Thank You so very much....

Happy Tuesday blog friends.. Today I am off to a late start. I have not been creating much these past few weeks. I have been busy spring/summer cleaning. You know you just have to do that every now and then. Funny how we accumulate things and they just sit in the cabinet doing nothing. I do not like clutter, so there you go a little something about myself. 

So today I am mixing it up a little with Gina K. Designs Curved Floral Banner die/stencils and Pink & Main Missing You stamp set. If you are wondering about that pretty color cardstock, well that is the new The Stamp Market Wild Berry, Soft Berry and Meadow Green. I love their cardstock, it is one of my most favorites. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

On a piece of The Stamp Market Soft Berry die cut the Curved Floral Banner backer. 

Line up the Curved Floral Banner on the backer and stencil the floral design. It is really easy to line up on a blank canvas. I used pinks and greens to stencil the color on. 

Die cut the detailed Curved Floral Banner on white cardstock and adhere to the top of your stenciled design. You will see the image come to life with the white outline. 

Cut three strips of the colored cardstock (pinks and green). I did not cut them the same width, I just cut them and did not worry about the side of them. Adhere the strips to the card base at an angle using liquid glue. 

Add foam tape to the floral image and adhere it to your card base. 

Stamp the sentiment from the P&M Missing You stamp set directly onto the card and partially on the colored strips in black ink. I used a MISTI so I can make sure that the full sentiment stamps. 

Cut another thin strip of the green cardstock and adhere it under the sentiment using liquid glue. 

A very simple card with this beautiful Floral Banner. Mixing and matching is the way to go for sure. You get more uses of your sets. 

That is all for today.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day. 

Lunar New Year... July Inspiration

Happy Monday blog friends.. can you believe it is already the 22nd of July. WOW where does the time go? I have some good news.... there is still time to link up on the Lunar New Year Challenge. There are 4 amazing prizes... yes, I said 4 and the sponsors are amazing. You have to link up for a chance to win. 

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Today I am getting crafty with one of this month sponsors My Favorite Things. I am creating with...

• Darling Dragons stamp/coordinating dies
• Word Bouquet stamp set

Images colored with Copic Sketch markers and background is Ranger Oxide inks: Worn Lipstick and Wilted violet. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a white cardstock panel A2 size and ink blend the Ranger Distress Oxide inks Worn Lipstick and Wilted Violet. Do not blend down all the way.... leave a little white at the bottom. 

Sprinkle a little water on the background and see the magic of using oxide inks. I sprinkle the water and then blot with a cloth. Don't rub just blot. Set aside to let dry completely. 

Stamp out all these adorable images from the MFT Darling Dragons stamp set on white cardstock using black ink. Color the images using your favorite medium. I used Copic Sketch markers. Don't be scared of mixing up the colors when coloring. They almost all blend well together. Create fun colorful dragons.  

Die cut all the pieces out using the coordinating MFT Darling Dragon die set. 

Now it is time to create your scene. Use foam tape and liquid glue and create a scene that you will love. 

Finishing with the sentiment from the Word Bouquet stamp set, stamped directly onto the background using black ink. 

This set is so cute, I just had to use almost all the images on one card. Why not, right? 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day.

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Hello Friend...

Hello blog friends... It is Friday.. yay! I feel like the Fridays come and go so fast. I have not idea where this week went but hey it is the weekend... I can't complain. 

Today I am getting crafty with Taylored Expressions Bursting Blooms and June Vine Background. So let's get started. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a light pink panel measuring 4 x 5 1/2 and stamp the Just Vine Background using black ink. Set aside until the next step.

Stamp the Bursting Blooms stamp set in black ink on white cardstock and color the image using your favorite medium. Die cut the image using the coordinating die. 

Take your pink panel and die cut the Bursting Blooms in the center at an angle. 

Place your panel on the card base (do no glue down yet) and line up your colored image in the open area of your panel and adhere it to your card base. 

Now take your pink panel and add some foam tape to the back and adhere to the card. Line it up with your colored image. 

Add some white gel pen to the flowers and some NUVO crystal drops (white) to the stamped panel. Let dry completely. 

