Sunshine Returns and a Floral Birthday!

I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday! Today is my first day off of work in 9 days, and it feels so good! Especially because it is absolutely gorgeous outside! The brilliant blue of the sky just seems to put everyone in a better mood! The temps should be close to 70 degrees most of the day too! Ahhhh...my favorite time of the year has finally arrived! That time when it's still early enough in the spring where you can look so forward to a long summer! I'm one of those people who could live in Florida in July, and love every degree of it! I don't even mind the humidity! (Can anyone tell me then, why in the world I live in Minnesota?) We are going to a wedding later today, so looking forward to that also!

Enough about me, let's get to the latest card I made. It's a pretty simple design. I wanted to try some soft peaches, pinks and browns for a change. I used all Hero Arts stamps for this one. The Cling Dots are stamped in the background with Antique Linen. The stamp over to the left is called Delicate Flower Flourish, and stamped four times with Hero Hues Latte Chalk Ink. I then stamped the French Writing with Butterfly in Tattered Rose Distress Ink. For some reason I didn't like the way the butterfly looked, so I made some flowers to place over it.


I'm off to go walk around the yard in the sunshine! Have a great Saturday! :)

Congrats with Pastels

I made this card for a girl in our neighborhood who is graduating this year from high school. She loves flowers and pastel colors. I white embossed the Long Stem Flowers onto white cardstock and used the resist technique with Tumbled Glass, Mustard Seed and Spun Sugar Distress Inks. I love the pretty green result you get from blending the Tumbled Glass with the Mustard Seed! I also added a bit more color to some of the poppies with Copics.

The sun is suppose to make an appearance today! I can't wait to see the brilliant blue sky after 10 days of clouds and rain! Everything is going to be even greener than before! My irises are getting so big this year! I'm looking forward to their blooms! And my peonies are just huge! They are about 4 feet high already, with quite large buds! I'll be sure to take pictures! I will be planting the gardens (both flowers and vegetables) in about 2 weeks. Frost is still a possibility this time of year in Minnesota, so I like to wait a bit longer.

Enjoy your day! Make it a good one, with some fun and time for yourself! :)