monday mood board #19 - thank you

I just sent my sister a text message accompanying the following picture that simply read, "You need this stamp set."  Yes, need.



I love and use WPlus9's Fresh Cut Florals so much for the versatility and endless combos.  This card was made for WPlus9's Monday Mood Board Challenge.  The mood board can be seen here.

I was drawn to the colors and the burlap ribbon, which inspired me to pull out this cute little paper pad that I purchased when I was home in California.  It had some burlap patterned paper that I especially liked.

My friend, Jane, was on my mind when I made this card.  Before she went on vacation to Cali, she offered up her weekly veggie and fruit shares through her local CSA (community supported agriculture).  Free fruit and veggies?!  Um, yes please!  This is what I picked up last week.

It was clearly too much produce for me to get through alone, so I divided it up and shared it with 4 other friends.  Community, indeed.  Thank you, Jane, for your generosity.  From all of this, I made sangria (with the plums), salsa, vegetarian lumpia, and more salsa:)

Card Supplies:
Stamps: WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals
Dies: WPlus9 Milk & Cookies
Inks: Hero Arts (bubble gum, cup o' joe, green hills); Stampin' Up (melon mambo, regal rose, rose red)
Other: patterned paper

monday mood board

Just a quick post to participate in WPlus9's Monday Mood Board #17 challenge.  I often bake gifts for folks and because I'm usually scrambling to finish up the baking and packaging, I usually run out of time to make a nice card.  Most of the time, I resort to finding a scrap piece of patterned paper, folding it in half and then just writing on the inside.  Boo!  Major party-foul, especially when I really enjoy making handmade/heartfelt cards.

So, I found a cute little spoon image - solid and outline - and stamped away...

Eventhough I usually bake cupcakes and cookies (which you don't eat with a spoon), spoons are associated with food, and that's good enough for me.  

Supplies:
Stamps: WPlus9 Sweets and Treats + Fillers; Mama Elephant Midnight Letters
Inks: Stampin' Up (basic grey, calypso coral, peach parfait, pistachio pudding, pool party); Memento (tuxedo black)

love always, always love

It's been a very emotional past couple of days for me, and I think these cards reflect that -- a mix of deep sadness and small flashes of hope that someday I hope will become brighter lights.  Until then, I continue to believe that we are all connected to each other and that everybody matters.

It's Week 2 of Summer Card Camp 2 , and for this card I used the clear embossing and distress ink technique that Jennifer McGuire shared. I flipped around a sentiment by doing a little masking, so I could say what I really wanted to say. 

For the next card, I used the paper piecing technique presented by Jean Manis.  The shiny spots are from sun shining in through window blinds.  I think it would actually be pretty cool if I could figure out a way to achieve the same effect in ink.

And lastly, I made this card for the WPlus9 Monday Mood Board challenge.  I just love using their Fresh Cut Florals set.  With all the layering options, I was able to find the right combo of flowers to reflect the mood of this card.

Supplies:

Love Always, Always Love

Stamps: WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals; Verve Small Phrases

Inks: Stampin' Up (chocolate chip, pool party, baja breeze, certainly celery, pistachio pudding); Versamark

Other: clear embossing powder

Sending Love Your Way

Stamps: Craft Lounge Sending Love; Lawn Fawn You've Got Mail

Ink: Memento (tuxedo black)

Other: patterned paper, heart pin

Thinking of You

Stamps/Dies: WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals

Inks: Stampin' Up (perfect plum, wisteria wonder, so saffron); Memento (tuxedo black)

Other: enamel accents