Everybunny for Easter from Stampin Up

I just love this stamp set it is so cute!   My Craft Group made these two beautiful cards for Easter last week and are looking forward to next months Craft Class in April.  Using the Cup Cake Punch for clouds and our Rhinestones coloured in with a permanent marker pen, it came together beautifully for them. I used Designer Series Paper More Amore for the Butterfly Embellishment made with the new Bitty Butterfly Punch and the same DSP for the Highlight patch behind the Easter picture.

This was the 2nd card we made again using the Cupcake Punch for clouds and some D S Paper from last years Sale a bration the cards are sponged with a deeper colour to give the mottled effect.  The card was stamped with the Rabbit in the Egg Balloon, then stamped seperately on another piece of whisper white card stock and cut out without the falling blossoms.   Colour the second stamped image and cut out and placed over the original stamped image with Dimensional Dots.   We  used Pearls as the embellishment on the paper ribbon strip. Stamp the little bunny under the  paper ribbon on a spare piece of whisper white card stock colour cut out and place on the card with Dimensional Dots.

Simple but cute.

Blessings for Easter
Carolyn

Heart a Flutter with Framelits and Stippled Blossoms

It has taken me a few weeks to be able to get this lovely little thank you done for one of my daughters carers
It needed to be something special with all the love she nurtured my daughter with.  I am greatful for Maree's
love and caring.

This is a close up of the left hand side of the card were I used a Penant and placed a framelit heart on top of it to light it up by of course and  I add a  little bling.

All the beautiful things I used from Stampin Up.

• Framelits "Hearts a Flutter"Embossing Folder
• Embossing Folder "Delicate Designs"
• Stampsets "Hearts a Flutter", "Secret Garden".
• Rhinestones
• Stamp Pads Wild Wasabi, Primrose Petals, Island Indigo, Midnight Muse
• Big Shot Machine

I hope you liked this.

Many Blessings.

Carolyn

TREASURE HUNT

Here is how to play:

• visit each of the blogs listed  below (its always nice to leave a coment!) They will have the picture of the SU Box above, and they will list there clue.
• make a note of what the clue is and whose blog it is on
• once you have collected the 50 clues email them to paperlace1@bigpond.com  listing each clue and were you found it
• You have from March 1st to 12th May at midnight PST"

This is My clue on page  11 of the Seasonal Catalogue.  Love to stamp my picture and then cut my stamps out with these lovely Framelits Dies and my Big Shot.

Angela Carter www.angelasinklink.com
Lisa Kmiec http://lisakmiecstamps.blogspot.com
Jane Hignite www.stampwithjane.com
Deborah Smart www.stampandcreate.net
Penny Hanuszak http://pennytokensstampinspot.blogspot.com
Kimberely Morris http://procrastistamper.blogspot.com
Trish Cortez www.stampingwherepapercomesalive.com
Beth Robinson www.sweetsentimentscrafts.com
Rhonda Gabriele http://rhondalovesstamping.wordpress.com
Jackie Watson http://jackielwatson.blogspot.com
Cynthia Millian http://StampwithCynthia.blogspot.com
June Reister http://junescreations.blogspot.com
Debbie Broughton www.nanastampingroom.com
Joni Metras www.joniinthespotlightstamping.com
Laurie Reaume http://www.stampwithlaur.blogspot.ca
Sherrill Graff http://latenightstampinwithsherrill.blogspot.com
Nicole Tugrul http://becreativewithnicole.blogspot.com
Shelly Peck www.stampinandscrappingnews.com
Megin Gallagher http://vmg206.blogspot.com
Marcee Rodgers http://thecraftbinsu.blogspot.com
Karen Philipp www.zgrandmakaren.com
Kris Sobolik http://maddiebugdesigns.blogspot.com
Heidi Weaver http://heidistampinalong.blogspot.com
Carolyn Bennett www.carolynstamps.com
Betty-Ann Manghi http://stampindemon.blogspot.com
Jan Schoenfeld www.getinkywithjan.com
Glenda Mollet http://glendamollet.blogspot.ca
Kat Zariengo http://Katzcreates.wordpress.com
Katherine Robers http://craftinginkc.blogspot.com
Bev Farmer www.createwithbev.blogspot.com **added Mar. 1st
Tanya Stottlemire www.scramptastic.blogspot.com **added Mar. 1st
Ligeia Baird http://stampsandinktherapy.blogspot.com **added Mar.2nd
Carolyn Rakowski www.paperlacencardnook.blogspot.com ** added Mar 3rd
Danielle Calder   www.stampenvy.ca  **Mar. 5th
Jaye Catalano   http://carmine-crafts.blogspot.com **Mar.  7th
Lesley Lendon  http://lellyjellys.blogspot.co.uk/ **Mar. 7th
Lori Ann Rogers   http://www.loricreates4u.blogspot.ca/ **Mar. 7th
Vanessa A. Terrell  http://www.stampwithvanessa.com **Mar. 8th
Dawn Johnson   www.stampinwdawn.blogspot.com **Mar. 12th
Melissa Banbury  www.porchswingcreations.blogspot.com **Mar. 19th
Janet Yateswww.stampinnerd.blogspot.com **Mar. 19th
Cathy Parlitsis  www.stampsandscrapbooks.com **Mar. 19th
Laura Camacho  http://sendajoyfulcard.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html **Mar. 19th
Lori Sinden  www.loristampsalot.blogspot.com **Mar. 20th
Kit Gosha  www.keepintouchstampin.com **Mar. 20th
Beatriz Redd   www.queenbeascraps.blogspot.com **Mar. 20th
Cynthia Simpson  http://cynthiaspapercrafting.blogspot.com **Mar. 21st
Jayne Stenstrom  http://www.jaynestamps.com **Mar. 21st

Kelli Lichtenberg  www.thesemicreativestamper.blogspot.com **Mar. 22nd
Julie Fields  http://ribbonsnjulz.blogspot.com **Mar. 22nd
SuZan Brown www.agivingart.blogspot.com **Mar. 22nd
.Lauren Huntley  www.craftyhippy.co.uk **Mar.22nd
 Siara Acdal  www.siarasweetsensations.com **Mar. 24th
 Tonawanda Yost  http://tooinkincute.blogspot.com **Mar. 24th
Wendy Cranford    www.luvinstampinup.blogspot.com **Mar. 24th

THANK YOU for playing along, and HAVE FUN!!

