Flower and Hearts Avant Garden Card

This is one of the cards we made at my last Scraps and Prayers class.  I love working with this group.  We have such a good time, share joys and concerns and always look forward to this night of creative fellowship. 
After a brief devotion and prayer, we worked on 5 beautiful Spring cards --- 2 with flowers, 2 with dragonflies, and a darling little puppy card.  Thus, we worked with stamping, die cuts, Brusho, and our new Watercolor Pencils. 

There are two flowers on this card.  One is stamped directly onto the card front.  The second flower is stamped on a scrap of Whisper White, hand cut, and attached (offset) over the first flower using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Notice how adding just a teeny, teeny, tiny sliver of black CS showing on the left really pulls the card together.  I love it!

The little leaf sprig stamp (also in this stamp set) adds a little touch of whimsy to the inside of the card and to the coordinating envelope.  This was a real favorite from the class.

My next classes and events:
Saturday, March 18 -- Saturday Stampers / 1:00-4:00 / Using stencils creatively (on cards) / $20. / Pay to register at least 2 days prior to the class. 
See sneak peeks on left side here.
Sunday, March 26 -- 
Spring Open House Party / 2:00-5:00 / a 'no fee' event / RSVP by March 24 and I'll have a special gift just waiting for you.  Come and join us for an afternoon of creative fun! 

Special Reminders:
As always, you must pay to register at least 2 days prior to each class.  If you are using a coupon, you still need to register at least 2 days prior to the class and present the coupon at that time.  I need it for tax records, please.
See the left side of my blog for sneak peeks on upcoming classes and events.  Class schedules and descriptions can be found by clicking on 'my classes' at the top of my blog.

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Black and White and Crushed Curry Card

Here's a card that will surely brighten someone's day.  The color story is perfect and the design is simple ... and yet very pretty.  The thinlits make it a fun card to create, too.  AND... it has polka dots ... one of my favorite designs.

I used the black layer to bring out the polka dots and help make the botanicals the star of the design.

I leave off a greeting more times than not on a card like this.  Doing so keeps your options open for how you will use it.  I love to keep cards like this on hand for just sending a cheery note to someone special.  You can add a sentiment before sending or just use it like this, as a beautiful note card.

Go ahead.  Make up some pretty cards like this one and have them ready to go whenever you know someone needs a cheery note added to their day.  It brings joy to you AND to the recipient.  

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Black and Gold and A Little Tutorial

I have some great creative inspiration for you today, so let's start off our week by bumping up our creativity level ... not to mention the FUN.  I have 2 cards in black and gold and a little tutorial to help you get started.

A Little Tutorial:
- Cut heart from Bloomin' Heart Thinlits.
- Use Big Shot Die Brush to clean out the little pieces.
- Using large butterfly die from the Bold Butterfly Framelits, carefully lay it over the heart.
- Cut out the butterfly.
- Cut one plain butterfly to place behind the cut-work butterfly, to stabilize it.
- Attach it to your project and enjoy!
Tips:
- Be creative with your use of materials for your heart butterfly.
- I'll have some future posts giving you more ideas on using the heart and the butterfly.

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Black And White Rose Card

I love the simple and elegant contrast of a black and white design.  This card makes great use of Thinlits, Framelits, DSP and some wonderful bits of bling.  At my upcoming Saturday Stampers class, I'll be teaching how to create the rose in the circle technique.   

The use of the White Glitter Ribbon and the silver sequins adds the perfect touch of bling and sparkle to this elegant card.

I used a strip of a complimentary DSP design on the inside of the card.  Using our thick CS as a card base makes for a perfect card.  It is sturdy enough to support the added weight of the layers on the top of the card.

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Pink and Black Froggie Card

I'm not a huge pink lover, but I love our bright, fun Melon Mambo and, if you put it with black, it just pops!  How about a pink and black froggie card?!!! 

I added a solid black layer behind the top DSP layer and I added a stirp of DSP to the inside.  

I still love my little froggie. 

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