It is time to say good bye.

Yes, the retirement list was posted on Tuesday and so many of my favorites are going to retire. However, I got to take a pick at the new catalog, and oh my, the new comers are going to blow us all away! You will soon see it.

A retirement card was in order, don't you think? This card was inspired by the sketch from Mojo Monday 444.  The dsp is Farmers Market and it is retiring. Sentiment is from the Wild About Flowers stamp set, which was cut with the Rose Wonder Framelit. The ribbon was retired last year, but I keep a stash as I really like the color and the texture of it. Let's not waste any time as the retiring items are going to disappear fast.

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Miriam


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Big and Bold.

More color challenge? Absolutely.  I am just about start placing the same concepts in my clothing as I am enjoying the world being more colorful.

I am kidding. Unlike my cards, my clothing are not that bold in color and I am happy to oblige to the Pals Paper Art color challenge 263 to get my color fix. I used the new Bohemian DSP for the background, then I added a bit of Tempting Turquoise for the layer, topped by the whisper white and final layer, which was stamped with the Wild About Flowers stamp set. The sentiment is from And Many More stamp set. A touch of ribbon to complete the bold look of today's card and it is all done. May as well now go on to celebrate yet another color challenge that I entered without fear.

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Miriam


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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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It's all yours.

It seems that lots of people are reaching the age of retirement, and it is a nice gesture to show how much the work they did throughout the years was appreciated. A beautiful handmade card can do precisely that.

Therefore, today's card is a perfect example of a retirement card that shows appreciation. The sketch is from the Pals Paper Arts challenge 260, going along with the sentiment from the Wild About Flowers stamp set. I used the Gold Soiree Specialty DSP as a background and the new Labels Framelits for the flowers from the same stamp set. I found that the Wild About Flowers set is one of those sets that I hardly need a separate set. Love that. I add the retired Raspberry Ripple ribbon with double loop bow which I made with My Bow Maker.

Make today extra special and enjoy this unique day in ways you have not done in a while. Be well.


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Ciao!

Adulthood life is not easy, but it sure is wonderful The people we meet, the responsibilities that brings, the freedoms, and all the lessons we learn along the way. Nothing beats meeting people. Some will be greatly missed, other will soon be forgotten. Having a full time job was always a joy and I truly enjoyed my last two full time job: one in the hospitality industry and the other as a freelancer interpreter. In both I met plenty of people and enjoyed every thing about it all.

But people also move one. Today's card is to celebrate the work life of adulthood. We all are going to retire sooner or later. Some co-workers will be missed others, not so much. Well, let's concentrate on the first category and have this card to them. The inspiration for it came from the CCMC 363, and in addition to some retired DSP, I used the Bordering Blooms stamp set to create the vine on the side panel. The punched out flowers are from the Flower Shop stamp set, and the sentiment is from the lovely Wild About Flower stamp set, which were punched out with the Label Bracket punch.  The center of the flowers just need an added something, and for that the Boho Blossom punch worked perfectly well.

Let's all enjoy the people in our lives and let them know how much they are appreciated.

Have a beautiful week. Be well

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Bright thank you.

Well, hello. I hope you are all enjoying some beautiful and warm weather. I tell you, my garden is thriving despite the cooler temperatures. I am yet to see raspberries from my garden, but am getting some greens and hope to have some carrots soon too. Tomatoes, on the other hand, that will be a while.

While I patiently wait for more bountiful harvest, I get to play a bit more in my craft room. I prepared a card for the Dostamper Stars challenge 139  using a bit of Gold Soiree DSP, a bit of retired colors (how can you blame me?) and the new Wild About Flowers stamp set. This new set is perfect and I can hardly not use it. I picked up the sentiment from the long retired Something to Believe set and a bit of sequins for an added touch.

Wishing you a bounty summer with plenty to celebrate and with many, many memorable moments to be thankful for. Be well.

Here are more inspiration for you:

Connie
Judy
Michelle
Sharon
Robyn

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KIck back and relax.

There is a time for everything, and a time to relax must be saved aside and enjoyed to the fullest. I am hardly ever at rest, but the times when I do rest I refuse to do anything. It is a very re-energizing exercise for me that it does not need to be done more than every other year or so.

I do not believe that anyone retires so they can do nothing. Precisely the contrary. People retire so they can do the things they were not able to while they were part of the work force. Perhaps a leisure day at a beautiful lake? For today's card, yes that will be perfect. The Moon Lake stamp set met the requirement with this beautiful image. Create with Connie and Marie challenge 360 is a color challenge and I think it went well with the image and sentiment, which is from the new Wild About Flowers stamp set. That background? Well, that is the new Dots for Days background stamp set, which I stamped using the Smoky Slate.

That's all for now. Get some rest, get some craft on, and remember to always take a moment to smell the flowers. Be well

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Summer dreams.

My garden is mostly planted and I relish in opening its little gate every morning to be greeted by my plants that soon will bear fruits and food for my family. Summer is so vibrant with life everywhere that I have a hard time staying inside.

Summer is full of life and with that is a constant motion and change. In many aspects. People are more active, people are getting married, traveling, and moving. While the inspiration from Dostamper Stars challenge 137 depicts something else, I decided on the colors to prepare today's card. This card I made thinking of as a House Warming card. My daughter asked me what was about sending a house warming card. The only explanation I was able to concoct was that when we move to a new house, it is just a house, but the little gestures and the little things in the first few moments of living there is what will make the house a home. For that I kept this card simple. The Wild About Flowers stamp set in combination with the Summer Silhouette stamp set gave a good "bouquet" as a welcome to the new house. In Brazil we say that green is the color of hope, so, here is for hoping for a life filled with love, happiness, health, and prosperity in the new home.

I hope you are doing well and also hope that you will visit again. Be well

And, as usual, you can visit these fine ladies to find even more inspiration:

Connie
Judy
Robin

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