On a Pedestal....

I know I've been gone awhile and I apologize from not posting something in the last week.  I am doing some renovations on the house and it has taken all my time.  The end isn't in sight yet, but by the end of July, I should be finished.  One of my friends asked if I was doing the work myself and yes, I am. She said when she says, "I'm doing renovations" it means she's hiring it done.  Well, I'm painting, installing new cabinets, putting up tile, and yes, I do the work myself, so it takes time.  On top of that, I'm doing alot of cleaning out.  Goodwill and I are getting to know each other by name!  ha!  That doesn't leave alot of time for my REAL passion, stamping and creating. 

But I do have a card to share today.  This one uses the On a Pedestal stamp set which is retiring, unfortunately.  I love the sentiment "Happy Everything to you!"  That's such a useful stamp!!

This card had three circles, one inside the other.  Each is layered on a contrasting color, so it looks like even more circles. 

Here is a close-up of the circles and the butterfly.  This is another card my friend Judy and I made on our last play day, so she had the butterflies that I could stick on. 

Look at this neat bow Judy tied for me.  She has one of the bow-makers you see folks using.  I am having one made for me so I can make my own pretty bows!!

Thanks for faithfully stopping by my blog. I'll try to do better posting some samples for your enjoyment!!

Smiles, Laura

St. Patrick's Day card inspiration.....

Isn't this a great card!!  It was my St. Patrick's Day swap from my friend Rose Kerry, and she has agreed to be my guest artist today.  Rose always had the most detail on her cards and this one is no exception!  Look at the layers! 

Here is a close-up of her detail.
                          

I wanted you to see the piercing in the photo corners.  And Rose popped up the shamrocks and their circles using dimensionals.  Rose used the Lucky Shamrock stamp from the Occasions Mini and "Good Luck" from the So Happy For You Sale-a-bration stamp set.

This is a great layout and it prompted me to make one of my own--not a St. Patrick's Day card, but just a card using the layout.  Here is what I came up with.

I have two layers of photo corners in two colors, but did not pierce mine.  And I used flowers on the right.  Here is a close-up of them.

I put silver brads in the cebnters. 

For my card I used Not Quite Navy, with Sahara Sand, and marina Mist and a bit of Crumb Cake.  The designer paper is from the Blueberry Crisp pack.

My sentiments are from the On a Pedestal and Birthday Bliss sets.

I love taking a card I love, like Rose's, and trying to come up with the same layout, in a different theme and colors.  Thanks to Rose for allowing me to share her beautiful creation.

Smiles, Laura