Life's Showers Bring Loves Flowers

  Hello Peeps!

My card share today is a card I made using the challenge at AAA Card Challenges

It is a pretty color challenge and you must use at least three of the colors shown.: 

I used another retired set called Umbrella Days.

My card:

I die cut my umbrellas using Timid Tiger, Fresh Freesia, and Pretty in Pink.

This die cuts the umbrella in 4 sections and that proved to be a bit of a challenge to put them together.

The handle is cut using Early Espresso.

The base of the card is Thick Basic White and followed with another piece of white that I embossed with the retired Rain Drops EF.

I stamped and then colored and fussy cut the flowers for the umbrellas.

I added the umbrellas to the card with dimensionals.

The sentiment come from the stamp set Under my Umbrella, retired. 

This was a fun one that I spent way too much time on, the ones that look simple generally are not, for me anyway!

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin!!

Vicki

Hello Friend

 Hello all!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the challenge this week at Just Us Girls

Here is my card:

I pulled out another retired set called Hydrangea Haven, it comes with stencils/masks to color the flower. I used Highland Heather for my flower head and old olive for the leaves.

The background is stenciled with a paper lattice panel from Stampin' Up (retired).

I laid the paper lattice on my card and used a sponge brush with Highland Heater ink to stencil through it. Not its original use but it worked perfectly.  Here is a picture of the paper lattice:

Makes a nice stencil!!

 Well, that is it for me for now.

Thanks for coming by today!

Happy Stampin!

Vicki

Forever Kind of Friend

 Hello Peeps!

Today's card share is a card I made using the sketch this week at The Paper Players

And my card:

IMy card is made using the Silly Old Bear Suite of products, an online exclusive that will be available to purchase on May 5th.

 Such a cute suite of products, this is one you will surely want. 

The Base of my card is Very Vanilla and I used a couple of patterns from the DSP.

I stamped and colored the mages with Blends, I used Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue, 

and Barley Blush.

The die cuts that Winnie and Piglet are mounted on come from the Sweet Words and Labels Dies cut with Very Vanilla and Hydrangea Hue cardstock.

I used some Hydrangea ribbon to wrap between the two layers of DSP. and tie a knot.

My sentiment comes from the Lily of the Valley stamp set.

Well, that is all for now, thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin!

Vicki 

Best Birthday Wishes

Good Morning Peeps!!

Hope you are doing well.

Today's card share is a card I made using the challenge this week at Seize the Birthday .

The optional topping this week was to make it pink and that is what I went with!

My card:

I pulled out another retired set, I am having so much fun using some of my older sets again!

I love this flower cluster from the Blessing of Home stamp set. 

I stamped with our new Hybrid black ink pad, available May 5th, onto basic white cardstock.

I colored this with a combo of Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Creen. I cut out with the matching dies.

The base of my card is Pretty in Pink, and the DSP is from the retired Wildflower Birthday pack.

The flower image is mounted on a die from new die set called Sweet Words and Labels , available May 5th.

I finished up with a few Pretty in Pink dots from the InColor pack.

Well, that is all for now, thanks so much for coming by to take a peek.

Later guys!

Happy Stampin!!!

Vicki 

Tic Tac Toe Birthday

Hello guys!

How is your week going so far? Hope it is well.

My card share today is one I made using the challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenges.

I used the diagonal squares, Floral, Emboss and Patterned Paper.

My card:

I am using the retired Stampin Up set Layers of Beauty.

This set has stencils or layers as they call them to color the image, so fun!

I used pretty in pink, flirty flamingo and for my leaves I used Granny Apple Green.

I cut the image out with the matching die.

The base of the card is Thick Basic White and then i used a piece of patterned paper from the 2024-2026 In Color 6x6 DSP paper pack.

 I followed that up with a piece of Basic White that is embossed with the Beautiful Patterns EF.

Well, that is all for now.

Thanks so much for coming by for a peek. Happy Stampin!

Vicki

Showered with Love

Hey guys!

Hope things are going well for you today.

