Posts Tagged With: Best Birds stamp set

Stampin’ Up! Floral Statements and Birds Thanks

Posted on June 20, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Hey, y’all! How’s the week going? Mine’s going – we’re getting things started at work. Slowly. But it’s going!

I made today’s card using the new Floral Statements stamp set and some watercoloring. And then I added a couple of birds from the Best Birds stamp set and matching Birds & Blooms Thinlits. Take a look-see:

Now – my color palette came from the Color Throwdown challenge this week – but I missed the deadline to enter. Which doesn’t change the fact that it drove my color choices! Continue reading →

Categories: Feminine, Thank You Cards | Tags: Best Birds stamp set, Birds & Blooms Thinlits, Floral Statements stamp set, Garden Trellis TIEF | 14 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Best Birds and Better Together Sympathy Card

Posted on February 24, 2017 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all! Happy Friday! Although it wasn’t a 4-day work week for me, it sort of felt like it – Monday was a government holiday and all the government folks had it off – so it was quiet!!

Before we get going – I wanted to say a little something about the videos I’ve promised – just to manage expectations a bit. So…I am going to be doing them, but…it’s going to be a little bit before you see the first one. Mostly cuz I’m going to be out of town for most of next week! I promise I’m going to do them – I’ll try to commit to doing my first one the week after next.

But, you guys have to promise me something! Promise you’ll cut me a little slack for a few videos, okay? I know it’s going to take me a minute to get comfy doing them, so if I sound like a total dork on the first….let’s call it 5 videos..no make it 10! …just smile to yourself and shake your head.

Okay – so for today, I needed a sympathy card to send to Igor, my Russian son. His Russian grandmother passed away last week. 🙁 So I needed a sympathy card. I got a little inspiration from a couple of challenges, so I pulled out my Best Birds bundle and the Better Together sentiment stamp set. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Sympathy | Tags: Best Birds stamp set, Better Together stamp set, Blooms & Birds Thinlits, Succulent Garden DSP, Sympathy Card | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Love, Always – Best Bird

Posted on August 1, 2016 by stampsnlingers

It’s Monday, y’all! Hope you’re all ready for your week – cuz it’s happening whether you want it to, or not!

I have a cute little card for you today, but first – as promised – I’ve got some veggie pics to share with you.

Ready?! Try not to drool on your keyboard, it’s bad for it!

The Harvest

I know – you’re amazed at the quaint and rustic beauty of my vegetable “basket”, aren’t you? Maybe even a little jealous? Yes. It’s true. I gathered these in the same sundress I tried to lure Duck Duck in yesterday.

Oh – and I was wearing a sun bonnet, too. Of course.

Ancho Magnifico Chili Peppers and Tomatoes!

I’ve got a lot of chili charring to do in my immediate future – the reward? Chili rellenos casserole and chile relleno burritos! Yummmmmo!! The little maters are Sweethearts – those are a grape variety – and they’re so sweet and good. The vine grows and produces prolific clusters of the tomatoes. This barely dented what’s waiting!

French Algarve Green Beans

These are the most tender and tasty green beans I’ve even had. Ever. Now – these (some of them) are a little past where I’d normally have plucked them – but I’m going to cook them anyway. I know they’ll still be good! 🙂

So there it is – the first “big” harvest of the summer! One of the more gratifying parts of the year, heh?

And thus concludes this episode of “Mary’s Gardening on a (horse)Shoe String”….we’ll now get back to the real point of this blog…cards!

This one today uses the fun and pretty new stamp set bundle called Best Birds. It has the Best Birds stamp set and the matching Birds & Berries Thinlits. I added a sentiment from the Sunshine Sayings Bundle. Take a look-see:

I played with a couple of challenges on this card. The first, Freshly Made Sketches challenge #247, gave me the layout. Continue reading →

Categories: For You, Friendship, Love | Tags: Best Birds stamp set, Birds & Berries Thinlits, Love Card, Sunshine Sayings stamp set, Sunshine Wishes Thinlits | 19 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Best Birds for the Birthday Theme Blog Hop!

Posted on July 12, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all – welcome to another Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop. We’re doing a Theme Hop and today is for Birthdays! All of us will have a very different idea of what makes a birthday card, I’m sure, so I hope you’ll take the time to check them all out when you’re done here! 🙂

I’ve got a bit of a bird theme going on – maybe it’s Duck Duck’s influence. She’s kind of a big deal, don’t you know?! I didn’t use any more goose images, though – instead I went to the new – and pretty! – Best Birds stamp set, with it’s matching Thinlits, Birds & Blooms (which I got as a bundle and so saved 10%!). Add in some Thoughtful Banners and Pop of Pink DSP and this is what I came up with! Take a look-see:

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Categories: Happy Birthday | Tags: Best Birds stamp set, Birds & Berries Thinlits, Duet Banner Punch, Happy Birthday Card, Thoughtful Banners stamp set, Tin of Cards stamp set | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Best Birds Sympathy Card

Posted on June 28, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Well, as Tuesday dawns – so does the need for a sympathy card. I hate that it’s so, but… this one happens to be for the loss of a pet – an older dog who’d “had a good life” with his parents and “knew he was loved”. But those are the platitudes offered by folk who don’t understand the hole that’s left in our lives when they leave – after all, he was “just a dog”.

But – those of us who know – and I suspect the folks that read this blog are those very people – we understand. It’s a time to grieve. And a time to offer unqualified sympathy.

So, I made a card. I didn’t emphasize the “pet” loss. Just the need to send my thoughts and sympathy. I employed the new Best Birds bundle – with the stamp set and the Birds & Blooms Thinlits. Take a look-see:

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