Small Garden Tree

This pretty little image is from Impression Obsession, and it's called Small Garden Tree. I colored it with my Copic Markers, and accented the flowers and grass with my Raspberry Fizz and Sage Ultra Fine Flower Soft. The card was very much influenced by a card I saw in the new SU catty on page 155.

Stamps: Small Garden Tree (Impression Obsession, Inc.)
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Cream, Regal Rose, Green Galore
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers
Accessories: Circle Nestabilites (Spellbinders), Square Lattice Sizzix Embossing Folder (SU), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch (SU), 1¼" Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (SU), Sage & Raspberry Fizz Flower Soft, Flower Soft Glue

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a great day!!

Flower Soft and CPS 177

Hi everyone! Today Flower Soft is sponsoring the CPS Sketch 177, and this is the card I've made for it. I've used the new "Picking Flowers" digital Toppers, and "Just For You" digital papers. My sheer ribbon was heated to give the crumpled look you see, and the punched border is created using my Scallop Trim border punch (SU).

Topper: Picking Flowers (Flower Soft digital Toppers) Card Stock: Moments In Time-"Just For You" (Flower Soft digital papers), Daffodil Delight (SU), Lavender Moon (PTI) Ink: Inkssentials Opaque pen Accessories: Shamrock Green Flower Soft, Flower Soft Glue, Circle & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scallop Trim Border Punch (SU), Light Pink sheer ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Vintage Christmas

Hello everyone! I am using more of my Vintage Christmas digital Toppers from Flower Soft today. This is another simple and quick design, and uses Vintage Christmas Flower Soft to enhance the planting around the lightpost. Card stock, ribbon, and embossing are all SU.

Topper: Vintage Christmas (Flower Soft digital Toppers)
Card Stock: Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green
Accessories: Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, Vintage Christmas Flower Soft & PVA Glue, Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder (SU), Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dots & Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Spellbinding Digital Toppers

Today Flower Soft is releasing beautiful new digital Toppers that work perfectly with your Spellbinder dies!! Four different styles using a variety of die shapes and sizes. You simply line your die up with the image, and cut!

***To see these new Toppers in action, head on over to Flower Soft TV.***

If these sound interesting to you, be sure to check out the Flower Soft Blog to see wonderful samples using the new Toppers, and to have an opportunity to WIN some goodies for yourself!!

For my samples today, I'm using Lavender and Vintage Christmas Toppers. These were simple and quick to make...yet, they have quite an elegant result. What do you think?

Lavender Hearts

Topper: Lavender Digital Toppers (Flower Soft)
Card Stock: Lavender Lace (SU), Linen Vellum card stock (PTI)
Ink: Fresh Snow (PTI)
Accessories: Lavender Flower Soft & PVA Glue, Scalloped Heart Nestabilites, Victoria Cuttlebug Folder, Paper Piercer & Template (SU), Whisper White Organza Ribbon (SU), Scotch Foam Tape
Vintage Candles

Toppers: Vintage Christmas Digital Toppers (Flower Soft)
Card Stock: True Thyme, Figgy (BasicGrey)
Accessories: Strawberry Ultra Fine Flower Soft & Glue, Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Crochet Ribbon (MFT), Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for visiting!! I hope you all have a great weekend!!

Flower Soft & The {Stamps} of Life Blog Hop

Today is a great day for hopping with the Flower Soft and The {Stamps} of Life design teams!! Yes...there are prizes involved as well!! Six to be exact! Three Flower Soft prize packages, and three stamp sets from The {Stamps} of Life. As you make your way through the hop, be sure to comment on each and every post to have a chance at winning. The winners will be randomly selected from the comments left on each teams' blogs, and will be announced on Wednesday, July 14th at the Flower Soft Blog, and The {Stamps} of Life Blog.

(If you've stopped here randomly and would like to start from the beginning, CLICK HERE.)

Hi Chickadee
(I couldn't wait to turn this little Easter chick into a fuzzy little Bluebird with my Flower Soft.)

Stamps: eggs4Easter (The {Stamps} of Life)
Card Stock: Simply Chartreuse (PTI), Black, White, Prints Pack (SU)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Black S & W Marker (SU), Simply Chartreuse (PTI), Bashful Blue, Summer Sun
Accessories: Oval & Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, Grass Punch (Martha Stewart), Baby Blue Flower Soft & PVA Glue, 1/2 inch Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (SU), Glue Dots, Foam Tape

Thank You
(Simple...with a little distressing. Love these flowers!)

