So sad to see Flower Fest retiring this year - it is such a versatile set and I haven't purchased it yet (just keep borrowing). This card is a complete Case of the very talented Karen Barber. It was done using Blushing Bride, Lucky Limeade and So Saffron. Each flower was stamped twice, with White Embossing Powder over Versa Mark. It took 8 flowers per card and 10 leaves. Each was shaded using the marker of the same color as the paper. A 1 1/4" punch gets pretty close to the main flower while a 3/4" does a good job with the center of the flower. Just clean them up and clip out the notches and you are all set. So much easier than fussy cutting the whole thing.
The base of Whisper White C/S was run through the Big Shot and the Dotted Swiss Embossing Folder. A piece of Blushing Bride was layered onto the bottom half. The 5 yard spool of SU ribbon will go a long way if I continue just using 4 1/4" per card. The two oval punches take care of the sentiment. So far I
sent these using Get Well, Birthday, And Thinking of You. Two pearls complete the card. A fun card that people seem to really enjoy receiving. Thanks for stopping by.
Our daughter is having major back surgery today. So we are showering her with a card a day for a couple weeks. You may remember when we did this for my dear friend Jean when she had surgery a few years ago. Her cards are posted pretty far back on my blog but you can find them all at once by clicking on Get Well in the catagory column. Anyway, we've sent some of those same card, just personalized them or updated them a little, whatever they needed. Todays card did not scan worth beans, but hopefully you can get a good enough picture of what's going on. This is an adorable girl Doctor, by Mo Manning, about to give her bear a shot. I hope you can read the text - you for sure have to watch out for those Side Effects. Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your visit! 
My special card-making friend, KellyRae, came over Saturday and we had a ball 'playing'. Our first creation was a CASE of the fantastic Michelle Zindorf new card. Michelle makes lovely oversized cards, very often square. Cheapies that we are, we try to keep everything standard 4.25 x 5.5. Actually KellyRae sends so many hundreds of cards to our soldiers, that standard size is a major consideration. We used a page from a book and 'aged' it with sponges and direct stamp pads. We used the SU Cupcake punch and 2 oval punches (for the plate). KellyRae brought the Sweet letters that she had cut from her new Cricut. We 'cornered' the card with matching (almost) ribbon and I put my 'fake brads' on mine. What fun we had copying this - especially since almost everything on it is 'changed' from the original :)
