Sense of Wonder and Thinking of You!

 Happy Sunday!  Wherever you are today, I hope you are inside and warm!  It is really cold here.  The winds were so strong last night we lost power twice.  Power was restored fairly quickly, but a few hours is still a lot when you have no heat.     I had some time this weekend to get crafty.  I have a couple of cards to share today.  


The first card I made using some of my new MFT Stamps goodies.  I am playing along with Just Add Ink.  I got my inspiration from the cup cut away on the edge and the embossed cookies.  Instead of hearts I chose flowers.  I started with MFT card stock in smooth white, the fabulous new Pure Plum and Summer Splash.  I started with a smooth white card stock base.  I layered a smooth white panel that I die cut with the stitched panel from   
Blueprints 15.  I layered the new Blueprints 22 stitched round edge panel die cut in pure plum.  I stamped this panel with Harlequin Background in pure plum ink (HAPPY DANCING!  LOVE THIS COLOR!)  Instead of stamping the harlequins vertical, I chose to stamped them horizontal to create some interest and movement toward the circle element.  I die cut the pure plum panel with Stitchable Dot Circle Stax.  I layered a summer splash Pierced Circle Stax inside.  I stamped the summer splash panel with Romantic Script Background using Sweet Tooth Pigment ink.  I heat embossed with white embossing powder and sponged versamark around the edges for a richer patina.  I trimmed it to fit along the side of the card.  I die the sentiment panel with Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner Stax   in smooth white and stamped with a sentiment from Whimsical Wishes stamp set.   I decided to have a little bit of the fishtail hanging off the edge.  I die cut several of the leafy sprigs from Fall Foliage die namics and stamped with the coordinating images from Fall Foliage stamp set.  I used  pure plum, jellybean, and daffodil premium inks.  I layered these flowers and stems along the edges.  I finished my card with a few hemp cord threaded buttons.

 
For my second card I am playing along with this week's MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge and MFT Color Challenge.  I decided to go completely CAS with this card.  

 

I started with MFT kraft, smooth white, sno cone, nightshift blue, and cherry crisp card stocks.  I have a kraft base.  I die cut the nightshift blue panel with Blueprints 13 stitched frame.  I stamped it using Diagonal Striped Background.  I die cut the outside stitched frame using Blueprints 18.  I layered behind the circle cut out sno cone glued to the back of the dotted cutout panel from Blueprints 22.  I die cut the word "hi" from Happy Hellos die namics.  I added a cherry crisp tag using Blueprints 15.   I stamped this panel using a sentiment from Pretty Poppies stamp set.   I finished with a few sequins.

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty