Happy Mother's Day

 Happy Mother's Day!  Hope you have had a beautiful weekend!  

I started the celebration for Mother's Day early, with a special visit to my parents and my two boys last weekend.  While we were together, my mom and I were able to do some shopping and also a bit of cardmaking!  We made the cards from the March 2025 Daisy Daydream kit together.  That was so much fun.  So thankful for the special time together! 

 

SUper Friends March Clean and Simple Swap Cards

Happy Saturday!  I'm finally sharing the SUper Friends March clean and simple swap cards.

Jean's beautiful card features a technique where she used the Alphabet a la Mode dies and die cut letters out of the Frames and Flowers Designer Series Paper, then inset letters cut out of card stock into the designer series paper.

For her fantastic card, Connie stamped images from the Natural Botanicals, then used the Textured Notes Dies and some embossing to add some beautiful framing to her stamped images:

Jaya's eye-catching card has a fabulous watercolored background with images from the Grow with Love Stamp Set stamped on top of that:

Judy's gorgeous card features the Memorable Blooms Bundle and some pops of color with card stock strips behind the focal image - a beautiful way to put scraps to good use!

Sheila's fabulous card has wonderful texture from the So Swirly Embossing Folder, giving a perfect ocean feel behind the two-step stamped lobster from the Ocean Friends Bundle:

Kallien's pretty card also features embossing, with the Layered Florals Embossing Folder, plus a stamped greeting, punched with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch, and embellished with a beautiful, sparkly ribbon:

I started my card with one of the Stripes and Florals Mix and Match Card Bases, then used the Textured Notes Dies to cut pieces for the focal image and greeting, both from the Thankful Garden Bundle.  I used the masks that come with that bundle to add layers of color to the flowers and leaves.

 Hope our cards inspire you to create something fun as well!  Thanks so much to the SUper Friends for another fabulous swap!  And, thank you for visiting my blog!

- Michelle

Floral Delight Friendship Card

 I was able to play along with Mystery Monday again this week, and I enjoyed being able to text and play along with my friend Connie during that!  

For my card, I decided to use the Floral Delight Designer Series Paper, Dotted Circles Embossing Folder, and greeting from the Thankful Garden stamp set.  Here's how the card turned out:

Hope you like it!  

- Michelle

February Hello Spring Paper Pumpkin Alternates

 I finished the Paper Pumpkin cards from the February kit last night!  I decided to trim down the card fronts from the kit so a bit of my Basic Beige card stock bases would show through.  I used the leftover strips to decorate the inside of the cards, and to create an alternate design (along with stamps from the Thankful Garden Bundle).  This was a fun kit to create with!  Which of the card designs do you like best?  

I'm very excited to receive this month's Paper Pumpkin as well!  Here's a little sneak peek for it:

If you'd like to get the Inked Occasions kit, be sure to sign up for it by April 10th!  You can find out more about Paper Pumpkin here.  

- Michelle

SUper Friends February Flowers Cards

 I have a SUper Friends Saturday post for you today!   The SUper Friends are my demonstrator group (plus some special friends who have joined us along the way). 

 I'm a little behind in sharing our swap cards, so finally have the February swap cards to show you.  Our theme in February was flower cards.  So fun to see everyone's different take on the challenge -- including some fun fold cards!

Kallien used the Citrus Blooms Bundle  for her beautiful card.  (I love how she cut the frame and orange and blossoms out of designer series paper!)

Here's the inside, stamped to coordinate with the card front:

For her wonderful card, Connie M. used the Mixed Florals Bundle, along with the Spotlight on Nature Dies and gingham paper from the Everyday Happiness Designer Series Paper:

Connie finished the inside with some coordinating stamping and a strip of designer paper:

Judy created her fabulous fun fold card (which she adapted to the A2 size from Sam Calcott's Book Cradle Card) with the Floral Wishes Suite Collection, plus some of the beautiful brass butterflies:

Sheila's magnificent fun fold is a twist open card inspired by Rachel Tessman and using the Layers of Beauty Bundle along with the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper:

I created a gate fold card with the Irresistable Blooms Bundle, combined with the Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper (wonderful for more than just Valentine's Cards!).  I did some stamping on the designer series paper as well as the inside of the card:

Thanks so much to the SUper Friends for another amazing swap!

Thank you for visiting my blog!

- Michelle