20 Cards in a Tin - Day THIRTEEN - Birthday Blast

Hey there and HAPPY FRIDAY! YIKES...it's Day THIRTEEN of my projects...and it's FRIDAY...will I have bad luck? NOPE...I'm not superstitious, but it did make me giggle!  I woke up to overcasts skies, cooler weather and a day that I have NOTHING to do except work in my workshop! I'm super EXCITED!!!  My husband found a new ice cream maker yesterday so we're gonna make some vanilla ice cream tonight! Have you seen how much vanilla is?  The big bottle at Costco is $24.99...but I had to have it!  Monday, our home group is coming over and we're gonna BBQ and my husband is gonna make Banana ice cream.  When he first made it I thought it sounded TERRIBLE, but then I tasted it and it was delicious.  Then, in a MOMENT of BRILLIANCE I thought this would be good on top of a brownie...with slices of strawberries...some chopped walnuts...and some whipping cream.  It tasted just like a Banana Split and was FANTASTIC!!! Oh...now I can't wait until Monday!!!

Ok....so on to Day THIRTEEN!!!

Here's a FUN Birthday card that we made using Cupcakes and Carousels designer paper, the Birthday Blast stamp set and the Star Blast Thinlit Dies. The colors I chose are Bermuda Bay and So Saffron...such a great combo! I don't have a photo...YIKES...but the inside of the card says HAPPY BIRTHDAY.  The sentiment is in the Birthday Blast stamp set (psst...it's on sale right now because it's retiring!) I'm really bummed that this is the only time I've used this set because it's really FUN and FESTIVE! I have a goal with the new catalog...TO USE EVERYTHING I BUY!!! 

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today!  Have a FABULOUS weekend..be ADVENTUROUS!!  STAY SAFE!!!

~Today's Thought~

20 Cards in a Tin - Day TWELVE - Flourishing Phrases

Hey there crafty friends! It's almost the weekend...three dayer...YIPPEE!! For us it's a 4-day weekend as tomorrow is a snow day (we didn't use in this winter), so I'm SUPER excited! Happy to not be on a schedule and hoping to get my workshop finished and some hiking in! I'm headed down the mountain today for ortho/dentist appointments, gonna get to Costco (missing the weekend crowds I HOPE!) for some groceries. My husband is headed to Target to get a new ICE CREAM maker...HOORAY!!! All is right with the world when we have homemade ice cream!!  My daughter and her husband might be coming up to camp close by and that makes me HAPPY. We did get to see them both last night but it was at the hospital...not fun...my daughters father-n-law had to have a pacemaker put it!  He looked great though and was already feeling better...PTL!  

Well...I better get going here and share Day TWELVE...so much to do and so little time!

Today's card is DELIGHTFULLY simple and oh so ELEGANT! The background layer is from the Floral Boutique designer paper pack...SADLY it is retiring, but even worse is it's sold out already. The sentiment is from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set and is mounted onto a Night of Navy circle, then onto a Delicate White Doily. I added Basic Rhinestones to finish it off, but Basic Pearls would have been wonderful as well! This is such a simple sketch for a card that comes together so quickly and can be used for ANY occasion with a different sentiment and different colors!  Give it a try if you have a chance!

I'm off to the next project now! I'm feeling good...no more flu and planning on working in my workshop ALL DAY tomorrow! I'm PRAYING nothing comes up! It needs ORGANIZING...wish there was someone local to hire!  

Have a FANTASTIC day and thanks BUNCHES for stopping by today! Come back tomorrow for Day THIRTEEN!!!

~Today's Thought~

So in Love Anniversary Card

Good morning!  YEP...it's still morning! Thanks for checking in! My pastor asked me to make him a card to give to his lovely wife for their anniversary...OF COURSE I said yes!  Here's what I came up with!!

I started this card with a Very Vanilla card base. The first mat is Island Indigo with the second mat cut from Blooms and Bliss Designer Paper.  I cut one of the new Lace Doilies in half and glued it down with little dots of Multipurpose Glue. I cut a strip of Very Vanilla cardstock 1" X 4" and stamped on it using the GUTS of one of the stamps from the So In Love stamp set.  The stamp set and the doilies are both in the Occasions Catalog!

Here's a close up of what I used...see it's that center piece we would normally throw away. I liked the shape and decided to keep it! 

Here's a close up of the sentiment that I stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock with Island Indigo ink and punched with my 1 3/8" Circle Punch and adhered to an Island Indigo circle that I punched with my 1 3/4" punch.  The flower is cut with the NEW Succulent Framelits found in the Occasions Catalog!  I added some Lined Thread and a couple of Basic Rhinestones to finish it!

Last...for the inside of the card...this is stamped with the same So in Love stamp set. The leaves are stamped in Mint Macaron and the sentiment is stamped in Island Indigo!  I should have added some Basic Rhinestones to the leaves, but it's too late...I already delivered it!  

Well...that's it for today!  THANKS BUNCHES for stopping by!  I've had a few TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, so it's no longer morning but it's not dinner time either!  I hope you are INSPIRED to get those stamps out and start creating!

~Today's Thought~