Hi Friends!   Hope you've all enjoyed a great weekend.  We actually had some sunshine and milder temps here in middle Tennessee so I am all smiles today!   I just wanted to pop in quickly and show you a few cards I made this week.   This is also the end of the monthly Crafty Secrets linky party so I will be sharing my card creations there.   First up is a get well card I made for hubby's grandma recovering from a fall.   I really wanted to use the beautiful bird "Blessings" image from CS, but I also really wanted to use the "wishing you well" themed sentiment so I just covered up the original "Blessings" word while still showcasing the gorgeous bird and rose. 

My card was further embellished with some pink and pearl gemstones from Prima.  The background card and papers, as well as the sentiment, are from Anna Griffin.  
I have a couple of ideas underway for St Patrick's Day items, but the sweet Easter colors and images called more loudly so I kicked off this year's spring cards with two Easter bunny images, both from Crafty Secrets again. 

The pink card features a sweet bunny layered atop a scalloped circle tag and multi-colored pastel rosette.   There is a touch of yellow glitter around the image, too.  The embellished rosette was then adhered to a card background made up of mosaic tiles cut from the same multi-colored pastel paper.   I also used the Easter sentiment from Crafty Secrets. 
The green card shows my rabbit image layered on label tag cut with a Spellbinders die and embellished with Bo Bunny green pearl gems.  Then I layered it over two pleated rosettes and gave it a 3D effect.   The card background is created with two Anna Griffin floral prints.   Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Don't forget to visit Craft Secrets, too, because their design team consistently inspires and wows with their vintage style creations!  

Happy March!!  I'm always happy when spring arrives but, like most of the country, this winter has been particularly rough and I am very excited and anxious for spring's arrival! I've been super busy with homeschool the last month but the craft studio has also been loudly calling to me.  All holiday crafting is fun for me, but my very favorite seasonal crafts are Easter and springtime themes!   I've worked this week on a few things, as usual using many Crafty Secret products.  Be sure to check out the online shop; Sandy and her team have added some super adorable Easter images to the digital collection. 
I've wanted to create some new spring home décor pieces so  I upcycled a wire basket first.  I wish I had taken a "before" picture because this basket was in excellent condition but very dated with a metal panel on its front showing one of those country cows we all loved so much in the 1980s.  The natural finish on the wood had some damage so I began by misting all the wood surfaces with Tattered Angels glimmer mist in Patina which, on the wood, was a perfect vintage-y green.  And I had some adorable tulle fringed trim from Webster's Pages that matched exactly!  I hot glued the tulle fringe to both the top and bottom edges of the basket and then I used the Crafty Secrets bird image over the top of the metal panel.  

 

I added some paper straw and fake speckled eggs to display during the Easter season but this sweet basket will be used to store my rolls of washi tape after the holiday.   The birds are truly one of my very favorite CS images ever! 

 

My second home décor project uses more of Crafty Secrets beautiful bird images.   I have lots of bird-themed items and many backyard birds, too, so this wall hanging fits our home to a tee.  One of my goals this year is to use as much of my stash as possible and avoid spending money on craft supplies, other than consumables.   I had been saving these metal frames from Making Memories that I bet are nearly 10 years old.   They came in an ivory color but I used Martha Stewart's pearlized paints (which are beautiful in person and I highly recommend them!) to give them some springtime shine.   I painted one in lavender, one in blue and one in pink.  Next I added bird images from Crafty Secrets creative scraps. I attached all the frames to a wide silk ribbon with a bow at the top. 

 

 

 





I'll be back soon with some new cards I've finished.  Hope you find some inspiration in my latest projects!   Be blessed!