They Say it's Your Birthday

I had some free time yesterday to create a card using the Birds of a Feather dies from MFT's June Kit. I really like this kit with the different sized birds, flowers, and leaves, and of course, this sweet birdhouse. I did use SU card stock (Bermuda Bay, Real, Red, Black) with exception of the Dill Pickle card stock which came with the kit for the leaves. The black and white paper is a retired SU paper which I have had in my stash for a long time. :}. The sentiment is from SU's Suite Sayings (retired).

I'll be linking this to the Seize the Birthday challenge today.  I'm really trying to get back into a more consistent routine, but honestly it's been difficult with all our travel these past months. Hopefully, I can get back on track soon.

Have a wonderful day and I hope you can go do something you LOVE!

Live Simply, Bernadette

They Say It's Your Birthday

I'm here today with a card I made for one of my sons for his upcoming birthday. I just received my paper shares last week and chose to use one from the SU Spooky Nights DSP. I  layered the dsp on a Very Vanilla base and SU Pumpkin Pie. A greeting from the stamp set, Suite Sayings, one of the trees from Totally Trees , Paper Studios embossing folder, a retired button and some burlap ribbon finished up the card.

I will be linking this over on Viva la Verve for their September sketch challenge. I really enjoy their sketches. They seem to really challenge my creativity.

Have a great evening, enjoy tomorrow and go do something you LOVE!

LIVE SIMPLY,
Bernadette 

Celebrate You

I worked on this card today for CSA on Sunday for my older Granddaughters birthday at the end of the month. I'm not sure if it fills their requirements to make it CAS, but hopefully it will.

This is the first time in a very long,long time that I colored in a stamped image. I always get anxious about doing it, but this time I decided to keep working at it. Okay, it took me 4 X's of re stamping and coloring to get it correct! I used one of the floral stamps from a older SU Hostess set, Blooming with Hope. I just love this set and probably won't be letting it go anytime soon. I stamped the image in StazOn then used an Aqua painter dipped in the Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry ink to color in the petals and center.

To finish off the card, I adhered the floral piece to a strip of Crushed Curry. That was added to a embossed panel, then to the main card. I used two ovals. One cut from the Ovals Collection and the sentiment from Suit Sayings cut with the Stitched Shaped Framelits.

Well, that's about it for this Saturday. Have a wonderful and blessed weekend and go do something you LOVE!

Live Simply,
Bernadette