You`re just my cup of tea!

Finally Friday!

When I recieved this cute little tea-cup image from Serendipity Stamps, I knew I wanted to make a tea-bag holder. I don`t drink tea very often since I`m more of a coffee-lover... But this is such a cute little gift for those who loves tea:)



I stamped the image with Archival Ink Coffee, and colored it with Distress Inks. Papers from Making Memories. I also stamped this cute sentiment inside.



Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks so much for stopping by!

You`re Bound to Bloom...

Happy Thursday!

I`m not sure what to call these multi-color flowers... I just knew I needed a little color in between all the white SNOW - LOL! Even though I love white Paperwhites , it had to be something colorful today. I`m longing for spring :)

I stamped and masked the image three times to achieve this flower scene, and did the coloring with Le Plume Markers. I paired the Paperwhites with a sentiment from the
Hearts and Flowers set by Flourishes.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

BBB-07 Beauty of Love!

Happy Monday everyone!

And welcome to the BBB-challenge for February!
Love is a beautiful thing, so let's honor it in our card making! Use the color red, have a feel of romance, or adorn your creation with hearts – the choice is yours! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card here to enter.



If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB07. You have until February 28thth to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we'll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!








I`ve made a set of three cards for this challenge using the beautiful Hearts and Flowers stamp set by Flourishes. Aren`t those flowers pretty!?
I did the coloring with a mix of Rangers Distress Inks and Marvy Le Plume Markers.



Make sure to stop by the rest of the team as well, and a huge welcome to the amazingly talented Laura - who has joined the team this month!

Beate
Cindy
Heather
Kathy
Laura

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Celebrate your day!

Happy Sunday!

I hope you`ve had a great weekend:) We`ve had a wonderful time skiing. It is so beautiful with all the snow right now, and the temperatures are just perfect.
We have a few birthdays coming up, so I`ve made a card for a friend.
No images on this one, but the focal point is a sentiment from the Fanciful Flourishes set by Flourishes.



As usual I`ve used a few Spellbinders dies too:) - Lacey Squares, Classic Squares, Decorative photo corners and Labels One. Papers from MME.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Thank you!

Happy Wednesday!
I hope your week is going well. I`ve had a few days off this week and actually had some time to make a card! I did step out of my comfort zone with this one, but it was fun for sure! I used Spellbinders dies to create the flower (Flower Creations and On the Vine Border Grand). The sentiment is from the Butterflies and Blossoms stamp set from Flourishes.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

BBB-06 - Vintage Beauty!

Happy New Year everyone!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration! I sure did, even though I had to work a few days. Kicking off 2011 with another Bring Back Beautiful Challenge:

What’s old is new in stamping. With lace, buttons and a beautiful stitched edge, we know card makers can create beautiful things with a vintage feel! Link up your Bring Back Beauty card HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB06. You have until January 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!



For my card today I chose to work with the newly released Butterflies & Blossoms set.
I stamped parts of the image in the two corners of the diecut with Archival Ink Coffee, and colored it with Distress Inks.



To get the Vintage feel, I sponged it with Distress Ink Vintage photo.
...And before you go, be sure to stop by these talented ladies:

Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

BBB-05 - Deck The Halls!

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For this month’s Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge, use beauty in stamping to create an accent piece for a table, a mantle, a decoration or any kind of home décor. ‘Tis the season for stamping and entertaining –so let’s see if you can create a match made in heaven by using both!



I chose to create place cards for a Christmas table using the gorgeous Poinsetta and Boxwood set. These were really easy to make and can easily be mass produced! I used the In Spades Pendants template by Spellbinders for the base (cut it in half) and the Long Classic Rectangles die. The poinsetta was colored with Distress Inks. I didn`t put any names on them yet, as I plan to use them for a Christmas Dinner:)



I even made a napkin ring to match the place cards... Super easy!

Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful creation Here to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB05. You have until December 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!



Also make sure to visit the other team members:

Beate
Cindy Coutts
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones

Thanks so much for stopping by!

BBB-04 - Beauty Of A Bow!

Welcome to the Bring Back Beautiful challenge for November!
As we enter into the busiest time of the card making season, we want to see how you use beauty and artistry and wrap it up with a bow… with ribbon! You don’t have to create a bow, just show us your favorite way to add elegance to your cards or creations with ribbon. Link up your card for the Bringing Back Beauty challenge here to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB04. You have until November 29th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!



