Bike ride?

This has been a four season week. There was warmth, snow, hail, rain, but nothing really lasted that long. It was disappointing to get snow to cover the ground, and I am happy to say it is gone.

But I am dreaming of warm day with gentle breeze, fresh produce from the garden, beautiful sunny days, swimming, bike rides, and all that good things that summer brings. Until then, I can use my stamps to make those dreams more concrete. Using the Pals Paper Arts challenge 295 as a color inspiration, I got the Pedal Pusher stamp set which is too cute and it made for a great scenery along with the Sheltering Tree stamp set. The sentiment is from the Good Greetings and it leaves the card to be used to many occasions. I added a bit of the beautiful Bermuda Bay ribbon to finish the card and to tie up the colors.

Thank you for visiting today. I appreciate you stopping by and look forward to hearing from you. Be well

Miriam
  
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Home, sweet and new.

The constant motion of life brings so many surprises that makes us stop for a moment. A very close and dear friend of mine is relocating in December, and while I am extremely happy for her and her family, as this is a wonderful opportunity for them, I am sad to see them go and will miss them all deeply.

I know I will be making some house warming cards, and got started with the inspiration from Dostamper Stars challenge 155. I decided to use the scenery as my inspiration and the Lovely as a Tree, Sheltering Tree, and Home for the Holidays stamp sets, along with the framelit made the scene. As much as I want to add a bit more embellishments, I decided against, so the images can speak for themselves. The background was sponged with Night of Navy because I did not want to use the card stock itself as I want to keep the sky a nice blue but not too dark.

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Colors.

The approach of colors are now upon us. I enjoy the beauty of autumn foliage and around my neighborhood there is a street that turns gold and it is stunning to drive on that street and be showered with that beautiful colors.

Today I am getting two inspiration for one card. I got the sketch from CCMC 373 and the theme is from the Paper Players challenge 263.  Of course I was keen to use the Sheltering Tree Stamp Set and it alone sufficed. I used three colors for the leaves: Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, and Cajun Craze. The tree trunk is in Soft Suede and the grass is Garden Green. For the image, I use the Labels for the image, which I cut first than went on stamping and getting the image dressed up. I did not want to add more to the card, so a simple, and now retired, DSP along with Burlap Ribbon was enough to get the look completed. I love it and can almost smell the Autumn.

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Fall? Not yet.

The colors are not arriving, other than, with this week's heat wave, my tomatoes are finally showing some colors. I am so happy to see spots of red all over my garden. I can hardly wait to get those babies roasted and delicious.

While waiting, why not play a bit? The colors from the Pals Paper Players challenge 266 are beautiful but do bring a hint of fall. I took the hint and went for a fall looking card using the Sheltering Tree for all the stamped images and sentiment. That is a truly complete stamp set, don't you think? The background paper is from the Pretty Petals dsp stack and the small strip on the front is from Bohemian dsp.  I considered adding a butterfly, but instead I used the new Curvy Corner Trio Punch to add a small detail on the top left corner. I truly like this punch. Now, for the tree I used the back side of the stamp to get the Old Olive layer, then I cleaned it, flipped it back to the "correct" position and proceed to add a bit of Cajun Craze and Delightful Dijon.

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Thank you Summer.

It is a wonderful thing to start the day with a fresh cup of coffee, then a walk to the garden and end up with a huge harvest of collard greens and delicious carrots. My children just cannot eat enough carrots and pulling them fresh from the ground is a sweet treat. Do you plant a garden? What are you growing this year?

I am managing to get some time at my craft area, but it is hard with such beautiful weather. We had friends over yesterday and the children were exhausted by the end of the day. Mission accomplished! I am playing along today with the CCMC 365 challenge and we have a nice sketch. For my card, I used the new Wild About Flowers as the main image and the sentiment from Sheltering Tree stamp set. The background is from the Painted Blooms DSP and I like the simplicity of it. The image was stamped and then cut using  the Oval Collections framelits and then the Blackberry Bliss was cut 2 sizes bigger to frame the image. I add a bit of a perfect bow and the Burlap ribbon to complete the look. And with the I completed the card and can say I am thankful for everything in my life and that includes you. Thank you.

Be well

Miriam

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Ok, I was kidding...

Well, I am not sure if Mother Nature felt better, or simply got all too mad at me. We had a extremely rainy day yesterday, with torrential day for good part of the day. After a calm afternoon, we got an active evening with tornado warnings and all. Very active for a cool temperature.

The day was so gloomy that the children did school in the basement rather than our regular school room which is our sun room. I was able to do some clean up in my craft area, creating space for supplies ordered from the FREE shipping and also getting ready for the new catalog coming in May. Then, I had time to craft a bit too. I made this card with a retirement in mind. Think about it, retiring, having time for all sorts of things, including riding your bike to the library or ice cream shop, or both! Sheltering Tree stamp set was perfect for a relaxed life style. The DSP used is the now retired Etcetera,  but I love the colors of it. The sketch is from the Splitcoast Stampers Sketch challenge 535 and for the "park" background I used the Apothecary Accent Framelit. Now, weather permitting, I may go for a ride soon.

Tip:
While I normally teach for people to stamp first cut last, when using the Photopolymer stamps I do not mind stamping last because you can perfectly well see where the image is going to be stamped.

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Home, sweet home.

Recently a friend of mine moved into her new house and it is now a home. Walking into our homes are something that no other comfort can match. As much as I like to travel, I love the getting back home.

This card was made with my friend in mind and I used the Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge 534 to create it. Since Spring is a bit late to come by, but there are some plants already growing, I decided that my friend's new house deserves a blooming garden and fully covered trees. The Holiday Home stamp set and the Sheltering Tree stamp set gave the new home a beautiful garden, don't you think? The curve for the sketch I obtained with the Adorning Accents framelit and adorned part of the curve - in a rainbow fashion - with bitty flowers from a now retired punch. This house will blossom with love.

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The annual Stampin' Up! retired list is coming April 21st.  That's when we have to say good-bye to some beloved products to make room for the new.  The only products I know for sure will be on that list are the 2013-2015 In Color product line.They are a beautiful color set, and I know I will miss them. But, there is still time to stock up to have these lovely colors.
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The buds are coming!

Yes, they are coming and we are very, very happy about it. Today, as we looked outside, we were pleased to see the first signs of our beautiful tiger Lilly. I have picked up some items to get my seeds started and soon will be doing some checking on my garden area! Love this time of the year.

Of course, the improved weather brings the renewal that we were all waiting on. I hope to watch the grass gets greener and to see it grows once again. While I sit here wishing for that, I decided that in my stamping studio, my trees are all covered with new leaves and my grass is truly green. Well, with the Sheltering Tree stamp set this was easily accomplished. I did not want to use the inspiration piece from the Floral Fusion challenge, so I used just the sketch instead. A bit of Beach House washi tape and Something Borrowed DSP and this card brings the senses of summer right to me. Can hardly wait to see all the trees around covered with new leaves and being able to enjoy the beautiful, sunny, and warm days.

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