Pressed Petals Series, Part 5 ... a Bookmark

We went to Springfield to my orthopedic surgeon yesterday.  I had to have my aching knee checked.  We're postponing surgery for now and trying a few other ideas to calm it down.  If my cold doesn't get better, I'm going to be 'down for the count' with that.  I feel like I'm grinding up my chest when I cough.  Everyone seems to be getting a cold right now.  Ugh!  It really sets off my asthma.  I just want to play with Joey and my furry babies ... and stamp.
I have another Pressed Petals project for you today ... a bookmark.  This was a surprise project I created for my Scraps and Prayers group at our last class, in addition to the journals we decorated.

I added Wink of Stella to the butterflies.

The cardstock is Merry Merlot.

WHAT'S UP NEXT:
SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

September 9 / Pay to register by September 2.

We’ll be making a beautiful home décor sampler.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

September 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
IF YOU HAVE THE ADD-ON KIT, BRING THAT, TOO.
Click here for a sneak peek video.

 

CHRISTMAS CARDS RETREAT / 1:00-5:00 / $35.00

Sunday, October 6

Pay to register by September 27.

Fee includes snacks and all your supplies.

We’ll be using several card designs, using fun new holiday products.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

October 14 / Pay to register by October 7.

We’ll be decorating a beautiful Copper Tea Tin for the season.

We’ll also be celebrating our Scraps and Prayers 10^th Anniversary.

Expect some special surprises at this class!

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

October 22 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WICKEDLY FUN TIME! 

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY / 2:00-5:00 / RSVP REQUESTED

Sunday, November 3

Come enjoy holiday displays, inspirations, projects and more!

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

November 11 / Pay to register by November 4

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards or a Christmas project.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

November 19 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

December 9 / Pay to register by December 2.

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

December 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.  Have a beautiful day!

Pressed Petals Series, Part 4 ... Card 11 ... last card ...

Well, I got through the first day of Pre-K for Joey.  Putting him on the bus was a tough one.  At least I waited until the bus rolled away to let out a few sniffles.  He was very excited, but a little apprehensive.  When the bus rolled up after school and I greeted him, he was all smiles and couldn't stop smiling.  I love that his first day went so well.  I loved my after school snuggles, too.

Ready for my last fussy cut card in this series?  Well, maybe there will be more later.  Who knows?  I like this one, too.  We're back to another Rococo Rose card base for this one.  Enjoy!

This has a few fussy cut flowers attached over the wreath design, so it has lots of pretty dimension. 

I did the inside of this one a little differently this time.  I cut one of the square designs from the DSP sheet.  Then, I cut it in half and used both halves inside my card.

I added a special die cut piece for the sentiment on this card and slipped a few extra leaves under the edges of it.  I love how this one turned out.  So ... did you choose a favorite yet?  Don't feel bad that the series is over.  I have lots more to share with you ... I promise:)

WHAT'S UP NEXT:
SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

September 9 / Pay to register by September 2.

We’ll be making a beautiful home décor sampler.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

September 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
IF YOU HAVE THE ADD-ON KIT, BRING THAT, TOO.
Click here for a sneak peek video.

 

CHRISTMAS CARDS RETREAT / 1:00-5:00 / $35.00

Sunday, October 6

Pay to register by September 27.

Fee includes snacks and all your supplies.

We’ll be using several card designs, using fun new holiday products.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

October 14 / Pay to register by October 7.

We’ll be decorating a beautiful Copper Tea Tin for the season.

We’ll also be celebrating our Scraps and Prayers 10^th Anniversary.

Expect some special surprises at this class!

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

October 22 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WICKEDLY FUN TIME! 

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY / 2:00-5:00 / RSVP REQUESTED

Sunday, November 3

Come enjoy holiday displays, inspirations, projects and more!

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

November 11 / Pay to register by November 4

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards or a Christmas project.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

November 19 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

December 9 / Pay to register by December 2.

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

December 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.  Have a beautiful day!