I chose to do a Christmas card for this challenge and I used the All that glitters stamp set. I colored the ornaments with Rangers Distress Inks, and added a gold bow. I used the same gold ribbon inside the frame to add a little contrast.
Please make sure to stop by these fabulous ladies:

Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Jule Koerber
Kathy Jones
Michelle Woerner

Thanks so much for stopping by!

BBB-03 Beauty of a Gift

Welcome to the Bring Back Beautiful Challenge for October!
As we get closer to the season of giving, let’s take the wraps off your creativity to come up with beautiful ways to gift give. Do you have a fun template for a beautiful box? Or, do you have a beautiful presentation for gift cards? Show us what you’ve got!



For this challenge, I chose to decorate a gift to go along with a matching card. I used the Fanciful Flourishes set. I just love those damasks! I did the stamping with Rangers Distress Inks (Peeled Paint), and decorated with lace, satin ribbon and pearls.



Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card here to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB03. You have until October 30th to enter!



As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!
And last but not least; have a look at these beauties:

Beate Johns
Becca Feeken
Cindy Coutts
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Michelle Woerner

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Christmas Ornament

Happy Monday!
We are getting closer to christmas every day, and today I have a couple of Christmas Ornaments to share! No stamps used, just Spellbinders dies and some bling:)



I used the 2010 Snowflake Pendants template along with a Lacey Circle die. I used the snowflake die as a stencil and sponged them with pink/teal ink to make them match the background a bit:)






And just a little note about my last card, Autumn Chair: I`ve had questions about the name of the Cuttlebug embossing folder I used, and have finally figured out what It`s called: Heritage! It comes in a set of four folders:)

As always, thanks so much for taking the time to stop by!

Autumn Chair

It`s really starting to feel like fall...and what a beautiful season! I love all the amazing colors in the leaves and the fresh, crisp air! So I have an autumn card to share today, using one of the new stamps from Serendipity. It`s called Autumn Chair.

I colored the image with Rangers Distress Inks, as usual, and aged it a bit with some sponging. The Cuttlebug embossing folder frame I`ve used for this card is so beautiful, and so I wanted to keep the embellishments and layout very simple...

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!





Supplies: Stamps: Autumn chair by Serendipity, Archival Ink Jet Black, Rangers Distress Inks, Cuttlebug embossingfolder, pearls, ribbon, On the vine borderabilities by Spellbinders.

Rustic Beauty!

Welcome to the Bring Back Beautiful challenge for September!
As the leaves start to change colors to usher in fall, we want to see your rustic beauty. Interpret this challenge however you like – want to use a little distressing? Want to use shades of rust? Want to use things that look aged or antiqued? You choose! Just make sure the end result has a rustic feel to it!



I chose to create a set of tiny cards for this challenge. I just love to make tiny cards! I used the Cherry Blossoms stamp set, and did the coloring with Rangers Distress Ink.
To give them a rustic feel, I used Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles. I also did a lot of sponging and some hand-stitching to finish them off.



Please link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge card here . If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB02. You have until September 30th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

Last, but not least; You`ll have to check out what the rest of the team made! You will LOVE these beauties:

Beate Johns
Becca Feeken
Cindy Coutts
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Michelle Woerner

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful week!

Bunch Of Daisies

Happy Sunday!

I hope you`re not completely intimidated by the colors of this card... Orange is in fact my daughters favorite color, and she suggested that I should do a card in that color. And...so I did!

I colored the image with Marvy Le Plume Markers and Distress Inks, and aged it a bit with Vintage Photo (Distress Ink).
And as you see, I`ve got my brand NEW spellbinders dies!! Oh boy, do I ever love those lacey dies! They are actually square shaped, but I made them a bit longer to fit the image.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps: Bunch Of Daisies by I Brake For Stamps, Archival Ink Coffee, Distress Inks, Marvy Le Plume Markers, Spellbinders: Labels Fourteen, Lacey Squares, Pearls, ribbon, eyelets, butterfly from Karen-Marie Klip, Papers: Graphic 45.

Goldfinch!

Happy Tuesday!
Summer vacation is over, and soon the kids will be back at school... Even though It`s sad to see the summer fade, It`s great to get back to everyday-routines!
I`ve spent the last couple of days getting organized before everyone is off to school and work:)
For the card I`m sharing today, I`ve used a GORGEOUS image from Serendipity called Goldfinch. I decided to do the monochromatic look and colored it in different shades of blue, using Distress Inks.



I kept the layout pretty simple, and added some piercing around the edges. I also added some Distress Ink (Antique Linen) to the edges to give it more of an aged look.
The outer border is made from the Lotus Borderabilities Petite Die Template by Spellbinders.

As always - thank you so much for stopping by!