Hello friends, welcome to my reminder post for the Flower Challenge #93, to make a birthday card. Playing along helps you boost your stash so we hope you will be inspired! I pulled out two older sets and made an elegant layered birthday card with a bold sentiment. I love the matte gold foil card stock but it's sure hard to get a good photo. Thanks for coming by to visit! Be yourself Have delight in your craft Make something beautiful! Supplies from The Greetery: Floral Delicacy stamps and die Birthday Blooms stamps and dies A2 Arches Die Inks: Distress Oxide - Peeled Paint, Salvaged Patina, Spun Sugar, Saltwater Taffy

Good morning, everyone! I’m so excited to be back creating things that I can share with you! I’ve been busy creating…but it’s all stuff that I can’t show you just yet. It wouldn’t be fun to spill the

CAS(E) this Sketch #324 Hello. I made this card yesterday wanting to play some more with this new stamp set from The Greetery called: Fleur Impressions. I stamped it all using Distressed Oxide Inks and used a dauber . I also added a bit of shimmer but its not showing up in the photo. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink :Stylish Sentiments: Birthday Stamp Set . I scored the front panel just a bit to add to the lines of the sketch and flipped the side of the design opposite of the sketch . It's alway fun to pick homegrown lettuce and spinach from our own backyard. The drinks are lemon drop martinis (my husband made) using the lemons from the backyard too! Thank you for the visit, hope you are having a wonderful week. We're going to warm up a bit today, we've been enjoying much cooler temperatures this year. Its always nice since it get pretty warm here. We are making progress on the flooring, baseboards, painting, demo, etc. We are trying to do less more often , not lots in one day. (Our body thanks us:) Funny how our mind says yes you can do it and our body lets us know : No You Can't!!! Take care Simon Says: Anything Goes

Title: "Fluer de Vie" © 2017 Artist: Trevor Welsh (Psiloteric Visions ™) Metallic Poster Prints Available: https://www.etsy.com/listing/604882395/ankh-poster-visionary-art-psychedelic?ref=shop_home_active_34 Canvas Prints Available: https://www.etsy.com/listing/529719347/ankh-visionary-art-psychedelic-art?ref=shop_home_active_52 ***Logo displayed in images will not be on the final product (just an internet watermark) Description: I envisioned an Ankh acting as a portal, through which divine light and energy poured into an empty space, creating life in the form of vegetation and water. The Ankh is a symbol of life and recycling energy as it flows around and back in. The life-force that flows out of this Ankh forms the shape of a flower, while the Ankh is the stem, therefore I titled this piece “Fluer de Vie” (Flower of Life). Elements: healing, rejuvenation, tranquility, Ankh, creation, life LOGISTICS Sizes: ~80"x60" or 40"x53" - includes "hanging-loops" for easy wall hanging - photo-quality printed on super-soft, fade resistant durable fabric - machine washable and dryer safe INTERNATIONAL ORDERS Please make sure you check your customs rules. Some countries will hold shipments until the import fees are paid. It's also a hit and miss with some countries as well. If you need something special written on the customs forms, please contact us AHEAD of the purchase with the country and customs information. We are not responsible for any import taxes. Thanks. NOT MEANT FOR DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED "Fluer de Vie" is protected by U.S. Copyright Office. Psiloteric Visions ™ is trademarked

Hello, happy winter! I hope those of you who celebrate have had a wonderful Christmas. With the holiday a very busy time at our house, I took a break from blogging. I'm back with a floral thank you card in springy colors. With two new paper packs waiting to be used I was really happy to combine this pastel blue with a stamped panel I had sitting around. I can't even remember details of how I stamped it, but I know that I used the Blooms Fill In stamps from Concord and 9th. I added details with colored pencils and some white Nuvo drops. I'm absolutely loving the new dies I got, made by Lawnfawn. HERE is the link. They have several sizes of rectangles with double lines of just stitching to accent a panel. I can't wait to get back into card making. It makes my days feel 'back to normal' whatever that means. Many thanks to my friends at Freshly Made Sketches for giving me a challenge to play along with! Warm hugs to you all who are the best encouragers out there. I appreciate you! Be yourself Delight in your craft Make something beautiful!

