One Die, Two Different Flowers

I used the beautiful Spellbinders Sunflowers and Ladybugs die set, to make a card with a sunflower...and then used it to make a card with a daisy!...

I have combined both cards with the same Simon Says Stamp sentiment die, but with different backgrounds.

I started out by using it as it was intended, as a sunflower.  I die cut three of the petals, and then used a scoring tool, to make lines in some of the petals and bend some of them, giving the flower some added interest and dimension.  I did the same with the leaves.  The center is made up of little star type die cuts that I used an old Stampin Up piercing pad to push each in the center with a rounded piercing tool, and make them slightly rounded.  I then adhered them to the center, first using some glue dots, and with the ones on the outer places, just plain glue.  I chose a pretty new Simon embossing folder, with sunflowers, for the background.  I added the layered sentiment and popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

Then, I thought...hmmm...if I just make the petals white and the center smaller and yellow, I could make a daisy...so I tried it...

I made it just like the first, except for the background. At the end, I decided I liked it with no leaves...I liked all the wonderful white with just the pop of yellow, so no leaves.  The background was done with a light gray paper, and the My Favorite Things Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots background stamp. I stamped with versamark and white embossed.  I used my Misti and made sure that I swiped the paper with my static bag before stamping and embossing.  Here's a close up...

Okay, not going to lie, these cards were fun to make and they make me happy!  Hope you are having a great middle-of-the-week day!  

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Sending Sunshine

I've made a card with the My Favorite Things Sunflower Sweetheart stamp/die set...

I had thought this stamp/die set was so so cute for a long time, but getting both the stamps and dies together was really hard....one or the other would keep going out of stock.  I love the images AND the sentiments...both very cute and super sweet!!  

I stamped, die cut, colored, and adhered all the pieces onto a die cut scalloped rectangle with my much loved Simon die, stamped with one of the set's sentiments.  Here's a close up of the card...

So happy I finally got to make a card with this set....feeling sunshine and happiness...happy Sunday to you!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Whimsy Rainbows

I made three fun, simple cards with the My Favorite Things Rainbow Whimsy die and their Rainbow Greetings stamp set...

The first one, I used plain card stock and a stitched rectangle die...

I layered the rainbow and popped up the panel I adhered it to. In all three, simplicity was key.  I honestly tried Tonic drops, but didn't like the look, so they are simply rainbows, nothing else.  I also tried to use these rainbows on cards with the rainbows running along the top half, but thought this die cut "fit" better on the long side. 

Here's  a close up...

The second onem I used patterned paper and adhered to the same patterned paper in gray...

The paper is Doodlebug. Here's a close up...

The third one I opted to put on a square card for something a little different, and the sentiment was longer than the first two...

The only stitched square die I had large enough for a 5" card was made by Lil Inkers (sadly, no longer in business, so no longer available).  The paper is from Sunny Studio.  I framed with a black border.  You KNOW this card has to go to somebody REALLY special if I am willing to tell them I love them more than rainbows...a family card, for sure:)!!  Here's a close up...

I LOVE this die, it's cute and sweet at the same time, and hey...it's a rainbow, what is not to love for just that fact, alone!!!  Here's one I saw a couple weeks ago while driving to my daughter's house!  I was so stunned, I had to pull over in this school's parking lot to gaze at it for a while and get this picture...I love rainbows!!

Hope your day is happy, and that you are staying safe!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Sweet...

I used the Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate Summer stamp/die set and the My Favorite Things Sweet sentiment stamp and Sweet die to make a couple cards...

I LOVE  these Lawn Fawn "Simply" stamp dies sets!  They are simple, and simply adorable!  I also purchased the sentiment stamp set that goes with the "Simply" stamp/die set, but chose to use the My Favorite Things Sweet stamp/die set for today's cards.  I stamped, embossed, die cut and layered the ice cream cones, them swiped the pink marker on a piece of cardstock and die cut the sentiment and layered, as I wanted it to "match" the ice cream.  I used an old Papertrey Ink impression plate (Tin Types) for the background.  Here's a close up...

The other one, I used the watermelons for a card to encourage a friend!...

I absolutely LOVE watermelons...my family thinks I'm crazy, but I never buy one watermelon....usually two or three at a time!  I love watermelon, but am always afraid that if I buy one and picked a bad one, I'll have none...so two or three gives me better odds of getting a good one.  One time I picked three BAD ones...the most recent purchase, I have eaten two of the three and so far, both were AMAZING!!  There is nothing like a beautiful, sweet watermelon...and while the summer lasts, I will indulge as much as possible.  I used another Papertrey Ink Impression plate for this card (retired Simple Stripes) and popped the top and bottom up over the watermelons.  Here's a close up...

Hope you are enjoying the sweet simple things in life, this summer, ice cream and watermelon...it doesn't get much sweeter, or fun than this!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Happy Birthday Hoyas

My daughters both LOVE plants...and both have LOTS of plants.  I made a card for one of my daughters for her birthday using a stamp and die from Flora and Fauna of a plant she has and "loves"...the official name of the plant, Hoya Kerrii...sometimes referred to as "Lucky-Heart"...

 I stamped, die cut and layered the hearts.  I used the pot stamp/die from the retired My Favorite Things Sweet Succulents.  The sentiment is from the My Favorite Things Greetings Galore stamp set.  I popped up the stitched panel...here's a close up...

Then, I had an idea.  To keep the plant going into the card, I opted for another sentiment from the same set, and ...well, below, you'll see what I did...

It was such a fun card to put together...hope you are safe and healthy!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Remember the "Smiley Face"?