Stamp the sentiment on white cardstock using black ink, trim down and adhere to your card using foam tape. 

AND there you go another fun card. Don't you just love that Bursting Blooms image? This was a fun card to create. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have the most awesome weekend.

HELLO...

Happy Wednesday blog friends.... Today I have taken out some of my older stuff to create this card. I will list all the items in the instructions. I have lots of stuff that is older and retired and still love. There are so many choices out there today, I think you can use what you have to create a similar card. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Choose a fun piece of designer paper and adhere it to your card base. I am not sure who this designer paper is from as I have clean out a bunch of 6x6 paper pads and only kept the ones I just had to have.

Die cut the Waffle Flower Flower Circle Inverted on white cardstock. 

I took a piece of polka dot printed acetate and adhered it to the back side of the circle using foam tape. 

Adhere the circle to the card using foam tape. 

Die cut the Rad Roses from Paper Smooches on colored and white cardstock. We will use the white cardstock die cut frame and fill it in with the color. This is very time consuming but so worth it.  When the image is filled in, I then added some foam tape and added the flowers to the card around the frame. 

Finishing with the sentiment from Taylored Expressions Sentiment Staples stamp and die. I stamped the sentiment HELLO in black ink on white cardstock and then die cut using the coordinating die. Add the sentiment to the card using foam tape. 

Don't you just love these flower bouquets? This card was simple and fun to create.  Maybe you own these sets still. They are keepers and I kept them. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a blessed day. 

Bella Blvd: Time to Travel Summer Fun...

Happy Tuesday Bella friends.. Annette Allen here with you today and I am all about summer with these two cards that I created using Bella Blvd: Time to Travel Collection.  Last week I share some fun travel cards and this week is full of Summer vibes. This collection is so diverse and I am here to show you. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 squares using a paper trimmer out of the Time to Travel Vacay Vibes front and back and Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes 6x6 paper pad. I cut 12 squares and mixed up the patterns when I adhere them to the card. Start in the middle and work your way out and trim off the access. 

Pick out the Time to Travel Ciao Chip THE BEST sentiments and add a little foam tape to the back and adhere it to the center of the card. 

Add one of those cute flowers from the Scenic Route Puffy Stickers on the T of the Best sentiment. 

Use the Bella Besties Black Letter Scramble to spell SUMMER, adhere it to the card using foam tape. 

Pick the PICK HEART from the Time to Travel Ciao Chip and adhere to your card. It already comes with a sticky background. 

Send this card to someone who made your summer amazing. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut diagnal strips out of the Time to Travel On the Go backer, Love This Place and Daily Details backer. I used the paper trimmer and cut at an angle and then just line them up and trimmed off the access. Adhere to your card base using liquid glue. Make sure to mix up the patterns. 

Pick out some of the fun images from the time to Travel Ephemera Icons and adhere them to the lower part of the card using foam tape and liquid glue. 

Pick out the WISH YOU WHERE HERE from the Time to Travel Ephemera Words & Tags and adhere to your card using foam tape. 

To finish I added the fun Sunny Bella-Pops to the upper left part of the card and I also added the heart from the Ephemera Icons. 

All the things I love... yellow, palm trees and the sun shinning over it all. Send this card to someone you miss and wish there were there. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Bella Blvd supplies used:

Time to Travel Collection

Vacay Vibes front and back

Ciao Chip

Scenic Route Puffy Stickers

Time to Travel On the Go backer

Love This Place

Daily Details backer

Ephemera Words & Tags

Ephemera Icons

Sunny Bella-Pops

 Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes 6x6 paper pad

Bella Besties Black Letter Scramble

Thinking of YOU...

Happy Thursday blog friends.. I hope that you week has been going well. It sure has been hot here in California. We get a light breeze in the afternoon but it is also a little humid, do needless to say.... thank God for air conditioning. 

Today I am sharing a very simple card to create. I used three ink pads, a stencil and stamp set. SO let's get started, shall we?

Create card from white cardstock A2 size. 

