In My Thoughts...

Happy Wednesday blog friends. I hope you all have been having a great week. I have not been spending much time in my craft room, I think my crafty mojo needs to be refreshed. I think we all have those type of weeks.... right? Well I managed to create this card using Hero Arts: With Sympathy stamp/die set. 

Create card from with cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on white cardstock and ink blend Lawn Fawn: Forget-me-not and lobster ink on the entire sheet and then adhere to your card base using liquid glue.

On a piece of white cardstock stamp out all these pretty images from the HR With Sympathy stamp set using black ink and color the images using Copic Sketch Markers (R35, R32, B32, B34, Y17, Y15, YG05 and YG03). Die cut the images using the coordinating dies.

Take all those pretty images and create a floral scene in the center of your card. When adhering I used foam tape and liquid glue. I really did not have a plan when I started this, I just stamped glueing. LOL 

Stamp part of the sentiment directly onto the card above the floral design using black ink. Stamp the remaining sentiment on white cardstock using black ink and die cut using the coordinating die set. The sentiment is part of the HR With Sympathy stamp and dies. 

Mix a little Copic Opaque with water and splatter onto your card and make sure to let dry completely before handling. 

It turned out to be a very simple card to create. Not much coloring but a lot of gluing. It is a different design but you know me.... let's be different when creating. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day.

Bella Blvd | Valentines Themed Cards | My Life 365 Collection

Welcome blog friends...  Today I am sharing some fun Valentines cards using the new My Life 365 collection. Love is in the Air with Valine's day right around the corner. Did you know that the Bella Blvd My Life 365 collection is filled with holiday fun for each month? Make sure to check out the entire collection. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Take the My Life 365 February backer paper and adhere it to the top at an angle using liquid glue. We are going to leave a 1 1/2 inch open area on the card base so you can just eye where you need to glue the paper and trim off the access. Now measure a strip at an angle and adhere on the lower part of the card the same February backer paper using liquid glue. It does not need to be perfect, I just eyed it. I think it will look great no matter how wide your white space is. 

Trim down the tag from the February paper with the black and white polka dots and strips. We are doing to use the lower half of the tag only. 

Pick out these adorable Ephemera Icons and Ephemera Words from the My Life 365 collection and create a scene that makes you happy and loved. 

When creating your scene make sure to use foam tape when layering images. This helps to create dimension between the images and you can tuck other images behind if needed. 

I mean... how cute is that little bear hugging the Love You heart? 

Next up we have hearts galore with all the fun Bella Blvd patterns. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes Ice paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Machine cut or die cut a basket or cross hatch on the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dots paper.

Machine cut or die cut mulitiple hearts two different sizes on the February backer paper, Freehand Graph & Dots paper and Gingham & Stripes paper. 

Hand cut one of the heart air balloons from the Sweet On You backer paper and the heart flower from the February backer paper. 

Now let's create the scene. I added the first heart using foam tape and started to layer using foam tape. 

Add more foam tape to the back of the background die cut only where the images are in the front so you can't see from the front and add it to the card. 

I added the BE MINE All Your Long Puffy Sticker to the design along with a So Much Love Epoxy sticker to the heart flower and finished with some Epoxy dots here and there. 

Lots of layering on this card, but don't you just love all those hearts? It is all about love for sure...

Bella Blvd My Life 365 Collection

February Paper

February Backer Paper

Sweet On You Backer Paper

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words

Epoxy Stickers

So Much Love Epoxy Stickers

All Year Long Puffy Stickers

Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes Ice Paper

Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dots Paper

Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes paper

Just Saying Hello...

Happy Sunday blog friends. It has been cold here in SoCal, so I decided to make a sunny card. Maybe that will bring back the sun.. LOL This was a fun card to create, I used Pretty Pink Posh....

- Simple Sentiments stamp set

- Eyelet Circles die set

- Summer Circles Stamp/Dies 

- Happy Days Stencils

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Stencil the Happy Days stencil on a white A2 panel using colors that you love. I used Pinkfresh Studio inks ( Apricot and Warm Buff) and Lawn Fawn inks (Forget-me-not, Lobster, Sunflower an Grape Soda) Adhere your panel to your card base using liquid glue.

Cut some thin strips, I did not measure I just cut and as you can see they are different widths which is totally ok with me. Adhere them at an angle using liquid glue and trim off excess. 

Die cut the second largest Eyelet Circles die on a piece of vellum. 

Stamp out this fun sun image from the Summer Circles and color using Copic Sketch Markers (B32, B34, RV95, RV91, Y17 and Y15) and die cut using the coordinating dies. Die cut the spiky circle on yellow cardstock and adhere them together using foam tape and then adhere it to the vellum circle also using foam tape. 

Adhere your circles to the center of the card using liquid or tape runner. 

Finishing with stamping the sentiment from the Simple Sentiments directly onto your stenciled background using black ink. 

There you go... I hope it brightened your day too. It was so fun to create and I am always happy to when I create a card full of bright colors. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful and sunny filled day.

Spread Your Wings and Fly....

