A girl can dream! hahahaha

I did at least get to play with some new products I bought from Honey Bee Stamps.  I fell inlove with their newest release, Cottage Countryside, so I had to do some shopping.  These ginger jar dies with coordinating stencils I just love. I color coordinated them to go with the pattern papered background. 

I used Catherine Pooler inks and did ink to paper for the jars and the oval frame die behind them.  The patterned paper was part of a freebie pack I got in my Honey Bee order. So very pretty! I put everything on an ivy cardbase to coordinate with the ivory/cream in the background paper. I love the finished card. I decided to add a "congratulations" sentiment to use as a wedding card for a wedding we are attending in a couple weeks.

For Following Challenges:

All Those Pretty Papers Challenge - May - Floral Option

Card Supplies: 

Stamps: Sentiment - Simply Said Stamp Set (Waffle Flower).

Paper: Neenah Ivory 110lb cardstock

Ink: Tranquil, Cove Blue, Polished, Terracotta (CP Inks)

Extras: Ginger Jars Dies, Ginger Jars Stencils, Antique Layering Frame die (Honey Bee Stamps); Label die for sentiment (CP Designs).

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you come back soon!

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” 

~ Georgia O’Keeffe

Nance

Color Hues #109 Guest Designer - Bring Me Joy

Good Morning 

and 

Happy May!

Today is a good day as I am the Guest Designer at The Color Hues Challenge! So thrilled to be guesting again.  You can see the card that got me a guestie spot here. 

I had several ideas in my head for this color combo - beachy, floral, poolside, but I finally went with this cat in a basket of flowers.

I love this sweet cat die from Waffle Flower and I just thought a bright yellow cat sitting in a basket of blue flowers was perfect. Then, I decided to add a little bluebird friend as well.  I kept my background pretty simple.  I already had the blue watercolor panel of the same blue as the flowers so i die cut it from a scallop frame die.  The flower blooms are some of my only stand alone flower dies and they are by Lil Inker Designs.  They are no longer in business and I miss them. So I hope you enjoy my little feline.  

I hope you will play along in the challenge this fortnight.  Be sure and check out the Design Team's wonderful creations on the Color Hues blog. It's been one of my favorite challenges to play in as they come up with some great color combos. 

 

Card Supplies: 

Stamps: Sentiment - Where Flowers Bloom (MFT Stamps)

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock; Kraft cardstock (Lawn Fawn); Watercolor paper (Stratford).

Ink: Icing on the Cake; Chiffon, Oh Boy (CP Inks)

Extras: Cat Die - Be A Cat (Waffle Flower); Flower dies (Lil Inker Designs); Tag center die - Stash; Basket die (Impression Obsession); Bird die - Snowman and Friends Die (Waffle Flower).

Our own Annabella celebrated her 8th birthday this week so it's fitting I made a cat card.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you come back soon!

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” 

~ Georgia O’Keeffe

Nance