Stencil the Pink & Main Stained Glass stencil using Pinkfresh Studio Apricot and Passion Fruit. In the middle let the inks blend together a little and you will see another color come through. it appears that I used three colors. The beauty of blending inks. 

Stamp the Pink & Main Floral Sprays using the same two inks on white cardstock and then die cut using the coordinating dies. Adhere the floral image to the card using foam tape.

Stamp the sentiment from the Floral Sprays stamp set using Pinkfresh Studio Doe ink on white cardstock and die cut using the coordinating die set. Adhere to the card using foam tape. 

That is it... told you it was simple. I love the blend of yellows, pinks and oranges. They always are so perfect together. All color is just amazing. God sure did bless us with color.

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day full of color.  

Beach Time...

Happy day blog friends.. have you had any beach time yet? I have been once for the summer so far. It sure does get HOT on the sand. I usually like to go when it is cool outside. But I do love all things beach, so you know I just had to have this Waffle Flower Beach Tote die set. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Use the Lawn Fawn Beach Sunset stencil set and stencil the palm trees for your background along with the sand. Go wild because it is your background and most of it will be hidden but we want those palm trees to pop through the background. 

Die cut the Beach Tote die on some fun patterned paper. I used Elle's Studio Family Fun paper. I just mixed up all those fun patters and adhere my beach tote together. I stamped the BEACH from the WF Beach Tote sentiments stamp set on the pocket of the bag using black ink. 

I also stenciled that cute little bird dude from the WF Postage Collage Beach Days stencil set and popped him in the bag. Don't you just love how he is peeking up from the bag.. LOL 

Add the beach tote using foam tape for a little dimension. 

Super easy.... right? such a fun set and well I do love that stencil set from LF. There you go a simple and fun card. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day.

Bella Blvd: Time To Travel Card Inspiration...

Welcome Blog friends.. Today I am sharing a little Bella Blvd travel fun. You can invite a friend or family member on a vaca with a fun homemade card using Bella Blvd: Time to Travel collection. 

Crate card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a 1 3/4 x 5 1/2 strip of the Time to Travel Road Trip backer paper and adhere it to the left side of your card using liquid glue. 

Mix a little black ink with water and splatter the right side of the card and let dry completely.

Die cut, fussy cut or machine cut three circles measuring 2 1/2, 2  and 1 1/2 inch circles on the Time to Travel Photo Op, Back Roads backer Daily Details backer. Adhere them to the card using liquid glue and foam tape. Use the foam tape when layering the circles so it has a little dimension. 

Cut a 1 x 1 3/4 strip of the Time to Travel Road Trip backer paper and add to the medium circle using from tape. 

Pick out the ADVENTURE and LOVE sentiments from the Time to Travel Ephemera Words & Tags and adhere to the center of the card. See photo on how to layer. 

Finishing up with a couple of these pretty Time to Travel Getaway Epoxy stickers.

Don't you just love all these fun patterns? 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel of the Time to Travel Road Trip backer paper and adhere to the card base using liquid glue.

Die cut or machine cut a fun shape on the Time to Travel In The Clouds and adhere to the center of the card. 

Die cut or machine cut two scalloped circles and one circle 3 inches on the Time to Travel Road Trip backer, In The Clouds and In The Clouds backer. Adhere them all together using foam tape for dimension. 

Adhere your circle fun to the center of the card. 

Pick out this fun Plane from the Time to Travel Ciao Chip Board and adhere to the circle using foam tape.

Add one of those cute clouds from the Time to Travel Scenic Route Puffy Stickers.

Finishing with the sentiment from the Time to Travel Ephemera Words & Tags.

A travel invite with a card.... yes, please.

So many fun cards you can create with the Time to Travel collection. 

Think outside the box and have fun.

Bella Blvd supplies used:

Time to Travel Collection

Road Trip Backer Paper

Photo Op Paper 

Back Roads Backer Paper 

Daily Details Backer Paper

In The Clouds 

In The Clouds Backer Paper

Ephemera Words & Tags

Ciao Chip Board

Scenic Route Puffy Stickers

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day!