My Favorite Peony

Happy Sunday!

Two new sets are releasing today at Stamp Simply - Vintage Peony & Vintage Seed Packet - both beautiful sets! Today I am excited to share the new Vintage Peony stamps and dies. 

My very favorite peony is the Lois' Choice Peony - a fluffy pink and yellow beauty. So I colored today's peony to resemble my favorite! I used Copic markers to color. 

The set comes with may different sentiments and flourishes, as well as these two cute bees! You know I love bees! In hindsight, I wish I had colored them differently, instead of stamping them on cardstock blended with Scattered Straw DOX to match the background, but I still love them. 

I had this scrap paper in my paper bin, and liked the contrast the colors and stripes gave the bright flower. You can see more about these amazing new products on the Stamp Simply Blog today!

Freshly Made Sketches #641

It's my favorite card making day of the week -- Wednesday -- and time for a fun new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! The fabulous Jen T is our hostess today, and she has a super fun sketch. Plus, her cards are stunning!

It's a beautiful rainy morning here, so it's time for a little coffee stop to watch and enjoy the rain! My card today uses products from Altenew and Picket Fence Studios. I love the shape of the coffee cup. A little sparkle with washi tape (it's mauve - do you say that moh-ve or mah-ve?) and some sequins.

This challenge will end on Monday, June 24, at 3:00 PM EDT. Don't miss all of the fabulous creations my sweet friends made on the FMS Blog. Hope to see you in the gallery this week!

 

 

   

Makin' Waves at Pajama Crafter Stamps!

I'm so excited for the NEW RELEASE today at Pajama Crafter Stamps!

There are four new amazing stamp sets and a set of 8 flash cards to foil or color as well. And today the team is hopping on Instagram and MAKIN' WAVES!

My card today is a very quick and easy CAS design that anyone can make - even if you're not a confident colorer! I am featuring:

~Oh Whale (beluga, anchor, sentiment)

~What the Krill? (shell)

~Girl's Best Friend Rhinestone Embellishments

I love this sweet Beluga whale. I actually learned that they can blow the most amazing bubble rings - right out in front of them! But I did use some of the delightfully sparkly Girl's Best Friend Rhinestone Embellishments for my "typical" bubbles today. My whale was stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and then embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. There is a very, very subtle bit of shadowing with a cream and gray Copic marker to give a little bit of color to the whale. I know you can't see that here! I colored the shell with Copics as well, and added a few dots with a White Gel Pen. The background waves are stenciled with Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, and whatever sand color I had left on my blender brush (Scattered Straw, maybe?).

I hope you will join in the InstaHop beginning at @pajamacrafterstamps. There are two gift cards up for grabs! And be sure to check out the entire release HERE.

Freshly Made Sketches #640

My favorite card making day of the week is Wednesday -- because it's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! I have the honor of hosting today and I hope you will want to join in.

I have always loved Paper Smooches images - and Kim's amazing fonts. Today I am using some of those for a simple CAS thank you. We just celebrated my daughter's wedding a week and a half ago, and I have a few thank yous for friends who helped with the festivities!

I used a Distress Oxide ink background using Twisted Citron, Squeezed Lemonade and Worn Lipstick, and cut three circle outlines using a Hemstitch Circle die (SB). The sweet flowers and sentiment are from Paper Smooches. I added clear rhinestones for bling, and left a border of the background showing on the right and lower sides.

This challenge will end on Monday, June 17, at 3:00 PM EDT. Don't miss all of the fabulous creations my sweet friends made on the FMS Blog. Hope to see you in the gallery this week! All the details on how to play are on the blog.

 

And just a little peek at my family from June 1:

 

My two grandsons (3 & 5) escorted me down the aisle. My daughter-in-law and granddaughter (8) were part of the bridesmaid group, and my son officiated! It was a really lovely day!