Sylvia's Stamping Corner

HAPPY EASTER....WISHING YOU SUNSHINE AND HAPPINESS ON THIS BLESSED DAY!

Happy Easter everyone! Nothing says Easter and Spring like flowers in bloom and the birds singing. It started out a cool Saturday, but I potted up new plants anyway. It turned out to be a beautiful and warm afternoon. We went with Amy to her favorite garden store and bought more plants. We have been blessed with lots of rain, so the flowers are really lovely. In the craft world, I love to do flowers and the ever special Daffodil is an Easter favorite.

This card has a soft green card base. I used the new Stampin'Up! Daffodil stamps with some of my favorite go to background stamps. I love how simple this card is, it sends joy to the person who received it. Growing up we always had lots of bulbs in our winter spring garden. Pennsylvania was the perfect place to welcome all the glorious tulips, grape hyacinths, and daffodils! Easter is a time for renewal. May your day be wonderful, hopefully spent with family. Happy Sunday and just ignore that it is also April Fool's Day.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO YOU....THERE MUST BE A LITTLE IRISH IN EVERYONE!

Top of the morning to everyone...Happy Saturday! I have been watching March Madness...for those who are clueless...the NCAA Basketball tournaments are going on and it is really mad this year...lots of seed going down! I am having a hard time working as I don't want to miss a game. A Shout out to my team, the #3 Seeded Texas Tech Red Taiders who escaped the first round and play tonight against Florida. Good luck Raiders, as always my Irish eyes will be watching.

I made a card for St. Patrick's Day, but alas this one did not sell...oh well I will be ready for next year...LOL! It is a beautiful white card with green shamrocks.I love white on white and the lacy butterfly.

This card is surely as lucky as I am...I will enjoy it all day! Wishing all of you a wonderful Saturday...my husband is putting up a greenhouse, one my daughter bought from her neighbor and gave to us. Wonder if we will do any better with our garden? Thanks for all the shout outs from wonderful blog friends....you are truly awesome to send kind thoughts.

Here is a green card for all my coffee loving friends!

Love you all!

BLUE FLOWERS FOR SPRING!...IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY...

I thought I would give you a look at some of the things I have been working on. Today's look is at the latest garland I made for spring. I get a lot of people looking for blue garlands, so this is my latest blue, a flower garland sold in my Etsy shop. Unfortunately there is only one in this color as I have used the last of this fabulous card stock.

Photo First:

There are 9 feet of these beautiful flowers...and I love the leaves. This is a machine stitched garland so if cared for may be used over and over again...that is if you want to take it down! The color is amazing but unfortunately retired.

Now for you coffee lovers....

This card uses my Top Dog Die that is my favorite, a coffee cup shaped card. I love using this shape as the cards are all so unique. I used Graphic 45 cs to fill up every possible space. I love the scene, all the flowers and the tiny cup which I would have for coffee or tea.

Well, it is time for me to get to work. I am working on some Easter rabbit garlands...there are even some carrots in the first one. Have a wonderful and beautiful day. We were expecting rain, but low and behold we have lots of warm sunshine. Thanks for stopping by for a visit. Thanks to all of you who have given me encouragement in the last weeks. Happy Saturday!

SENDING SMILES AND SUNFLOWERS TO EVERYONE!....BACK AFTER A LONG WINTER!

Yes, I am really posting...sorry for the long absence. I had a long fall and winter, but have gotten through and am much better. Thanks to everyone who has checked on me and sent messages showing that in blog land there are real people and they care. I have crafted while away trying to keep busy at least when I could, filling my Etsy shop. I finished this card yesterday and as always, I love sunflowers.

I used a kraft card base and matted with white and a designer die cut frame. This paper is new this spring from Stampin'Up! The sunflowers are Stampendous, stamped, water colored with blender pen and inks, then fussy cut and glued to arrange. You know, over the years I have saved a lot of money using my blender pen and inks, instead of buying every new marker that came along trying to make flowers look real. I also love the accidents that happen which make flowers look even more real. A thought for today!

I feel the love reaching out in these sunflowers...another of my favorites! Happy Friday to all, especially those of you who work outside the home. Thanks for looking in today, I am sure most people have moved on but I am grateful for those of you who check in just to see if I posted today!

COOL NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY....WARM WISHES...IS IT TIME FOR COFFEE OR SOMETHING ELSE?

Gray and cool days are here, although that doesn't always mean cold. We have had the air conditioner on all week...it's warm and muggy most afternoons.I really don't mind the gray, the sun usually pops out late afternoon. So how about you, what is the weather doing in your part of the world today? I made a card that should warm your heart, if only for the moment.

