Happiness Always

Hi guys. Today on Simon Says Stamps blog, they have an "Anything Goes" challenge. Up for grabs is an amazing prize...so I figured I'd try my luck and enter. (keeping my fingers crossed!)

I made a quick card, cause these days there just aren't enough hours in a day to spend time crafting. I love the Clean and Simple cards, so that's really not much of a problem when I need a card and don't have a whole lot of time to create it.

This card was made using an embossing folder that has a plain border on it. I absolutely love it! Very simple...and you can make it look elegant with just a few little extras. :)

Here's the full card:

So that's it for me today. Hope your day is filled with lots of happiness! :)

Graduation

Hi guys. It's the end of the school year. Lots of graduations happening. A time to celebrate great accomplishments. A time to look towards the future. A time to dream -- to DREAM BIG! :)

I've had this piece of "graduation" designer paper in my scraps box for months...waiting for some inspiration. Today I finally decided to used it...and I love what I came up with. :)

I used a new Cuttlebug folder I bought recently...

and a Stampin' Up stamp from their "Happy Greetings" stamp set. I love that stamp set -- the sentiments can be used for a wide variety of cards. :)

I also added some black bling...and a cute little diploma from my stash. I like how it turned out. :)
 

 Challenges:

Simon Says -- Anything Goes
 Pause Dream Enjoy -- Anything Goes
Make It Monday -- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card -- Anything Goes
Pan Pastel -- Lots of Layers
Word Art Wednesday -- Anything Goes
Stamp with Fun -- Celebrate
Crafts and Me Challenge -- Anything Goes

Spring Stamping

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Hi guys. Today I'm showcasing a card I made for a challenge over at http://flourishes.org.

These colors are one of my favorite color combos. :) Plus, they remind me that spring is just around the corner...which with all the piles of snow outside my window seems to be an eternity away!!! Working with these colors was a reminder that this winter too shall pass... LOL

I decided to play with some more Stampin' Up stamps. This time I chose a lovely flower stamp from the "Button Buddies" set...and one of the circle stamps from "Circle Circus". Added a bit of black twine I won from Really Reasonable Ribbons to finish it off. Very simple, but the colors are so striking...it didn't need much! 

Thanks for dropping by today. I appreciate it...and the comments you leave behind. :)

supplies used:

Stampin Up Stamps:

Button Buddies
Circle Circus
Happy Greetings

Twine from RRR

Inky Impressions -- Blue
Crafty Sentiments -- Hello Spring
Ladybug Crafts Ink -- Spring
Ribbon Carousel -- Spring is in the Air 
Creating for all Seasons -- Spring into Spring
Moving Along with the Times -- Spring is in the Air
Crafty Bloggers Network -- Spring or Pastel