Stenciled Encouragement Tag Set

Hello, my crafty friends! I hope you've had a beautiful week! I'm posting this stenciled encouragement tag set on the My Craft Spot blog today and am sharing it here, too! :o)

Stenciling tags is a nice way to dabble into the world of stenciling/inking fun, which was one of my goals with this project. The first two were created a few weeks ago, which you've already seen (HERE and HERE)... but I wanted to show them as a set! :o) I'm so excited to now have this gift complete, as I saved the third one to make during this Inking Technique week at My Craft Spot!

This set is part of my contribution to this month's I Feel the Love Project, where we are creating for a precious baby undergoing chemotherapy and her parents. This is for Violet's parents as a reminder that they are dearly loved and not fighting alone.

New today is the jewel-toned sunset version, brought to life by several of Kimberly's fantastic goodies. :o)

Each tag features one of the sweet butterflies from the Jar Full of Flowers stamp set, with its flourishing trail coming from Tiny Tags 2. (I love the gorgeous mini flourishes on that stamp set!) The background was created with a Honey Comb Memory Box stencil and three shades of distress ink: Dusty Concord, Victorian Velvet, and Dried Marigold. The tag base is a Marianne Design die.

This variation showcases one of Kimberly's newest metal dies, the stunning Flowers- Rolled Roses. I let them fall open in slightly different measurements for an assortment. The greenery was made with a Memory Box Small Olive Branch metal die. My sentiment is from Kimberly's Simply Sentiments stamp set, as is the warm-toned sunset tag. The middle tag's sentiment is from Tiny Tags 2. I used My Craft Spot crinkle ribbon for each, in the lovely shades of Snow White, Aqua Mist, and Deep Purple.

The papers are from Wild Rose Studio's Peach Blossom collection. The butterflies and flowers on each tag are covered with sheer shimmer from a Wink of Stella Glitter Brush marker, which is tough to capture on camera... but so pretty in person. :o)

I hope Violet's parents continue to grow in faith and trust in Him during this unexpected trial... He is far greater than every disease and will deliver this sweet baby. :o)

Thank you for visiting and I wish you a blessed and sparkly day! :o)

Challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Create Your Own)

 *Charisma Cardz~ May Flowers

 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes

 *Dies R Us~ May Flowers (Tag base, greenery, and flowers are metal dies)

 *Dragonfly Dreams~ How Does Your Garden Grow

 *Fab 'n' Funky~ Photo Inspiration (Colors and flowers)

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Die Crazy (Tag base, greenery, flowers)

 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes

 *Through the Purple Haze~ Anything Goes

 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting Sentiment

Mother's Day/Spring at My Craft Spot!

Hello, my dear friends! I hope you had a blessed weekend. :o)

For this week's challenge at My Craft Spot, you have a choice! We are celebrating Mother's Day and Spring, so take your pick and join in the fun! :o)

For my mom's card this year, I'm honoring a sweet and special part of our relationship: our weekly Starbucks dates! :o)

We make a lot of goofy and fun memories over our special drinks! Regardless of how busy life gets, I make it a point never to miss one of these dates or turn down an invitation for a spontaneous one. Everything gets tossed aside so I can spend a beautiful hour or two with her. :o) What we order varies based upon season or mood, of course! For this I made her a Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino with a cut file from Lettering Delights' Love You a Latte set. :o)

I made the whipped cream with liquid applique, which was such fun! If you enlarge this close-up, you'll see that I covered it with glitter before heating it:

The sparkly whipped cream is covered with Tickled Pink sequins, which serve as pink sprinkles. (Shouldn't everything come with pink sprinkles?) I centered them with tiny pearls. To make her glass fancy, the rim is trimmed with pink rhinestones. The black pearls in the drink are the cookie crumbles. :o)

I was anxious to use the fun new Flowers- Rolled Roses metal dies again, which is trimmed in Star Dust and centers my Pink Bubblegum bow. The sentiment is from Tiny Tags 2, which is cut out with the coordinating Tiny Tags metal dies. The polka dot flower and sentiment papers are from Doodlebug's Hello Spring. 

