PIN IT FRIDAY FAVS: Flowering Fields and the Very Best of Pinterest Pins

I'm been using my new Flowering Fields set from Stampin' Up a lot for birthday and Easter cards lately:

Version 1

SU Markers:

Lucky Limeade

Lavendar Lace

Lovely Lilac

Version 2 with added layers of card stock:

Inside Sentiment on My Computer:

Copic Markers:

YG03 for Leaves

BV000 and V04 for Flowers

While I had these Flowering Fields already perfectly placed on my MISTI, I stamped a piece of card stock, scanned it and saved it as a jpg file. I ended up scanning both a black and white version and one that I had already colored with markers. That way, when I need a quick card, I can print out a copy and adjust the sentiment as needed! 

I also used my scanned colored images for this clever envelope treat idea (made out of a standard A2 envelope) for my coworkers that I also saw on Pinterest:

Inside Views

The original pin is HERE and below:

...and here are a few more Easter cards, treats and some more very clever ideas:

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

HAPPY SPRING AND

PIN IT FRIDAY FAVS: Easter Cards and the Very Best of Pinterest Pins

Easter in March snuck up on me! Here is a quick and easy Easter card:

...and my slew of Easter Cards pinned recently

that made me very happy:

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pins HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

....and here is a card I got to make thanks to a new

stamp set I got from a very generous TIFFANY:

(Leaf Die = Leaf Filled Flourish from Die-namics

and ordered from mftstamps.com HERE)

She gave me the Papertrey sentiment set called 

THINK BIG FAVORITES #16 shown below:

See this set on Papertrey's site HERE

Inside view using SU's retired set called Garden Collage

I also found another card below on Pinterest that uses this new set from Tiff plus 3 additional Papertrey sets called Rosie Posey and Rosie Posie Step 2 stamp sets on this page HERE plus the set below:

Boutique Borders:

Birthday Mini Stamp Set

Original Pin HERE

See this set on Papertrey's site HERE

I wish all photopolymer sets stamped like Papertrey's stamps.

They have the best clear stamps on the market IMHO!

Thank you, Tiff, for making me 

do a super BIG happy dance with your gift!

PIN IT FRIDAY FAVS: Endless Thanks and theVery Best of Pinterest Pins

I finally had a chance to make some new cards with a set from Stampin' Up called Endless Thanks:

Here was my Pinterest-cased card:

Original Pin HERE

Inspired from this pin:

Original Pin HERE

My inspiration card:

Original Pin HERE

It seems like I'm always needing thank you cards and this Endless Thanks set will get a lot of use! Here are some more Endless Thanks pins for some future card making:

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

Original Pin HERE

...and one more card I made this week with another new SU set called Flowering Fields along with a retired SU Easter set called Eggcoutrements and a lovely sentiment set from my talented card making friend, Mel:

Inside View

Flowers colored with these SU markers;

Darker Pink = Regal Rose

Lighter Pink = Pretty in Pink

PIN IT FRIDAY FAVS: Little Boxes and the Very Best of Pinterest Pins

These little boxes below had me smiling from ear-to-ear after I found this FANTASTIC project and video tutorial. You can stack them or make individual boxes:

Original Pin HERE

Click HERE to go to the actual blog page or visit tinyurl.com/boxtower --- This is such a creative idea and they really are pretty darn easy to make once you see the video! The technique to make the little ribbon pull is terrific as well.

Here is my version and my
quick reference for measurements,

scoring, cutting and folding:

There is also another lovely card project on

Linda's site and it includes a video, too!:

...and to Juliette...

thanks for making me smile with your

kind words about my cards and blog!