Mother and Daughter Crafting with Cherie

My Bloom Box is here!  I so look forward to this every month!  Love, love, love it!!  You get the makings for four cards, a full rubber stamp set and directions with pictures.  The directions also detail techniques.  This month it is 'Fusion Sponge' and 'Stamped Background'.  It also features tips.  March's tips is using positive AND the negative from the dies. This months stamp set is 'Tickled Pink'.  I live in Florida so this is perfect!  If you live up north what a great stamp to dream about tropical weather!  We get this stamp set before it becomes available to everyone else.  In approx. 3 months it will be in one of our catalogs.   These are so darn Cute!  Love it!!  :-) This one uses the technique 'Stamped Background'  I stamped all the different leaves in three different greens, then I took a small size D block with ink and stamped a harlequin pattern.  So easy & quick. I think this one is my

Below are some cards I am making for my kids and grandchildren for Easter this year......  I used the stamp set 'Bunny Tail' from Fun Stampers Journey.   Up close........  I colored in the bunny and balloons with our Fun Stampers Journey ink pads and re-inkers.  I also used the Journey Glaze with some Journey Sparkle Dust. For every $50 dollars you spend you can pick one of the following: See my Bunny Tail?  This was free after I spent $50!  I am using this stamp for Easter, but it could easily be used for birthdays or babies. Love Fun Stampers Journey.  Take a peek at the catalog on the side of my blog. I used: Stamp 'Bunny Tail #AT-0165 Journey Glaze #AD-0002 Journey Sparkle Dust #AC-0013 Fusion Blender #IP-0088 Limeade Splash #IP0019 Lemon Drop #IP-0043 Grape Fusion #IP-0006 Black Licorice #IP-0041 CS Whip Cream #CS-0040 CS Black Licorice #CS-0003 CS Grape Fusion #CS-0012 CS Lemon Drop #CS-CS-001

I CASEd my fellow coach, Stacey Minckler White, at Fun Stampers Journey.  I changed it a little but mostly this is her design. This color blocking is quick and it really pops framed in black. The stamp set I used is Birthday Sketch #SS-0013 Color card stock Lemon Drop                  #CS-0018 Color card stock Citrus Cooler                 #CS-0089 Color Card stock Lavender Fusion          #CS-0017 Color Card stock Watermelon Fusion      #CS-0039 A little closer look.  I really like the pop of color.  Each block is 1 1/4 x 1 1/2.  Total color piece measures 2 1/2 x 3 Love to hear your thoughts.....    :-)

I am a little out of my comfort zone, but having a lot of fun!  Normally I CASE everything, but this time I kinda did my own design.  I did follow Catherine Pooler with her plaid technique, but then my creation kind of went in a different direction...kinda like it had a mind of its own. I was really happy with how this turned out, and that I actually create this.  This is some of FSJ (Fun Stampers Journey), but I just started following them as a coach and I have a lot of products yet to get.  I have to use up some of what I already have.  The rectangles in the picture are FSJ (Journey Rectangles)  The plaid is a technique which I got from Catherine Pooler.  This is not designer paper.  I did this with markers, paint lifters and a ruler.  A lot of fun really!  Then I used dies to cut from this, also the scallop edge and a little on the inside and envelope. I am sending this to a friend, not in the mail, so I didn't have to worry about the embellishment on the envelo