Butterflies and Flowers :)

For Simon Says Stamp "Flower Power" and "A little paper":

I LOVE floral backgrounds. I think they look so pretty and feminine. There's tons of cute papers in the Kneehighs 6x6 paper pad and I couldn't settle on just one. So I reused the paper strip technique I used in my previous card to showcase two different floral patterns.

I couldn't help but add some butterflies to the field of flowers. Spring is here :)

Pink and blue

For Simon Says Stamp "Things With Wings" and "a little paper".

I love all the pinks in the Kneehighs 6x6 paper pad. So I cut a bunch of strips to form a hot pink to pale pink background gradient. The bird journal card and the manuscript print card tucked behind are cut from a cut apart sheet included in Carta Bella's Take Note paper pad. I stamped the sentiment on the bird card.

great things in small packages...

...need petite cards to go with them.

I really wanted to showcase this horse and carriage stamp for the Simon Says Stamp "Passport to Fun" challenge but it's teeny-tiny and I worried if I put it on a larger card it would get lost. Instead I built up? out? what I mean is, I use a lot of foam adhesive on this one! It's a small card but it has tons of dimension. There's no chance you'd lose it!

Even better, it was just the right size to pair with all the pretty paper scraps I've been too frugal to throw away. Add in some rhinestone stars, some silver glitter and a touch of bronze metallic paint pen and you've got the perfect card to send a little joy to a princess (or princess-at-heart) in your life.

Also for Simon Says Stamp "Happy Mail".

dear deer friend

For Simon Says Stamp "Colour" and "Anything Goes":

I used a stencil for the background pattern and added colour with Inktense pencils and water to get a watercolour gradient. I then used my sewing machine to sew down a black border using a zig-zag stitch and black thread. The deer is from a cut apart sheet and I added letters from Basic Grey. 

I couldn't quite commit to the pun in the sentiment...

Skyline

For Simon Says Stamp "Travel":

My mom is moving house - well she's moving continent, actually! - from Dubai to Cape Town, South Africa and she asked me to make her some goodbye/friendship cards to give to her friends. I think the Dubai skyline looks pretty cute here :)

scherenschnitte

The simplest designs can take the longest time. Using a template I cut out this beautiful design by hand using a pair of manicure scissors and an exacto knife. 

Phew, I think I deserve a cupcake after all that!

(For Simon Says Stamp "Spring Flowers")

Simple "Hi"

For the Simon Says Stamp "Fly" challenge, I pulled out a bunch of things from my stash...

 ...cut apart sheets, border strips, layered stickers, even some more of that crochet lace trim I'm so in love with at the moment.

But once I started playing around with the main element of the card, the large, cut out owl image, I did something I hardly ever do: I edited!

The owl was large enough and cute enough to stand on it's own! I ended up with a not-quite-but-almost one layer card, with a black sharpie outline around everything to make it pop.

Not gonna lie, it was hard to hold back but I think the card is better for it.

Plus, look at all the goodies I still have in my stash for next time!