Sunshine for my sister!

My sister looooooves sunshine.  We recently went to the beach and she yelled every time the sun went behind a cloud!  Understandably, she also loves sunflowers.  I used to pick up a bunch for her when I went to the farmer's market, but now we live in different states so that doesn't work.  Since today is her birthday and I'm really missing her, I brightened up my morning by making this card (Mere, are you reading this?  Surprise!). 

While cleaning out an old desk the other day I found a whole box of heavyweight ivory card stock left over from hubby & my wedding stationary.  Score!!!  I suddenly find myself using it for every card.  So that's what I used for this base.  I broke out my new PTI Simple Sunflower Mini set and stamped it up with PTI's Summer Sunrise and New Leaf inks, as well as Distress ink in Vintage Photo.  I arranged them over a piece of brown card stock, which I in turn laid over a piece of PTI's Summer Sunrise card stock that I had embossed with my Darice Dot folder.  To finish it up I pulled out my New Leaf card stock and die cut the hello sentiment from PTI's Bloomin Cute Sentiments, and then added some May Arts brown and white gingham ribbon.  Do you love the little bow?!  I learned how to make them here!  Adorable, no?!  I love to put them on baby shower/baby arrival cards.  Try it out!

Ribbon Card #3

Little man went to bed rather early the other night, and as I had no fixed engagements (name the movie!!!) I opened up my PTI Sketch Recipe notebook.  Baking used to be a favorite need-to-relax activity, but hubby and I realized that wasn't going to be a healthy idea.  Enter card making!  Anyway, I love that I can still look up 'recipes' and make something relaxing and yummy (to look at).  For that night's creation I used the following layout from PTI's 8th Anniversary set.

  

I really like the bright, cheery, and even playful nature of this May Arts ribbon so I chose card stock, images, and a sentiment to match.  I started by die cutting and stamping the smaller flower from PTI's Delightful Dahlia Additions set in Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, and Candied Apple Distress Inks.  Soooo thankful for the help of my MISTI (Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented)!!!  I wrapped the ribbon around a lime green layer of card stock and added the three dahlias on top.  I layered that over white card stock and then a pink card base, and finished it with a (Picked Raspberry and white heat embossed) sentiment from PTI's Choose Joy.

Ribbon Card #2

Aqua is my new favorite color.  It is so bright and cheerful and summery!  Summer always makes me think of my sister, who lives in upstate New York but loves bright warm sunshine.  She just finished some summer classes, and I'm so excited and proud of her for working hard!  My inspiration came from this card by lisaadd on the Split Coast Stampers blog.  I love the simplicity!

For mine, I die cut the 1 1/2" and 1 1/4" scalloped circle dies from my Sizzix Card/Circle Flip-Its in navy and aqua card stock, respectively.  Then I white heat embossed the flower image from Paper Smooches' Needle Little Love set.  I attached the flowers to May Arts 5/8" Turquoise Sheer Ribbon with a Ruffled Edge, which I thought played nicely with the scalloped circles and round petals of the flower!  The ribbon wrapped around white card stock embossed using the Darice Dot folder, and was layered on aqua card stock and a navy card base.  Love the brightness and the beach thoughts it inspires!

First May Arts Ribbon Card!

I was so excited about making this card!  Aside from the special reason, I was able to incorporate one of my favorite ribbons!  A dear mommy friend and her husband welcomed a baby girl to the world this weekend, so pink was a natural choice for color.  I like several colors with pink, but since June makes me think of watermelon I decided to go with green.  Mmmm...now I want watermelon! 

I die cut the card and several scalloped circles from my Sizzix Card/Circle Flip-It set, then added sentiments from PTIs Bitty Baby Blessings and Inside & Out: Baby Stamp Sets.  I finished it off with a strip of May Arts' 3/8 Grosgrain Ivory Striped ribbon in Celery.  Love!!!