Happy day blog friends.. I am off to another late start. I am becoming a late blog poster. I have been busy trying to clean out my craft room of older stuff and trying to sell it on FB. So far everything is selling.. yay me. In between I created this butterfly card. This set is from the Scrapbook & Cards Crop & Create event. I got this Crafter's Companion set during the event. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a white cardstock A2 panel and stencil the butterfly background. Any butterfly stencil will work. This set does not have a name on it, so I can't share with you the name.... sorry. Colors used Pinkfresh Studio Sunkissed, Bubble gGum and Wisteria. 

Next I ink blended another white panel using the same colors I used for the background and die cut three of the butterflies that came with this set. I am sure most of you  have butterfly dies, so you can use any butterfly die to create this same card design.

Cut an A2 panel on Vellum. Adhere the butterfly to the vellum using a little liquid glue. Make sure to let dry completely before handling. 

Flip over your vellum and add some tape runner in the areas of where the butterflies are. You don't want to see tape from the front. 

Stamp the sentiment, trim and adhere using foam tape.  

Like I said this set was from the Scrapbook & Cards Magazine Crop & Create event. If you have this set, well join in, if not I am sure you have some butterflies in your crafty supplies...

Oh yeah I forgot I added some clear drops using liquid glue. You always need a little sparkle on your card... right?

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a crafty fun day!

I Appreciate You...

Happy Monday blog friends... it is already January 13th. As most of you already know I live in CA. I want you all to know that I DO NOT live by the fires but I do ask for prayers for all the firemen and residents that live in this area. We do have a close friend who had to protect his home and thank God the fire did not take it. We also had a Church member whose brother needed his dialysis and the power was out and he lost his life. 

Life can change in a moment and I think this is a great example of how we should start paying more attention to whom we put into office... ie Mayor, Governor ect. CA government has failed the people of CA. This kind of tragedy can happen anywhere and it has. Maui also experienced this tragedy and again the government has let them down. I know because the Maui fires affect my husband's family.  

We have to take care of the AMERICAN people, as this is our country. CA has given and is giving so much money to illegal immigrants and I already know that most of the people whom have lost their homes are going to have to fight to rebuild. You all know about the insurance companies. Can they pay these people or will it put them in bankruptcy? We are not blind nor dumb, just open your eyes and put your faith in front of it all. only through God can we survive any of this madness going on in this world right now. 

I am sorry to rant on my blog, but I do feel with all my heart that we need to wake up. God is calling us and wants us to turn to him. The devil is out there and he has a hold on people THAT CAN BE BROKEN if you open your heart to our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Let's get to this card that I created. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut the Pinkfresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds die on purple cardstock. Set aside.

Cut an A2 panel on green cardstock and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Stamp out these floral images from the Pinkfresh Studio Sending Love stamp set and stencil the color using the coordinating stencil set and then die cut using the coordinating die.

(inks used: Pinkfresh Studio Passion Fruit, Coral Reef, Spruce Tips and Eucalyptus)

Adhere these floral designs to the top of the die cut background using foam tape. Trim all the purple cardstock as the top of the floral design, as seen in photo. Now adhere this background to your card base using liquid glue.

Stamp out the sentiment from the Sending Love stamp set on white cardstock using black ink and then die cut using the coordinating dies. Add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the center of the card. 

Finishing with a few clear dew drops.

A very simple card and don't you just love those floral designs? My ink smeared just a bit but I decided that is what makes it homemade. I really do not go for perfection, just pretty. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a blessed day.

May God be with you all.

Bella Blvd | Thank You Cards | My Life 365 Collection

Happy Day Blog Friends.. It is time to send out Thank you cards... right? I created them according to the season and the NEW Bella Blvd My Life 365 collection sure did make that easy. I picked out the January set and paired it with the Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers to create these two cards. Let's get crafty...

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

I cut a strip measuring 2 x 1/2 x 4 1/4 of the Snow Much Fun paper and adhered it to the bottom of the card base using liquid glue. 

Cut the snowflake strip from the January paper and adhere it to the top of the first strip using liquid glue. 

Machine cut or die cut a 3 inch scalloped circle on the Clear Cuts Remember. 

Add this adorable Penguin from the Stay Warm Bella-Pops to the clear cuts scalloped circle using foam tape. 

Flip the clear cut scalloped circle over and add foam tape only where you can see the penguin and then add it to the center lower half of the card. 

Personalize this card with a fun Thank you using the Blueberry Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers, of course I had to add a heart in the mix. If you follow the line of the designer paper it should end up pretty straight. 

How about another simple card? I center my card design on the main focus and today that main focus is those cute Snowman Ephemera. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Machine cut or die cut a scalloped rectangle with an opening in the center on the Clear Cuts Remember for our scene. I use dies for most of my projects, but I know that there are many different cut files to choose from to get the same results. It does not have to be exactly like this one. 

I cut out the large snowflake image from the January paper using scissors. Adhere the snowflake to the top inside the rectangle using liquid glue. 

