Well Wishes for Patty

 My sweet friend, Patty, is recovering from surgery,

so I made her a card to wish her well during this time.

Patty loves bees, 

so how perfect was this collection & edger die?!

I 'spruced' up the edger die by cutting out parts of the bee in jet black cardstock;

then adhering them so the bee would be black & golden.

I also cut some vellum wings for added interest

and topped them with stickles so they would sparkle.

The Paper Rose collection "Bees & Butterflies"

has a page with beautiful yellow-gold flowers.

This made a perfect background for the edger die to be on top of.

These pieces were then adhered to the 

beautiful green paper of the main card.

A few glitter enamel dots dressed up the card as well.

Also in this collection are embossed die cuts.

I've used some bumble bees.

Unfortunately, the photos don't show the glossy embossed areas,

but Patty will see them!

The inside of the card has more embossed die cuts

and a simple sentiment of recovery wishes that I die cut.

Thanks for viewing Patty's card today.

Wishing her a speedy recovery!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Paper Rose - Bees & Butterflies Collection

Maja Design - Monochromes - Shades of Wonderland -  Green

Recollections - Spice Market Pack (used the golden yellow)

Scrapbook.com - Clear Vellum

Creative Expressions Die - Bumble Bee Edger

Simple Stories - Glitter Enamel Dots - "Fresh Air"

Cheery Lynn Designs Die - Horizon French Flair

Ranger Stickles - Frosted Lace

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Sizzix Big Shot 

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Sizzix Cutting Plates

Adhesives

Nuvo Craft Glue

Nuvo Precision Nozzles

Scor-Tape

6-24-26 Mandala

 I went out of my 'comfort zone' with Fall colors.

I think Fall colors are beautiful,

but I don't get the same pleasure coloring with them

as I do my usual springtime colors.

I like how this one came out,

using six colors that coordinate well together.

These are the Faber-Castell Polychromos colors that I used.

Thanks for the visit & have a blessed day!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Intricate Mandalas by Jade Summer

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils 120 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative

Miss Belle's 2nd Birthday Card 2026

 I ordered so many wonderful products to make cards with

& specifically bought one especially for my dear, sweet friend

Miss Belle, who's turning 90. 

She's very special to me, as I view her as my 2nd Mom.

Such an intelligent & interesting woman to talk to.

So, Miss Belle's favorite color is blue & she loves it with white.

This is the 5x7 card I designed for her using those two colors.

I used some layering die cuts for a beautiful dimensional effect!

I'm so happy that I found this product!

I'm also happy that I bought a lot of different ones 

for other cards in the future.

What makes them fun is that you can make as many layers

that you want, including layering only specific spots (flowers)

and not the entire bouquet.

Such a unique product that produces fabulous 3D effects!!

Look at all those layers!

From another set of layering die cuts, 

I used only one and adhered it flat to the inside of the card.

I die cut the numbers 90 in the same blue as the card

and adhered them to the pretty floral die cut.

I put this card together rather quickly and had so much fun creating it!

Thanks so much for coming by 

and I hope you have a very blessed day.

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Recollections Cardstock - Blue Jay

Katy Sue Designs Die Cut 3D Decoupage

Blue Hydrangeas

Bouquets & Birds

Sizzix Thinlits - Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Script

Tools

Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart 
Scoring Board

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Sizzix Standard Cutting Plates

Adhesives

Scor Tape

Nuvo Craft Glue

Scrapbook.com
1/4" x 3mm Foam Adhesive Tape