Embossing Paste

I'm sharing my card for Group of Seven Cardmakers for March. We are using Embossing Paste on our cards this month. I stamped a Great Impression basket on the back side of cardstock, then used a basket weave stencil from Sweet Stamps with gold paste on the other side. When it was dry I cut out the basket. Using Lawn Fawn and Poppy stamps dies I cut grass for the basket and added it in front and behind the basket. The peeps were cut from colored cardstock scraps with a Simon Says Stamp peep die. I added the eyes to them and glued them in the grass The white frame was from Pinkfresh. The sentiment is Newton's Nook.  

This was a fun card to make. I hope you'll "peep" in the Group of Seven to see everyone's cards this month.

I believe my "spirit animal" has rabies.

Be kind to one another.

First Birthday

It's hard to believe but my great grandson is turning one this week. The time is flying by and I can't keep up!

I got the inspiration for this card from  Pat who posted a card to the Group of Seven Cardmakers. She used letters on her card but it gave me the idea to use numbers for a birthday card. I cut the numbers from colored cardstock and arranged them around the frame with the one in the middle. Thank you, Pat. Since I used dies for the numbers I'm going to add this card to I.D.E.A.S.

Where do bad rainbows go? Prism. It's a light sentence and gives them time to reflect. 

Be kind to one another.

Happy Monday

I just read Darnell's post this morning inspiring me to get back to enjoying making cards. I have been in the worst slump since I started making cards back in the 90's. I can blame it on lots of things going on since summer starting with a hospital visit for five and a half days that left me so weak. In addition to my dog escaping and being in a strange place during 96+ heat for five days and found a breath away from death but I got her back. I didn't want or have energy to do anything. Then I had a huge setback in November that has lasted all this time. So, I'm joining in the IDEAS on her blog today. I hope it lasts and inspires me to keep making cards for the people I love so much and hope you can join in too if you've been slumpy.

I used a Simon Says stamp and die that I had left over from my GO7 card this month and colored the flowers with Copic ink. The circle was cut and embossed with a Spellbinders embossing folder and the flowers added. The sentiment is from Verve, no longer in business, and embossed in white embossing powder.

I broke an egg this morning. My insurance adjuster will be here tomorrow to assess the damage and write me a check.

Be kind to one another.