Stamps & Stretchy Pants

Hello friends! Were you excited to see doilies back in the January/June Catty? I know I was happy to see them as a product offering with the Heart & Home suite! And I know with the launch of the new catalogue it is easy to forget that we have this ‘other’ catalogue. Hopefully my Card a Day in May share for today will remind you there are awesome products in there too!

The base of my card is Smoky Slate and the first layer of this card is a fabulous piece of Designer Series Paper from the Heart & Home collection. I then added a Basic Grey Doily and imagery from the Boughs & Blossoms Bundle in the JJ Catty. I really loved this bundle and am actually sad to not see it in the Annual Catalogue.

The flowers are stamped in Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral and So Saffron with the greenery in Old Olive.

The sentiment is not the same orientation as what is shared in the stamp set and I altered it using a Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Write Marker so that I could punch the sentiment in a circle.

I added some twine (no surprise) and a few rhinestones to complete my card!

Thanks for coming by today and I hope you leave inspired to go create something!

A few years back I started this card mailing challenge called “A Card a Day in May” as a way to challenge myself and others to send or hand deliver a card each day for the entire month. This truly is a challenge as each day we need to take a selfie of ourselves mailing and delivering each card.

I set up a private Facebook group where we can share our daily photos! It is a fun way to connect with my team and customers and to mail out and bright the day of 30 different people. I truly look forward to doing it and try my best to not just do a mailbox dump, but to actually send a card each day.

It is a challenge because it takes time, commitment and planning to hit up your mailbox each day! And it doesn’t always happen because of you know LIFE. But I make my best effort and its fun.

Fun Fact: I like a challenge which is why I am personally challenging myself to post a Card a Day in May on my blog as I have sort of been neglecting my blog. Which is silly because A) I PAY FOR IT B) YOU are here reading this right now C)This is a great memory keeping tool for me and a way to curate a collection of things I love.

Making the cards is not my issue so I am going to share a Card Picture a Day in May. I am not going to hold myself to any standards (why add stress) so I am going to share cards that maybe I already have on my Instagram account or are sitting on my cameral roll!

Here is my first card for May 1st! I LOVE IT. I actually made this card for a Color Challenge I have each month with my team. It uses Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, and Night of Navy. Colors that were chosen at random that I probably would never put together on my own, but actually really love!

So Dear Reader (Yes, I am currently reading the Bridgerton books and watching the show) I encourage you to attempt to send a Card a Day in May. At the very least, follow me along here for some inspiration!

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