Stamps: thanks2you (The {Stamps} of Life)
Card Stock: Real Red, Cream
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento, Antique Linen Distress
Accessories: Strawberry Ultra Fine Flower Soft & PVA Glue, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Distress Tool (from Cutter Kit/SU)

For more inspiration, weekly videos, specials, and product news... remember to check out both Flower Soft TV and The {Stamps} of Life.

Next up on the hop is Laura Williams with her adorable summertime card!

Thanks for hopping by!! Have a good one!!

Happy for You

Hi everyone! This week Flower Soft is sponsoring a Color Challenge over at Paper Craft Planet. You may want to go and check it out (and participate), because there is a sweet prize to be awarded as well!

This is what I have created using Gina K. Designs Botanicals images, and my Raspberry Fizz Ultra Fine Flower Soft.

Stamps: Botanicals (Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: Spring Assortment/80lb. white Pure Luxury (Gina K. Designs), Pixie Pink (SU)
Ink: Pixie Pink & Certainly Celery (SU)
Accessories: Petite Oval Nestabilities, Polka Dots Quickutz embossing folder, May Arts ribbon, Raspberry Fizz Ultra Fine Flower Soft, Flower Soft Glue

Thanks for stopping by!

Flower Soft Topper Hop

It's a Flower Soft Blog Hop day, and all of the team members are posting projects using Flower Soft Toppers. I have used the Recipes for Friendship Toppers. The technique for the Recessed Window card is found at SCS.

Topper: Recipes for Friendship (Flower Soft)
Card Stock: Pixie Pink, Pink Passion, Dotty Biscotti (PTI)
Accessories: Sand Ultra Fine Flower Soft & PVA Glue


**Next up in the hop is the amazingly talented Jacque!**

Would you like to be included in the prize drawing for this prize? If you would, be sure to comment on every blog post in the hop. There will be one lucky winner chosen randomly from one of the team members' blogs.

I would also like to mention about Flower Soft TV. There is a new episode posted every Friday. To register for announcements, contests, and specials at Flower Soft TV, go here. (Remember to click on the green "Register" button.)

Thanks for hopping by, and good luck in the drawing!

A Stems Challenge

It’s Flower Soft challenge time, and today we are challenged to create a project using Flower Soft Stems.

I apologize for being behind schedule this morning. Please be sure to check out the other Flower Soft girls' creations as well!

Jeanne Streiff
Vicki Garrett
Jacque Beddingfield

*If you’ve haven’t used Flower Soft Stems before, Noreen has a wonderful tutorial right here: Flower Soft Bouquet

Toppers: Garden-Pots & Urns, Sentiments-Baskets & Butterflies (Flower Soft)
Card Stock: Celery, White
Accessories: Flower Soft Stems and mix, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Top Note Die (SU), Martha Stewart punch, Scotch Foam Tape, Glue Dots

Thanks for dropping by!! Have a great day!!

Fly a Kite Peek

Hi everyone! Today I have a little peek to show you, of a card I have posted at the Flower Soft Blog. If you would like to know more, and see the whole project...click here.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'd Pick You!

Hello everyone! I'm using Flower Soft Toppers for today's card. (Direct links are provided in the recipe below, if you're interested.) I love using toppers when I don't have time to color, and their generous size is perfect for quick cards. Of course, the addition of Flower Soft gives that special touch as well! I have also used more of the new and soon-to-be-released digital papers. Pure sweetness!

Toppers: Girls Flowers-Moments In Time, Assorted Wishes Sentiments Toppers (Flower Soft)
Card Stock: Lemon Tart (PTI), Just For You digi paper (Flower Soft)
Ink: Pretty In Pink
Accessories: Flower Soft and PVA Glue

All of the end-of-the-year school events are keeping me pretty busy these last couple of weeks of school. I'm sure many of you are in the same situation.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Best Fishes & Flower Soft TV!

Stamps: Best Fishes (Flower Soft Moments In Time)
Card Stock: Black, White, Brocade Blue, Best Fishes digi paper (Flower Soft)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Copic Markers, Clear Spica Glitter Pen
Accessories: Pale Green Flower Soft & PVA Glue, Beautiful Butterflies Die (SU), Bluebird Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dots, Foam Tape

Happy Friday, everyone! This card uses an adorable stamp set from Flower Soft, called Best Fishes. I've also used some of the new Flower Soft digi papers that will be released on June 7th. This day will be a BIG DAY for Flower Soft, as the new Flower Soft TV will be debuting as well. You may tune in on that day to see many new ideas and projects using the new papers and other Flower Soft products. How exciting!!

