Christmas Lantern

 After donating a collection of cards  to our church's youth auction that contained a year's worth of greetings for a husband to give his wife, several friends have requested them.  This Christmas card is a variation of some I sent last year, adding a newly acquired rose die.  It is also the completer piece in the latest set of cards.  They will be delivered soon, and I hope they bring lots of joy!

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Alleluia: He is Risen

 I am working on a set of cards for one of my husband's friends.  The idea is to have a supply of cards to give his wife for all the occasions in one year.  So far, the set contains:  birthday, anniversary, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and with this one Easter.  The tiny lily dies are from MFT, the scrolled frame from PTI, and the beautiful sentiments are from a PTI Easter set.  

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SSS Wednesday:  Feminine

Hooray....It's your Birthday

 This week's Fab Friday Feature includes a challenge that is a real treat:  to CASE Melissa's card.  I used her layout, just changing the floral set that was featured.  I love her idea of stamping some of the florals on a white panel and then piercing it with the Tin Stitched die.  The florals are Effortless Beauties, and I thing the name of the die I used to cut the yellow panel is Fun Frames.  I love all of its delicate details.  

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to:  Fab Friday Feature on the PTI Blog

SSS Wednesday Challenge

Berry Best Mom

 It was tremendous fun to open Papertrey Ink's Berries and Branches stencil set and to see the magic happen.  It's such fun to lift the stencils and to see the inked designs, and this set layers so very beautifully!

Here is the card that I CASED.  (Melody's card set also persuaded me to order the stencil set!)  I did add my own twist by using a sentiment and image from the Berry Best Mom mini set.  

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to:  SSS Wednesday Challenge (Feminine)

Say Happy Anniversary with Roses

 Wanda shared a stunning card featuring vibrant yellow tulips over a paper-pieced black and white background.  I tried that, and one disaster after another befell the card, and into the trash it went!

I started over with a simpler plan.....cut the cover plate in black, mount it on a white base, and add some extremely pink roses for a pop of color.  All the dies used on my card are from Papertrey, and the sentiment is from a beautifully lettered Spellbinders set.

Thanks for taking a look,

Christine

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Papertrey Ink  Great Cover Up 

SSS Wednesday Challenge (Feminine)