This Christmas card has a green card base and is matted with a white embossed tree background. I was tempted to color some of the background but wanted a white background so I refrained. My cups are Stampin'Up! dies, I stamped a scene then die cut the cup out of the portions I wanted to use rather than stamp the cups. I love doing it both ways, so today everything was done before cutting. Next I stamped, water colored and fussy cut the bird and pine cones. Adding the sentiment to the tag was last. Images used are Tuesday Technique and Stampendous. Are we having tea, coffee or something else? Your choice.

This makes a beautiful Christmas card...but I could always use it for one of the many Christmas birthdays I have. But for now it is on sale in my Etsy shop. Have a wonderful Wednesday...hope your November is going well!

A SIGN OF WINTER...BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!

We woke to cold and a hint of mist in the air. Last week it was almost 90....who would believe it? I am late as usual starting on Christmas although I have already made and sold quite a few Christmas garlands. Seems like decor is most popular and is taking my time away from cards. I have my first winter card here for you to view. I used my favorite bluebird stamp, but the colors are not quite what I wanted, so maybe I will have to try it again!

The card base is medium blue and it is matted with white cs. Oh I love these bluebirds...they still remind me of the ones I saw in Colorado during the winter snows. Of course these birds have fun knitted hats and I am sure are nice and warm. There are embossed snowflakes with rhinestones to add some sparkle and one die cut snowflake cut out of glitter cs.

I can almost smell the pines, I do miss the smell of Christmas. I will be back with some more things, some new and others old standbys. Thanks for stopping by, stay warm and have a wonderful Thursday!

NOVEMBER 1ST 2017...WONDERFUL BIRTHDAYS AND THANKSGIVING!

I especially want to wish all the people who have birthdays in November, Happy Birthday. I have a good friend with a birthday this month...a Thanksgiving baby! We celebrate this month with seasonal goodies, a turkey, dressing....pecan pie and more. This year for Thanksgiving I am serving chicken pot pie as it will only be Amy, my husband and myself...first year without a turkey...but no bother, less work.

The card I made has a kraft card base and is matted with white cs,designer paper and an oval cs frame. Inside is a beautiful bouquet, wish I could find one like it for my Thanksgiving table. There is lots of delicate water color in this card, also lots of fussy cutting. A simple Give Thanks is the sentiment, so it could be sent for something other than Thanksgiving.

I just love fall colors and these are really nice. Getting off to a good start in November by posting today! Have a good week and thanks for stopping by for a visit!

OCTOBER 31ST...HAPPY HALLOWEEN...HAPPY HAUNTING!

Welcome to a fun day, full of laughter along with scary creatures! Here are some of the things I made this year for Halloween!

Witches!

Cats!

Owls! Just three of the lovely and fun garlands selling in my Etsy Shop along with cards and tags.

Pumpkins!

Bats.....and lots of other goodies!

Even dogs!

Happy Halloween Everyone! Thanks for stopping by for a visit. See you again in November!

BEAUTIFUL FALL WEATHER IN OCTOBER....PUMPKIN TIME! BOO!

It's Friday the 13th....October and Pumpkin carving time. I don't often post in the middle of the day, but I finished up some Halloween cards last night and just got photo's of them finished. I love these Graphic 45 papers...I have had them for a few years and am finally cutting in to them.

This card has an orange card base and is matted with Graphic 45 Halloween papers. I also included die cut leaves, some old, some new from Stampin'Up! and a black cat punch. Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year...love Treaters coming by and especially the smells of pumpkin spice and vanilla. Layers and layers of fun. See this card as well as many more new for sale over in my Etsy Shop .

Have a great October, Friday the 13th day...Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

FALL LEAVES, PUMPKINS....THINKING OF YOU CARD...SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS!

September is always a big month for celebrating birthdays or remembering them. I remembered her birthday Tuesday the 26th. I made this card with my mom in mind, she loved fall and all it's beauty as well as Thanksgiving when family would get together. Our Septembers in this area are not so colorful, we will be green again after all the rain we had this week.

I used a soft blue card base, and matted with two white mats. The bottom one is embossed with the tree background then rubbed with blue, purple and brown inks. I die cut the frame using leaf dies, and added stamped leaves and pumpkins and one Lacy die cut leaf. I fussy cut the other leaves and pumpkins. I love the look of the frame...you are seeing it here first, so those of you who will undoubtedly copy, please give me credit.

I am very pleased with the way this card turned out. I love Fall and all the splendor. Have a wonderful Thursday and thanks for stopping by for a visit.