Quick Field Flowers card

 

Bright spots of color are popping up everywhere around town and I love it! It's hard to resist buying flowers when grocery shopping too.

 

I picked two colors and one stamp set - Field Flowers - for this quick and easy card. In a 20-card class, a card like this is refreshingly simple and welcome. This stamp set is on the retiring list, and will be gone by the end of the month.

 

I prepped last night for a 10-card class this morning. I've been trying to design my cards using retiring designer papers and stamp sets when possible. You'll be seeing those cards soon! Enjoy your day.

My thoughts are happiest with Field Flowers

 



I love the look of these Field Flowers stamped in Elegant Eggplant on the Hello Doily stamp, which is in Sahara Sand. This is my fifth and final card from my 10-card bands fund-raiser class last week. I think it's beautiful and simple and would brighten the day of anybody receiving it. I CASE'd it from fellow demo Susan Carlson. I hope you have a happy day!

Stamps: Field Flowers, Hello Doily;
Ink: Sahara Sand, Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi pads;
Paper: Sahara Sand, Whisper White card stocks;
Accessories: Designer Label punch, Elegant Eggplant scallop dotted ribbon, dimensionals.

Sharing a special day of love

 

This is just the ticket for somebody you love! Or two tickets with a heart clip!

 



 

Achievers on my American Ink team came to my studio yesterday to make four special projects - this is one of them. It's a Pretty in Pink card with a Basic Black layer that has been stamped and heat embossed in white with smudges and lines to look like a chalkboard. I add two stamps from That's the Ticket (Spring Catalog Item 128075 clear for $16.95) on a knot of 1/8" Whisper White taffeta, then finished it with a Cute Clip from the Elements pack (Item 129939, $4.95). The lines were made using a white crayon, though my gals got to use a white pencil I had at the studio. It worked much better! I used stamps from Animal Talk, Field Flowers, Word Play, Hearts a Flutter and Itty Bitty Banners. I'll share the other projects this week.

 

Here's one of the things I made for our lunch - a Spinach Strawberry Bacon Salad I found on Pinterest. It also had walnuts and red onions with a dressing that's included in the recipe. I got the photo and recipe here. It tastes SO good! My hubby and kids enjoyed the leftovers, though my son didn't care so much for the dressing.

I also made Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken and a Pink Lemonade Pie. Those recipes are also on Pinterest under my Favorite Recipes board.

 

 

Here in the United States, we have the day off to celebrate the observed birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (His birthday was January 15.) My kids are happy to have an extra long weekend. I went to Atlanta in 1985 and visited MLK, Jr's Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was a co-pastor with his father during the civil rights era of the 1960s. It's an historic site. He truly was a great man whose words mean something even today. I bought a soft metal keychain with part of his "I have a dream" speech on it and used it till all of the letters rubbed off. MLK, Jr. Day is a day of service. Plant a tree, lend a hand to someone in need... just make a difference, share the love, and have a fabulous day. :-)

 

Field Flowers in Wisteria Wonder

I love purple! This Field Flowers card is Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade, with dark highlights on the flowers in Elegant Eggplant. I love the ruffled ribbon and the new Lace Ribbon Border Punch. I CASE'd it from Ilina Crouse, whose card was Poppy Parade and Very Vanilla.

Field Flowers for Salt & Pepper Monkey Challenge 66

When I saw the cover of the Stampin' Up! 2011-2011 Idea Book & Catalog, I knew I had to have the Field Flowers stamp set shown on the cover. I think it's beautiful!

There's a Salt and Pepper Challenge (add spice to your life!) this week for A La Card Monkey, and I was eager to get some ink on this stamp set. You can see the sketch below. I love the sentiment, the Scallop Dotted Black ribbon, and the rhinestones. I'm going to use this card for my friend Bonnie's 89th birthday lunch tomorrow afternoon!