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3.04.2010

FOREVER

Hello there!

Not quite contest time (look for it this Sunday) - just sharing a card I made a little whiles back for my parents for St. Valentines Day...

{I don't know why this is coming out fuzzy, but if you want to see it larger, just click the image}

the little love birds...

If you can't guess who this was inspired by, I'll tell you. I stole the idea from Lucy Abrams; specifically, from THIS card. Ain't it cute? I fell in love with it at first sight, and had to try to reproduce it. Unfortunately, with my wacky brain in a million different places, there is only a slight similarity.

So, since I don't have any kraft paper, I substituted a paper grocery bag. Yeah, talk about expensive! ;) I inked it a little bit with my Martha Stewart brown ink pad, sewed it on the DCWV paper, and added the stickers, which are by Grossman. I got these,...oh, around two or three years ago, and finally used them! The hearts were colored with my Glaze pen, which gives them a very glossy look.

This card is for this weeks Practical Scrappers challenge - use inks or chalks. Pretty simple, right? So there's no excuse NOT to play! ;)

Thanks for popping in, and I hope your day is as sunshiny & gorgeous as ours is right now! :)

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FOREVER card recipe

Cardstock: Michaels

Patterned paper: DCWV

Stickers: Grossman

Pen: Sakura Glaze

Other: grocery bag, thread

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, sewing machine

2.05.2010

Card for David

Hello!
I am feeling much better - not quite 100%, but much better. Thanks for the get well wishes. :)

So, I finally came 'round to it and made a card for the Cards for Kids drive. I mean, I do have a couple cards I could use for the drive, but I wanted to make some specifically for one of the kids. This one is for David who is SUCH a cutie!

I thought he'd be best because I have a brother of the same name, and my younger brother will be writing the note since I think David would like a note written by someone his age more. :)

So, along with David, this was made with this weeks Practical Scrappers challenge in mind...

And boy, was the card a pain in the rear to take a pic of. Which is why I usually don't do cards that open this way...

Anyways, I used one of my beloved Nestabilities dies, stamped with an HA stamp, adhered a Martha Stewart sticker (they're perfect for little guys!), and sewed the base together. The patterned paper I used was paper from my very first paper stack; DCWV, and I got it...oh, about...three or four years ago...;)

Thanks for stopping in!

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Card for David card recipe

Cardstock: Michaels

Patterned paper: DCWV

Stamp: Hero Arts

Ink: Ink It Up!

Other: sticker from Martha Stewart

12.22.2009

Bee Mine!

Okay, so I was wrong - Sunday's post was not my last post till after Christmas. I can't tell you if this one is gonna be my last post until Christmas either becaaaause....Judy (the DT head for Simply Scrapping) just sent me a bunch of cardmaking goodies! I mean, a BUNCH! I took pictures of them, then sorted them out and put them away, but my camera lost the pics, so I don't have them to share with you. :( {sorry!} But, I will let you know there was at least $75 of scrappin' happiness in that box, my favorite being...the Nestabilities Label Eight! Yes yes YES! :D I've already made a card with it, but I can't show it to you yet. Hopefully/probably I'll get another one done tomorrow, and I'll be able to show you that one. :)

Now for the photos...

So, I am...was - low on cardstock, and I needed to make something for the sake of making something. I looked into my embellishment drawer, and there sat three K&Company valentine stickers from last year that I had not been able to use. I decided to give it a go, and thus, these two valentines were made....

For Cupcake Craft Challenges, Practical Scrappers, Creative Belli Blog (for the challenge, I'm referring to the bee's little trails as the flourishes - hope that's okay :)), and Truly Scrumptious...