Hi! Hope you are doing well and staying healthy! I haven't played with these gorgeous layered stamps in probably a year or so. When I did stamp them, the majority of my images were then fussy-cut and arranged. Today I wanted to stamp some pretty bouquets directly onto my card front, no cutting allowed. I did 2 cards, very much the same. supplies: white and pink cardstock, The Greetery Fleur Impressions, Altenew mini inks in Florals (pinks), Golden Sunset, and Green Valley collections, Tammy Tutterow Sweet Petite Sentiments, Sunny Studio Frilly Eyelet Lace Frame die supplies: white cardstock, Fleur Impressions stamps, same inks as above, Tammy Tutterow (retired) Sew Tiny Sentiments, Penny Black Stitched Stackers die I love the font/handwriting that Tammy uses on her sentiments! To me, they are so feminine, perfect for a card filled with flowers! And both of these cards can now be used for a variety of occasions.

I have a really bad habit of making sympathy cards that cannot be mailed, yet I generally NEED to mail them! Even though I have a nice stash ready to go, I really needed two that could be mailed! It's been a minute since I used the Fleur Impressions stamp set from The Greetery, so I pulled it out and had some fun inking up the beautiful blooms! I hadn't decided on a particular color scheme, so I just started adding and layering ink until I was happy with the result. These are all SU! ink pads, which I am finding myself reaching for more and more. They have been neglected for YEARS, yet they have the most prominent and accessible location on my desk, thanks to the fabulous carousel I bought back in my demonstrator days! They are still so juicy and nice, so I may as well use them, right? I still have all the coordinating cardstock as well (thank you crafty hoarder self) ha ha! Anyway, I'm rambling....once I had the first, larger bloom inked, I decided to go for warm oranges, ruby, and blush hues for the blooms, but then switched gears for the Bordering Blue tall cluster of flowers. Since these two colors are on opposite sides of the color wheel, you are pretty much guaranteed success! Both cards feature the same embossed background; I cut two pieces of Bordering Blue cardstock measuring 5 by 3 3/4 inches and embossed them with the Regency Swirls embossing folder; this was included with my Gemini Jr. when I got if for Christmas a few years ago. Because it is so deeply detailed, it made the cardstock very floppy so I adhered each panel to a white piece of card stock that is cut to the same size. I went rummaging in my "leftover" pile and found this beautiful, yet wonkily cut, watering can! I thought with some strategic flower placement I could make it appear less wonky! ha ha! The recipient of this card is old and doesn't have the best eyesight, so I felt I'd be safe! Now I just need you all to be forgiving, too! LOL! I used my favorite sympathy stamp set and tucked it up top! I added a trio of sequins and skipped glitter, like I normally would use on a floral design like this. I also found this die cut circle in my leftover pile so I figured I'd use it as well. I simply clustered the flowers and leaves together and placed the sentiment over the top. Both focal panels are added to white cardbases using foam squares. I tried hard not to use too much dimension, so hopefully these can still be mailed after all that! ha ha! Thanks for fluttering by!

Hi there! Happy almost Friday! :-) I'm just popping in to share one more card that I created with the latest release from The Greetery! I combined two of my favorite sets from The Greetery! I stamped the jar and string from Just Mason Around and added flowers from the Fleur Impressions set. For the background, I stenciled on some polka dots using soft colors. Thanks so much for stopping by! ~Laurie

Hi! Hope you are doing well and staying healthy! I haven't played with these gorgeous layered stamps in probably a year or so. When I did stamp them, the majority of my images were then fussy-cut and arranged. Today I wanted to stamp some pretty bouquets directly onto my card front, no cutting allowed. I did 2 cards, very much the same. supplies: white and pink cardstock, The Greetery Fleur Impressions, Altenew mini inks in Florals (pinks), Golden Sunset, and Green Valley collections, Tammy Tutterow Sweet Petite Sentiments, Sunny Studio Frilly Eyelet Lace Frame die supplies: white cardstock, Fleur Impressions stamps, same inks as above, Tammy Tutterow (retired) Sew Tiny Sentiments, Penny Black Stitched Stackers die I love the font/handwriting that Tammy uses on her sentiments! To me, they are so feminine, perfect for a card filled with flowers! And both of these cards can now be used for a variety of occasions.

