Cards

Have you had a day where you feel incredibly blessed? Lately I’ve been having some battles within myself (the stress of dealing with health issues, worrying about finances, etc…) and know that the stress doesn’t do anything but harm me physically, mentally and emotionally. Despite KNOWING these things, I still let it get to me sometimes. I was having one of those days and then I bumped into a friend at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday. We didn’t chat for long, but it was a familiar face when I needed one. Then later on that day, I received a check in the mail. Granted, it was a small one, but it was the unexpected blessing I needed to know that God still has me in the palm of His hand.

With the craziness of life and the ups and downs I still deal with physically (click HERE for previous updates), I don’t often take the time to sit down and write friends cards. I decided to spend a few hours writing notes to friends and vow to actually MAIL them this week. Today’s card is going to a friend that has become so very dear to my heart. She unexpectedly blessed me with flowers last year (story HERE) and she also happens to be the friend I bumped into this weekend.

Friends are a funny thing. Some friends are with you for just a season, some come in and out of your life for other seasons, and then there are lifelong friends. I have been blessed with a dear lifelong friend, but so many friends have come in and out of my life. Do I sometimes get sad that many of them seem to have gone away since the accident? Absolutely. However, I’m grateful for my lifelong friend and the friends I have in THIS season.

It’s been a while since I put a challenge out to you, my readers, but I feel like doing one today. Send at least TWO cards to friends, family members or someone who needs a little encouraging today. It doesn’t have to be a super long note, but let’s brighten up some lives this week.

That’s all for me today, sweet friends. I hope your week gets off to a great start!

*I wrote a previous post about “True Friends” that you may enjoy, too. Be warned: it’s a long one.

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It’s never pleasant when a friend or loved one is in need of a get well card… Sadly, this week I need to send one out. However, I’m hoping that this card will cheer up my dear friend who had to undergo an unexpected surgery. I personally tend to like happy, brighter colored cards when I’m feeling unwell, so I hope this will be the ray of sunshine my friend needs.

As you can probably tell by now, I’m pretty much addicted to creating “window” cards. There’s something so fun about getting to fill each window with something different and honestly, the possibilities are endless. I decided to fill these windows up with the Lawn Fawn Get Well Soon stamps, along with some bright colored PPP sequins. Quick and easy, but so very happy!

Quick note: I’m almost sold out (again) of the Stitched Duo 1 dies, so if you’re wanting one from my shop, be sure to get it soon! In the near future, I’m going to start a Pinterest board for each of the die sets….I can’t wait to start pinning ideas! The design team has been creating all sorts of great cards with the dies and I heard a little rumor that new dies are coming very soon!

For those who were wanting to see a closer peek at the new products for July, I finally got to film the video. Please excuse my lack of a voice- it’s almost completely better, but you may be able to tell it’s slightly strained in this video. (So sorry!)

Watch the video above   I Watch the video on YouTube

 I hope you all have a super great Thursday. I hope you enjoyed today’s card- thanks for stopping in!

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Good morning and Happy July 1st!

Unfortunately, today isn’t a normal release kind of day. I had fully intended to do my normal new release video/ post, but alas, my voice is almost completely gone and I’m battling dizziness, nausea and a slight fever. As soon as I’m feeling well again, I plan on filming the video and showcasing the new products to you!

In the meantime, I wanted to share a card that I made recently with some of my recent purchases, along with some sequins from the BRAND NEW Summer Mix. I love the bright colors in this mix, but it also comes with the adorable yellow flowers that are on this card. Aren’t they fun?!

Lately I have been into creating grassy “hills” with the curved die from the Stitched Borders 1 set. Not only are they super easy to do, they add so much to your cards and projects! For this card I used the ducks from the Lawn Fawn Hello Baby set, along with a bird from Critters in the Forest.

Just in case you want to order the new products (before I get a chance to film the video), here are the different links:

Summer Sequins Mix

Summer Embellishment Kit

8mm Sparkling Clear Sequins

Sunshine, Lagoon, Coral and Lime twine

That’s going to wrap up this post for today. I apologize for the lack of video and the slight delay in orders. Just as soon as I feel better, I’ll be back at work and ship everything out as quickly as I can.

XO

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Hello, hello!

I wanted to stop in today and share a little “behind the scenes” look as to what I’ve been up to the last few days. I was half tempted to post a picture of my craft studio right now, but I quickly dismissed the idea. It looks like a tornado hit; one table has craft products strewn about (since I’m working on samples for the new release), another table has new products laid out, another table has sequin orders and the last one has a stack of cards that need to be photographed. I already cannot wait to finish my projects so I can clean up a bit!

Despite the craziness, I had to put aside the mess for a bit and get back to what I love…. blogging. It’s this wonderful blog that has provided a gateway for me to start my small business. It’s my AMAZING readers that make all of this possible and have me dreaming bigger. It’s this blog that has allowed me to combine two passions of mine- crafting and writing. Sometimes it’s necessary to put aside the to-do lists and do something you enjoy.

For this card, I pulled out two of the smaller Lawn Fawn sets- Make Lemonade and Happy Summer. While I am far from a fan of ants in real life, I thought they looked pretty cute with these lemons. Doesn’t this card make you want a fresh batch of lemonade?  Many have been waiting and I’m excited to let you know that a restock shipment of the sold out dies are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I have entered the stock into my inventory and you can now purchase the dies again. If you’ve been eying them, be sure to get yours soon- these are most likely going to sell out!

Stitched Duo 1 dies

Stitched Borders 1 dies

Also, I want to let you know that Simon Says Stamp, Ellen Hutson and MarkerPop will be receiving these dies in very soon, in case you would prefer to order from them.

In closing I want to let you know that ALL of my products have been restocked-dies, ribbons, sequins, twines- so if you’ve been waiting to place an order, now is the perfect time. I can’t wait to settle down and start putting together your orders. I know I say it often, but I  am thankful for you all. Truly.

Until next time… sending you all big, big hugs!

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6mm Marigold Sequins (cupped)	4mm Marigold Sequins	4mm Aquamarine Sequins	May Arts Chevron Twill (yellow)
Assorted Copic Markers	Assorted Copic Markers

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