♥ Blooming Buttons ♥

Hi there everyone! I hope you all had a nice weekend! It was so beautiful here! Yay! Spring is finally here!! It felt like it was never gonna get here!! And I can't believe that in 2 short months my kiddo will be out of school for the Summer! I can't wait!!

Here is a fun and shabby card I made with some of the new Sewing Papers and Ephemera from Crafty Secrets! They are all to die for! (Not literally, people!) I just love that fun button fan card! It is from the Sewing Images and Ephemera Collection! You get 72 images in both PNG and JPG format for only $11.95! Trust me, you won't be disappointed! ;)

I also used some beautiful pink polka dot and some Vintage Sewing Ad papers from the Sewing Papers Collection! I also used 1 of the cute Bobbin Cards. I finished it off with some twill, pearls, a flower, a distressed chippy heart and of course some buttons.

I'll be back with some more sewing related creations using the new Crafty Secrets Sewing Ephemera and Papers soon!! You can also check out what the rest of the Crafty Secrets DT has made too!

                                                      ♥ Vicki Chrisman ~ DT Leader
                                                      ♥ Michele Kovack
                                                      ♥ Darlene Pavlick
                                                      ♥ Rebekah Fairies
                                                      ♥ Sheila Rumney

Have a wonderful week!

hugs...

♥ Simon Says...April Showers and/or Spring Flowers! ♥

Happy Wednesday bloggy friends! It's time for another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog! This time we are celebrating Spring! It's all about either Rain or Flowers! Or you can make a card with both! :) Just have fun and let the creative spark take over!!

This week the Simon Says DT are showcasing products by Hero Arts! I chose this fun stamp set called Layered Flowers. I stamped the medium flower that comes in the set, 3 x's. I then cut all 3 out, colored them in with soft pastel Chalks and some Copics and then I added some Chunky Glitter and a Hero Arts Medium Accent Pearl to the center flower. I then crumpled them up a bit in my hand and then opened them back up a bit to give them a weathered look. I then matched them up and adhered them together.

I also used some papers by Authentique from the 6x6 Grace Paper Pad. The dies are Stately Circles Nestabilities by Spellbinders.

And don't forget, the super sweet and generous Heidi will give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

Before I go, just want to say that my heart goes out to the family of an adorable 6 year old boy who was shot accidentally by his 4 year old friend on Monday night. My heart goes out to both families actually. This cute little boy passed away yesterday afternoon. This happened right around the corner from my house. The entire neighborhood is just devastated. Things like that don't happen here nor should it happen anywhere! I'm sure that family did not want this to happen but they should be held accountable. No child should have access to a gun! Both families are now changed forever. So very sad! Please say a prayer for both of these families! And give your children a big hug and kiss, no matter what their ages are!!

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♥ Button Card ♥

Happy Sunday!! I hope you had a blessed day!! Just stopping in with another DT card for Crafty Secrets! Have you seen all of the new Sewing Printables?? Sandy did an incredible job putting everything together! She has collected sewing images and ephemera for years and has now put everything all together for us! They are all amazing!! Check everything out on the Heartwarming Vintage Blog!

I made a card using one of the new Printable Button Cards. This sweet set comes with 2 printable sheets of 8 different cards! And they can be re-sized to whatever size you need!

I also used some papers from the new Digital Sewing Papers Set as well. Love all of the gorgeous papers and labels in this!! I finished off the card with the 'Material Girl' digi stamp from the Sew Fashionista Digi Set and some buttons and seam binding.

You still have 6 and a 1/2 hours to enter the Crafty Secrets April Linky Party for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Crafty Vintage Girl Store! And you will also get a $6.00 G/C just for entering!! Check it out HERE!

 Have a great week!!

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