Sunday Stamps Front and Center

This was a tricky Sunday Stamps card for me, and I'm not certain why.  Even though I fussed with it, I felt it was somehow incomplete.  It might have been because I was set on using the piece of DPS and finding coordinating cardstocks to work with it.  I think I would make another but I've run out of time.  :-)  The butterfly die is a new one in a set of three, all with pop-up pieces. 

 

Freshly Made with a Large Quote

 

When I began with this Freshly Made sketch, I decided that a large quote would work with the design.  I chose a quote from Technique Junkies called "As though I had wings."  

Freshly Made with Patterns

As with my previous post, I dug into my paper stash, chose one piece and then worked the card for the sketch for Freshly Made Sketch #632.  The focal piece is a series of floral designs (Memory Box die) that look somewhat like atoms(?)   

 

Adding Layers with A Flower

 

Poppies were a choice to add layers to this Flower Challenge card .  I was able to use some of the designer papers that are stacked on a long shelf in my craft room.  Then I popped up the poppy and sentiment on foam strips. 

The Love of Reading for Freshly Made Sketches

I'm not even sure where I found these stamps and dies, but they are all about reading.  For me, the matching dies are worth the entire purchase! This particular image was perfect for the Freshly Made Sketch. 

Easter Colors

 

Longing for the real Spring season, I chose a Hero Arts image of magnolia blossoms for this Sunday Stamps card. 

A Floral Square and a Meaningful Sentiment

 

First, I made a kraft square card...then realized it really didn't feature the flower for The Flower Challenge.  So it was a start-over.  The poppy image is a new one from Unity.  One stamper used it every day for about a month to make a wonderful variety of cards.  For this one, I water-colored the poppy. I'm looking forward to seeing what else I can do with the image.  For now, it's a 5x5 square card. I actually have invitation envelopes so I can also mail it.

 The sentiment is so meaningful for me...and for 3 of my 4 siblings. Our mother had an extended peony garden; all of us have some of her peony plants in our own gardens and we have extended our floral choices to dahlias, coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, poppies, clematis, etc.  In our senior years, we have definitely found our own gardens and know our mother would be proud.