Pressed Petals Series, Part 4 ... Card 10

Today is a really tough day for me.  After lunch, I'll be putting Joey on the bus for his first day of Pre-K.  As if that won't be tough enough, he chose today to get out all his little stuffed toys that we used to have in his crib and cuddle and play with them.  He is tugging at my heart!

I must be brave!

So ... on to today's card ... before I have a meltdown.  I love all the Night of Navy on today's card.  This card looks rich and elegant, with a little vintage thrown in with it.

I like how I nestled the 'hello' into the cluster of beautiful flowers.

I cut a lot of extra flowers ... to layer onto the front of my card ... and to use inside my card.

This is certainly one of my favorites.  I have one more left for my series, so be sure to come back and check it out in my next post.

WHAT'S UP NEXT:
SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

September 9 / Pay to register by September 2.

We’ll be making a beautiful home décor sampler.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

September 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
IF YOU HAVE THE ADD-ON KIT, BRING THAT, TOO.
Click here for a sneak peek video.

 

CHRISTMAS CARDS RETREAT / 1:00-5:00 / $35.00

Sunday, October 6

Pay to register by September 27.

Fee includes snacks and all your supplies.

We’ll be using several card designs, using fun new holiday products.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

October 14 / Pay to register by October 7.

We’ll be decorating a beautiful Copper Tea Tin for the season.

We’ll also be celebrating our Scraps and Prayers 10^th Anniversary.

Expect some special surprises at this class!

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

October 22 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WICKEDLY FUN TIME! 

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY / 2:00-5:00 / RSVP REQUESTED

Sunday, November 3

Come enjoy holiday displays, inspirations, projects and more!

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

November 11 / Pay to register by November 4

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards or a Christmas project.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

November 19 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

December 9 / Pay to register by December 2.

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

December 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.  Have a beautiful day!

Pressed Petals Series, Part 4 ... Card 9

When I let the furry babies out this morning, it felt like Fall was in the air.  What a beautiful morning!  I love this time of year.  When I finish this series, I have a few projects to share with you (from our Come Sail Away suite) and then I'll be sailing on into Fall cards and projects ... and Christmas cards and projects.  Oh, the fun we'll have!
It's time for my card #9 today.  Whew!  I've made a lot of these fun cards!  Enjoy my card and enjoy your weekend.

This card base is Night of Navy and I have lots of layers of fussy cutting, offset and layered on dimensionals, for a great look.

Once again, I've used scraps for the inside of the card.

Do these flowers look real enough to pick?

I had no intention of trying to fussy cut the little Queen Anne's Lace flowers.  I wanted a beautiful look, but one without stress to get there.  Fussy cutting lots of daisies was fun and easy.  I have a couple more cards left in the series.  Have you chosen a favorite yet?  Come back and see the last two because they're really pretty and I know you'll like them, too.

WHAT'S UP NEXT:
SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

September 9 / Pay to register by September 2.

We’ll be making a beautiful home décor sampler.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

September 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
IF YOU HAVE THE ADD-ON KIT, BRING THAT, TOO.
Click here for a sneak peek video.

 

CHRISTMAS CARDS RETREAT / 1:00-5:00 / $35.00

Sunday, October 6

Pay to register by September 27.

Fee includes snacks and all your supplies.

We’ll be using several card designs, using fun new holiday products.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

October 14 / Pay to register by October 7.

We’ll be decorating a beautiful Copper Tea Tin for the season.

We’ll also be celebrating our Scraps and Prayers 10^th Anniversary.

Expect some special surprises at this class!

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

October 22 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WICKEDLY FUN TIME! 

 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY / 2:00-5:00 / RSVP REQUESTED

Sunday, November 3

Come enjoy holiday displays, inspirations, projects and more!

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

November 11 / Pay to register by November 4

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards or a Christmas project.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

November 19 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

December 9 / Pay to register by December 2.

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

December 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.  Have a beautiful day!

