Thanks for Things on My Craft Desk

This card was completely born from things sitting on my craft desk as I spent an evening doing odds and ends, like writing in cards, sending email, posting pictures and putting together a list of copic colors I wanted to pick up for an upcoming class.  By the time I was done, I pretty much ready to go to bed, but then I saw the Hero Arts Antique Flower Background stamp and some JudiKins White Diamond Embossing Powder sitting on my desk.  It was calling my name.  So I found a scrap of black paper, stamped it with some Versamark ink and added the embossing powder.  It was so pretty.  I cut it out with the stitched frame from Mama Elephant's Femme Frames (although you can't really tell) and then cut a white background with the scalloped frame from that set.  I wasn't sure about the sentiment, but the Scripty Thanks die from Lawn Fawn was still on my desk, so I pulled out some beautiful blue paper from Pop Tone that I've been hoarding since Paper Zone closed down and I knew I wouldn't have a local supplier anymore.  But now that I've seen how pretty the Audrey Blue paper is from Simon Says Stamp, I'm feeling more comfortable about using my stash.  I die cute the thanks several times and inlayed then stacked them.  I think if I were to do the card again, I'd put the sentiment in the bottom left corner rather than the middle.  I finished it off with some clear Wink of Stella and some Glossy Accents.

So Thankful for You - Inspired by Lawn Fawn

A dear friend of mine is starting a new adventure.  She's not really leaving but she won't be around as much.  So I wanted to the opportunity to let her know how much I appreciate here.  Today's card is inspired by an adorable card posted on the Lawn Fawn blog (love, love, love their products) that you can see here.  For my case of the card, I stamped the cute pumpkins from the So Thankful set in Versafine and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I then colored them with my Spectrum Noir pens and fussy cut them (since I don't have the dies yet - but they are on my wish list).  I then stamped the sentiment in Versamark and heat embossed it in white embossing powder use some Jillibean Soup paper.  I matted it on some more Jillibean Soup paper and added that to a card base from some Pop Tone paper I've been hoarding.  I love how it turned out even if I don't like my own photography of the card. 

Just a little project tonight - I Feel the Love

By the time we got home from camping and finished unpacking, I didn't feel like doing much but I also needed to finish up my card for the I Feel the Love Project for August. I had an idea that I was working on but I couldn't quite bring it together, so I went a completely different direction. Madison had mentioned that Kate liked pink and rainbows, so I pulled out my Simply Charmed cartridge and glitter paper (what little girl doesn't love glitter?) along with some scraps and a piece of my new Cotton Candy Pop Tone paper I got in Paper Zone's great sale this past week. Add a couple of clear embossed butterflies using the Thinking of You set from Inkadinkado plus some Stickles and this is what I get: