You are my sunshine

Supplies used are :

Life is sweet stamp set from Fiskars,
Label framelit dies,
Stitched circle die
Scalloped circle dies,
Clouds framelit dies,
Pinking stitch embossing folder,
Mustard seed distress ink.
Black ink.
Artskills markers.

I used Mustard seed distress ink to distress the outer edge of my card front, which is embossed with Pinking stitch embossing folder.
I used a stitched circle over a scalloped circle and then stamped on the sunshine and then used a yellow and an orange Artskills markers to color it in.
I used pastel blue cardstock paper with clouds framelit dies for the clouds.
The sentiment is from Life is sweet stamp set from Fiskars, which is stamped onto a label die cut.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
I hope you are all staying safe with all of this coronavirus stuff going on.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all!
May God keep you safe and healthy...

Happy birthday

Supplies used are :

Flourish Thinlet dies
Paper butterflies
Handmade Essentials (Sentiment)
Pearls,
Peacock feathers distress ink
Mowed lawn distress ink.
Close to my heart embossing folder.

This is a 5"x7" card.
After embossing the card front, I distressed it using Peacock feathers distress ink.
Then I ran my Flourish thinlet dies through my BigKick machine to cut them out to use them as my theme. I situated the flowers together and then used a little dot of glue to glue on the pearls.
Then I situated the leaf pattern and then added the butterflies.
For the sentiment, I layed a stencil on a piece of white cardstock, traced it out, then cut it out and distressed it with Mowed lawn distressed ink.
The sentiment is from Handmade Essentials clear stamps from scrapbooking.com. It is stamped on with black ink and is adhered on with double-sided circles.
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With deepest sympathy

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Supplies used are : Fabulous Florets stamp set,
Ribbon messages stamp and cut set,
Butterfly hand punch,
Mowed lawn distress ink,
Picked raspberry distress ink,
Pearls,
Gems.

I made a homemade stencil using a framelit die from Ribbon messages stamp and cut.
After making the stencil, I layed it on my card front and sponged on the Mowed lawn distress ink to use as a background for my sentiment, which is stamped on using Picked raspberry distress ink.
The leaf stem from Fabulous Florets is stamped on with Mowed lawn distress ink and then cut out with a ribbon messages die.
The butterfly is a hand punch.
The flower is from Fabulous florets stamps.
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Thank you

Our local Joann's craft store still has a bunch of stuff on clearance, so I bought a pack of embellishments for $2.97, which is where this flower embellishment came from.

The patterned paper that I used is from Dots and Stripes paper pad.

The sentiment is from Flowers stamp and cut by Hero Arts.

The butterfly is a hand punch. I added the pearls and sequins to give this card a little bit of integrity and texture. 

This is card #2 for this week's freshly made sketches challenge. I hope you like it.

Thanks so much for checking out my blog. I hope you enjoyed your visit.

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Pot of gold

I made this card for this weeks freshly made sketches challenge.
We have this animated DVD movie that shows a leprechaun's home is inside a little hill that is covered with clovers and he has his treasure inside his little home. So, that's what I was thinking about when I was making this card.
As you can see, I used the ribbon dies from my Ribbon messages stamp and cut set. I thought I would spice it up a little bit instead of using a rectangular design. The printed paper that I used is from a 12x12 sheet of St. Patrick's Day craft paper.
The clover is from my Holiday Sampler dies. The pot of gold is just an embellishment.
The sentiment is a wood mount stamp. I colored in the little pot and the word "gold" because I didn't want it to look too plain. I added the gems on the clovers and the sequins to give it a better look.
I hope you like my card and my take on this weeks sketch challenge.
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Lucky Clover

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I thought that I would try a little something different and go outside of my comfort zone. I usually don't use my die cuts this way. I usually just use them for my sentiments.

As you can see in the second picture, I used the clover die from this set of holiday dies. The other die I used is from Ribbon Messages by Hero Arts stamp and cut.

I cut a piece of St. Patrick's Day paper and adhered it to the back of my card front after using the ribbon die. Then I used a double sided sticky circle to adhere the clover and added some sequins and a green gem.

The sentiment is a wood mounted St. Patrick's Day stamp.
The third picture is the same card, however, I replaced the green gem on the clover with a yellow-gold one. I think it looks better than the green one and it brings out the clover better.

I am posting this card on this week's freshly made sketches challenge.
It is also posted on my Fort Chestnut Designs page on Facebook.
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Laugh, Believe, Hope

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Supplies used are :

Banner embossing folder,

Embellishments,

Cloth flowers,

Multi leaves dies.

I used the banner embossing folder as the background.

The sentiment words are from some embellishments that I've had for quite some time now. I haven't been able to figure out what kind of a card to make to use them until I saw the layout design for this week's freshly made sketches challenge. 

I added some cloth flowers that I've had in my stash of stuff I haven't used in quite awhile. The leaves are from my multi leaves dies set.
While making this card, I was thinking Laugh often, Believe in yourself and in Jesus Christ, and Hope for a brighter and better tomorrow!
There's not really anything else I can say about my card, so I'll just simply say...

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Enjoy Everyday

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The second picture is a few of the supplies that I used for making this card.

The butterfly is a hand punch. I glued some super tiny gems on it. 

I also added the pink pearls with the sentiment.

I used a banner embossing folder.

I used Rich Razzleberry stampin' up ink (pictured above) for both parts of the sentiment.

For the Iris and its stems, I used ink from StudioG.

The stamp and cut set that I used for the sentiment is called "Conforms to" by Hampton Arts.

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