Sweet & Cool.

So much for my quiet time that allowed me to make some beautiful cards to share with you. I got busy as I was asked to make some 130 cards and that just about took all my free time away, but I tell you, I am very, very happy that people like my work to the point of ordering them from me.

Now, as for today's card, it is serving three purpose. First to share with you, to participate on Dostamper Stars 215, and last but not least, to give to a wonderful little friends of ours whose birthday is this Friday. She is the most sweet, fun, thoughtful young girl I know and we love her very much. I want to add all the stamps from the Cool Treats stamp set, but it would be too much. Of course, since she is cool and sweet I added two ice cream cones, which were easily cut using the Frozen Treats framelits. I added a bit of Wink of Stella to the darker shades of the ice cream and I thought it looked fabulous that way. The set and framelit can be purchase as a bundle with bring you to almost the $50 requirement to get a FREE item from Sale-A-Bration. I am in love with this set, and I know you will too.

I hope you enjoyed today's project and please do come back for more. Be well

Miriam





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Garland... Spring garland.

Hello my dear friends and readers.

Unlike last week, we are enjoying a bit of a break from the brutally cold weather, and now I am really getting excited to get my seeds planted.

Today's card does not showcase any products from the Occasions catalog, but the products featured are a favorite of mine. The Dostamper Stars 214 is on TIEF and I used here the Elegant Dots on only half of the front layer. The top layer was stamped with the Awesomely Artistic and adorned with this beautiful Watermelon Wonder ribbon. I have chosen no sentiment for this one and I noticed that I made several cards lately which does not have a sentiment. Good thing, as I have needed get well, sympathy, and birthday cards lately, and not having a sentiment sure gives me some flexibility. The bow is perfectly made and placed to give the card the final embellishment.

Thank you for visiting today. I look forward to seeing you again. Be well

Miriam




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Simply Showers.

Is everyone getting rain? We got a bunch of rain and the roads are too slippery to go anywhere. This has been a weird winter and the temperatures are supposed to go higher as the week comes to a close.

As you can imagine, I do not mind the "higher" temperatures, and have left my kitchen window a bit open to get some fresh air in the house. Card making continues strong in my craft room, and it does make easy to work when you have two neutral colors and a color of your choice to put a card together, and so it is for The Paper Players 327. My card showcases the Playful Backgrounds stamp set, as well as the Flower Patch and a touch of the Flourish Thinlits. My additional color is Mint Macaron and it paired up really well with the Black and White. The ribbon adds to the simplicity of the card and the bow closes it all. A picture perfect card.

Thank you for visiting today. Come again for more inspiration. Be well

Miriam

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Bold congratulations.

Hello friends and readers,

I have been spending more time in my craft room and I am so happy about it. I have missed it so much and now I am just appreciating it even more. I did a bit of cleaning up and rearranging the space to make it more practical and functional. I have floor tile in the are and it gets rather cold there, despite the space heaters. I added some rubber tile, those big types people use for garage maybe, and put around, so now all my paper, stamps, inks, framelits can be reached without me stepping on the tile. Simple adjustments that do make a difference.

Do you love the Flourishing Phrases set? I have made several cards with it, and I love it more each time. With the exception of the sentiment, the card is entirely made with the Flourishing Phrases and Flourish Thinlits dies. The sentiment is from the Floral Phrases and it was stamped in Mossy Meadow. I did cut the Mossy meadow layer, and then again in Brushed gold, which was then positioned back into the negative. I used the Wink of Stella in gold to color the cut out of the flowers so it was not Vanilla. The leaves and flowers were heat embossed in both Gold and Clear powder, and the flower was hand cut to have just the central part positioned on top. I love the looks and the strong colors.

I hope you found your dose of inspiration today and I am glad you stopped by. Have a wonderful day. Be well

Miriam


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Cozy, cozy.

Brrrr. It has been too cold to even go out; which in a way is perfect so I get to spend time in my craft room and also getting some purging done. Other than the children regular activities, I choose to stay indoors as the cold does not do me well and the wind has been too unfriendly for me.

Of course we need some warmth, even if only in my wishful thinking. Valentines come to mind when thinking of warmth, coziness, and togetherness. The inspiration from Dostamper Stars 213 got me jump started on Valentines ideas and I pulled out one of my favorites framelits and stamp sets, the Bloomon' Hearts. This time I cut the flowers in Pink Pirouette after stamping them in Real Red. The little "branch" when the birds sit was cut from the new Oh So Succulent framelits and the sentiment is from its matching stamp set The birds from the Thoughtful Branches bundle and add a nice touch of coziness to this card.

Thank you so much for your continuous support, encouragement, nice words, and love. Be well

Miriam





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