My background paper is from Pebbles' Front Porch collection and I used my La-La Land Crafts Filigree Corner metal die to adorn the corners. Each is accented with graduating sizes of Recollections pearls. 

Be sure to flutter on over to My Craft Spot to see what my teamies have created to inspire you! I hope you'll play along with us this week! I look forward to seeing what you create. :o) Have a blessed day!

Challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Bling)

 *Charisma Cardz~ Mother's Day

 *Craftin' Desert Divas~ Mother's Day

 *Crafting for all Seasons~ Lots of Layers

 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes

 *Crafty Ribbons~ Anything Goes with Ribbon

 *Creative Fingers~ Anything Goes

 *Cut It Up~ Mother's Day

 *Simon Says Stamp~ Anything Goes

 *The Pink Elephant~ Mother's Day

My Craft Spot Mini Release Day 1: Rolled Flower Dies!

Happy Thursday, my crafty friends! Are you ready for the surprise My Craft Spot mini release?! :o)

Kimberly was just too excited to wait for the next full release to share two of her new metal die sets! Join us today and tomorrow as we showcase these new goodies! Kimberly is offering an amazing prize each day, with the winners randomly being chosen from comments left on the MCS and DT members' blogs. The more blogs you leave a little love on, the more chances you have to win. :o) She is also picking a winner both days from customer orders! (More details on all prizes below!)

Today we are showcasing Kimberly's new Flowers- Rolled Roses metal dies! Not only are they fun to use, but the results are gorgeous!

For my project, I made a pearly and sparkly birthday wand centerpiece for my mom's special day! :o) I wanted to use patterned paper for the flowers, so I chose the gorgeous Graphic 45 Secret Garden collection to break in my metal dies. One fun part of rolled flowers is the ability to make them as full or tight as you prefer. For these ones, I let them naturally fall open a little bit before hot gluing them to their base tab.

An extra special occasion calls for extra love, so instead of making rosettes I opted for a lacy heart base. The heart is a Cheery Lynn die from the Two of Hearts set. The little leafy flourishes scrolling through the beautiful flowers is Cheery Lynn's Mini Fanciful Flourish.

All three sentiments are from My Craft Spot's Tiny Tags 3 stamp set. I cut out little banners for them and adorned them with pearls in graduating sizes. I just cannot make a wand of any kind without flowing ribbon, so I chose three gorgeous crinkle ribbon shades to leave a fluttery trail of love. I also wrapped my bamboo skewers with the ribbon to make the entire project soft and lovely.

Unseen in my pictures is that the flowers and bases are coated in shimmer from my Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. So lovely in person... so challenging to photograph! I hope my mom loves her sweet centerpiece... it was such an enjoyable way to play with these new dies. :o)

Ready to see both sets of metal dies?! :o) Today we're showing you the Rolled Flowers set of 2 metal dies...

... and tomorrow we'll be sharing with you the beautiful ways we used the Washi Tape set of 3 metal dies!

Kimberly will be giving away a $15 gift certificate EACH DAY of this mini release, chosen randomly from comments left on our blogs!

Additionally, since these new goodies are available for purchase right now, Kimberly is picking a winner EACH DAY from customer orders for a $20 gift certificate!

Be sure to visit My Craft Spot to see the inspiring creations from my talented teamies! Thank you for celebrating with us and I wish you a sparkly day! :o)

Challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes

 *Crafting from the Heart~ Anything Goes

 *Decorate to Celebrate~ Mother's Day or Birthday

 *Die Cuttin' Divas~ Make It Girly

 *Love to Create~ Pearls and Bling (They are covered in sparkle, but it doesn't show in my photos!)

 *One Stitch at a Time~ Anything Goes

 *Simon Says Stamp~ Anything Goes

 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting Sentiment