Monday, June 12, 2023

Dainty Delight - Crafting at the Lakehouse

 Hello friends! As some of you know, we had our Crafting at the Lakehouse event towards the end of May. I am going to be sharing the cards that I designed for that event. 

Today's card features the Dainty Delight stamp set. This is such a beautiful stamp set!



I started with a piece of Basic White cardstock. I inked up an "H" Block using Bubble Bath ink. This is one of the new colours that was introduced with the new catalog. Once I had lots of ink on my block, I sprayed it with some water in a spritzer and then stamped it onto my piece of Basic White cardstock. I let this dry for quite a while. I then stamped one of the floral images from the stamp set using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I stamped the flower directly over top of the Bubble Bath rectangle. I matted this cardstock onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and tied a piece of Black & White Gingham Ribbon around it. I then added this to a card base of Bubble Bath using dimensionals.

On another piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped my sentiment using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I punched this out using the smaller oval in the Double Oval Punch. I matted this oval onto a larger scalloped oval that I punched out from a piece of Basic Black cardstock. I then added the sentiment to the card front using dimensionals.

This is a fairly simple card but I love this technique and I also love the combination of pink and black. Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed this card.

Stay well and keep creating!

Terry


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Monday, June 5, 2023

Dainty Delight Birthday Card

 Hello friends! I imagine you might be wondering what happened to me as far as my posting goes. Well, it's a long story but here goes the condensed version....

Some of you are familiar with my "Toe Saga". For those that are not, I ended up with an infection in my big toe in November, 2021. By the time I got in to see my doctor, he wrote me a prescription and said I should be good as new in 2 weeks. After the 2 weeks, it was definitely not better so another antibiotic was prescribed. This kept going on and by March of 2022 I went for a scan and it was determined that the infection was in my joint now. More antibiotics. The infection would diminish while I was on the antibiotics but as soon as I went off of them, it would flare up again. January of this year, my toe was really sore. I went back to my doctor and he sent me for another scan. Now the infection was in the bone. My family doctor had referred me to a specialist two times before it got into the bone and the specialist wrote me a prescription both times and refused to see me.

In May of this year my family doctor got me in to a specialist that saw me right away. He wanted me to get on IV antibiotics immediately. He figured it would take up to 2 weeks to get me in but he was going to try to rush it. Four days later, I had my PICC line in and was finally on IV antibiotics. I was totally ignorant about the whole procedure. I thought I would get an IV put in, add my antibiotics when I'm supposed to and go back to see them at the end of the time. NOPE! I have to put in my antibiotics 3 times a day and go to the hospital 4 times a week to get everything checked and have lab work. 

Five days after getting my line in I had my Crafting at the Lakehouse event. Preparing for that alone is a big job but adding in all of these appointments has been exhausting. I have been beating myself up for neglecting my blog posts but something had to go. A friend reminded me that I needed to look after myself which did help me feel a little better. I will be posting once a week for a while until we decide what my treatment will be. Thanks for understanding!

So for today's card, I used the Dainty Delight Bundle again. This was made for a friend's birthday.



I started with a piece of Basic White cardstock that I embossed using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. I used the one with the crosshatch pattern. 

I cut out the long vine die from the Dainty Delight Dies set from Old Olive cardstock. I attached this vine to my embossed cardstock using adhesive. I cut out three flowers from Highland Heather cardstock and attached these to the vine using adhesive. I cut out the flower centers from Daffodil Delight cardstock and attached them to the flowers.

I wrapped a piece of White Baker's Twine (from the Baker's Twine Essentials pack) around the embossed cardstock three times and tied it into a bow. I then added this piece to a card base of Basic White Thick cardstock using dimensionals.

On another piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped my sentiment using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. This sentiment is from the Circle Sayings stamp set. I punched this out using the smaller oval in the Double Oval Punch. I attached this to my card front using dimensionals.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. This card is a little simpler than what I normally make but I am really pleased with how it turned out. I hope my friend liked it.

Stay well and keep creating,

Terry

And just because I can, here is a picture of my angel. We went up to Davison Orchards to see the animals. I decided that she needed an ice cream cone. This is the kiddie size!



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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Cheerful Daisies

 Hello friends! I am loving this beautiful weather we are having! I know it's a concern for flooding and I hope everyone will be safe from that. There is still a lot of snow up in the mountains and this hot weather is sending it down too fast. It's such a dilemma...

This warm weather also brings out beautiful flowers. Today's card features the new bundle Cheerful Daisies. Whenever I see daisies like this, I am reminded of my grandmother. She always had beautiful gardens and had many daisies in her gardens.



I started by cutting out the solid daisy images from Basic White cardstock. I then cut out the detailed images also from Basic White cardstock. On another piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the daisy centers using Crushed Curry ink and then cut them out using the corresponding dies. I adhered the flower images together.

On a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock, I stamped the stem image using Granny Apple Green ink. I then cut out the stem using the corresponding die. I also cut out the leaf image from Granny Apple Green cardstock. 

I used the new Countryside Corner Dies to cut out the shapes from Lemon Lolly cardstock and Crumb Cake cardstock. I layered the Lemon Lolly piece on top of the Crumb Cake piece. I added my stems and leaves to the Lemon Lolly piece. I then added my daisies on top of the stems. I wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around this piece a few times and then tied it into a bow. I then added this to my card base of Basic White Thick cardstock using dimensionals.

I stamped my sentiment on a strip of Basic White cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I cut a banner cut into both edges of my sentiment piece and then added it to my card front using dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this card. Is there something that makes you think of your grandmother? Let me know in the comments.

Stay well and keep creating!

Terry

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Floating Strips Technique

 Hello friends! What a beautiful weekend we had. I could honestly get used to this weather. I know it's not supposed to last but I can dream. We spent a lot of time playing at the park and then playing in the yard. So nice to get out of the house for play time.

Today's card was created to use the Floating Strips Technique and the Fancy Flora DSP. I love how this technique looks and it is really fun to do.



I started by cutting the Fancy Flora DSP into half inch strips. I attached these strips to a piece of Window Sheet using Tombo multipurpose glue. Once I had the strips all attached to the Window Sheet, I cut out a circle using the stitched circle die from the Stylish Shapes Dies set.

I used a card base of Orchid Oasis cardstock. On top of that, I added a piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock. I embossed a piece of Basic White cardstock using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and attached that to the Fresh Freesia cardstock. I added my stitched circle to the card front using dimensionals. The dimensionals were placed only where the DSP is so it looks like the strips are magically floating in air.

I added a butterfly to my circle. I cut the butterfly out of some Orchid Oasis cardstock using the Brilliant Wings Dies.

On a strip of Orchid Oasis cardstock, I stamped my sentiment using Versamark. I added White Embossing powder to my sentiment and heated it to melt using my heat tool. The sentiment is from the Happiness Abounds stamp set. I cut the left edge of my sentiment at an angle to give it some style. I then added my sentiment to my card front using dimensionals.

Unfortunately a couple items I used on this card are retiring as of May 2nd. The Fancy Flora DSP and the Brilliant Wings Dies will no longer be available. I am especially sad to say goodbye to the Brilliant Wings Dies. These butterflies are beautiful and are often just the perfect addition to a card.

Stay well and keep creating!

Terry

I'm adding a cute picture of my angel. This is her at swimming lessons just before going into the pool. She loves being in the water and is getting really good at floating and putting her face in the water. At this class she discovered the slide. She absolutely loves all slides so finding this one that goes into the pool was a huge bonus.





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