A tribute to the QUEEN of my heart

Bleeding Heart flowers have always captured my imagination.  It is like baring one's soul and giving love to the world unconditionally just like mothers do.  I also found this beautiful poem by  Helen Steiner Rice from this website Indobase Holidays to go with this card.

A Mother's Love
A Mother's love is something
that no on can explain,
It is made of deep devotion
and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish
and enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it
or take that love away . . .
It is patient and forgiving
when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falters
even though the heart is breaking . . .
It believes beyond believing
when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty
of the rarest, brightest gems . . .
It is far beyond defining,
it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret
like the mysteries of creation . . .
A many splendored miracle
man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence
of God's tender guiding hand.

This is my card where the front depicts the scene of the April shower. 

Inside the card, the bleeding heart flowers and leaves are still cover with some sparkles from the rain droplets.

 

Close-up shot of the flowers and label

Art Supplies Used

• TCW Mini Vineyard Stencil
• TCW Mini Confetti Stencil
• Cottage Cutz Expressions I Love You die
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEELED PAINT Ranger TIM20233
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SHABBY SHUTTERS Ranger TIM21490
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Ranger TIM21513
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TIM27164
• Cheery Lynn Design Dies Large Leaves (D135)
• Cheery Lynn Design Dies Large Leaves 2 (D136)
• Water Color Paper
• Color Pencils
• Fuschia AC Cardstock
• Crystal rhinestones

I presented this card to the following challenges:

• Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 181 - Mother's Day
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog Clean and Simple
• Diesrus Blog Challenge April Showers Bring May Flowers
• Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog In the Garden
• Avenue 613 Blog Challenge 120 Anything Goes
• Lady Bug Cafts April Challenge Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge #103 Anything Goes
• Scor-pal "More Than One Score" Challenge #14 - Spring and/or Flowers
• Party Time Tuesdays Challenge 197 Anything Goes
• Pile It on Challenge 65 April Showers Bring May Flowers
• Noor Design UK Challenge 5 Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew 85 Use a Sentiment
• Crafting with an Attitude Challenge 2 Freestyle

Thank you for stopping by.

XOXO
Mee Foon

Harbinger of Spring - Crocus pop-up card

When the words "Purple" and "Spring" come to my mind, I can't help but think of those beautiful crocuses announcing the arrival of spring with such cheerfulness. 

A pop-up card with a few crocuses blooming in a white and blue porcelain pot.


Close-up of the flowers.

The card when it is folded.
(Recycling the beautiful leftover die cut out).

Supplies used:

• Cheery Lynn Designs Lace Corner Deco A (B161)
• http://www.cheerylynndesigns.com/fancy-corner-cuts-4-b431/
• Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish (B117)
• Cheery Lynn Designs Victorian Romance Flourish (DL151)
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FADED JEANS Ranger TIM21452
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SEEDLESS PRESERVES Ranger TIM32847
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MILLED LAVENDER Ranger TIM20219
• Cottage Cutz Expressions Die Sweet Peas
• Cottage Cutz Expressions Die Thank You
• Water color paper
• Blue, yellow and purple color cardstocks
• Faux pearls

I presented this card in the following challenges:

• Diesrus Challenge blog Challenge 24
• Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #180 Pretty in Purple
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge In The Middle
• Avenue 613 Challenge 119 Anything Goes
• Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog In the Garden

Thanks for stopping by.

XOXO
Mee

Cheery Blossoms and Koi Spring Card

A very oriental theme card with cheery blossoms blooming over the Koi Pond.

To create the rain drops on the surface of water, I embossed a plastic sheet with multiple stacked circle dies without cutting through the plastic.
Left Photo: Stacking of the circle dies   
Right Photo: Embossed water mark

Art Supplies Used:

• Spellbinders Standard Circles LG Die (S4-114)
• Spellbinders Standard Circles SM Die (S4-116)
• Cheery Lynn Designs Die Tiny Flower Kit (B376)
• Cheery Lynn Designs Die Embellishment #2 (B188)
• Cheery Lynn Designs Die Pine Branches (B146)
• Cheery Lynn Designs Die Koi Fish (DL219)
• Tim Holtz Distress Markers FIRED BRICK Ranger (TDM32540)
• Tim Holtz Distress Markers PEELED PAINT Ranger TDM32601
• Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TDP40194
• Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BUNDLED SAGE Ranger TDP39891
• Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink FADED JEANS Reinker Ranger TIM21575
• Martha Stewart CANING PATTERN Punch All Over the Page 42-91002
• Martha Stewart Crafts Punch Modern Garland (42-40042)
• Prima Paper Firefly Collection Magique
• Graphic 45 Bird Song Paper
• Plastic Sheets
• White Shimmer cardstock (for Koi fish) and other color cardstock
• Water color paper

I presented this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Card Crew 84 Handmade Flowers Challenge
• Cheery Lynn Designs 179 Flowers Challenge
• Craft for the craic Aprils Challenge-die-ing-for-spring
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge April Showers and/or Spring Flowers
• Card Mania Challenges 67 Flowers
• Hiding in my Craft Room Challenge 194 Think Spring! 11 April
• Avenue 613 Challenge118 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. 

XOXO
Mee Foon

Birthday Card for a boy

Today, I have a card made with inspiration from my cute Rottweiler which loved to play with my plants and wiggled her ears when she was caught.

Video on the wiggling ears

Materials used:

• Dog stamp from paper smooches stamps Chubby Chums set
• Cheery Lynn Designs Tropical Leaves (B119)
• Die-Versions Lady Lliberty Fonts
• Lawn Fawn SPRING SHOWERS Dies
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BUNDLED SAGE Ranger TIM27102
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TIM27188
• Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDP39860
• White Water Color paper
• Assorted colored cardstocks

I entered this card in the following challenges.

• colourQ challenge #285...
• Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 178 - Back to Nature
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
• Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Anything Goes 

Thanks for dropping.


XOXO
Mee