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 Hello!  It’s good to be back.  I’ve been pretty preoccupied with with gardening lately, and the seedlings are ready to graduate to the flowerbeds!   When it’s cold and grey in the tail end of winter, seeing little green shoots is always encouraging!  Today’s card was inspired from the colors from Color Dare Challenge #705. Getting back into the swing of things, my card is more fresh and clean in appearance.   I found a polka-dot scrap in my table and decided to use it as the background for my birds.  The bird dies are from Simon Says Stamp called - A Friend Like You.   The birds were cut and assembled.   Seaside spray, daffodil delight, and basic black were the cardstock colors used to build the birds.  I used the hexagon speech bubble from Concord and 9th/Kristina Werner - set called Just Talking.  I stamped the musical notes, and “Just a note of thanks” from Amuse stamps (Sampler Set 3) in Versafine Onyx Black Ink. Have a great w...

 Hello!  Today’s card was is inspired from Sunday Stamps Challenge 386.  To join in on the fun, click the link  (HERE) For my card, I used the girl from Unity’s July 2022 - Kit of the Month called Fresh air and Sunshine.   I stamped the girl with Sepia - Archival ink from Ranger on multi media paper, and watercolored with shades of Mint Macaroon, Dusty Durango, Petal Pink and Blushing Bride from Stampin Up.  I used Simon Says Stamp - A2 rectangle dies to cut the panels.   Wall Paper and Warmth is floral patterned paper that was used as the layer beneath the girl.   A sheer ribbon was knotted 2-3 times with the ends tucked under to create the flowers in the hair.   Happy Birthday was stamped in Early Espresso ink (SU) - from In Your Words - stamp set (SU). Butterfly dies - Be Your Beautiful Self (SSS) Thanks for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye 

Hello!  Inside I have been loving all things vintage lately!  Today’s card is inspired from this week’s sketch from Atlantic Hearts this week. To play along, click the link  (HERE) This great design works so well with small images, and I grabbed a couple of my Itty Bitty stamps from Unity. I grabbed some ephemera thank you gifts, and paired it with Unity’s Life Touches - By Lisa Arana. I cut out the printed piece, and also cut a red banner as well.   Since there was labels in the background, I used a square postage cutting die to frame the flower image. The flower was stamped in Ranger - Archival Ink in Watering can. For the striped background, I found some lace print scrapbook paper, and turned it vertically.   I also made a second card, because I was having so much fun with this layout: Card #2 I used the same printed ephemera paired with Unity’s Itty Bitty stamp called Seeds Within. I stamped in Early Espresso Ink (SU). I partially die cut the flowers, so the...

 Hello! Today’s card is inspired from the wonderful sketch from Verena this week at Freshly Made Sketches.  To join in on the fun, click the link:  HERE For my card, I used the Nature’s Spotlight stamp and die set from Stampin Up.   I stamped the flower from the stamp set in Mint Macaroon ink - (SU) on the Soft Seafoam card base.  I then used a few pieces of vintage ephemera to build the rectangle and cluster of overlapping circles.   A gold foil strip was added to tie the elements together. To add an additional layer, I added the Bright Dragonfly from Simon Says Stamps.  The wings were cut from the same Soft Seafoam color and brushed with Wink of Stella. For the body, I added Versamark ink directly to the die cut and added Cosmic Shimmer EP- in Brilliant Sparkle Forest. A few frosted pink dots were added as embellishment.  The sentiment was stamped in Gumball Green ink - (SU). Thanks for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye

 Hello!  I had a great tutorial that arrived in my inbox today from Julie  Baca - of Sunny Day Stamping. Her video shows a great gift card holder with a belly band. My card today uses the measurements from this tutorial,  HERE I love how this card format works with any occasion!  For my card, I decided to stock up on a Christmas theme, because these come on handy!  I used the stamped image for the belly band and stamped the sentiment on the inside panel.   Card Challenges: Classic Design Challenge #04 (Furry Friends) -  (LINK HERE) Merry Little Christmas Challenge #68 -  LINK HERE Supplies: I used Ho-Ho Holiday Check in from Unity Stamps, and Unity’s Scandinavian Holiday Paper. Cardstock: Stampin Up - True Thyme Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black Acessories- Wink of Stella Dies- Simon Says Stamp Basic Shapes - nesting squares

 Hello!  It was so nice to get back to the craft room today!  I’m knee deep in seedling season, and I have been re-potting and hardening off plants.   I am also strongly regretting all the basil I planted, but I’m going to try making a hanging basket with a tumbling tomato for the front porch, so I can use some of it up. For today’s card, I was inspired by these very soothing  colors from Color Dare - Challenge #702. To play along, click  HERE Inside: This is the color palette for the challenge: Supplies Used: Stamps- Unity - Emotions Unfolded. Olive Branch Ink- Stampin Up - Soft Succulent, Mint Macaroon, Rich Razzelberry  Prismacolor Pencils- 907,1021,978  Wink of Stella Cardstock- Stampin up - Soft Seafoam, Soft Succulent Embossing Folder- Stamping Up - Subtle Impressions Dies- Simon Says Stamp A2 Rectangle Dies, Artful Palette (Rectangle #5) Thanks for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye

 Hello!  I just love the simplicity of this card! It was inspired from this month’s current sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Card - FB group, and SSS- Wednesday challenge: Four Legged Friends. Join the challenge ( HERE) From the sketch, I used a polar bear and snowflake for my two overlapping elements.  I already had some left over pieces of Designer Series Paper called Peaceful Cabinet, from Stampin Up. The thin strip came from SSS-Strip dies in iridescent white cardstock. 3-bears from SSS-Flourish Bear die were cut and stacked together.  A snowflake was cut from silver foil card stock (Recollections).   The sentiment from SSS- Angel Wings Everything Nice det was also cut from Silver cardstock.  Thanks for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye