Wordbird's Nest

Print your own...

It all started with the CR84FN Color Challenge... just look at this lovely color combination!

 

I started playing around with some stamps and made a purple butterfly stamped and heat embossed on a scrap of gold pearl linen card stock from The PaperTemptress Store. 

 

Out of the ten tons of designer paper I have I couldn't find just the right paper. I started thinking about all of the digi kits I used to collect when I was scrap booking.

I wanted my paper to have the same beautiful sparkling sheen that the butterfly had. Light bulb moment... (ok so I'm slow! lol) I picked out some digital papers from the The Shabby Princess  then printed them onto a sheet of the same gold pearl linen card stock as the butterfly. I loved the results... I will definitely be playing with my digi papers more often!

 

I love that I can give my patterned digi papers any texture I'd like... glossy, matte, smooth the sky's the limit...especially if you visit The PaperTemptress store. There are so many choices that you definitely need to visit with a nice cup of coffee in hand.  ;D  That's because you'll want to get lost in all of that glorius paper, card stock and ribbon. I think I'll go check it out now...

 

More Brights

Wow! I guess I keep pulling out these bright colors because I'm ready for the grass to green up and the flowers to bloom... come on Spring!   ;D

 

These fun, fun stamped flowers are from The Crafts Meow. And the sentiment is so beautiful... gotta love the fonts that stamp set illustrators are using lately! This set is by NinaB and it's called Simply Delightful.

Well now I get to go try and make a dent in the laundry and that won't be delightful!

Hope you have a colorful day.

Notes and Ideas

Popping in with a bit of...well, alot of color! ;D  I adore making these note folios. The larger one is a jr size notepad, the skinny one is made from a jr. cut in half and the smallest is a post-it note holder.

This wild paper is from K and Company's Berry Sweet line. My little flowers are just some I punched and layered. I think all of us have these little flower punches in our tool arsenal!  lol

These pretty labels and notebook titles are from The Crafts Meow. Still playing with some of my newer stamp sets.  ;D  This is the Lovely Labels set by NinaB.

After stamping my labels using red ink on white cardstock...they needed something more, so after I was sure the stamping ink was dry I used a bright pink copic marker to color them in. Okay... so they went from bright to blinding! LOL  But they make me happy.  ;D 

I've had different office stores cut my jr. size notepads in half...but Staples does it most economically and more accurately. Maybe their cutting machine is better.  ;D

Thanks for stopping in...

Just one more...

I know Valentine's Day was yesterday... but I just have one last Valentine I wanted to share.  ;D

I just love these little sweethearts from The Crafts Meow! 

Very simple card recipe here... Happy Owlentine's Day stamp set from The Crafts Meow, papers from K and Co. ,Copic markers, memento black ink for stamping the image, twine from The Twinery and my trusty Spellbinders dies. 

This is perfect for saying I love you any time of the year and brightening someone's day.  ;D

1987... 25 years

Twenty-five years ago today I married my sweetheart. He is just as handsome, fun and charming as he was then. We've been through many struggles and triumphs together as most married couples do. I know we are very blessed to have weathered it all. He definitely makes me a better person!

Manly cards are not the easiest for me, but I did want to make a card for my sweetheart:

This wonderful stamp set is from Layers of Color and illustrated by NinaB.

I wish you love and happiness!

So Sweet of You

"So Sweet of You" is just one of the sentiments in the Simply Delightful stamp set from The Crafts Meow. It's illustrated by NinaB. She always finds the most beautiful fonts for her stamp sets!

Here is my card for today:

The papers are from K and Co. Twine from The Twinery and for coloring these fun whimsical flowers, I used copics. Everything was stamped using Tsukineko inks.

Well, off to bed... goodnight.  ;D 

And More....

 I went ahead and made a couple more cards from the same sheet of K&Company's Water Color Bouquet line. It's such pretty paper I didn't want to set it aside and forget about it! Don't you just hate to waste beautiful paper?  ;D

 

Card #1:

This card's sentiment is from a stamp set called Fly Free from The Crafts Meow.

The lacy butterfly is from the Butterfly Kisses stamp set, also from The Craft's meow. 

Card #2:

Can you tell ... I just refused to let this lovely paper go unused!  lol  I've made three cards from 1 sheet so far and still have enough to do one more. Yay! The sentiment for this card is from Layers of Color art stamps.

Okie dokie... off to pick the twinseys up from school.  ;D  That will be the end of my nice quiet house for the rest of the day!  lol

 

 

Outlawz CAS Challenge

Come check out the prizes at the Outlawz Clean & Simple (CAS) Challenge Group!

Maureen, Amy, Pryn, Stephanie, Cheri and myself, Diana, would be thrilled if you joined us this week .

MY 25th wedding anniversary  happens to be in February .  ;D  Celebrate with me by making a CAS engagement, wedding or anniversary card. 

Here is my CAS anniversary card:

Golly, I just love when the patterned paper practically makes the card for me! lol This paper is from K&Company's Water Color Bouquet collection. A ribbon, 2 Spellbinder's dies and a couple brads...there you have it...clean and simple! 

Thanks for stopping by!  ;D

Happy Owlentine's Day

Owls... stinkin' cute owls! I found these fellas at The Crafts Meow. They are so much much fun to play with. These guys are from the Happy Owlentine's Day stamp set and are illustrated By Jenny Suchin.      

Here's card #1:

I found these sweet Valentine papers by K&Co at Michaels. I especially like the turquoise with the pink hearts.  ;D

Here is card #2:

I have to say... I'm very pleased with the nice precise images I'm getting with The Crafts Meow stamps. Especially the sentiments. These papers are from K& Co too. All my shapes are cut with Spellbinder's dies. All inks are from Tsukineko.  

 

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This card is was made with the Layers of Color "Teacup Blessings" clear art stamp set. It's still in stock but hurry before it's gone!