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for some inspiration from the Inspiration Team… Dawn is up today and she is going to town mixing florals in her classic style. Just wait until yo…

Hello there! If you've been here before, you might realize that I have not been blogging as much in the last few months. At the very end of July and the first week in August, we met my husband's twin brother Wayne, and his wife (also named Vickie) at a car show in Louisville, Kentucky where they had two cars entered. Fayne and I took our time traveling to get there as there was a stop we wanted to make along the way to a place we didn't make it to during our East Coast Swing Trip in 2014. The first night we traveled just a couple of hours until we arrived at Texarkana, TX. Fayne had worked all day and his day starts at 3:30 am when he gets up. So by the time he gets home from work, he has already put in a 12 hour day. So we didn't go too far. The next day we planned to spend the night in the Nashville area so that we could visit the home of Andrew Jackson. We stopped in Memphis along the way and ate lunch at Corky's Ribs and BBQ. Hands down, the best ribs ever. I grew up eating Kansas City BBQ, and then Texas BBQ, so I'm pretty particular. I also like a dry rub, and no sauce, so I'm even pickier than lots of other folks because most people drown their barbeque in sauce. And our waitress, Anita, kept us entertained and our thirst quenched with never-ending Arnold Palmers (Half Sweet Tea & Half Lemonade). We had a great time and it was nice to do a somewhat leisurely drive. It was our first vacation in 5 years, so we wanted to be able to take it slow. With a car show that lasted four days, I knew I would spend a couple of those days in the hotel and not at the show so, in preparation for that, I die cut a bunch of new stuff from The Greetery and Gina K Designs, my Distress Ink Cubes, a Misti, and my Altenew Artist Markers and a few other things and tossed them into a large tote. This worked amazingly well. I had a variety of mediums to choose from and a variety of things to stamp. When I first got home, I made several cards from The Greetery's Summer Sketches. Since I haven't shared them on my blog yet, I'll share them here. These four cards use Summer Sketches from The Greetery, Butterflies from Gina K Designs, Kind word die, and Stitched Rectangles Dies from Simon Says Stamp, Shimmer Cardstock from PaperPapers.com and Friend word die from Mama Elephant. These cards use the same materials above except for the center card, which I gave my daughter for her birthday last weekend. The center card uses a background paper that looks as if I watercolored it to match but I didn't. When I was stamping the blooms from The Greetery's "Fleur Impressions", I thought at the time that it would match perfectly with this paper from ModaScrap FLY & SCRAP 6x6 Paper Pack at Simon Says Stamp. I could just "see" it in my head. I was pretty tickled when I got home from Kentucky and put this card together, and it came out just how I visualized it. Once I had that done, I started doing some sewing for my daughter's birthday gift, and from there, that snowballed into working on a gift for my Sisters-In-Law that will be in their gift bag for Christmas. I can't show you those projects for obvious reasons, but trust me when I say that I have been on an absolute mission! I'm way ahead of the game by now on the sewing, but that's also why I haven't been posting much. Just as I was finishing my sewing on Sunday and trying to get my serger moved from the dining room table to the Portable Cutting Table that I use when sewing, I literally dropped my serger and it bounced onto it's "head". Oh my - there were pieces scattered all over the floor, and my 5 thread serger would no longer hold any spools of thread. The spool stand was broken in half, one of the corners of the machine was completely broken off, a few cuss words were shouted and I was about to burst into tears. I should have asked my husband to move the machine for me because it is heavy, but I didn't. The really sad part is that the factory where my machine was made in California, burned to the ground many years ago and you can't even get parts for it anymore. Thankfully, my husband figured out a workaround that was better than super glue and was able to get the belt tightened back up, the spool stand back together with some bracing on the underside of it and it seems to be working without any issues. It's not quite as pretty, but I've had it since 1993, so I'm reluctant to part with it. Not to mention that a new one would be quite expensive. Finally, last evening I had some time to sit and work with the rest of the elements I already had stamped and I also got a chance to play with a few new things from The Greetery; the Halfsies Oval and Diamond Dies. Today's cards are the rest of the elements I had left from Fleur Impressions and Blooming Branch. I used all Distress Inks with the Fleur Impressions stamps. The Blooming Branches were stamped with Altenew Inks. This card uses a combination of Fleur Impressions with the Blooming Branch. I used just one of the Halfsies - Diamond die cuts with some Gina K Designs Blue Lagoon cardstock. The pierced details are really nice. For this card, I used two of the die cuts to create a window. For the background, I ink blended using my Tailored Expression Blending Brushes with Sunkissed and Rouge Inks from Altenew. I misted it with gold shimmer mist and let it dry before attaching everything to that panel. When working with the Halfsies, I like to use 1/8th-inch ScorTape along the long edge to keep the edge secure while I am tucking things into it. This has worked great for me. This card uses another of the patterned papers from the same Moda Scrap Collection for the background behind the window. This is another ink blended background using Coral Berry with just a touch of Sunkissed. For this card, I used a card base made from Gina K Designs Ocean Mist Cardstock with the Halfsies: Diamond, Blooming Branch, and Fleur Impressions. Because all of my elements were already stamped, I could just sit and pull pieces together to create the arrangements. This morning, I stamped the sentiments on each card. I really love Betsy's simple style of greetings. Now that most of my Holiday sewing is done, I am back in the studio and I will have lots of new projects to share with you. I had a very bad fall in Nashville, before we ever got to Kentucky, so I just needed to take care of myself for a little while and take a break. I cut up my knees pretty badly and because I am allergic to Neosporin, didn't use any type of triple antibiotic ointment on my injuries. Needless to say by the time we got back, I had developed an infection and then had to do a course or oral antibiotics. I'll have the scars for many years to come I am sure. I appreciate your understanding of my taking a break. Because I am finally back in the studio, I am even going to enter at least one of these cards over at the Fusion Card Challenge. I hope you'll pop in with a card of your own to share! Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you'll take the time to leave me a comment!

