Rain. Shine. Repeat

The relatively mild winter appears to be done with, and now Spring is making itself present with lots of rain. We had a coupe of days of nothing but rain. Some areas we can see accumulation of water and there are more rain coming our way. We got my rain barrels set up to start filling them up for the garden season. I am excited about it all.

I know that not everyone likes the rain. but, oh all the green and birds it bring forth is wonderful. Then the sun shines and everything take a enormous growth. You see, I could not help but again pull out colors as a way to greet our Spring. DoStamper Star 225 makes it all that much easier. I did not want an Easter themed card, so instead I went for the colors. I used a sponge to prepare the Crumb Cake layer. I did not sponge to heavily and I prefer the looks of that. Swirly Scribbles are cut in both Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight, while the leaves from Flourish thinlits are cut in Garden Green. I did not use any stamp, but debated about it for a bit. I like it just as it is and it is handy to have cards without sentiment readily available. I sure use them often.

Thank you for visiting today. Hope your day is bright, colorful, and musical. Be well

Miriam



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Spring Sampler

The first day of Spring has arrived and it appears that brought Spring weather along. Beautiful sunny days has bathed us and the birds are happy making nests, singing, dancing in the air. What a blessing to wake up, hear this wonderfully beautiful music, seeing all the beauty around us, and having an eternal hope for a fantastic season.

In a glorious homage to Spring, I made this card to participate in the DoStamper Stars 223. A sampler of what Spring will bring forth. The Best Birds stamp set provided the beautiful and delicate cherry blossom, the Detailed Dragonfly thinlits gave the bee new heights;  the Birds & Blossoms thinlits brought the bird in search for the ideal place for its new nest; the Flourish thinlits reminded us of all the leaves that soon will show its spectacular hues of green; the Beautiful Wings Embossilit, retired, but still fantastic, gave me the right size butterfly, and the final touch came from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, also retired. All of them perfectly nested in the Swirly Scribbles thinlits. Oh, I love Spring and Summer. I have been watching a couple of birds making a nest in our back porch. They are busy at work and we sure are happy and honored to have them so close to us.

Thank you so much for visiting today. Happy Spring to all. Be well

Miriam




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Life with you.

Well, this week I am solo as my husband is out of town. It is ok for most part as I try to have a good schedule and routine in place, but little things pop up and then the routine goes a bit crazy. Nonetheless we are all having a good time.

I have been working on some commissioned work and also on some cards for fun and for DoStamper Stars 220. Color challenge. They do challenge me. Anyway, I like the pastels and loved my card. I went with the Detailed Floral Thinlits for the gentle background and the Flourish Thinlits for a bit of Soft Sky details. The flowers are from the Petite Petals, which served as a good adornment to the sentiment center piece. I used the Layering Circles framelits to frame the sentiment. This card is a keeper. But I know that I have plenty people to whom I can share this card with.

Thank you for your visit today. I hope you are enjoying your week so far. Be well

Miriam




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Smiles and everything else

Another week that went by too quickly and led us into February already. This is going too fast and all I can think is summer is getting closer. My seeds are now getting ready to be put into soil to sprout. I love this time of the year as I start planning my garden.

Now, we all have those people that bring smile to our face and happiness to our heart effortlessly. Well, for all of them I dedicate today's card. Color inspiration from Dostamper Stars 216, was a hard one to work with at first. I did not want to have the front panel in red, so I realized that the best was to keep the design as clean as possible. The flowers are made out of the Botanical Builder framelit and the Flourish thinlits. I use the Cloud TIEF on the Soft Sky layer and the sentiment is from Dragonfly Dreams. A touch of ribbon and a beautiful bow added the color and tied it all together. The flowers received rhinestones for a perfect finish. A simple, elegant, and happy card.

Thank you for visiting today. Please come again for more inspirations. Be well

Miriam




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