We had terrible storms here on Sunday. I spent most of my evening hiding in the hall closet. I hate storm season! Even harder now that my husband is gone. 😢

Today's card share is a card I made using the challenge at Inspired By

I pulled out another retired set called Umbrella Days to use.

 My umbrellas may look more like beach umbrellas that rainy day umbrellas, but my card needed sone color.

The base of my card is Thick Basic White followed by some Boho Blue. I used another layer of white that I embossed with the Raindrop EF,

The girls are colored with Blends using Boho Blue, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie and Poppy Parade.

I die cut some clouds with the dies in this set and sponged them a bit with some pool party ink.

The sentiment is from the Under My Umbrella stamp set, retired.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

Thank You So Much

Hello Peeps!!

Aquick post today to share the card I made using the sketch at Just Add Ink Challenges 

Nice sketch huh? I love sketch challenges. 

My Card:

I pulled out a retired Stampin Up set called Mixed Florals. I stamped this image twice on some watercolor paper using the New Black Hybris ink pad.

I colored with a water brush using Fresh Freesia, Balmy Blue, Old Olive and Crumb Cake 

I die cut with the matching die. I fussy cut out one of the largest coneflower to add the image to represent the 3 smaller circles in the sketch.

The base of my card is Very Vanilla and the DSP is a sneak peek of the Silly Old Bear DSP

I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shape Dies and embossed with the Mini Corrugated EF.

I added the circle to the card and the flowers were added using dimesionals.

I finished up with a few retired Glossy Dots.

The sentiment is from the retired Zinnia stamp set and I used a die from the Sweet Words and Labels dies.

Thanks for coming by today and Happy Stampin!

Vicki

Hello Friend

 God Morning Peeps!!!

Today's card share is one I made using the challenge at Addicted to CAS

I tried my hand again at a CAS card, I really like how this one turned out. 😉

It was quite the feat to get this flowers onto my postage stamp and also the keep a white space around the edge so it really looked like a stamp. 

I used the Stampin Up Flowers Fair stamp, it is a large BG type stamp, so alot of masking off and positioning the stamp in the right place to get the flower, I used and threw away several attempts.

I did finally get four I liked I used two on this card.

The base of the card is Thick Basic White.

The sentiment comes from the Stampin UP Sweet Bugs stamp set.

The stamps were colored with Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green Blends amd adeed to the base with dimensionals

The BG is sponged on using Balmy Blue ink Pad.

Do you think I achieved clean and simple? 

Thanks for syopping by today and Happy Stampin.

Vicki

Hello Friend

Hu Guys! 

I am back with another card using the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches

 I really loved this sketch and couldn't stop thinking about it, 

so I had to make another card using it.  

The stamp set is retired and so is the cardstock and DSP.

The stamp set is Mixed Floral and the cardstock is Boho Blue, I love that color and hope it comes back when they do a color refresh.

I colored the flower using Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Boho Blue and a bit of Pumpkin Pie.

The sentiment comes from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set as is the circle background piece.

Well thanks again for stopping by and Happy Stampin'!!

Vicki

Happy Birthday to me!!

Hello Friends!!

Today is my birthday!!! No big deal at my age......😂

Today's card share is a card I made using the challenge at Sunday Stamps. A pretty Pastel Color Challenge.

Such pretty colors, rules say you must use three of the five colors, I used Pretty in Pink, Shy Shamrock, and Smoky Slate, 

I used the Stampin Up Simply Beautiful stamp set and dies.

I colored the big flower using Barely Blus, and new InColor and Pretty in Pink. The leaves are colored with Shy Shamrock, a retired color.

The base of the card is Smoky Slate, followed by a layer of Pretty in Pink. The next layer is a piece of Basic White that I embossed using the Gingham EF.

The sentiment is stamped with Tuxedo Black ink and it come from The Lily of the Valley stamp set, available May 5th,

I finished with three Sequins from the Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink sequin pack.

That is all for now, Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stampin!!

Vicki

Forever Kind of Friend

Hey guys!

Hope your day is going well so far. 

Today's card share is one I made using the sketch at Inkspirational Challenges

I wasn't sure about doing this one, I am really bad with small elements.

I had been yhinking about and it came to me, I could use the Daffodil die that is in the Easter Basket stamp set.

I die cut 4 sets and went to add them to some basic white squares and realized they are too tall to fit on a square. Mine are rectangles but cute rectangles. 😆

The sentiment on here comes from the Lily of the Valey stamp set.

I dcored a few lines across the top of the card to add some intrest.

The daffodils are cut using Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie cardstock

The stems and grass are made with Old Olive cardstock.

The rectangles are attached to the base with dimensionals.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Stampin'

Vicki

You Can Do Anything

 Hello Peeps!

Today's card is share is one I made using two challenges, I used the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches

I am also playing along with the challenge at the  Tic Tac Toe Challenge. 

I used the diagonal spaces, Floral/Foliage, Encouraging Sentiment and a Free Space.

 

The Base of my card is Cloud Cover. I used a piece of DSP from the Florals in Bloom pack.

I mounted it on a piece of Basic White.

I used another piece of Basic White and embossed it with the Lazy Daisy EF.

I used the Stampin Up Help Me Grow Dies to make my arrangement of foliage and flowers.

The pot is cut out of Cajun Craze cardstock and sponged with some white pigment ink.

I cut several pieces of the foliage using Old Olive, Garden Green and Soft Sea Foam cardstock.

I arranged them in the pot and added some white flowers, also in the same die set.

I wrapped my clay pot with sone twine and tied a bow, the pot was added to the card with dimesionals.

My sentiment comes from the More Messages stamp set and is die cut using the matching die. These are retired I believe.

I finished up with a few glossy dots from the Moody Palette dots.

Well, that's it for now.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stanpin!

Vicki

Welcome Spring

 Hello Peeps!!

Today's card share is one I made using the challenge at SU Only Challenges. It is an inspiration photo challenge.

The picture:

After seeing the picture I thought of a wreath and after the Patriotic wreath card I made earlier this week I knew I wanted to make another wreath.

Also adding this to the challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More

The challenge is Die Cuts and/or Stencils

I used many die cuts on my wreath!

A spring wreath is perfect. I used the retired Season of Sparkle for my "grapevines".

I used the Fragrant Layers dies for all the flowers.

I die cut flowers with Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly and Fresh Freesia cardstock. The leaves were cut using Soft Seafoam card stock.

The sweet little rabbit in the center is from the Notes of Spring set, the item of the month for March and is still available while supplies last for 5.00 dollars with a 75.00 dollar order.

The base of my cars is Fresh Freesia, and I die cut a piece of Basic White using the Everyday Arches.

I then ran the die cut piece through my Big Shot using the Mini Corrugated EF.

I finished the wreath up with a small Fresh Freesia bow and some retired enamel dots.

My sentiment is from the Easter Basket stamp set. I die cut it with a die from the Fragrant Layers stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stampin'

Vicki 

Thinking of You

 Hi Peeps!!

Todays card share is for a new to me sketch challenge blog that I found it is Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Here is the sketch this time:

Here is m card:

I used the beautiful Simply Beautiful stamp set, and dies,

The base of my card is Thick Basic White followed by a layer of Fresh Freesia and then another layer of Basic White.

The DSP is from the Beautiful Bokeh. which is on the last chance list.

I colored the flower using Fresh Freesia Blends and a bit of Smokey Slate. The leaves are colored with Old Olive and Granny Apple Green Blends.

The sentiment is  also from the Simply Beautiful stamp ser, which is also on the last chance list.

I used a die cut from the Sweet Words and Labels dies to cut out the sentiment, 

The flower and sentiment piece is added to the card with dimrnsionals.

The ribbon Fresh Freesia 1/8 th inch faux velvet ribbon, retired. 

I finished with a few fresh freesia dots from the Rainbow Dots, also on the last chance list.

Well, that is it for now, thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPIN'

Vicki