Natural Beauty Pocket
by Mona Gettmann

Postcard: Cut out the window panel from a Cottage Garden Trans. 2 (5SC-50312). Using a small stipple brush apply MicaMagic Re-inker - Pearl (5CS-70214 - Discontinued) to the back of the window on the transparency cutout and let dry. Attach the cutout to a green postcard from Sarah Lugg Country Lanes Paper Collage Kit (5RU-70229) narrow green border stickers from Heidi Swapp Decor Tape - Endless Summer (5HS-HS63477), as shown. Tear out a vellum sentiment strip from the Country Lanes Kit and attach to the bottom of the postcard with the same tape. Sponge the edges of the postcard with Bronze - MicaMagic Re-inker (5CS-70204 - Discontinued).
Pocket: Attach a patterned sheet from the Country Lanes Kit to a sheet of green cardstock and fold up the bottom portion to create a pocket. Fold down the top edge of the pocket and attach green patterned paper and a text strip from the Country Lanes Kit to the flap, as shown. Edge the text strip with the same green border tape. Attach two tiny tags from the Country Lanes Kit to the flap with a green eyelet. Attach additional green eyelets to the corners of the pocket and the top of the prepared pocket panel. Loop a length of green ribbon through the top eyelet. Attach a leaf cutout and torn-edge vellum text strip from the Country Lanes Kit to the bottom of the pocket. Slip the prepared postcard into the pocket.

Mother’s Day Card
by Mona Gettmann

Layer rectangular panels pink vellum from Pastel Vellum Papers (5HT-3090 - Discontinued) and Cabbage Rose Flat Paper (5KC-633186 - Discontinued) to a top folded cream card. Apply pink and green chalks to a rose-patterned doily. Attach the doily to the top of the card and trim the edges, as shown. Attach a border strip and a length of red ribbon from Sarah Lugg - Card Kit With Love (5RU-70222) to the bottom of the card. Stamp sentiment with metallic green ink on the left side of the card. Attach a text border strip from the Sarah Lugg Card Kit to the top edge of the card. Stamp love text on a cream tag. Attach rose heart and rose bud stickers from the Sarah Lugg Card Kit to the tag. Attach the tag to a slightly larger red tag. Attach a tiny tag from the Sarah Lugg Card Kit to a length of red ribbon. Loop the ribbon through the tag hole. Mount the tag to the right side of the card with foam tape. Glue cream beads to the ribbon on the card.

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Just For You
by Mona Gettmann

Sponge peach, tan and cream chalk inks on a manila tag. Stamp script from Vintage Clearly Impressed Set (J6222) with Olive Green StazOn ink (5TS-GREEN) repeatedly on the tag. Attach a clip-art cut out to the tag. Wrap green fibers from Rainforest Threads (5OSRAIN - Discontinued) around the top and bottom edges of the clip-art image. Attach three daisy stickers from Sarah Lugg Country Lanes Card Making Kit (5RU-70223) to the bottom of the tag. Loop a length of green fiber through the tag hole. Mount a button sticker from the Sarah Lugg Kit over the hole with foam tape. Attach green embossed paper to the top half and tan patterned-paper to the bottom half of a white card from the Sarah Lugg Kit. Attach Sea Grass Dottie Ann Magic Mesh (5MM-120532 - Discontinued) to the bottom of the card. Attach a paper trim from the Sarah Lugg Kit to the card and trim the edges. Attach a daisy sticker to a tag from the Sarah Lugg Kit. Loop a length of green fiber through the tag hole. Attach alphabet stickers from the Sarah Lugg Kit to a cream vellum strip. Mount the prepared tag and strip to the card with foam tape, as shown.

Enjoy The Simple Things
by Mona Gettmann

Attach a torn-edge blue vellum panel from Pastel Vellum Papers (5HT-3090 - Discontinued) to the back side of a clip-art cutout. Fold the edges toward the front and attach Mini Gold Circle Brads (5MA-22009) to the corners of the panel. Stamp ornate motif from Collage Cube (C8418) with pastel blue chalk ink on a Navy Creative Tags (5DMNAVY - Discontinued). Attach a Sage Fine Weave Magic Mesh (5MM-112224) panel to the tag. Wrap two lengths of green ribbon from Sarah Lugg Country Lanes Card Making Kit (5RU-70223) around the tag. Mount the prepared clip-art piece to the tag with foam tape. Attach a vellum sentiment from the Sarah Lugg Kit to white paper and trim the edges. Attach the sentiment panel to the bottom of the tag. Cut a white card from the Sarah Lugg Kit in half along the fold line. Attach hydrangea paper to one of the halves. Attach a blue vellum panel and a tan vellum strip from Pastel Vellum Papers to the card, as shown. Stamp script from Vintage Clearly Impressed Set (J6222) repeatedly with pastel blue chalk ink on a top-folded green card. Attach the prepared card half to the green card. Attach three paper trims from the Sarah Lugg Kit to the card, as shown. Attach foam tape to the back of the tag and place a length of blue ribbon from Navy Ribbon Pack (5MA-23198 5KC-62417) through the tag hole. Mount the tag to the left side and wrap the ribbon around the card. Attach a hydrangea flower sticker from the Sarah Lugg Kit to the top of the tag. Attach a bead to the center of the sticker. Sponge peach, tan and green inks on a small tag from the Sarah Lugg Kit. Attach alphabet stickers spelling Joy to the tag. Loop a green fiber from Rainforest Threads (5OSRAIN - Discontinued) through the tag hole. Glue (Green Leaf Pressed Flowers 5KALEAF - Discontinued), the tag, and a paper hydrangea flower to the lower right corner of the card.