All About MUM

Mums and moms love their flowers.  I've taught my family "this mom" loves receiving flowers in a pot so they can continue to grow and I can also plant in the garden to enjoy the rest of the year or even next year if they are perennials.   My mom was a long standing member of a community garden club so she's the one that taught me the beauty of flowers and arrangements.

I'm spotlighting another Sassy Cheryl.  This little image is Polly's Pink Flower and can be found at Paper Creators.  Join our March challenge #57 with the theme being "All About Mum".

A2, made into a shaped card using the Cameo

Wink of Stella on all yellow, flower and pearl added, sentiment computer generated

House Mouse Shaped card

This particular little House Mouse Wooden Rubber Stamp "Fantastic Friends" is retired.  I would love to see some of the retired come back in clear stamp form.

Anyhoo, I made a shaped card and was sure to add pink pink pink for two different challenges.  House Mouse HMFMC #228 - shaped card.  Die Cuttin' Divas #288 - pink.  It is still breast cancer awareness month.  I'm sending these 3 cards (different sentiments)(only two showing), to friends who have dealt with or dealing with breast cancer.

PS..New toy: I bought a HP Color Laser Pro printer and totally thrilled with it.  Yup, the ink is more expensive, but it last 5-6 times longer so the end result is it being cheaper than my HP Photosmart printer.  Laser is great for graphics, though not photographs. (Deloris's cards were just too awesome, so it's her fault that I'm now broke..haha)

5x5 scallop circle, twine, Wink of Stella, copics, Lawn Fawn Stitched circle dies

"time has really flown by"...all the circles are inlayed rather than mounted on top of each other.

"Bacon" in the sun

Something went weird with linking to QKR's challenge last week...I hope it doesn't happen this week...haha  Yup, I'm joining QKR Stampede Challenge #205.  The theme: shaped card (not square, rectangle, or plain circle)

I think digi16913 Stacked Pigs is a hoot, yet I had not used it until today. I merged a sun, the sentiment from Bugaboo Stamps, and the pig image in Design Studio, made a slight outside border, welded and cut into a shaped card.  I added gold Wink of Stella to the sun.

A2, coloring in PS and copics, glitter on sun, welded all and cut

ok...only did 3 instead of 4

Easter Egg Shaped Card

This Fancy Easter Egg cut file was a freebie at Miss Kate's Cuttables yesterday.  It came with 4 different designs.  I can't believe this was free.  It was so easy to create.  I left off the last layer and decided to add DP on the bow.

A2 sixe, pop-ups on bow for dimension, wink of stella on butterflies and flowers

If you look carefully you can see the matching green stand for the egg to stand straight

Crazy Little Charlie Horse

Charlie Horse is at it again! He loves to play in the snow as much as any child.  We always hope for, at least, one little snow each year here in South Carolina.  The Snow Globe Gala, Charlie Snowhorse and Winter Wishes scene are all from Doodle Pantry.  I was inspired by several gals from the Doodle Pantry team...not quite casing them but pretty darn close.  Theirs were wonderful! Still a little time to join in on our Doodle Pantry #53 challenge.

Meantime, it's in the wee hours of the morning and I have 2 Boston Butts on my smoker grill while the men are still fast asleep in the house.  Okay...the doggies are up with me!  We will pick and eat one as soon as it comes off the smoker. The other will be packaged and divvy up for friends.  I'll try to post a pic later as the butts starts turning a rich, dark brown.

A2 size, glitter on the puffy snow, merged Charlie Horse into the winter scene and cut out an extra of him and the top to give it lots of dimension.  Cut globe and Charlie Horse using my Silhouette.

side view, cut out plain white paper to fit inside to write my letter and sentiment.  I can't decide it I will add sentiment on the outside.

You're so tweet!

We're moving! It's chaotic, tiring and expensive....and it has kept me from card creating! I met the nicest lady who had just moved and was unpacking her worldly possessions. Feeling terribly broke, I stopped my car and asked if I could have any boxes she was discarding and leaving on the street. "Sure", she said, "help yourself".  I felt like I had just won a jackpot.  Moving boxes are expensive and she saved me a lot of money with her generosity.   I made her this "thank you" card....seemed perfect since it was all about her house and my house and this adorable "birdhouse" image from the Doodle Pantry Tweet Hello set.  This was a set that was sold at Clear Dollar and will be re-introduced at the Doodle Pantry Store in December.

In the meantime, join in on the November Doodle Pantry Challenge #40 for a chance to win a wonderful gift certificate and the opportunity to receive "free" the  Snowman Pile set.

Made it an A2 shaped card, brad, bird charm and MB branch, pop-ups for dimension

Baby it's cold outside

My third winter card theme...I bet you still thought I was going to do a window...haha

Ok...not freezing cold yet, but when it arrives, this little birdie would like to head to Seminole, Florida for a few weeks!

Folks, I tried to find out who gave this "winterbirdies freebie svg"....not Kadoodle, Scrap Chick, or Treasure Box.  It did not come with a credit page.  I'm sure someone out there will recognize it and let me know so I can update.  This is a great, fast, quick, cute, shaped card that I will use as my "go to" card through March.

I did a little inking on edges, swiss dot folder on feet, wavy crimper on hat, and made a white shadow base for a clean finished shaped card.

A2 size, also used pop-ups under green ball pom pom

Some of my stash of "go to" birdies