Happy Mother's Day!

Today we will be going to our daughter's house to celebrate Mother's Day and her birthday.  Jennifer  was our first baby and we brought her home from the hospital the day before Mother's Day.  She was such a pretty baby and slept peacefully all day.  But then came nighttime and she wouldn't sleep.  Little did I even think that back then I would be a grandma celebrating Mothers Day with my family!  Today's photos are of little favors I made using my Cricut and my SU punches.  Sydney suggested the roses, Reese's Pieces and color combination and I created them.  Together we did a good job!  I will be having a great Mother's Day and wish a Happy Mother's Day to all.   

Navy Postage Due

My new catalog wish list gets a little longer each time I open the new cattie!  So yesterday I decided to go through the catalog marking the things I already purchased from past wish lists~~lol!!  I used two such sets on today's cards:  Postage Due & A Dozen Thoughts.  On one I stamped in Versamark and then embossed using white embossing powder.  On the other, I stamped using Night of Navy ink on Whisper White.  I used retired Night of Navy ribbon on the white card front and "was retired but new again" white satin ribbon on the embossed card front!  (I am happy to see that ribbon in the new catalog as it was and still is a favorite ribbon of mine.)  I like both cards, but in my opinion, the Night of Navy embossed card is a tad prettier.  Have a great day, a nice weekend and don't forget it is Mother's Day on Sunday! 

Mossy Meadow

Today's card was created using Mossy Meadow, the last new In Color paired up with Blendabilities and the hostess set, Bloom With Hope.  Mossy Meadow is a rich deep green and one I will surely be using often, especially come Fall.   The flowers were colored using the Coastal Cabana assortment of Blendabilities, with a touch of Pumpkin Pie in the center.  And did you notice the embossed background?  It is the Stylish Stripes embossing folder from the Holiday Mini!  I was very happy to see that this embossing folder made it into our annual cattie.  I added a couple of our Candy Dots from the Brights collection and finished the card using the new beautiful ribbon.  We will be having a great day here today.  The temp will be in the 80's and sunny, too! Hope you have a great day, too.

Hello Honey & Tangelo Twist

Today's card is a combination of two new In Colors, Tangelo Twist and Hello Honey.  Tangelo Twist is very close to Pumpkin Pie, another bright and cheerful shade of orange. Hello Honey is close to Crushed Curry and although it is not shown here, the Hello Honey ribbon is very pretty..  Again I used the Work of Art stamp set for this card, stamping off the background images and direct stamping the sentiment.  I used a punch from the new trio of mini punches for the flower.  Check out the rhinestone centers of the little flowers.   Now that Stampin' Up has alcohol markers, I used the Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities pen to color coordinate the rhinestones to match the card. I see pretty, colorful bling on my future creations!  Have a great day!