Fresh Cut Florals

Hello Doily!

Do you remember when doilies were all the rage in paper craft land? What started as something that was classified as “shabby chic” in style quickly drifted and those of us who can’t pull off that style to save their life  I tried my hand at incorporating them into my cards. At times I was successful, then there were other times I failed at it completely. While doing a purge of supplies and some cleaning, I came across my stash of doilies and decided to give them a whirl again. I truly do love how they look on cards….when they’re done right.

My card today is fairly simplistic, but it’s hard to make anything fussy when I use the Fresh Cut Florals set and dies. I think they’re so beautiful on their own, I try not to let anything take away from their beauty. I had originally created this card and it didn’t have the doily, but it was lacking something and then voila!

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For those new to my site, one of my favorite things to do is use sequins and add rhinestones or pearls on top of it. It’s double the bling without being over the top. SWOON!

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As many of you know, I’m prepping for the launch of my shop in these next few weeks. I’m getting the last of the products that will be in the shop opening this week, I just confirmed proofs for my tags and business cards and my packaging stickers just arrived. It’s all so exciting and completely nerve wrecking at the same time! As soon as everything arrives, I’ll be working overtime to get my shop up and running. Eeeek!

That’s going to wrap up this post. If you have guesses as to what will be in my shop, I’d love to hear them. Some of you have (correctly) guessed and then others are very close. Let’s just say I’m starting SMALL and sticking with items that are very ME. *wink*

Fresh Cut Florals

Hello, sweet blog friends!

If you peruse blogs regularly, you most likely have seen the GORGEOUS WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals a lot. I have owned it for a little while now and love it to pieces. The variety of stamps and the endless amount of combinations makes this a MUST HAVE in my book.

I wanted to change things up a bit and decided to do a little masking with the florals and create a thank you card. I believe I have found my new thank you card layout for the next few months- I LOVE how this turned out. Granted, it does take a little bit of work, but if I were to mass produce it, I could streamline things a bit. {In case you receive one, pretend like you’ve never seen this design before….}

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When I had finished the card, I thought it still look a little bit plain- hence, the polka dot border. I didn’t want to add any dimensional elements, so this was the perfect solution. Also, since I had the mask for the frame already, it was super easy.

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That’s a wrap for today’s post. Just a reminder, TOMORROW is the last day to submit for the 10 Minute Craft Dash #25, sponsored by Lawn Fawn. There have been so many amazing entries so far- I hope you’ll add yours to the list!

Neon Fresh Cut Florals

Hold onto your seats….I’m actually posting a card that wasn’t created for my challenge! As many of you know, I’ve been going through a slew of health issues so my energy level and moments of not feeling sick have been very few and far between. Thankfully, I recently had a doctor visit which may be the final piece in the puzzle and part of that was getting on some new supplements. Crossing my fingers they kick in soon so I can start crafting again!

I was hoping to do an update on Friday, but when I had the opportunity to spend a few nights with my one month old twin “nephews” who are here from the east coast, everything else was pushed down the list. I’m head over heels in love with these sweet little guys and I have no regrets about pushing everything else to the wayside for those precious few days I got to spend with them.

Okay, now onto my card for today. You may want to pull out your sunglasses, because I pulled out my NEON inks and did all sorts of color layering with them. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m in love with neon colors right now. These bright colors never cease to bring a smile to my face and I have a feeling I’ll be pulling them out for quite a while. I got to pull out my WPlus9 Fresh Cut Floral set and dies and had fun seeing which neon colors layered well together.

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I wanted to go super simple with my card layout so these bright flowers would take the spotlight. I must say, I totally love the simple black/ white colors with these bright pops of colors and created another card similar to it {which you’ll see another day}.

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So, what do you think? Are you loving the simple black/ white colors with the bright pops of color? I hope so! Also, what do you think of the color layering? I had so much fun seeing what new colors came from layering these brights together and can’t wait to do it again soon!

August Random Loves

Hello and Happy Monday!

In the past month I’ve had lots of new readers stop by, so I’ll introduce this feature a little bit. Just about every month, I post a few of my favorite items from the month and do a little write-up about each product. The items can vary from beauty products, household items, specific foods, occasionally a craft product and there are sometimes surprises along the way. Before I continue, I will note that I don’t just post anything in this feature- an item has to be pretty fantastic to make it into one of these features.

August-1

I truly am a sucker for lip products and I found a good one! Recently I’ve seen these neon colored Maybelline Baby Lips lip balms quite a bit on YouTube and I decided to give into the hype. I purchased the purple one and I love how it adds slight color and moisturizes like crazy. Going to keep my eyes out for the other shades when I go out to the store next!

August-4

nail polish can be found HERE

I’m infatuated with the color coral and I was beyond thrilled when I found the Cute As A Button color a few months back. I don’t often purchase polishes, but I knew I had to have this one. I’ve already had my nails done countless times in this color {in fact, my nail person says “You’re doing this color again?!” every time} and I’m far from tired of this pretty shade.

August-2

The Summer here in Seattle has been absolutely gorgeous and sunny. I’ve always been a sucker for wearing flip-flips and sandals and couldn’t resist getting a pair of these. I got the tan ones last year and wore them almost everyday and I’ll admit, I’ve been doing the same with the black ones this year. I find them to be fairly comfortable and they’re so easy to dress up or down. Plus, it allows my coral toes to be shown off. ;)

August-3

stamp set can be found HERE/ dies can be found HERE

If you watch my videos, you know that I recently got this stamp set and the matching dies. I hadn’t gotten to play with it much {yet}, but I think I may have fallen in love. Wow, this set is just gorgeous! And while it does take some time to layer the different images, I’ve found it to be so therapeutic and I love seeing which new color combos I can create! Stay tuned for some cards with this set soon!

August-5

follow my Pinterest boards HERE

I make a conscious effort to never list an item twice in this feature, but I think Pinterest deserves this exception. I simply adore the Pinterest app for my iPhone and the countless hours of insomnia are a tad bit more bearable when I can browse the app. I’ve been adding lots of pins to my current boards and I even started a few new ones! So many creative ideas and eye candy in the beautiful world of Pinterest.

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What are a few of YOUR random loves at the moment? It can be drinks, shows, clothing, movies, etc…. whatever products you’re loving, or have on your wish list, I’d love to read about them!