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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Lilies of the Valley

Happy Thursday, peeps! I was so excited to see a lily of the valley stamp in the upcoming SU catalog! I remember a row of them growing along my grandmother's house in the spring and they smelled SO good. I even wore a lily of the valley perfume in high school called Muguet de Bois - I just looked it up online and it goes for $50 on ebay! YIKES!  You can be sure I didn't spend that back in 1970!!!  Anyway, I'll just imagine the smell as I share a couple of cards I created with this new set along with a new In Color called Peaceful Pine, which is a lovely green, and Fresh Freesia.  Here we go:

My first one uses the smaller floral image, stamped in the Peaceful Pine, and lightly watercolored with Fresh Freesia ink.  I then die cut it and mounted on an Everyday Arches diecut with a Peaceful Pine mat.  The background was embossed with the Eyelet embossing folder; I added some pearls and white ribbon trim.  The sentiment is from the same set.


The second one uses the larger lily of the valley image, stamped, diecut and colored the same way; the sentiment is from Lasting Beauty.  I did color a piece of white ribbon with a Fresh Freesia blend for a little accent.  The background paper is called Bloom Boutique:


I also used some retired Fresh Freesia DSP.  The layout is from Try a Sketch on Tuesday:


I look forward to playing with this some more!  

On a different note, John & I went to see the movie A Great Awakening yesterday; it's a historical movie about the great preacher George Whitefield and his friendship with Benjamin Franklin.  It was extra-special to us, as it was filmed in our area by Sight & Sound Productions, which is noted for it's amazing Biblical theatrical productions.  They feature LIVE animals in some of them!  (I read where they sell more tickets than most Broadway shows and it is in a rural area of Lancaster County!)  Another reason it was extra-special is that George Whitfield preached AT MY CHURCH in 1740 to a crowd of 12000 people!  It gave me goosebumps to think about it! And lastly, a family friend who works at Sight & Sound was an extra in the movie and we actually saw him in the film!  Wow! I know a movie star, LOL!  I recommend it highly!

Thanks for visiting today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Lily of the Valley (upcoming), Layers of Beauty
Card stock & Papers     Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Peaceful Pine, Bloom Boutique DSP (upcoming), Fresh Freesia DSP (ret)
 Ink Fresh Freesia, Peaceful Pine
Accessories White Ribbon (ret), Pearls, Dimensionals
Tools     Big Shot, Lily of the Valley Dies, Everyday Arches Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Textured Notes Dies, Eyelet Embossing Folder, Stylish Shapes Dies, Fresh Freesia Blend, Aquapainter
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5 comments:

  1. I Card EveryoneApril 9, 2026 at 7:12 AM

    I adore Lilies of the Valley, LeAnne! It was my mom's favorite perfume, and we had quite a big patch of those darling 'bells' in the garden at my childhood home!
    Your card is so very lovely! How fun to see your own area in a movie and to know someone in the film. That must be an enormous church to hold 12,000 people!
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  2. Karen Florida FinkleApril 9, 2026 at 8:20 AM

    I, too, had that perfume. I also had Carnation perfume in a hobnail bottle. I was thrilled to see this bundle in the catty and it's on its way to me once it gets out of picking (which seems to be forever these days). How exciting about George. I think he had a relationship with the Wesleys too. I'll have to check out that movie. Have a blessed day.

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  3. Willa JeanApril 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM

    Love everything about this card! I have been seeing that "arch" die a lot. We love visiting Sight & Sound!

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  4. Tracy GrauerApril 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM

    Both your cards are beautiful and I love that color combination. I love your sweet memories of Lily of the Valley. My great grandmother had Sweet Williams growing along the path to her house...LOVE! And that is so cool about the movie! I'll be sure to check it out.

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  5. Karen in FloridaApril 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM

    I see you received the bundle & have created with it already!! Lovely cards! I think the little touch of Freesia you colored on the flowers made a huge difference! I think I'm going to like the new Peaceful Pine and, of course, the Hydrangea Hue (when it's back in stock). Thanks for sharing! I sent your info on the "Great Awakening" to my friend in Lititz. Thanks for sharing!

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