Happy Day

Hey peeps! I hope you're enjoying spring and looking forward to vacations and beach trips coming up this summer! 

Today I have a quick summery card to share with you that I created with the Fun Stampers Journey new Summer Fun stamp set. 

I love the beach ball and pinwheel images in this set...perfect for so many crafty projects! For this card I kept things clean and simple by coloring in the two images, layering them on a bright white cloud and sponging on a little Lovely blue on the card base to make the cloud pop. Final steps include the sentiment, a little Thread and a strip of patterned paper down the side and ta-da! 

Just thinking...I wonder if I could combine my love of the outdoors and crafting by turning my screened in patio into a temporary craft room during these beautiful spring days? Imagine how lovely that would be! 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Summer Fun SS-0252

Cloud Dreams DI-0032

Summer Fun DI-0156

Black Licorice IP-0041

Lovely Blue IP-0075

Fusion Blender IP-0088

Candy Apple RI-0001

Lemon Drop RI-0026

Limeade Splash RI-0025

Beach Breeze RI-0027

Grape Fusion RI-0033

Whip Cream Journey Thread AC-0128

Fun Filled Prints PP-0024

Whip Cream CS-0040

Happy Birthday

Hello hello! I have a colorful Fun Stampers Journey birthday card to share with you today using a leftover pinwheel from yesterday's project post. 

This pretty polka-dot pinwheel was too cute not to have a project of it's own! 

And guess who's turning 50 in just a few days? Yep! I can't believe it either! I don't even feel close to being 50 which is a great 50th birthday present...great health! 

Here's to all of you celebrating spring birthdays! 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Sentimental Prints SS-0072

Journey Circles DI-0039

Black Licorice IP-0041

Spring Accent Dots AC-0179

Whip Cream Journey Thread AC-0128

Spring Parade PP-0020

Watermelon Fusion CS-0039

Lemon Drop CS-0018

Citrus Cooler CS-0089

Limeade Splash CS-0020

Whip Cream CS-0040

Let's Have Fun!

How about a fun card share today created with Scraptastic Club's April I Lived kit? One of my favorite ways to have fun is to play with paper, scissors and glue and pinwheels too! 

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I love this ampersand patterned paper, how about you? All those ampersands in different colors and fonts is certainly lots of fun! 

What will you do today to add a little fun to your day? 

Happy Birthday

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend so far!

Today's crafty share is a pinwheel birthday card. I think pinwheels and birthdays are perfect together, don't you? Like peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots and cake and ice cream!

I created this card with left overs from one of my favorite Echo Park collections, Country Drive. It's such a colorful and happy line, also perfect for birthdays!

The pinwheel was made with a thin metal die from The Cat's Pajamas. I use this die quite a bit so it's been well worth the money.

The sentiment was part of a border strip that I cut out and made into a little pennant. The button is ancient Doodlebug. I die for buttons so I stock up on my favorites; I'm like a squirrel with acorns! ;)

Anyone you know celebrating a birthday this weekend? My son is turning 11 in just a couple short weeks. He's pretty excited, talking about what kind of cake he wants, going on a train ride and what train simulator downloads he wants. It's all good!

Thanks for dropping in!

Kathy :)

Birthday Wishes

How was your Easter? We had a lovely day, the weather was beautiful and we spent time together doing Easter activities and the things we enjoy most. We couldn't ask for anything more!

To get back into the swing of crafty things, I have a card to share for you today. I decided to make this greeting out of a 'seed packet' die from Papertrey Ink using Bella Blvd. goodness.

I combined the Spring Flings & Easter Things collection with some of the new Sunshine & Happiness line.

Instead of the opening of a traditional card, this card has a little insert to pull out.

For this sweet little floral flag, I took a sticker and folded it in half around a straight pin.

The pinwheel is made with a die from The Cat's Pajamas and the center brad is stash I have left from Ki Memories.

I think I'd like to make more 'seed packet' cards! They're fun and a little different. They would also work perfectly for gift cards and to/from tags!

I'll leave you with a picture of our dyed eggs.

We decided to go with the traditional food color dye because when I read more about dying eggs naturally, I didn't think Christopher would enjoy how time consuming it would be. For each dye, you have to cut up a fruit or veggie and cook it for about 15 minutes, etc. I would have lost him after just one egg color!

Thanks for stopping in! Hope you enjoyed my crafty share and photo!

Kathy :)