It’s a House…a Mushroom House!

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I simply adore Lawn Fawn’s whimsical house dies and this mushroom house is one that I recently purchased.  There are so many detail dies in this set and I’ve only used a few of them here.  I’m looking forward to purchasing the other adorable little Lawn Fawn “homes” .  Perhaps I can create a whole neighborhood!

After stenciling the clouds for the background, I cut the frame with Lawn Fawn’s Leafy Tree Backdrop.  I also cut the tree a second time in a woodgrain paper and glued on top of the frame.  The grass was created using MFT’s Grassy Fields die. 

I’m playing along with the Tic Tac Toe #tttc174 Challenge HERE…

I chose the first row across: Heart, House, Die Cut and also the second column down: House, Patterned Paper, Tree/Wood

…And the Sunday Stamps Color Challenge HERE…

Thanks for popping in today and I hope you’re looking forward to a wonderful week ahead.  We’re having the entire interior of our house painted as well as our kitchen cabinets.  Needless to say, I’ll be spending a lot of time in the basement.  But that’s ok as that’s where my craft space is!

Take care,

Rosanne

It’s World Cross Stitch Day!

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Who knew there was a World Cross Stitch Day?  I certainly didn’t but I’m happy there is.  I’ve recently picked this hobby up again and have to say that I’m loving it just as much as I did when I was younger.  When my girls were young, I cross-stitched a lot.  It was so relaxing to stitch while they were napping or in bed for the night.  I think when I discovered stamping, cross-stitch went by the wayside.  Now that I’m recently retired, I have more time to enjoy both hobbies.

So in honor of this day, I created a card combining both stamping and cross-stitch.

 

This is such a cute stamp and die set from Neat and Tangled: Handstitched.   The embroidery hoop was perfect to create a shaker card, which are always fun! Even the sentiment looks stitched.  I pulled some paper from my stash that had tiny x’s for a sweet background.

I’m playing along with this month’s Flower Challenge HERE…

Here a quick look at my most current completed cross-stitch project.  Obviously, it’s not completely finished as I’m still trying to figure out how I would like to display it. I love vintage Halloween decorations and this reminded me of that.  

Thanks for stopping by today to learn about my other hobby (i.e. passion).  I would love to hear about any additional hobbies you enjoy.

Take care and have a wonderful weekend,

Rosanne

Floating By to Say Happy Birthday

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I’m just floating by today to say Happy Birthday!  I needed to add a few kid’s birthday cards to my stash and came up with this colorful, fun card.  I’m not sure where the paper is from as it’s been sitting in my leftover bin for quite some time…I guess I knew it would come in handy someday.  The adorable critters, clouds and sentiment are from Simon Says Stamps: Happiest Wishes stamp set.  All coloring was done with Copic markers.

I’m playing along with the Paper Players Theme Challenge HERE...

I also used this set to create some Thank You cards for my Grandson’s birthday…

Thank you for stopping by today.

Take care,

Rosanne

 

Trio of Birthday Butterflies

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I’m back today with another pretty, feminine birthday card I created for a dear friend.

 

Going through my leftover bin, I came across two pieces of patterned paper that coordinated pretty well.  So I decided to use them as my starting point.  Since the floral pattern had a pretty copper detail, that pretty much determined using copper foil as a mat.  The butterfly dies are from Spellbinders Butterfly Card Creator dies.  I really like how pretty they look layered over copper.  The sentiment is from the retired SU Honey Bee stamp set and is heat embossed in copper.

 

I simply embellished the inside using one of the butterfly dies that I used on the front to create a pretty inlaid design.  Once I determined the card layout, this card came together pretty quickly.

I was inspired by Just Us Girls Word Week Challenge HERE

Thanks again for stopping by today…I hope your day is going well.

Take care,

Rosanne