Happy New Year 2020!

Happy New Year and Welcome 2020!  Marching on to a new decade and new possibilities!  I am still looking forward to my new crafting space and trying to deal with cramped space and stuff in more than one room.  Makes it tough some days to say the least.

Not a lot has changes other than the drywall is finished.  I am just more than anxious to fill it up...Haha!

With the new year, brings a new catalog and products.  Create is my word for this year as I get to create my new craft space and continue to create a vision for my business and workshops.

Here is my first set of cards using Shared Happiness stamp set.  This set caught my eye right away and maybe you will like it too!  Of course I love all stamp sets with flowers, just saying.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you take time to enjoy life's moments!

AECP class - Clean & Simple Boutique Cards

 Altenew Educator Certification Program

Clean & Simple Boutique Class

I have enjoyed this class taught by Jennifer Rasa.  I am sharing with you the card I made from Lesson 2, creating stamped backgrounds, using the Hello Winter stamp set from Technique Tuesday. 

 The background was randomly stamped using London Fog Memento Ink.  

 I stamped the sentiment using Catherine Pooler Rockin' Red Ink onto a tag die cut using a Close To My Heart die.  I inked the edges  to help it stand out a little.

 Inside my card I stamped the snow border from the stamp set and added the Sweater Weather stamp, also from Technique Tuesday.

I enjoyed the class and I must admit that I have enjoyed creating my own backgrounds using random stamping rather than patterned paper!  If you haven't tried it, go ahead and give it a try.  You might find you enjoy it too!  

Thanks for stopping by and take time to enjoy life's Moments.

Let It Snow!

Well I really don't want the snow just yet but I am making a stack of these for a card making workshop this week.  It is way too early for snow and cold weather.  I am sure a lot of you agree.  Mother Nature will do what she wants so dig out those winter coats...LOL.

I have been missing in action lately, waiting for my new craft room to be finished.  It has been a slow process as it is over a three bay "carriage house"!

  

  I will have the second floor!!!!

I am getting closer to being able to pick out what I want in it.  Pinterest is helping thank heavens 😀!  I hope that by December I will be able to set it up!

In the meantime I have been able to make a few cards.

  

  

I hope that soon I can post on a more regular basis.  Until later, try to stay warm!

Marilyn

                                             

Majestic Blooms

I have been back on my creative kick again after a busy period of "life gets in the way"!  I am working on the Layering II class and enjoying using the different Altenew stamp sets.  The Majestic Blooms stamp set was fun to work with and easy to add the leaves around the flower.  I used Altenew inks on the pink flower and Catherine Pooler inks on the orange flower.

I made a few practice flowers to line up the layers.  The leaves were easy to add.  The "hello" was made of three white and a black "hello" glued together.  The card panel was mounted on a black layer from which the black "hello" was die cut.

I added the sentiment inside and stamped some of the smaller leaves over the top of it.  Gems were added to finish it off.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Take time to stop and smell the flowers!

Marilyn

Think Pink

Color Dare #335 Monochromatic Pink

                                         

Pink, sure puts one in the Spring frame of mind!

The stamp set is from Catherine Pooler, colored with shades of pink from Shinhan Markers with clear shimmer brush added for bling!  Paper is CTMH Raspberry.

Thank you for stopping by and take time to Enjoy Life's Moments!

Marilyn

Color My Heart Color Dare #331

Not too often that I use shades of brown to create a card but I really like the way this turned out.  I teach a card making class once a month at the library here in town and my focus this month is using Perfect Pearls.  I wanted to have them use the Perfect Pearls on a stamped image and on a second card lightly rub Versa Mark on an embossed image.  Enter Cut and Emboss in One Pass, Rose Flourish folder from Spellbinders and a card was created
                                        

The border was made with a retired set of border dies from Close To My Heart.  Class is tonight and I hope they enjoy working with Perfect Pearls.  Thank you Color My Heart #331!

Thanks for stopping by and Enjoy Life's Moments.

You are Awesome

Today's card is from the All About Layering class with Altenew that I just finished.  This uses the stamp set Painted Butterflies.  I love the whimsical look of the butterflies.

The background has some ink blending and the butterflies has some clear shimmer brush to make them shine!  Of course a few gems add shine too!  I am more than ready to see butterflies flying again.  I guess I will have to wait a few more months!  I hope your day is awesome!

Thanks for stopping by and Enjoy Life's Moments!