"Love You Bunches"

Hello friends, followers, visitors and viewers.   Welcome to Wednesday! 
Almost there....just two more days and we can relax.

Following National Day Calendar for today, May 10, 2017, we are celebrating school nurses, receptionists, and third shift workers.  There is someone else to celebrate on Sunday...Mom. 
Why do I keep writing this?  I just can't believe that there are people who miss knowing that the 2nd Sunday in May is Mother's Day here in the USA. 

To All The MOMs ...."Love You Bunches":

 

This is one card with two views.

Supplies used

• I used a piece of red cardstock from DCWV "the Shimmer Stack" for my focal piece. 
• From Neenah white cardstock, the Cuttlebug "flower bramble" die and the Big Shot machine, I cut out the die twice and layered pieces on top of one another.  This was adhered to the left of the focal piece, leaving room for the sentiment. 
• The sentiment came from jillibean soup " handwritten sentiments".  It was stamped to the right of the flower using Ranger archival black ink. 
• Three butterflies from my stash were added to the card for extra embellishment along with white crystal NUVO drops.

Thanks for viewing with me today.  Your visit and comments are received with heartfelt thanks.
Please come again.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"Butterflies And Blooms"

Hello Friends, Followers, Visitors and Viewers.  
First and foremost, I would like to thank all of you  who continued to view and support me in my crafty habit.  Your comments are very nice and I do enjoy hearing from you.  I also enjoy when you reshare something I've made and or Pin it to your Pinterest account....Thanks so much!!!

Welcome to Thursday and the first day of September.
This year has really been sailing by and every now and then I caught a breeze from it.  I, like many others have wondered, where did the time go?  Are we really having such a marvelous time that we don't remember how we missed Monday when yesterday was Friday... (when you think about that statement...you're get the significance of it (lol)?

Very often during the summer I did "stop to smell the flowers".  After cleaning out the garden earlier this week, I missed some of those flowers that were so pretty with all their blooms.  Very few flowers are left and the butterflies still come dancing around.  The beauty of nature is just awesome.  When you're not busy...just stop... see it... and then listen to the sounds it makes.  How wonderful!!!

Today, keeping in the flow of September birthday cards and the way the flower garden is today, I have made two cards for your viewing:

Entry for WordArtWednesday
Anything Goes - Challenge Weeks #246-247

Supplies:

Paper...Neenah white cardstock; Recollection red and black cardstock; Colorbok Craft cardstock; Recollection Steampunk Botanica paper pad

Embossing Folder...Sizzix

The image from the Steampunk Botanica was "fussy cut" to fit over the craft cardstock.  Two butterflies from the same paper pad were cut out and adhered to the image.

Supplies:

Paper...Recollection beige cardstock and Steampunk Botanica paper pad; Manila cardstock

As in the previous card, the image was cut out of a sheet from the paper pad and adhered to the manila cardstock.

This was so simple and easy to do.

The sentiment for these cards will have something to do with "birthday greetings" for my family members.  I plan to personalize them with their names.

Thanks for viewing the butterflies and blooms today.   

If our flowers fade away, we can always make a card or two for them to last forever.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois