Spring is in the air! Again! Will it stay!?

Hello Everyone,

Happy weekend! Spring has finally decided to come back to Ireland, and I really do hope that this time it will want to stay at least for a while longer :o) The world is so much nicer in sunshine, when the temperatures start rising, and some flowers shyly start showing their colourful faces here and there! 

Today's card is quite a springy one - mostly greens and blues, and - of course - flowers! A simple card, but I like it, and hope that so will you!

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

QKR Stampede - Bring on the green

Inky Chicks - Flowers

The flower stamp came with a crafty magazine, and I created the little scene using it - I heat embossed the flowers stamped a few times, and then used Distressed Inks to create the background. Some patterned paper, a bit of bling here and there & a sentiment later - voila, the card was ready!

Now let's enjoy the spring!

M.

Is it spring yet...?!

Hi Everyone,

Is it spring yet, wherever you are...?! I guess it is here in Ireland - one moment you have a lovely sunny morning, a few moments later it's snowing, haha! I guess that's only typical for spring :o) I have lovely crocuses and daffodils in the garden already - currently slightly covered in snow, but I am sure it'll be gone soon, as it's all sunny and warm again! 

Today I am sharing with you a kind of spring-like card, featuring the lovely Simon Says Stamp FRESH DAISIES die. I decided to play a little with different mediums - I used Gelatos for the background, with some recently acquired frantage on top of it. I cut the layers with my favourite Femme Frames from Mama Elephant, and - when putting all the die-cuts together, ended up with 2 cards, both fantastically flat (great for mailing!) and versatile. 

Kept them pretty simple, although the whole making process was a bit messy and complex - but I think it was worth it! :o) Now I can just add a name/sentiment and voila - the cards will be ready for their recipients! 

I am entering the cards into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: Clean and simple

Inky Impressions: One layer card

Inky Chicks: Flowers

Hope you like them! Which one do you prefer? My hubby likes the first one most, I prefer the second one...

Hugs, 

M.

Love is in the air...

Welcome back, Everyone!

Yeah, love is in the air again... LOL. I have to admit, my husband and I don't really celebrate V-Day in a very traditional way, however - whether we do or not - the shops, TV & radio stations and everything & everyone around us keeps reminding us about Valentine's Day fast approaching! Therefore, my blog had to get some love, too, and have at least something love-related on it during this time!

Today I would like to share with you an anniversary card I made for a couple of friends - 40 years together, pretty impressive, eh?! Since the 40th anniversary is "ruby", I decided to go with reds, whites and pearl - classy and really pretty at the same time! And it coincidentally goes with my country's colours (red and white), which was pretty handy seeing that the card is on its way to Poland :o) 

Of course, there's lots of bling and shimmer, and I used my favourite die for this occasion - Anja's Large Oval by Marianne Designs. Whenever I see this die, it makes me think of weddings and anniversaries, and I just can't help myself, I HAVE TO use it! This time, however, I decided to turn the card into an easel one - quite pleased with the result, I must say!

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

MAWTT - Square Eyes (Don't tell the bride)

Inky Impressions - Valentines/Love/Anniversaries

Inky Chicks - From POLAND with love (red and white)

A Gem of a challenge - Lots of Layers

Hope you like it, too!

Whether you celebrate Valentine's Day or not - have a great weekend! And remember - it's much more fun to have Valentine's Day everyday rather than just once a year! ;o)

Warm hugs,

M.