I purchased the My Favorite Things Big Smile die and coordinating sentiment stamp set a while ago, but decided to pull it out a couple days ago and made a smile card, based on the original yellow/black smiley face of the 70's...

 Super simple in design, dark yellow cardstock and die cut black letters.  I die cut and stacked the letters, and added glossy accents to the letters after adhering them to the card.  I added a stamped sentiment under the curved lettered "smile" and popped up on a stitched rectangle die cut.  Here's a close up..

Hope you're hanging in...me and mine are holding tight and all are well:)!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

High Tops

I have made a couple cards using the My Favorite Things LLD All Star High Top die set...

This die set is one that was released a while ago, then retired(discontinued).  My Favorite Things brought this die set "out of the vault" late last year, and I snapped it up!!  It is SUCH a cool die, and SO realistic...and SO MUCH FUN!!  It has been in and then quickly out of stock since then, but it's back in stock again, so I couldn't think of a better time to show you what I've made with it!

 For the first one, I used three shimmery metallic pieces of cardstock, adhered together.  I then die cut the high top from the adhered strips.  I layered the shoe and some of the pieces(you KNOW how I love layering:)!).  The lace brads are die cut from silver metallic, and the sentiment is embossed with a combo of gold and copper powder for a kind of rose gold look...it went better that way with the paper I used than with simply gold.   Here's a close up...

The second one, I made a traditional converse, black and white...

The background paper is different.  I have a family friend who works in graphic design and kindly remembers me when her company is disposing of their paper sample folders.  The striped paper is one of the pages from one of the books.  Here is a pic of the "other" side of the paper..(I had already cut a piece off the page)...

I determined that the sentiment could be stamped, and the the piece was big enough for an A2 sized card, so I cut it down, stamped the sentiment and adhered it to a card...

Here's a close up...

My sister is a HUGE Converse girl...I sent the second one to her(she said she's going to frame it😁, she loved it so much!)

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Rainbow Bright

  I used the My Favorite Things Magical Rainbow die and stamps along with the Cute Cloud Outline dies, to make an encouragement/thank you card...

You know me and rainbows...well this one is so stinkin' cute!!  The sentiments in the stamp set are wonderful, and fit perfectly below the rainbow!  I layered the rainbow, and the cloud borders, added a few tonic drops and adhered to a framed, layered frame.  Here's a close up...

Hope you have a colorful day...it's fun!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Birthday Record Player

I made a birthday card for my amazing son-in-law who LOVES vinyl and record players...

This amazing die is from My Favorite Things...such a funnnnnnnn die...and I LOVE it!!   I used watercolor paper and sponged distress oxide ink and then splattered water on it, to make a cool looking record.  My daughter was showing me some of the vinyl records that Nic owns, and he has some that are wildly colored, so I thought this would be cool!  I used some wood veneer paper (old paper from Simon, but no longer available) for the player and silver cardstock for the knobs and needle.  I stamped Happy Birthday sentiment on vellum for the center piece...ok, not perfect, but had to bend the stamp a bit to get is rounded, so it wasn't perfect (believe me, I tried and tried, and tried).  This was sooooo much fun!!!  Here's a close up...

Hope you are having a great start to your week...PEACE!! 

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Big Thanks

I made a couple thank you cards with a sentiment die from Birch Press and sentiment stamps from My Favorite Things and CZ Design...I LOVE sentiment dies:)...

I die cut and layered the "THANKS" with white and colored card stock.  I adhered the sentiment over a heart die cut panel.  I added a sentiment from My Favorite Things and used a Lawn Fawn sentiment  banner die.  I added some Tonic Crystal drops to finish.  Here's a close up...

The second one, simply done, the "THANKS" in gold and black...

 I die cut the sentiment from black card stock, then gold, and layered both.  I added a gold embossed stamped sentiment from CZ Design with Simon Says Stamp.  I adhered them both onto a piece of embossed cardstock I got at Michael's.  I used the same gold cardstock as the sentiment and adhered a strip on the top and bottom of the card.  The card is a 1/2" narrower than a standard card...the embossed cardstock was a scrap piece of paper, and it was a bit too narrow to make it standard.  Here's a close up...

I LOVE the sentiment dies from Birch Press...This one is strong enough in size and design to stand alone...loved having a little time to play with it and make a couple cards, but the possibilities are endless!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Love You with Lots of Hearts

I used the My Favorite Things Lots of Hearts and their Outline dies to make a couple cards...

I die cut the outlines and layered three times.  I thought the soft colors of the My Favorite Things Dots and Stripes Confection paper pack was sweet (confection...sweet...😊😊), so I die cut another heart from the outlines with the striped paper.  I will use the outline in the second card, but for this card, I used the inside of the die cut.  I used the "love you", from the MFT Stamps Simply Hello and Love You dies...layering, like the hearts.  I used a Darice embossing folder for the background... I loved how the lines of the folder were so like the lines in the patterned paper!   Not sure they make this folder any more.  I have never really used this folder, because it cracks the paper when it embosses the paper...the embossing lines are too deep.  After much trial and error, I learned that putting an extra piece of thin cardstock in the folder when die cutting the piece of paper I want for my card, will significantly help to lessen that problem.  I think you'll be seeing more of this folder in the future!! I finished the card by dotting the hearts with Tonic Jewel drops.  Here's a close up...

The second one, I used the outline of the first card, and then die cut a polka dotted background for the striped outline...

I used a sentiment from the MFT Stamps Sweet Nothings set, and some striped paper on either side of the panel.  I dotted three of the hearts with enamel dots.  Here's a close up...

These cards make me happy, and I had lots of fun making them!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa