So Thankful

A special card for all of you who were so kind with sending cards and uplifting messages when I was recovering from surgery. I would love to send a card to each and everyone of you, but since I can't do that I will just show this one which expresses my feelings for your wonderful friendship.

I used some of the new dies I got from My Favorite Things Die-Namics line and a pumpkin image and sentiment from the Gina K. Designs Harvest of Wishes set. I purchased this set just recently but it had been released quite some time before that. Now I wonder why it took me so long to acquire it as I love all of the images in that set.

The Die-Namics dies used are:

MFT-948 Single Stitch Line Circle Frames

MFT Stepped Up Chevron (I got free with $60 plus order)

I hope the close up photos will let you see the wonderful design of these dies and I tell you they cut like a charm. I am so very happy with them. I also added off white pearls from Eyelet Outlet in each of the upper corners.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Scrapy Land {Challenge #49} Anything Goes
Mod Squad Blog Challenge-Color Inspiration-Fall Colors

Once again I thank all of you for being there for me when I was recovering from surgery. Your friendship means so much to me. God bless all of you.

Hugs,
Verna

Christmas Presents

Today I am working with products from My Favorite Things for my Christmas card design. I used the sentiment and the little snowflake present design from the LJD-54 Trim the Tree stamp set and also used a die from the Die-Namics MFT-986 Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges.

I went with the traditional colors of red and green but used varied reds and greens for my card design. I matched my inks as best I could to the card stocks I had chosen and created my own pattern paper design by stamping the little package randomly in the various colors onto the front of the white base card.

Next I chose one of the dies from the set and made a design with those reds and greens by cutting the scalloped edges and then layering them. These I placed at the top and on the white top layer I added the sentiment from the stamp set.

I really like this simple card design and I found with these color choices it seemed quite festive in nature. At any rate, I had fun making it.

This card will be entered in the following challenges:
Scrapy Land {Challenge #49} Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Stamp It
My Favorite Things You Could Be a Card Design Superstar Contest-2016

Well, I hope your Sunday is a wonderful one. I went to church this morning for the first time since my surgery and it was so nice to be able to join in worshiping. I am really feeling much like my old self now and for that I am so very grateful. God is good!

Thanks for stopping by.
God bless, Verna

Chevron Hello

I got my order from My Favorite Things in which I had ordered several dies. As a perk for a $60 or over order I got this wonderful Die-Namics Stepped Up Chevron free. And, I also ordered the Die-Namics Big Hello die and together I have used scraps to create a great card design. I am entering this into the You Could Be a Card Design Superstar Contest-2016 and also in the Mod Squad Blog Challenge.

I don't know what you think but I am tickled pink to see the great results one can do with these dies. And, a fantastic way to use up scraps.

The center portion of the design was done from some water colored paper I had made previously, Since in the process of cutting the chevrons this came out as a leftover bigger chevron I decided to use that for the center of the design.

I just know that chevron will be a favorite of mine and the design made with this die really created the perfect background for that Big Hello die which is cut with a dark brown card stock. I simply glued all the chevrons onto a base card of ivory and then over the top I popped up the Big Hello.

This was so much fun to make. It sort of reminds me of a southwestern style. I could have connected them but I liked the idea of a little of the ivory showing through.

Well, everyone have a fun weekend. I might even get to making more cards if I find time. It is such a good feeling to have energy enough to do crafting again. I am so fortunate. And, thanks to all who stop by and visit and leave such uplifting comments.

God bless,
Verna

Snowy Christmas

Finally the garden is slowing down and I am back into the swing of making cards again. I decided I still need a lot of Christmas cards so today I worked on a design using Gina K. Designs stamps and one die.

The stamps I used were the evergreen tree line from the Gina K. Designs Northwoods set and the snowman from the Wishing You Joy Gina K. Designs TV Kit.

My base card is white card stock. Over this base I added a background made with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. But before I embossed it I added some clear Versamark ink to the raised dots and then embossed it. Next I took some Gina K. Designs white embossing powder and added it to the Cuttlebug design and heat set it.

Then on white card stock I stamped the tree line and cut along the edge of the trees so that could be the next layer of my card. Onto this layer I added the fussy cut snowman by popping him up with some double stick photo tape. Next I added the die cut sentiment from Cheery Lynn Designs and on the snowflakes I added some white pearls. And, I dotted the eye with a red rhinestone gem.

I added Wink of Stella onto the snowman and also below the tree line. I thought this looked a bit more like sparkling snow. The card was then finished by adding a strip of white lace and over that I added a strip of red rhinestones.

Cheery Lynn Designs Die:
B186 Merry Christmas Set

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Cheery Lynn Designs Blog Challenge-Lace Theme
Scrapy Land Challenge-Anything Goes
Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday Challenge

We are having more gloomy type of days lately and one can feel a hint of Fall in the air as it is much cooler. But I am happy and glad I can be back to making cards and that I am feeling better every day now. Thanks for visiting and for the lovely comments.

God bless,
Verna

Trim The Tree

I went with a Christmas card again and this time used images and dies from My Favorite Things. Therefore I will be entering this in the My Favorite Things-You Could Be a Card Design Superstar Contest-2116.

I tried to create a scene and piled a lot of gifts beneath the tree. For this card I used the LJD-54 Trim the Tree stamp set and also used the FT-788 Trim the Tree Die-Namics die set which matches.

I stamped the ornaments on the tree with clear Versamark ink and then used embossing powder of red and white on them which I heat set. I added extra gem embellishments to the ornaments on the tree and the star. And, The tree was popped up with double stick photo tape. I also popped up the gifts below the tree with photo tape too! The last thing I did was to add a panel of red card stock behind the back of the card so that it had a framed look when closed.

I used pretty much traditional colors of green, gold and red but could not resist adding a few images stamped with wisteria colored ink too. All the inks were from Gina K. Designs;

Well, I now have another Christmas card done but I still have a long ways to go. I thank all of you for stopping in and checking out what my creative juices came up with today and I hope you are having a productive day as well.

God bless,
Verna

Simpler Life

Well, today's card involves Fall colors and Farming! I recently got a few new stamps that had not seen any inking  yet, so today I decided to use more NBUS things.  I hope you enjoy this little card and if you are like me, I hope you get a big chuckle from the sentiment too! It certainly made sense to me.

The card base is Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury white card stock. I used a Memento Black ink to stamp the Gina K. Designs sunflower from the Harvest of Wishes set all around the outer edge and then colored them in with Bic Mark-It alcohol ink markers.

The focal image is from Penny Black  and is called Life is Simpler. It was also stamped onto white card stock but for that panel I used Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper. I originally was going to water color the image but changed my mind and instead used the Bic Markers for that as well. The image and sentiment were stamped with the Memento black ink too. I sponged on a little Memento Summer Sky ink to make it look more like a sky background. I then layered it to blue card stock before adding it to the main card panel.

The focal image panel was die cut with a Memory Box die called Cross Stitched Frame Borders Style No. 99124. I hope this close up will show the stitching design better.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Mod Squad Blog Challenge-Color Inspiration-Fall Colors
Double D's Blog Challenge-Down on the Farm
Penny Black And More Challenge-Add a Sentiment

I had time today to finish this card which I had started yesterday. I had my followup appointment for my recent surgery and it took less time then I thought it would. And, therefore I found more time on my hands to do some card making. Oh, and I got a good report too! I am healing nicely and things that did concern me the doctor reassured me were normal. So that was great news!

Thanks always for your lovely comments and I hope all of you are having a great week.

God bless,
Verna

Wedding Card

Well, a wedding card is needed soon and I decided that I would use some of the NBUS items again to make it. In case you don't know, that means (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff). So this will be entered in the NBUS Challenge #7.

And the items that now have finally gotten used are the sentiment label from the David Tutera Celebrate Set and the Elizabeth Craft Designs 964-Victorian Flower Set 1 and 965-Victorian Flower Overlay Set 1. I think they are such beautiful dies and I got them at a big bargain too! Can't beat that!

I used Gina K. Pure Luxury Lovely Lavender and Ivory card stocks. The card base is the lavender and the lacy overlay die is cut with the ivory. Then for the flowers I used a dark purple card stock from Die Cuts With A View which was almost a perfect match to the label dark purple and the lacy part of the flowers were using shimmery lavender card stock from Crafter's Companion. I added a an unknown brand of rhinestone flower gem to the center of each of the die cut flowers. That matched the rhinestones on the label as well. The leaf I die cut from green card stock from Die Cuts With A View using a Cheery Lynn Designs die.

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies used:
B181 Build a Flower #1 (leaf only)
Card Cover Maker #4 CAFR-11

I am also entering this in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Designs Challenge #237  It is a lace theme and I chose lacy dies for my lace.
Mod Squad Blog Challenge-Using Foliage (leaves)

I still have to add an inside verse but that will be done closer to the wedding.

Thanks for the lovely comments on my post. I am getting better each day too. Still I am taking lots of time to rest and most of my days are spent tending to garden things these days. But today I felt almost like my old self. So I hope that is a good sign. Anyway it was fun to create a card again. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend too.

God bless,
Verna