Three cards

I used the Helping me Grow stamp set.  This was stamped in Lost Lagoon on Mint Macaron.  I used  a chalk marker on the flowers.  I might still add a sentiment at the top right.

   

I made 24 of this card front for a swap I will participate in at a stamping event in Boise next weekend.

I made this as a sample for a class. It is bolder than my usual style.

Spring Flowers from Number of Years

All these cards use the flowers from Number of Years stamp set. The first one matches the DSP and is super simple to make. The 2nd one is a template for a class I might teach. The ladies specifically want mothers day cards.  It is CASED from Dawn O. The 3rd card is CASED from Connie Stewart.  I used the pool party glitter ribbon where she used pink seam binding ribbon.  The So Saffron dots are from the same stamp set.  I used a strip of embossed soft sky, but wished I had used pool party to match the ribbon.  The card is scored at 1.5 to make the front fold and then the edge was torn, but I would probably use a cute border die in a remake of this card. 

A chick for Anna

This is a card that I will have Anna make when she comes to stamp.  The background is repeatedly stamped in Crushed Curry with the flower from What I love.  The same process colors the chick.  The outline stamp of the flower is stamped along the edges of the Old Olive to add more depth and interest.  The chick is fussy cut and popped up on another chick on the white panel.  I also fussy cut the small flowers before adding them to the banner. This idea came from Brandy's cards. 

Three Panel Greetings

I made these cards using an idea from Connie Stewart.  My favorite of the two used the flourish from Everything Eleanor.  The flowers come from  Birthday Blossoms.  The colors are Soft Sky, Pool Party, and Lost Lagoon.  I embossed the card fronts and popped the panels up on fun foam, then added a little bling.  These were very easy cards to make. The panels measure 1.5 by 3 inches. 

Paper Pieced Roses

I die cut three roses from rose red, melon mambo, and blushing bride and then reassembled them to make these three cards.  It was very time consuming.  The leaves took as long as the roses, and were actually a little harder because they were all such similar sizes.  I used Stick-It as the adhesive. 

I'm not sure who I will send these to so I tried to use a variety of sentiments.  The first card is on white cardstock with a pear pizzazz liner but the other two are very vanilla with wild wasabi.  The leaves use the same two shades of green. 

Sunburst

I used the Sunburst die for this card.  When I first saw this die in the catalog it was not one that appealed to me, but after seeing some examples on Pinterest I decided to give it a try.  I randomly stamped the rays and the background with the flower from What I love in crushed curry.  There is a doily peeking from behind where the rays meet. The butterfly has color sponged on and I added pearls to the body.  I put a few loops of linen thread.  It still seemed to need something so I added my favorite speckles.   

Sympathy card

I adapted a design I found on Pinterest and made this sympathy card. It's always nice to have cards on hand for any occasion.  This card will be ready to go when needed. 

After I made the card I thought it needed something in the lower left corner so added the few drifting leaves.  I like both versions.  The top layers are popped up on foam.  The leaves are Smoky Slate and the circle is cut from the perfectly artistic DSP.