Happy Friday! Kay is here with some beautiful springy projects using the Fleur Impressions set. We just had this set come back into stock in the shop, so Kay’s timing is perfect. Whether you&…

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I have a really bad habit of making sympathy cards that cannot be mailed, yet I generally NEED to mail them! Even though I have a nice stash ready to go, I really needed two that could be mailed! It's been a minute since I used the Fleur Impressions stamp set from The Greetery, so I pulled it out and had some fun inking up the beautiful blooms! I hadn't decided on a particular color scheme, so I just started adding and layering ink until I was happy with the result. These are all SU! ink pads, which I am finding myself reaching for more and more. They have been neglected for YEARS, yet they have the most prominent and accessible location on my desk, thanks to the fabulous carousel I bought back in my demonstrator days! They are still so juicy and nice, so I may as well use them, right? I still have all the coordinating cardstock as well (thank you crafty hoarder self) ha ha! Anyway, I'm rambling....once I had the first, larger bloom inked, I decided to go for warm oranges, ruby, and blush hues for the blooms, but then switched gears for the Bordering Blue tall cluster of flowers. Since these two colors are on opposite sides of the color wheel, you are pretty much guaranteed success! Both cards feature the same embossed background; I cut two pieces of Bordering Blue cardstock measuring 5 by 3 3/4 inches and embossed them with the Regency Swirls embossing folder; this was included with my Gemini Jr. when I got if for Christmas a few years ago. Because it is so deeply detailed, it made the cardstock very floppy so I adhered each panel to a white piece of card stock that is cut to the same size. I went rummaging in my "leftover" pile and found this beautiful, yet wonkily cut, watering can! I thought with some strategic flower placement I could make it appear less wonky! ha ha! The recipient of this card is old and doesn't have the best eyesight, so I felt I'd be safe! Now I just need you all to be forgiving, too! LOL! I used my favorite sympathy stamp set and tucked it up top! I added a trio of sequins and skipped glitter, like I normally would use on a floral design like this. I also found this die cut circle in my leftover pile so I figured I'd use it as well. I simply clustered the flowers and leaves together and placed the sentiment over the top. Both focal panels are added to white cardbases using foam squares. I tried hard not to use too much dimension, so hopefully these can still be mailed after all that! ha ha! Thanks for fluttering by!

