Happy Birthday!  This card was inspired by the beautiful spring green textured cardstock that I found. I used a Martha Stewarts paper edge punch and a butterfly trip. I finished it off with a foam and burlap flower and a birthday stamp from Close To My Heart. Simple but elegant and great spring colors!  

IT'S A BOY!  The only thing that brings more joy and emotion than the day that you give birth to a child - is to be there when that child gives birth to her child!  Yesterday we added a grandson to our family. We are very blessed that he is healthy and beautiful. 

What better time to make a card themed for baby.  I love this Noahs Ark stamp. So many beautiful colors and possibilities. 

Quick and Easy Gift cards can be made with these single stamps on 3" x 3" cards. I make these several at a time to keep on hand. They are great to give with gifts for several occasions. You can purchase the 3" cards and envelopes or use up the pieces of scrap that you have. 

The ARIANA Paper Pack by Close To My Heart is the inspiration for this beautiful card of Hope.  I used this pack as the base color and design along with the Close To My Heart single My Acrylix  cling stamp HOPE to make this card. This paper pack is beautifully designed with spring colors great for Mother's Day, Easter, Spring and more. 

The Ariana design comes in a Paper Pack and Workshops on the Go scrapbooking kit. 

You can purchase any of these sets and stamps at 

http://leegwynnedesigns.ctmh.com

 

Finally!!!   Cricut digital handbooks are here!!  Have a cartridge with no handbook - find it here

http://www.cricut.com/home/handbooks   Just search to find your cartridge and click on the digital handbook that you need!  Thanks Cricut for bringing this back to all crafters who are missing that one special handbook. 

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Happy Easter card with my favorite House Mouse.  These little mice are so cute and always into mischief. What a great card to give at Easter and spring time. 

Ivy Lane paper pack from Close To My Heart inspired this beautiful Easter Blessings card. This paper and cardstock in this pack is beautiful with bright spring colors and elegant patterns.

  

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The Skylark Paper Pack from Close To My Heart looks great with the new CTMH stamp set GIVE A LIFT.  

You can find the Skylark Paper Pack and the Give A Lift acrylic stamp set at http://leegwynnedesigns.ctmh.com

Baby Diaper Card designed with Cricut's Close To My Heart ARTISTE cartridge.  This card is adorable, simple and so fun to make. You can use these cards for shower invitations, announcements and much more. Use any cardstock you have and embellish them any way you want. With the cards shown I have used solid blue cardstock on one and Close To My Hearts Babycakes design paper for the other. There is a scalloped insert that you can layer or one single cut. It is a great insert for your event information or announcement. I used different brads on the diaper flaps to make it look like pins are used.  I really enjoy this card and people love to receive them!

If you would like to purchase the Cricut Artiste cartridge or the Close To My Heart Babycakes paper packet please contact me or visit my store at http://leegwynnedesigns.ctmh.com

Noah's Ark Baby Boy card!  With our 8th grandchild due in only 5 weeks and with the baby shower this weekend my mind is on Baby Cards.  I can't help it!  They just keep popping into my mind and have to be done.  This baby is a boy and of course this card is done in shades of blue.  I guess I am just an excited granny.  I love Noah's Ark stamps and have several - this one is adorable. Colored with Spectrum Noir markers to give it just the right look.  What a sweet card to accompany a gift or to send as a Welcome for a new baby boy.  Enjoy!!!

Happy Easter !!! This great holiday Easter card was inspired by the Cricut cartridge Creative Holiday Cards. This card is easy to make and can be completed with optional embellishment for a different look every time!  

Welcome New Baby Pop-Up Card - WHEW!!!  It has been a while since I was able to post. The south east was blasted with a winter storm that iced us in.  We lost power and of course all access to the outside world for a while. You do not realize how much you depend on internet, cable and phones until you are without them.  It took 4 days but we are up and running again. From deep freeze to 70 degree weather. Unbelievable!!!

Today's favorite card is offered by Emili... This adorable card was designed using the Cricut Art Philosphy cartridge, B Is For Baby stamp set by Close To My Heart,  Sizzix pop-up dies, paper by Kaisercraft, and the Carriage stamp by Hampton Art.   

To purchase the Cricut Art Philosphy cartridge and coordinating stamp set, or the B Is For Baby stamp set please contact me or visit my shop at 

http://leegwynnedesigns.ctmh.com

A Gift For Baby - With our second Severe Winter Warning in 2 weeks what better way to stay warm and cozy and take your mind off of the weather outside but to play with paper?  

Today used scrap from my Close To My Heart Babycakes collection along with using the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge (for the square scallops) to create this adorable card to give with a new baby gift. This is an A7 card. In addition to the above I also used a Darice embossing folder to decorate the strip underneath the scallops. The stamp set used for the "A Gift For Baby" is from the Close To My Heart acrylic stamp set  B IS FOR BABY D1561. This is an extremely easy card to make. 

You can purchase the BabyCakes Colletion of paper and cardstock along with the B IS FOR BABY stamp set and the Cricut Art Philosopy Cartridge from my store at 

http://leegwynnedesigns.ctmh.com 

Child's Birthday Card - Our vacation to Savannah was wonderful!  Even though we arrived on the day the ice storm came through the Southeast last week and it was extremely cold we still had a great time. Savannah is a beautiful city and I can't wait until we can return.  It was good to get away and clear out the Holiday thoughts and begin thinking about our New Year. 

Today's new card was inspired by this adorable train stamp set. This Happy Birthday card would be great for any infant or toddler and with a little modification could be used to welcome a new baby or for a shower.