Pressed Petals Series, Part 4 ... Card 8

Before I share my next card, just a reminder about the September 2 deadline to pay to register for my September 9 Scraps and Prayers class.  This one requires a lot of prep on my part, so the sooner you sign up, the better.  We'll be making this beautiful sampler for a home decor project.

Now ...
Ready for lots more fussy cutting today?  I love this one!

I used one of the larger rectangles from the DSP and then fussy cut and off-set layers of flowers and leaves over it.

I basically was using scraps to decorate the inside of my card.

Look very, very closely at the bottom of my card front and you'll see that I added additional texture and interest by giving it 4 parallel scored lines.

To make sure that the scored lines didn't weaken the card front, I added a layer of Whisper White to each part of the inside of my card.  It looks pretty that way, too.  I added a cute little bow from double strands of Linen Thread.

Well?  What do you think?  I love it!

WHAT'S UP NEXT:
SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

September 9 / Pay to register by September 2.

We’ll be making a beautiful home décor sampler.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

September 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
IF YOU HAVE THE ADD-ON KIT, BRING THAT, TOO.
Click here for a sneak peek video.

 

CHRISTMAS CARDS RETREAT / 1:00-5:00 / $35.00

Sunday, October 6

Pay to register by September 27.

Fee includes snacks and all your supplies.

We’ll be using several card designs, using fun new holiday products.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

October 14 / Pay to register by October 7.

We’ll be decorating a beautiful Copper Tea Tin for the season.

We’ll also be celebrating our Scraps and Prayers 10^th Anniversary.

Expect some special surprises at this class!

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

October 22 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WICKEDLY FUN TIME! 

 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY / 2:00-5:00 / RSVP REQUESTED

Sunday, November 3

Come enjoy holiday displays, inspirations, projects and more!

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

November 11 / Pay to register by November 4

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards or a Christmas project.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

November 19 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

December 9 / Pay to register by December 2.

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

December 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.  Have a beautiful day!

Pressed Petals Series, Part 4 ... Card 7

Are you ready for my next card?  This one makes use of an embossed background layer, as well as an incredible amount of detailed fussy cutting, layers and textures.  This turned out to be one of my favorites.

I added a big piece of fussy cutting to the inside of my card ... and decorated the envelope.

Here's a close-up of the the 2 fussy cut flowers I added (on dimensionals) to the lower corner of my card.

Not only did I sponge the frame, but I added some Champaign Mist Shimmer Paint spritzing to it.  In real life, it has a beautiful shimmer.

In the shot below, I'm trying to show how detailed the layering is in the center of my card.

I wouldn't say that I'm even close to being a pink person, but I love this card ... a lot ... and I love Rococo Rose.

 

WHAT'S UP NEXT:

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

September 9 / Pay to register by September 2.

We’ll be making a home décor sampler.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

September 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
IF YOU HAVE THE ADD-ON KIT, BRING THAT, TOO.
Click here for a sneak peek video.

 

CHRISTMAS CARDS RETREAT / 1:00-5:00 / $35.00

Sunday, October 6

Pay to register by September 27.

Fee includes snacks and all your supplies.

We’ll be using several card designs, using fun new holiday products.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

October 14 / Pay to register by October 7.

We’ll be decorating a beautiful Copper Tea Tin for the season.

We’ll also be celebrating our Scraps and Prayers 10^th Anniversary.

Expect some special surprises at this class!

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

October 22 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WICKEDLY FUN TIME! 

 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY / 2:00-5:00 / RSVP REQUESTED

Sunday, November 3

Come enjoy holiday displays, inspirations, projects and more!

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

November 11 / Pay to register by November 4

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards or a Christmas project.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

November 19 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

SCRAPS AND PRAYERS / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00 

December 9 / Pay to register by December 2.

We’ll be making beautiful Christmas cards.

PAPER PUMPKIN CLUB / FREE FOR MY LOCAL PP SUBSCRIBERS 

December 17 / 1:00-3:00 / BRING YOUR KIT.

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.  Have a beautiful day!