Birthday Butterfly

Hello everyone,

I was in the mood to make something bright and beautiful today.

The printed paper is DCWV Pocket Full of Posies layered on Stampin' Up Island Indigo.  The butterfly is cut with a Spellbinders Wings of Hope die from a sheet of watercolour paper painted with Blue Zircon and Lemongrass LuminArte Twinkling H2Os.  The sentiment is Verve Amazing Wishes stamped in Taken With Teal on Whisper White and layered on more painted watercolour paper.  The embellishments are TPC Studio Christmas Cheer.

Isn't this butterfly beautiful?  I love the shimmer of the Twinkling H2Os.  I think this is a great birthday card and it was especially fun to make a card without a specific purpose - just because!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Wonderful Daughter

Hello everyone,

Today's is my wonderful daughter's fifteenth birthday.  I always have a lot of fun making her birthday cards.  She has always had an affinity for panda bears so it makes it for easily themed cards.

The background paper is origami paper of unknown origin.  The card base was punched with Martha Stewart French Scroll border punch.  The sentiment is Gina K Block Greetings.  The image is Stamp Magick Mini Pandas.  Both the sentiment and image are stamped in Stampin' Up Basic Black on Whisper White and are layered on a shimmery green of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Doodlebug Mini Pearls "Boy".

I just love this card.  The watery background paper contains all the colours that my daughter loves.  It also offers a lot of options for coordinating colours.  This is actually a really simple card, allowing this great paper to do all the work.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

With Love

Hello everyone,

My husband's grandmother has passed away.  She was 97 and in rather poor health so it's rather a blessing knowing she's in a much better place.  This card is for my mother-in-law who will miss her mother dearly.

The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy and textured Always Artichoke.  The sentiment is Verve Forever In Our Hearts.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart Mocha Opaques.

I selected these papers because they are my mother-in-law's favourites.  She'll also like the vintage feel of the printed paper.  Sympathy cards are never easy so I kept this card very simple with an extra dose of love.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Many Thanks 9 & 10

Hello everyone,

I have cards nine and ten for you today.  These are the last two cards in this series as the 8X8 only furnished a scant ten cards.

The card bases are Bazzill Basics White/OP paper. The printed paper is DCWV Green Stack. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Baja Breeze and Old Olive. The sentiments are Verve Thankful Accents and Verve Uplifting Phrases.

I had so much fun with this series.  I love the idea of an 8X8 one sheet wonder but I'm not completely sold on this template.  I'll need to do some adjusting and will post it once I've got it perfected.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Many Thanks 7 & 8

Hello everyone,

Today I've got card seven and eight in the 8X8 one sheet wonder daycare thank you series.

The card bases are Bazzill Basics White/OP paper. The printed paper is DCWV Green Stack. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Baja Breeze and Old Olive. The sentiments are Verve and Verve Amazing Wishing.

Though I could have kept on with the Hero Arts Thank You Messages set, I wanted to play with some of the other great thank you sentiments I've got in my stamp stash.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisè;e

Many Thanks 5 & 6

Hello everyone,

Today I've got cards five and six in the daycare thank you one sheet wonder series.

The card bases are Bazzill Basics White/OP paper. The printed paper is DCWV Green Stack. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Baja Breeze and Old Olive. The sentiments are Hero Arts Thank You Messages and Hero Arts Thank You Tree.

I love both of these cards.  The second card uses just one teeny, tiny scrap that most appropriately contained an image of a beaver.  LOL

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Many Thanks 3 & 4

Hello everyone,

Today I'm posting cards three and four in the daycare thank you series.

The card bases are Bazzill Basics White/OP paper. The printed paper is DCWV Green Stack. The solid papers are Stampin' Up Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive. The sentiments are Hero Arts Thank You Messages.

These critters are just too bloody cute.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle