Cards

It's a beautiful Sunday morning! Hope you are enjoying the weekend. I worked a bit yesterday but got a chance to relax with friends last night. I'm totally having beach cravings, though. Now that it's sunny and warm, all I want to do is dig my toes into the sand and chill out with a good book. Soon enough, I hope. I grew up on Long Island, where I could hit the beach anytime I wanted to. Now, we are a couple of hours away (still not too bad...I don't know what I'd do if I lived in Kansas or something and had NO access to the ocean) and planning a beach trip is a bit more work. But, I'm definitely going to get myself there soon. Ryan and I did lots of day trips last summer, and we are hoping to do the same as soon as school is over.

So, speaking of projects, LOL, I have a couple to share today. This first one was done for Emma's color challenge. Here's the gorgeous photo that inspired me:

 (photo from projectwedding.com)

And here's my card. I really love how it turned out. I think it's one of my new faves! I used some Pink Paislee and Teresa Collins paper on here along with some pretty Prima flowers and trim.



My next project is something I did recently for the Crate blog. Our assignment was to use the bluebird chipboard as our inspiration. I decided to create some adorable bluebird candies that I'd seen on Pinterest. I made them from blue jordan almonds and decorated them with an edible marker and some royal frosting. I made the tin to put them in and created a little gift card to go with it.

 The frame on the lid is one of the metal frames from the Pretty Party collection (as is the paper and chipboard.) I painted it and added some glitter. the little bird was embellished with some trim, chipboard and a flower button.

 I used one of the tags and layered on some chipboard and a flower then added it to the card. The little bluebird brad helped tie it together with the gift tin.

So, that's it for today. I'm off to make a couple of cards and then going to hit my Sunday morning step class. It's a good day. :) Thanks for stopping by!