Pick out these adorable Snowmen Ephemera from the My Life 365 collection and adhere them to the center of the card using foam tape. Leave a little room at the bottom for our sentiment. 

Add UR from the Mcintosh Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers to the snowflake. 

Finish the sentiment from the Doohickey stickers and add it to the bottom of the snowmen. U R Simple the Best... 

Let's finish with a few of those Luna Alphabet Puffy Sticker hearts you know I love. I used the same color as the UR (Mcintosh).

There you go... two simple cards using the new My Life 365 Collection. I can't wait to use the other months in this collection. More cards coming your way. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Happy Bella Blvd creating....

Bella Blvd

My Life 365 Collection

Snow Much Fun Paper

Remember Clear Cuts

January Paper

Doohickey

Stay Warm Bella-Pops

Ephemera Icons

Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers (Mcintosh and Blueberry)

January Lunar New Year Challenge...

Welcome everyone... Happy New Year and welcome to another fun year of the Lunar New Year Challenge. This year we have some new sponsors and today I am creating with one of them. 

Today I am offer you some inspiration from Concord & 9th. 

I have created this card using Concord & 9th:

Paper Bouquet Dies

Our House Stamp and Dies

Create card from white cardstock A2 size

Cut an olive cardstock panel A2 size and adhere it to the top of your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the Concord & 9th: Paper Bouquet die set on colored cardstock. Pick colors that you love. When you have small dies like this these, this is a good time to use that those scrap pieces. 

Arrange your beautiful florals and adhere them in place. I used liquid glue and foam tape there and there. 

Adhere your bouquet to the center of the card using liquid glue. 

Die cut the banner from the Concord & 9th Our House die set on colored cardstock and stamp the sentiment also from the Our House collection using black ink. Adhere the banner to the bouquet. 

Can you believe how simple that was to create. This Paper Bouquet can be used for many occasions. We are celebrating the New Year, so there you go. 

You can really go wild with color. The possibilities are endless. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I hope that I have inspired you to create and LINK UP HERE.

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Our January Lunar New Year Challenge will run from 12:00am EST on January 1, 2025 through 12:00pm EST on January 31, 2025. We would love to see you using products from our generous sponsors! The three lucky winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and announced at the start of the February Challenge. 

Bella Blvd | BRR.... It's a Snow Day | My Life 365

Welcome blog friends.  Today I am sharing two cards that I created using the new Bella Blvd My Life 365 collection. This collection is full of year around fun, with each month celebrating the season. I have two cards that I created using the January month, so let's get started. 

January is a winter month and the January set is full of winter fun. 

First up we have this adorable snowman who is all bundled up for this fun snow day. Cheer someone up with a fun snow day card. I know depending on where you live, you can be snowed in. This will brighten someone's day for sure. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut or machine cut a scalloped rectangle on one of the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes papers. Adhere your scalloped rectangle to your card base using liquid glue.

Cut a rectangle measuring 3 1/4 x 4 on the January backer paper. Add some foam tape to the back and adhere it the card at the lower half of the larger rectangle. 

Pick out this adorable Snowman from the January paper and trim around the oval that the snowman is in and then add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to your card. 

Let's spell out BRR♥︎♥︎ from the Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers White and add them to the top part of the smaller rectangle. 

Finishing with the It's A Snow Day from the Ephemera Words. Trim down and add to the card using foam tape. 

Lots of dimension for this card. You might be wondering can I mail this with one stamp... you sure can. It is still under the limit for just one stamp.... cool ha. 

Next up we have this adorable little penguin peeking through so sweetly. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut or machine cut a scalloped rectangle on the Snow Much Fun paper with the center cut out of it. We want just the frame part of it for this card. 

If you used a die with the center cut you can use it again on the Remember Clear Cuts and keep the center part only for this card. If you are using a cut file, cut a rectangle that fits into your rectangle frame. 

Add some foam tape to the frame and adhere it to your card. 

Add some acetate clear tape to the back of the Clear Cuts and adhere it to the center of your frame. 

Die cut or machine cut a tag with an opening in the center on the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot paper (pink). It does not have to be the same shape as mine, any tag with an opening will do. 

Add your cute little penguin from the My Life 365 Ciao Chip behind so she is peeking through the opening of the tag. Cut a little piece of the Snow Much Fun paper and add it to the back of the penguin. 

Cut a small strip of the January paper (blue polka dot) measuring 1 1/4 x 3/4 and another strip of the Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes (pink) measuring 1 1/4 x 1/2 and adhere them together and then add them to the top of the tag. 

Pick out this adorable bow from the Ciao Chip and add it to the top of the tag. 

Let's add one of those cute hearts from the Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers Ice to the penguin. 

Finishing with this sentiment from the Doohickey stickers. 

So much fun in two cards... don't you just love winter? Cards can be created from all seasons. 

Bella Blvd

My Life 365 Collection

January Backer Paper

Ephemera Words

Snow Much Fun Paper 

Remember Clear Cuts

Ciao Chip

Doohickey Stickers

Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot

Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers White

Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers Ice

Bella Besties Gingham & Stripes papers

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful crafty day!