A Touch of Gray: Handmade Cards for Every Occasion: Pagoda Cricut Cartridge

Good Morning Bloggers. Hope all is well in your universes. I have had a busy two weeks. I finally finished the birthday invitations for my friend's daughter. They took a lot longer than I thought. But that is the nature of crafting and creating something special. Work has been a little hectic and dealing with those things that come up on a daily basis has taken time away from my craft time. I'm hoping to get cracking on some cards this weekend and playing in the garden.

With that being said. I was able to get one new card done on Monday night. I wanted to do something simple but elegant. I had gone to the Japanese Tea Garden with a friend last week during one of my breaks between meetings. I love the garden. It is so serene and gorgeous. You can just get lost in all of the beauty. The cranes in their pond and the garden's flowers inspired me to make this card along with Crazy 4 Challenges Inspiration Challenge. As I am sure it is with many of you, a lot of my inspiration for creating cards comes from my everyday life.

The Crane fan is Victorian Scrap from a great Etsy Shop It's Always Fabulous. When you run your fingers across it the grooves actually feel like fan grooves.

Flowers were created using the Pagoda Cricut Cartridge. I added antique gold brads to the center of the flowers and Tim Holtz distressing glitter for a little shimmer.