Flower Soft TV will go live on June 7th with a HUGE Blog Candy Prize!

Get your very own Flower Soft TV and help us celebrate the launch!

(The code is located in my sidebar just below my Flower Soft TV blinkie.)

You must sign/join the TV site in order to have a chance to win the blog candy. The Flower Soft TV blog candy is over $100 in Flower Soft products!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you all have a fabulous holiday weekend!!

Mother's Day 2010

A belated Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there! This was my Mother's Day card for this year. I used Insightful Meadows (Unity) for the flowers, and the sentiment is from Lizzie Anne Designs. The Fabriano card stock gives such a nice richness, and I added Flower Soft for a realistic flower look (the next best thing to the real thing).

Stamps: Insightful Meadow (Unity), Wonderful Mother (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Fabriano
Ink: Forest Moss Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories: Baby Pink Flower Soft, PVA Glue (Flower Soft), Silk Ribbon (from Sharon Johnson's Store)

It was raining and nasty around here on Friday, so I decided to take my daughter to the Great Lakes Mega Meet. I was able to pick up a few goodies, and I also had the opportunity to see Tim Holtz work his magic at his booth. I would love to go to one (or more) of his classes some day...but I will definitely have to leave my little one behind. She was so antsy that I was only able to stay for a short while.

Tim Holtz @ Great Lakes Mega Meet 2010

Thanks for stopping by today!

Flower Soft Hop & Zach's Card

Hi everyone! It's time for a Design Team Hop, and today the Flower Soft Design Team will be sharing some creations they made using both the original Flower Soft, and the Ultra Fine Flower Soft. In my sample, I've used Flower Soft Toppers, and added texture to the greens and flowers with Flower Soft. Ultra Fine Sage was used for the greens, and Sunshine YellowBaby Pink was used for the flowers. I used the Labels Ten Spellbinders to create the unique shape.

(Click photo for detailed view)
Toppers: Garden Borders & Baskets, Baskets & Butterflies Sentiments (Flower Soft)
Card Stock: Old Olive
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories: Sage Ultra Fine Flower Soft, Sunshine Yellow & Baby Pink (regular) Flower Soft, Flower Soft PVA Glue, Labels Ten (Spellbinders), 2mm Baby Pink Silk Ribbon (Flower Soft), Foam Tape

To continue on the hop, you'll want to head on over to Vicki Garrett's blog now!



This next card is a card that I CASed from Stephanie Lanzalotto at My~Ink~Well. I totally loved the Cast-a-Spell paper with the Inkadinkado guitar, and I changed things up a little. This card was for my son, who celebrated his 12th birthday on Saturday. He thought it was pretty cool.

Stamps: Rock Star (Inkadinkado)
Card Stock: Black, White, Cast-A-Spell (SU)
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Opaque Pen (Inkssentials)
Accessories: Paper Piercer & Template (SU), Star Brads (SU), Scotch foam tape

Thanks for stopping by!

Freakin' Adorable

I know I've been a bit out of the loop lately, but I'm still here. Everything is fine... I just haven't been stamping much. This project was sitting on my desk for a very long time, and I just finished it yesterday. I love these cutie Unity owls, and I originally stamped and colored them. They looked horrible, so I ended up stamping them on some Creamy Caramel card stock and trimming them out (much better). I stamped them one final time, and trimmed out the eyes and beaks. They were adhered to the little owls, and colored with Copic markers. The owls are "standing" on some Sand Ultra Fine Flower Soft, and the patterned paper is Nutmeg (Cosmo Cricket). Twill is from PaperTrey Ink, and the brad is from SU.

Stamps: Freakin' Adorable (Unity Stamps)
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Vintage Cream (PTI), Nutmeg (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Copic Markers
Accessories: Labels 7 (Spellbinders), Sand Ultra Fine Flower Soft, Dark Chocolate Twill (PTI), brad (SU), Scalloped Edge punch (SU), Tombo Mono Multi Glue, Flower Soft Glue

Have any of you been keeping up with Molly (the most famous barn owl) and her brood? I have been addicted to watching ever since Kristina mentioned it at her blog a while back. The Royal family is so generous to devote their time, and share these incredible creatures with us all 24/7 !! I have pre-ordered my Eric Blehm eBook, signed up for John Atkinson's eComic Strip, and have a Molly Mug on the way to me. Addicted? Why yes, I am.


Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Out of the Box with Flower Soft

I'm so sorry I am late in getting this posted for today's Flower Soft Hop! The team will be showing you different ways to use Flower Soft other than the "obvious" way. ;) I have used some Scor-Tape and applied my Black Ultra Fine Flower Soft to create a "flocked" background. I'm not sure how the tape will hold over time, but I'm sure you could do the same with your Flower Soft Glue and a steady hand.

Stamps: Following My Heart (Aug '09 Unity KOTM)
Card Stock: PaperTrey Ink
Ink: Onyx Black VersaFine
Accessories: 1/2 inch Scor-Tape, Black Ultra Fine Flower Soft, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Here are the links to the others' creations for today:

Jennifer Buck
Jeanne Streiff
Linda Beeson
Jacque Beddingfield
Deborah Saaranen
Vicki Garrett

Thanks for stopping by!

Flower Soft Blog Hop

Hello everyone! Today I am participating in a Flower Soft Design Team Blog Hop. Our challenge is to use any of the Moments In Time Toppers or Stamps. You should be coming over here via Jacque's amazing blog. If you're not, you may want to start from the beginning at the Flower Soft Blog, so you can be sure to check out everyone's Moments In Time creations.

Here's mine:

Moments In Time "Girls Playing" Toppers
Card Stock: Fresh Asparagus (Gina K. Pure Luxury)
Ink: Forest Moss Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Sage & Sand Ultra Fine Flower Soft & PVA Glue, 5/8 Red ribbon, button (PTI), Crochet Thread, Pinking Shears, Glue Dots, Scotch Foam Tape

Because these Toppers are already so beautifully colored, I thought I would add some dimension to them, as well as some Sage and Sand Ultra Fine Flower Soft.

Here's a close-up:

Next up in the Hop is our newest and ever-so-talented designer, Vicki. Be sure to leave a comment there, so that you can be entered for this months' prize. **You also need to be a follower of the Flower Soft blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you're having a great week!!

Dandy Flower Soft

Hi everyone! Today the Flower Soft Team is having a Blog Hop, and this is the card I made. I used Dandy Days from Our Craft Lounge, and have enhanced the dandelion "fluff" with Polar White Flower Soft. The inks are the new Distress Inks from Ranger, and the shape of the card was die cut with my Labels 8 Nestabilities.

Stamps: Dandy Days (Our Craft Lounge)
Card Stock: White (PaperTrey Ink)
Ink: Bundled Sage, Stormy Sky (Ranger Distress Inks)
Accessories: Labels 8 (Spellbinders), Polar White Flower Soft & PVA Glue

Here are the links to the other Flower Soft Team members. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping!
Deb Saaranen
Jennifer Buck
Jeanne Streiff
Linda Beeson
Jacque Beddingfield
Vicki Garrett

Brooke's Card

Hi everyone! I'm back today with the card I made for Brooke's birthday. We had fun hanging out together yesterday, and later had a party when "the boys" got home. I used my Pure Innocence stamps from My Favorite Things for this. The patterned paper is Early Bird from Cosmo Cricket. The punched border is SU's new Scallop Trim punch. I made the pretty flower using Corie's tutorial here, and used my Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft in the center.

Stamps: Flower Girl, My Balloon (Pure Innocence for My Favorite Things)
Card Stock: Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy, Early Bird (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger), Copic Markers
Accessories: Oval & Scalloped Oval Nestabilites (Spellbinders), Scallop Trim Border punch (SU), Scalloped Circle punch (SU), 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon, brad, Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft

I hope you all have a great weekend, and thanks for visiting!!

Recipe for Fun

Happy Friday, everyone! I will try to make this quick, as it's my daughter's birthday...and we are spending some special time together while the boys are in school.

Today I am showcasing more Recipes Flower Soft Toppers. You may check out all of the Recipes Toppers in the web store here. They will be available to purchase very soon, so keep checking back. You may also see the gorgeous creations the team have been "cooking up" over at the Flower Soft Blog. A big HUGE welcome to our newest team member, Vicki Garrett of Summerthyme Studio as well!!

I have die cut the cute bears with my Labels Twelve Nestabilities, and accented with Adornaments from MFT. The flower button was enhanced with a bit of Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft.

Image: Recipes for Friendship (Flower Soft Recipes Toppers)
Card Stock: Pixie Pink, Early Bird (Cosmo Cricket)
Accessories: Labels Twelve (Spellbinders), Paper Crimper (Fiskars), Adornaments (My Favorite Things), Flower Card Button (Hero Arts), Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft

Tomorrow I am planning to post the card I made for my daughter's birthday, so check back if you want to take a peek at it. Thanks so much for stopping by today!!