Happy Friday! Kay is here with some beautiful springy projects using the Fleur Impressions set. We just had this set come back into stock in the shop, so Kay’s timing is perfect. Whether you&…

I have a really bad habit of making sympathy cards that cannot be mailed, yet I generally NEED to mail them! Even though I have a nice stash ready to go, I really needed two that could be mailed! It's been a minute since I used the Fleur Impressions stamp set from The Greetery, so I pulled it out and had some fun inking up the beautiful blooms! I hadn't decided on a particular color scheme, so I just started adding and layering ink until I was happy with the result. These are all SU! ink pads, which I am finding myself reaching for more and more. They have been neglected for YEARS, yet they have the most prominent and accessible location on my desk, thanks to the fabulous carousel I bought back in my demonstrator days! They are still so juicy and nice, so I may as well use them, right? I still have all the coordinating cardstock as well (thank you crafty hoarder self) ha ha! Anyway, I'm rambling....once I had the first, larger bloom inked, I decided to go for warm oranges, ruby, and blush hues for the blooms, but then switched gears for the Bordering Blue tall cluster of flowers. Since these two colors are on opposite sides of the color wheel, you are pretty much guaranteed success! Both cards feature the same embossed background; I cut two pieces of Bordering Blue cardstock measuring 5 by 3 3/4 inches and embossed them with the Regency Swirls embossing folder; this was included with my Gemini Jr. when I got if for Christmas a few years ago. Because it is so deeply detailed, it made the cardstock very floppy so I adhered each panel to a white piece of card stock that is cut to the same size. I went rummaging in my "leftover" pile and found this beautiful, yet wonkily cut, watering can! I thought with some strategic flower placement I could make it appear less wonky! ha ha! The recipient of this card is old and doesn't have the best eyesight, so I felt I'd be safe! Now I just need you all to be forgiving, too! LOL! I used my favorite sympathy stamp set and tucked it up top! I added a trio of sequins and skipped glitter, like I normally would use on a floral design like this. I also found this die cut circle in my leftover pile so I figured I'd use it as well. I simply clustered the flowers and leaves together and placed the sentiment over the top. Both focal panels are added to white cardbases using foam squares. I tried hard not to use too much dimension, so hopefully these can still be mailed after all that! ha ha! Thanks for fluttering by!

Good morning! Today I'm sharing 2 cards I made using Wplus9's new Free-Hand Florals stamp set. I was a bit daunted with this set at first, so for my first outing, I went with a general CASEing of Daw

......with lots of masking using The Greetery layered stamps. supplies: white and Surf Blue cardstock, The Greetery Just Mason Around and Fleur Impressions, Altenew inks in Golden Sunset, Sweet Dreams, and Grass Field, Spellbinders Hemstitch Ovals die, blue ribbon Yellow roses in an old blue canning jar - a day brightener for me and meaningful as I carried yellow roses in my wedding bouquet, and as it just so happens to be our 49th anniversary today! Thanks for coming by!

I am in love with everything by The Greetery, and was lucky enough to play with several of their sets this summer with my niece! I used a couple of sprigs that I stamped with Distress Oxide inks and die cut out, and layered them onto a background that I softly stencilled in Broken China ink. I used my embossing tool to add a raised border line around the edge.