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Greetings my dear friends and readers. Another beautiful day around here, but the temperatures drop substantially from what we enjoyed last week. It is going to go up, but we did not care much for the drop. Nonetheless, there are plenty of beauty around and colors and birds singing and all the wonderful and renewed life that Spring brings forth.

 

Today I got greed and made two cards using the color inspiration from Dostamper Stars 184. First I want a fun card with an all occasions feel to it. For that I used the Everything Eleanor at the top panel, which was heat embossed with the Melon Mambo Embossin' Powder and the same was done for the sentiment from Party Pants stamp set from Sale-A-Bration and the flowers from Crazy About You stamp set. I added a bit of flair to them using the Basic Black marker and I like the looks it gave. 

For this card I kept it formal, as it is to be given to a piano accompanist. Considering that she is not a very flowery person, I kept it as subtle as possible, but that piano required a bit of something. The tulips from the Basic Backyard made a perfect choice for the pop of color and I hand colored them with the Blender Pen.This is not a very difficult card, but the "keys" must all be adhered individually, which take a bit of time. The keys were cut using the Word Window. The Basic Gray panel is embossed using the Stylish Stripes, the sentiment is from Perfectly Penned, which I heat embossed in Black.  The panel for the top I hand cut. I made a template, well, sort of, and then cut the black panel. I thought it turned out very well considering the free hand on that. I love how this card turned out.

And this, my dear friends and readers, are my cards for today. I hope you have enjoyed them and that you will take a moment to share any thoughts you may have. I also ask that you visit the other Dostamper Stars to get more inspiration from this challenge.

Thank you for visiting today. Be well.

Miriam

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Here for you.

This week went by in a snap. I was not terribly busy with extra activities, and I do not know how it came to be Friday. Maybe it is because I had some time to play at my craft room and also to enjoy the outdoors and a bit of warm weather.

I worked in a card for the CCMC 403 and had a great time doing so. I think the best is when I can come up with a card using only one stamp set. I almost did, but went a sentiment different than was at the Awesomely Artistic, which provide all the images. The sentiment came from And Many More stamp set. I added a bit of Early Espresso ribbon, and tied it up with Linen Thread, which is very visible, but in person I love the touch. I think this card is a perfect get well/masculine card.

Thank s for your visit today. Enjoy your beautiful day. Be well

Miriam


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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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A blossom thank you!

A busy weekend that was. I have worked my garden and even put some seeds in the ground. Now I know it will be a busy time tending for the plants, and I enjoy every bit of it. 

The beautiful time of the year is just a bit more enhanced by beautiful Painted Petals DSP and stamp set.  The sketch from the Pals Paper Arts Challenge 248  is simple and the simplest sometimes can be the most difficult to work with, but I pulled it off after seeing some beautiful pansies blooming in my garden. A bit of natural intervention goes a long way!
Have a beautiful week. Thanks for visiting today, and please come back again soon.

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Please, not again.

Well, the weather took a rather nice turn and brought us sunshine and above freezing temperatures all week long. All snow has melted and I even took the time to do some basic maintenance to my garden. I sure hope the temperatures remain so, and the sun continues to shine bright.

However, I started feeling a bit ill again. Last time I felt this way I ended up with a nasty sinus infection along with a cough that lasted two months. I am taking this serious now and using some essentials oils and vitamins and resting. So, I did prepare this card two days ago, but honestly was busy with club night and did have much energy for anything else. Since when I made I was already feeling like something was coming up, I decided on a Get Well card. The sketch is from the Freshly Made Sketch challenge 177, and the color combination is from the Pals Paper Arts challenge 243. I went for a simple look with a small Petite Petals stamp set and punch. The Finishing Touches Edgelits is ever so delicate that deserved a place on this card. I feel better just by looking at it.
I hope that the weather, wherever you may be, is wonderful and that you are enjoying wonderful health.


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All the love.

Another week has gone by and I feel like I hardly got everything done. However, it has been a fun busy and seeing the children so happy it pays all off. Of course having a visit from Spring weather was just the perfect icing on the cake.

Based on the Dostamper Stars challenge 123, I created today's card being careful not to overuse the rich colors. I like all the colors in this challenge, but it can be tricky for me to put them together, so I went the safe route and made good use of Whisper White cardstock. The Petite Petals stamp set has the ideal size to embellish the Gorgeous Grunge background.  I stamped the Gorgeous Grunge in both Hello Honey and Rich Razzleberry, and the flowers in Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey. The sentiment from And Many More was stamped in Rich Razzleberry. I like the subtle look of these rich colors. Do you?

Be even more inspired, by checking out the other Stars take on this challenge:

Connie Plaumann Hello Card
Robyn Rasset Blended Bloom Card
Sharon Bennett Banner Blast card

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Keeping up.

While my dear husband took a skiing, I decided to do some cleaning, organizing, and crafting too.

I want to use some negative images, but only had it in Pear Pizzazz, which was lighter than I had wished. Nonetheless I liked the turn out. I have been in a mode for using older supplies and also am trying to work on my large stash of retired DSP.  The Label Collection Framelit cut was embellished using the frame tief that is retired, but it gave such a nice touch.  The sentiment is from Crazy About You stamp set from the Occasions Catalog. The sketch from the Pals Paper Arts 241 did the trick in helping me putting this card together!
Thanks for visiting today. Come back again.

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Still calling!

Spring that is. I was hoping that when we got the last heat wave, we would just enjoy a balm farewell from winter... But not, it was not yet done with us. I feel for the East Coast and all its winter storm this year. I hope all of you in the East Coast are doing well.

Yeah, I am truly thinking and calling Spring, but I know it will be a while before it arrives. I can dream, nonetheless. The Best Year Ever DSP from Sale-A-Bration is simply beautiful and the colors truly speak to me. Since I want it to be spring theme, I used the great I Like You stamp set, the Beautiful Wings Embossilits, And Many More stamp set for the sentiment, a bit of Ribbon and the lovely Labels Collection Framelits. The Paper Players challenge 233 gave the great sketch as my canvas and I love it how this card turned out.

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