Valentines with Artisian Emblishments Stampin Up

This is my first card I think I have made this year.

Put a Little Love in you Heart

Have finally had five minutes to sit and create.  It still will not be for about another 2 weeks until I can have a little more time for me.

With all our beautiful sets I have been able to rustle up a little card in a few minutes.

So I thought a quick little Valentine card would be just the thing.

Have used some of our beautiful Artisan Elements Set which is just so elegant and pretty and our 

Elegant Butterfly Punch, our 

Bitty Butterfly Punch and

Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set

More AMore Specialty Designer Series Paper

Designer Builder Brads with Artisan Element Set Button in the centre.

Oh and of course a little Bling Whoo.

Paper Doilies made into Butterflies

Its a little hard at the moment to put the world on fire but I am sure this lightened my heart a little

with love.

Blessings Carolyn

Times to Say Good Bye a " Mums Prayer" by Carolyn Rakowski

Time to Say Goodbye (A Mums Prayer) by Carolyn Rakowski

A little Angel whispered in my ear,

Mama  its time to say Goodbye,

I did not know at the time,

 the messages were all there,

but I did not want to hear.

Because I loved to feel you near.

I felt the pain in her body,

The happiness in her eyes,

The joy of being part of her twin again,

It was all there,

but I did not want to say goodbye.

The time went so fast,

the love I bore.

I could not let go,

Until that night so close and near 

when that little faded voice said again to me

Its time to go Mama.

If my love would save her it really would.

But God said No she has stood enough,

Her body frail and tired.

Its time to rejoin your twin,

who has been waiting for you for a while.

Twelve years in pain,

 tis way  too long

to be from some one so close and dear,

So I will take you up to a land 

thats pain and tear free.

Our Lord has loved you all this time 

I truly surely know

that he has another spot for you 

A place of Peace and Joy

You will embrace your sister Barb,

with Nans and Pops and friends,

And I know you'll be waiting there for me,

When my journey will come to an end. 

Until then we'll say goodbye 

but its not for ever you know

Because our Lord has a place for all of us to go.

It is so important to love as much as you can,

because we never know 

when our name will be called 

to that home above on high.

Let us rejoice in Gods smallest gifts  

and thank him for our life

because if we would have never lived

this joy we would not know

And  as we wait in peace and happiness

and know that we will be called,

one day home to be with all 

that God has taken before.

Goodbye my sweet 

Till we meet again

Just needed to keep my blog up to date while I have just a little time off.  At the moment we are packing and shifting Lizzies Lifes collections from her home.  Which is a really difficult thing to do.

lots of love and

Blessings.

Carolyn

Treats for Sale a Bration

 I have been making these  lovely Chocolate Pops for Sale a bration as a gift for my guests.  I first made some for my daughters Wedding very recently but thought these would be lovely for my customers.

This is a close up of the Chocolate pops.
They turned out a real treat.

May be soon I will be able to make my Sale a bration  Samples.  But I thought these equally took a nice place at the craft table as a gift for all.

 These Choc pops are centred in theBig Shot  Flower Dies.
Just for fun.

Blesssings Carolyn

Mauve Wedding Card Handkercheif Fold Stampin Up DSP

Wedding Blessings

I had the pleasure in making another Handkerchief Wedding Card for a special friend of mine over the last few weeks. The above picture is is the cover of the card.  Unfortunately due to the circumstances at the time I could not make it as ornate as I wanted.  But it is still beautiful.

This is the order in which I make them.

1.This is the 30.5 x 30.5 or 12" x 12" Card Stock.   This can be made with any squared piece of card.  Just divided and quarter card.  I then edged the card stock with Scallop Trim Border and Scallop Trim Corner Punch.

2. Just a close look at the way the corners are folded.

3. This is the way I have decorated the the heart die with the Heart Framelits.  The corner of the heart has been put through the Elegant Bouquet Border Folder.  I used the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set for the sentiments on the heart and made a Waratah flower with Blossom Party Bigz Die.  I had some Peel off stickers with the looped Wedding Rings which I used on the corner of the heart.  I always like to shade around the outline of the heart to add a little shading to the Card Stock.  TheContrast on the Corners is a retired Designer Series Paper called Cottage Garden.  I also used the Sizzlett Die Lovely Leaves which is just so versatile.

4.  This photo is to show you the placement of the  DSP used in the corners.

5. If you Double click on the pattern above you will see where I have scored to get my fold lines.

6.  I make a folder to slide my card into when I have finished it.  The sentiments on the outside of this card was chosen by the lady who brought this from me.  A very old stamp I have had for over 20 years.  This is the finished card.  Hope you like it.

I am looking forward to my parcel coming this week  from Stampin Up to do my Salebration and my new Seasonal Catalogue samples.

Blessings Carolyn