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Pion Design - Love Doves

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Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing this wedding card featuring the new Pion Design collection "Days Gone By". I adore these soft purple flower designs, and this dove image is so romantic, it's just perfect for a wedding or anniversary. Pion products: Days Gone By - Beautiful Views PD10001 Days Gone By - Lovely Days PD10003 Days Gone By - Embrace the Magic PD10004 Days Gone By - Morning Delights PD10007 Days Gone By - Borders PD10011 Days Gone By - Images From the Past PD1632 *** Since I didn't have a really good 'knock-me-out-and-blow-me-over' flu in 2017, I decided to start off the new year with a real doozy!! While I spent the week in bed, Mother Nature decided to come and melt all of my pretty snow!! Well too bad lady, I'm gonna share some more winter photos anyhow! lol A stunning Starling enjoying the magical snowfall... "Worst game of bobbing for peanuts, EVER!"  ~ Mr Blue Jay ~ A beautiful male Cardinal diving off of a branch... "You w...

Tulip Frame Delight

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Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing this all occasions card featuring  some beautiful tulip wood embellishments from Scrapiniec and the Pion Design collection "The Songbird's Secret". Pion products: The Songbird’s Secret - Apple Blossom PD8409 The Songbird’s Secret - Apple Orchard PD8406 The Songbird’s Secret - Dreamcatchers PD8403 *** This winter has been quite magical with all the snow, ice and sun we've been having. I've taken thousands of photographs and I haven't even looked through most of them! How gorgeous is the world when it's covered in winter!! Yeah, I know, you think I'm nuts! lol In the late autumn I decided to defy my neighbours' wishes and hang my suet feeder back up. It has paid off, I've seen at least three  Woodpeckers this winter! This isn't the best shot, but I'm excited to even have a shot at all! A beautiful Sparrow in the falling snow. "We gave rights to man, slaves and women, but what about the animals? Let...

Chiffon and Chantilly

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Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing this shabby pink card featuring some beautiful papers from Lemoncraft and tons of soft chiffon, laces and a beautiful butterfly applique. Super feminine, don't you think! You can purchase these fantastic papers at Lisa's Etsy shop . The white embellishment was actually silver. I embossed it with white embossing powder and then sanded the top of it to give it an antique look. The pink gemstone and pink decorative pin were clear, and I coloured them with my new Copic marker, so fun! Be prepared for tons of pink embellishments in the future! lol *** We had quite the warm spell this week and after three days of rain, all of the snow was gone. Just when I was about to start complaining about the dull grey world, the temperatures dropped, the rain froze and the snow started falling! What a beautiful sight! "Just sitting in the snow having lunch, like my arse isn't frozen solid! "  ~ Mrs Cardinal ~ Early morning Blue Jay catching a rar...

Black is the New Black

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Hello Everyone! I don't usually use black on my cards, but I had such a good response to the black and beige Christmas card I made, and it was the first card I sold on Etsy, so I thought I would use the combination again. This card could be used for a wedding or anniversary or for that romantic holiday coming up in February. Featuring the following papers from Pion Design: To My Valentine - Valentine's Roses PD6806 To My Valentine - Forever Yours PD6809 To My Valentine - Tags PD6812 The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the filigree hearts are Scrapiniec, the heart die is from a local store, and everything else is from my delicious birthday stash of goodies from Mom! Inspired by Ewa Mrozowska *** Continuing with some lovely wintery shots today, although we actually had a big melt this week and lost most of the snow. Hopefully it will get cold again and refresh the world with a whole new blanket of white! "Well that's odd, the rain is all white and fluffy!"  ~ Mr ...