Easy Mother's Day Card

Ohh my goodness, have you looked at the calendar lately...April is just about over!! Where did it go, it doesn't feel like we've had enough time in April...sigh! Today is the 24th and that means there's ONLY 2 weeks until Mother's Day!! (insert panic mode here! hehehe)

With thoughts of Mother's Day in mind i thought I'd dig through the archives and bring out a few cards I've made that I still LOVE to get us in the mood.

I'm still pretty happy with this little card. Something I'd do different...I'd make an additional white panel that I'd run through the embossing folder and pop it up with foam tape before adding my focal point. This was super simple, fairly fast to make and only used 3 stamps: Happy Mother's Day, elegant square frame and garden bunch.  My original post can be found here.

Hope you have a GREAT weekend :)

Fresh Florals blog hop

Well hello and welcome to another fun DeNami blog hop!!With spring in full bloom, Paulina thought we should show off some pretty little flowers this month....

When: The blog hop starts on May 19th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until May 20th, 2013, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website! 

Prizes: They are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to their website! One gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop! 

You should have arrived here from Deb's blog. If not, no worries, just head back to the DeNami blog for the full list of participants to get back on track.

When I saw this theme I decided right off that I didn't want to make a regular ole card. I mean, I do that all the time, right? So after a little thinking, I decided how fun it would be to make flower seed packets!

Here's what I came up with....

 Aren't these adorable? I found the template for the two small packets on the Internet and the larger one I drew in the Paint program on my computer. Just add a little ribbon or washi to the little planter boxes and these would be cute little gifts or place settings for a garden party. For the one on the right, I plan on tucking in bible verses for a few friends.

I had so much fun creating these little packets that I wanted to see if I could come up with a card using one....

And for a little surprise....

The seed packet is removable and the card is still adorable because there's a matching panel under it.

That's all I have for you today, it's time for you to go visit with Jennifer Harris
Remember to leave comments along the way to be eligible for the random drawing for the two gift certificates :)

 

Fun & Easy Floral Mother's Day Card

Have you ever made a card and not known how you did it? I started out with the idea of making a card with a tag for the focal point. I had a clear picture in my mind as to what I wanted to do. However, when I started making it, it turned into this....

I'm note sure exactly what it is about this card, but it really tugs my heart. It's a fun design, and yes, it does have "polka dots" of sorts, lol, and the new flower image is adorable then you have buttons and sequins...I guess it just has a lot of things I love all wrapped up in one little card.

That's it for me today, I hope you've enjoyed Mother's Day week and at least got a little idea for your own Mother's day card.Have a great weekend!!!

The Birthday Bonanza blog hop

Happy Birthday to the best ever rubber stamp company, the one, the only, DeNami Design!!!!

I'm so happy that you could stop by and help us all celebrate this awesome occasion. So far DeNami is celebrating in style! I wonder if Nami thought that 24 years later she'd be where she is today? I hope the ride has been fun for her, Gary & the family! They are the sweetest people and I just LOVE dealing with their company! 

Today I am lucky enough to join in on a fun Birthday Bonanza blog hop! DeNami holds a hop every month, but this one is special seeing it's their birthday and all :)

When: The blog hop starts on March 10th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until March 11th, 2013, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!

Prizes: We are giving away THREE gift certificates to DeNami's website, however, as part of the fun Birthday fun, you won't know the amount until Tuesday the 12th when the winners are announced! They'll  be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then they will also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

 

You should have arrived here from the AMAZING Emily's blog (Don't ya just hate when you have to follow talent like that??). If you didn't, it's not a problem, just head back to the DeNami blog for the full list of participants.

I wanted to show what DeNami is all about and express that in my card. However, I couldn't sum it up in just ONE little ole card...I had to stop myself at 3, but I could have kept on going, lol!!! It IS a Bonanza after all ;)

Stamps:  Modern Borders set (cling), small Happy Birthday, Easter stamp set (grass) , Spring Flowers set (cling) Misc DeNami items: white cardstock

Stamps: happy birthday cling Misc DeNami items: Green graph washi, blue stripped washi, red / white dots washi, red cardstock,  sky blue cardstock, White cardstock

Stamps: solid leaf sprig, solid leaf vine, garden bunch, Garden Accent petit four, Modern Borders set (cling), Happy Birthday (cling) Misc DeNami items: Cream cardstock, white cardstock, twine, button



Whew, that was a lot to look at, hope you liked them :)

Now it's time for you to run off and visit with another wonderfully talented gal (what's Paulina trying to do to me by sandwiching me between these two gals??), Lisa Elton! Don't forget to leave your comments along the way for a chance at a yummy DeNami gift certificate!!! :)

Pssst: Large Chickie here, I'm spending some time at Tina's house. She's still in bed so I thought I'd hi-jack the blog to tell you some fun news. She's got a brand new start to finish Easter card video scheduled for Wednesday and be sure to check back in on Friday...she's letting ME do a post all on my own!!!

Thanks for stopping by!