In The Sky

Today's card is another I created with the help of Pinterest and the Scan N Cut.  I have Stampin' Up's Lift Me Up hot air balloon stamp set and dies, which I really like and have used a number of times.  As I was browsing images on Pinterest,  I saw the bows on the balloon and basket of this image and had to save it.  Alcohol markers were used to color the hot air balloon and then I cut it out on the SNC.  I used a retired SU embossing folder for the upper portion of the Soft Sky cardstock and then added score lines using the scoring board.  The sentiment and clouds are from the Lift Me Up stamp set.  I have seen many hot air balloons, but I can't remember ever seeing one so dainty!  Have a great day!

Birthday Flower Cart

It is hard to believe it is Spring with our weather lately!  I thought a card that feels like Spring would help brighten your day.  The image is from Stampin' Up's Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts stamp set.  I colored the image using alcohol markers.  The plaid paper is from Lawn Fawn and I used two dies from Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangle dies for the image and layers,  The base for this card measures 7-1/2" by 5-1/2".  It is scored and folded at 4-1/4". Since the back of the card is an inch wider than the front of the card, I used a strip of the same plaid paper on the inside.   The plaid paper is from Lawn Fawn and if I didn't have scrapbook paper overload in my craft room, I would be buying sheets of each color plaid just to have it.  I used this paper for Easter favors and not only did it cut and fold beautifully~~it just looks pretty!  Have a great day!

Pretty Orchid Plant

John gave me a beautiful orchid for Easter.  The orchids are a lemon/lime color~~so pretty.  I had purchased a digital stamp from Tiddly Inks earlier and now I had my inspiration.  While printing the image, I decided to add a sentiment, too.  I centered "Happy Mother's Day"  under the orchid plant  before printing what would be the card front. I used Spectrum Noir markers to color the image and Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangle dies for the white and Lemon Lime Twist layers.  (After taking pictures, I saw an area I did not color and a little going out of the lines on one of the leaves.  Fixed.)  Years ago, we lived a couple of miles away from an orchid grower.  They had every kind of orchid you could think of and some were so tiny, they looked fake.  It was very peaceful to walk around their greenhouses. Unfortunately, they closed the business a few years ago. Have a great day!

Creative Weekend

We had a wonderful Easter with Mark's family.  We truly are blessed to spend our holidays together.  Each year I dye Easter eggs.  This year Syd was here and she got very creative.  She took the eggs beyond just dying them!   Aren't they so cute?

While Sydney was here for a couple of days, she became a Scan N Cut expert! Today's cards were made by Sydney.  She found clip art she liked on the internet and printed those images.  She then cut them on the SNC and created the cards.  I was cooking dinner when she came upstairs with a special shadow box for her Mom and Dad.  She embellished the glass with decorative corners and a pretty "family" in vinyl!  I asked her how she did it and she said that she took out a piece of vinyl, lowered the setting on the blade and cut everything out!! Since she was enjoying the SNC so much, my original SNC went home with her.  Have a great day!