Flower Power

I love this quote. It reminds me that the free-spirited little girl I was is still in there somewhere. I just have to let her out once in a while, especially this time of year!

Today's post is part of the Cupcake Inspirations challenge and we want you to make a shaped card to share with us!

I dusted off my Cricut Expression and Wild Card cartridge for this challenge. I had some leftover card stock and cut apart tags from Club Scrap's In Bloom page kit and made a flower shaped card and matching envelope. (All available supplies will be listed at the end of this post.)

I hate to waste even a little of Club Scrap's gorgeous prints, so I fussy cut the flowers from a scrap piece and layered it on the inside of my card with foam tape.

I added one of the sentiment cut aparts and some Diamond Stickles for sparkle. Quick, easy and ready to mail or add to a gift!

Click HERE to join the challenge for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate from Lawn Fawn!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll look for your artwork in our gallery!

SUPPLIES LIST:

Below you can find a list with all the products used today. Links to multiple online shops are available. Just click the static image below to be redirected to the LinkDeli product list. When the bookmarklet opens, click your favorite store link below each item. Compensated affiliate links may be used – that means if you make a purchase using my links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support of my work on this blog!

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A Little Jam is Good!

Jam and bread, add it to yogurt, mix it in ice cream, use it to make popsicles, make a cookie sandwich, use as a glaze, top oatmeal with it, slather it on a biscuit...but my favorite way to to eat it is a PB&J sandwich!

https://youtu.be/e6ONTpYmffU

Anyone who has eaten jam or jelly knows that you always get some on your fingers (or your arm, or accidentally dropped on your shirt or lap, and always on the corners of your mouth) ! It made my day when Mom made PB&J sandwiches to put in our lunchboxes, especially when they were made with my Memaw's jams or jellies.

Today's post is part of the Cupcake Inspirations inspirational quotes challenge.

All Dressed Up is our sponsor for this challenge and I found a springtime image in their Etsy store that I fell in love with - Jam Jars!

I googled quotes about jam and this one was a perfect fit for my art journal page!

I designed the layout in Photoshop Elements and printed on one of the prints from Club Scrap's In Bloom page kit. (All available supplies will be listed at the end of this post.) The images were colored with watercolor markers and blended with a water brush. The edges of the card stock were inked with Blueprint Distress Oxide ink and some Crystal Stickles were added for sparkle. I also watered down some Stormy Sky Distress Oxide ink and flicked spatters onto the background with a paintbrush.

Check out what quotes inspired the rest of the Design Sweeties and link up your project for a chance to win some digital images from All Dressed Up Stamps! I'll look for you in the gallery!

SUPPLIES LIST:

Below you can find a list with all the products used today. Links to multiple online shops are available. Just click the static image below to be redirected to the LinkDeli product list. When the bookmarklet opens, click your favorite store link below each item. Compensated affiliate links may be used – that means if you make a purchase using my links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support of my work on this blog!

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Everything's Coming Up Roses

Springtime is here! Easter is this weekend and Mother's Day is just around the corner. We have had lots of rain in Louisiana. April showers bring May flowers, right? Pecan trees like a long winters nap and are usually the last of the trees around here to produce spring buds. Well, the pecan trees are budding, so it's time to plant our spring garden. I'm ready for some home grown fresh vegetables! When we moved into our house 20 years ago, we planted some climbing roses in our front garden in memory of my grandfather - he always had a rose garden. My first rose of 2019 is blooming!

Taylormadecards4u just released My Mother's Garden and Mother's Roses digital kits. My Mother's Garden has some beautiful vintage backgrounds and cut aparts to decorate with.

Mother's Roses coordinates perfectly with the garden themed kit AND it contains layers for added interest and dimension!

I featured elements from both kits on a set of springtime/Mother's Day themed cards.

I printed the digital kits without resizing any elements and trimmed. I like working with a sketch and used instructions from one of the cards in Club Scrap's card making Idea Deck.

The decks are no longer available in printed form, but Club Scrap now offers two digital formats that include thirteen card making formulas each with cutting instructions. (All available supplies will be listed at the end of this post.)

Card 1. Layered Roses

The layered roses are a cinch to trim with detail scissors. I also like to use my Silhouette Cameo to cut elements for cards, but I fussy cut the layers this time. A little foam tape and they make a beautiful focal image!

Card 2. May 2019

I trimmed elements using the measurements on the Idea Deck card and layered onto the card base. I inked the edges of the panels with Club Scrap Earth ink and a finger dauber, added some green pearls and Diamond Stickles for a little sparkle on the flowers.

Card 3. Birdie Darling

I just love the vintage images on this card. The background panels are just beautiful and I love the mother and child cut apart on the upper left. I trimmed the sentiment from one of the tags. I adore that sweet term of endearment! Some green pearl gems were added for interest.

Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to visit the Taylormadecards4u blog for more Mother's Day inspiration from the design team!

SUPPLIES LIST:

Below you can find a list with all the products used today. Links to multiple online shops are available. Just click the static image below to be redirected to the LinkDeli product list. When the bookmarklet opens, click your favorite store link below each item. Compensated affiliate links may be used – that means if you make a purchase using my links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support of my work on this blog!

CHALLENGES ENTERED:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes!

Sweet Stamping Challenge - Get Ready for Easter/Spring

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #217 Easter and/or Florals

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Spring 2019 has been wet and rainy. The pollen was rough this year. I hope all of this rain brings lots of May flowers!

Jennifer McGuire inspired me again! This fun cut-up stamping technique is super easy to create and is pretty enough to pop in a frame!

https://youtu.be/eUVSmFsDVUY

I used the JFF Stamps American Beauties stamp image to create my card panel combined with card stock from the Club Scrap In Bloom page kit. (Available supplies will be listed at the end of this post.)

JFF Stamps American Beauties

The image was stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with fine white embossing powder. Using the instructions in the video, the panel was trimmed into four pieces and the edges inked with Club Scrap white pigment ink. The sentiment was stamped with Blueprint blue Distress Oxide ink - it was a perfect match for the spring time blue card stock!

Be sure to check out the JFF Stamps April Challenge and link up for a chance to win a gift certificate to shop at their online store!

I'll look for you in the gallery!

SUPPLIES LIST:

Below you can find a list with all the products used today. Links to multiple online shops are available. Just click the static image below to be redirected to the LinkDeli product list. When the bookmarklet opens, click your favorite store link below each item. Compensated affiliate links may be used – that means if you make a purchase using my links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support of my work on this blog!

CHALLENGES ENTERED:

QKR Stampede Challenge #342 Anything Goes
Brown Sugar : #289 Spring or Fall
Crafty Friends: #107 Happy Birthday
Crafting With An Attitude: Always Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze: #155 Spring Forward

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Double Trouble!

I love Disney movies. I don't have little ones anymore or I would have known that the new Disney remake of Dumbo was due to hit theaters over the weekend! I'm gonna need a box of tissues for this one!

https://youtu.be/7NiYVoqBt-8

Lo and behold, when I was making my card for today's Cupcake Inspiration challenge, I sifted through my monthly Club Scrap kit and found an awesome Walt Disney quote that was the perfect fit.

Club Scrap Aviary card stock and cut apart tags. Club Scrap Scandinavia stamp image. Tim Holtz Sizzix wood grain embossing folder. Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink.
Elizabeth Craft Designs stitched circle die was used to cut the window.

I used instructions from Jennifer McGuire's Surprise Window Cards video to create my card.

https://youtu.be/CuvLyJtI2Ks

The theme for the new Cupcake Inspirations challenge is Woodland Creatures and Club Scrap has the perfect stamp images (and they are on SALE!) (See the list at the end of this post for direct links to available supplies)

Club Scrap Scandinavia stamp image. Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink.

I stamped the Scandinavia collage image multiple times using my Tim Holtz stamping platform to create a background panel. I just love the oxidized effect of Distress Oxides inks when they air dry! I left the third inside panel blank for a sentiment later or to have room to write a note or message. I never know what mood will hit me when I want to send a card!

This week's Cupcake Inspiration challenge might get you in double trouble...just kidding, you might just win double the prizes! Our sponsor this week is STAMPlorations and they are offering a $20 gift code to our randomly chosen winner, AND we teamed up with the Double Trouble Challenge for a second way to enter your card featuring Woodland Critters.  Hop over to their blog to check out the guidelines before you whip up your project!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be sure to look for you in the gallery!

SUPPLIES LIST:

Below you can find a list with all the products used today. Links to multiple online shops are available. Just click the static image below to be redirected to the LinkDeli product list. When the bookmarklet opens, click your favorite store link below each item. Compensated affiliate links may be used – that means if you make a purchase using my links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support of my work on this blog!

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Easter Parade

Spring is in full swing here in Louisiana...pollen and all! I hope it's a sign that our bees will make lots of honey. I love springtime. I'm a March baby and this is MY time of year!

I've got some fun Easter/spring themed cards for you made with the Taylormadecards4u.com Passport to Spring digital kit!

These pop-up shadow box cards are so easy to make and super fun to decorate! They also fold flat for mailing.

I didn't try to reinvent the wheel and make a tutorial, there are too many awesome videos out there for that! I'll share two of my favorites...

https://youtu.be/_qeYeeaostI

https://youtu.be/swv8AquXd1E

I resized the two Passport to Spring background layers in Photoshop Elements to 8.5x11 in. and printed them along with the other elements on 8.5x11 in. smooth white card stock. ( All available supplies used will be listed in the list at the end of this post). I trimmed the card panel pieces to 5.5 x 4.25 inches and used some of my dies to cut the windows on the front panels. (I scored and folded the panels according to instructions in the first video.) I fussy cut and trimmed some of the elements to decorate the panels and got busy designing!

All elements from the Passport to Spring kit. Distress ink in Old Paper was used to ink the edges of the elements and card panel. Pearl gems for interest. Spellbinders scalloped oval die no longer available, but there are other brands with that shape.

Passport to Spring background and elements. Stamped sentiment from a past Club Scrap kit. Elizabeth Craft Designs stitched ovals die. Inked edges with Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink. Diamond Stickles for sparkle.

Passport to Spring digital elements and background image. Stamped sentiment from the Club Scrap Scandinavia kit. Spellbinders scalloped ovals die and shadow box circle is the negative of the previous card. Pastel green pearl gems for interest. Diamond Stickles for sparkle.

Oh, the things you can do with digital kits! Check out what the rest of the TMC4U Design Team has created with the Passport to Spring kit on the brand new "all in one" Taylormadecards4u.com website! (Click the blog archive link in the header)

Thanks so much for stopping by and H💐ppy Spr🌷ng!

SUPPLIES LIST:

Below you can find a list with all the products used today. Links to multiple online shops are available. Just click the static image below to be redirected to the LinkDeli product list. When the bookmarklet opens, click your favorite store link below each item. Compensated affiliate links may be used – that means if you make a purchase using my links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support of my work on this blog!

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