Bird Cage Easel Card

Happy Wednesday, crafty friends! I hope you're having a blessed week. I'm posting on the My Craft Spot blog today! :o)

Inspired by Kimberly's beautiful Music stamp set, I rekindled my love for easel cards. :o) This is part of my contribution for this month's I Feel the Love Project collection, where we are spreading love to elderly residents at an assisted care facility.

The bird cage easel card is a Lori Whitlock cut file from the Silhouette Online Store. I've had this file for quite some time, waiting for a special occasion. I thought it would make a lovely pairing with a musical sentiment. :o)

Included in the Music set are sweet little music notes, which I sporadically stamped around the sentiment with varying amounts of ink. I wanted a mix of bold and faded to coordinate with the Glitz Design papers.

Fluttering throughout the card are the gorgeous butterflies from the Jar Full of Flowers stamp set. They (and the birdies) are coated with Wink of Stella glitter for an elegant shimmer. Nestled beneath my Wild Orchid Crafts roses are Cheery Lynn Designs Mini Fanciful Flourishes and a sweet touch of Vanilla Bean crinkle ribbon.

I hope it brings joy to the recipient's heart. :o)

Thank you for visiting and have a blessed day! :o)

Challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes
 *Catered Crop~ Music Expressions
 *Craft Your Passion~ Use at Least Three Patterned Papers
 *Divas by Design~ Pretty Pearls
 *Love to Create~ Polka Dots and Pearls
 *Papertake Weekly~ Dies
 *SweetStamps~ Anything Goes

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party- Day 4!

Hello, my friends! Welcome to Day 4 of the My Craft Spot Stamp Release party!

Today we are featuring the new Word Quotes metal dies! Not only is each die in this set incredibly fun to use, but there are also several ways to use them to maximize their potential. :o) (All of the new goodies will be available to order on Saturday!)

I combined one of the new Word Quotes metal dies with part of a Tiny Tags 3 sentiment to make a sweet and punny card: tweet friend! :o) I also used one of the new Fancy Edges 2 metal dies!

How fun is this? The set comes with several different word quotes and a solid shadow base, enabling you to accomplish a few different effects with your crafting.

My sweet little birdie is singing her greeting, so I stamped a few music notes from the new Music stamp set. :o) The birdie is the Kadoodle Bug Designs Spring Bluebird. The hearts are from the La-La Land Crafts Heart Border... she's just filled with so much love. :o)

Isn't the border die lovely? I centered each beautiful flower with a Wild Orchid Crafts purple pearl and trimmed it with some purple jute string. 

The stunning papers are from Basic Grey's Euphoria collection, which I recently won and love. (Thanks, Theresa!) This card is part of my work for this month's I Feel the Love Project recipient and I hope with all of my heart that it is a blessing to them. :o)

Be sure to fly on over to My Craft Spot to see the fun creations from the entire DT! While there, leave a comment on Kimberly's post for a chance to win today's daily prize: the 4-inch doily die!

Thank you for visiting! Have a sweet day, everyone! :o)

Challenge entered:
 *Dragonfly Dreams~ Anything with Wings

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party- Day 3!

Hello, my dear friends! Welcome to Day 3 of the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party! :o)

Today we are featuring the new Music stamp set! This set is beautifully inspiring and I'm anxious to use it again soon! :o) (All of the goodies will be available to order on Saturday!)

With so many lovely sentiments and extras, this set is so versatile. These heartwarming words are for an encouragement card for this month's I Feel the Love Project. All I could think of was using this sentiment as soon as possible to lift up a family who has fallen on hard times.

So enamored with the sentiment, I wanted to essentially repeat it within my design. My cross is from the Silhouette Online Store, which is popped up with foam tape for dimension. The golden shadow represents heavenly light... the same glorious glow used for the 3D heart I made. Each heart is stamped with goodies from the new Music set, as I wanted the notes to be floating outward.

My flourishes are from the My Favorite Things Fancy Flourish die, which are accented with pearls. The butterfly is from the Jar Full of Flowers stamp set, which I've sponged with Scattered Straw distress ink and layered. It's a sweet messenger for the family, soon to be on its way to deliver heavenly hope and light.

The papers are from three collections, which all worked together so wonderfully: My Mind's Eye Blush, MME Mabel, and SEI Promise. I created my card base with a Lori Whitlock background shape. I truly love this entire stamp release, as each set inspires me in so many different ways! :o)

Be sure to flutter on over to My Craft Spot to see the gorgeous work from my teamies! While there, leave a comment on Kimberly's post for a chance to win today's daily prize: Jute String! (Five colors of the winner's choice!)

Thank you for visiting! Have a wonderful day, friends! :o)

Challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes
 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes
 *Crafty Catz~ Anything Goes
 *DL.Art~ June Linky Party
 *Papertake Weekly~ Anything Goes
 *Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge~ Layer It Up