Pennant card

These cards went together so quickly!  I used the pennant XL die, and cut from the small pennant side, also covering one of the scallop circles.

Place the papers, pattern side facing each other, and run through the big shot.  Put the pennants on each side of your card (this measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2) and secure along the sides and center with snail.  The white insert measures 4 x 5 1/4 and fits nicely inside the opening created by overlapping the pennants.  I also doodled along the sides of the white insert with coordinating ink.
I placed the scallop circle along the top of the white insert, punched it with the horizontal slot punch and tied it with ribbon.  I also used the daisy sizzlet and placed it over the 5-petal flower punch and adhered it to the second scallop circle cut from the pennant die, and added a button for the flower center.  This type of card was great for using up all those scraps that you don't know what to do with.  Now try one for yourself!

Flower Pot Card

This is my version of the flower pot card, and is one of the cards that I took to my demo meeting to swap this month.  It turned out really cute, and was very easy to make and assemble.  Ya gotta love that Big Shot!

Pull up on the flowers and hidden inside the pot is a cute little place to hide a cute little note to someone special!

Recipe:  Cardstock: SU only orange, whisper white & garden green.  Ink:  SU Apricot appeal & really rust. Sentiment from SU blooming with love set.  Misc:  SU scallop edge punch & 5 petal flower punch.  SU so saffron SAB ribbon. Buttons from my button stash! 

Watts Valley and Wild flowers

On our recent trip to visit family, we spent "our" Easter, visiting Watts Valley, a place in their local mountains.

The day was gorgeous and warm; the view was beautiful; the company fantastic.  The family put together a feast of a picnic, and this was our table.  The stream slowly moved along in-between the long green grass and glacier sized boulders made for comfortable seating.

The drive home provided us with incredible carpets of wild flowers, secretly placed along side of the winding twisty curves of the road.   Our family loves the mountains, and we were pleasantly surprised with a special Easter treat to this place called Watts Valley.  A shout out and a thank you to the family for sharing - we miss you all ~ already!

A lazy morning

A picture say's a 1000 words doesn't it?  I am preparing for a SU! party while Toby climbed up on the foo bed and took a nap!  A peaceful beginning to a week long spring break!