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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Beautiful Friend

Everybody loves Nina B!  We are having a blog hop to celebrate her designs that were carried by The Angel Company.  I was able to get one of her sets before The Angel Company went out of business, it is called "Beautiful Lace".  It is one of my favorite sets and I use it often.  Nina B now has a line of her designs available through Layers of Color.

  
I always head to my scrap bin first and I found light blue cardstock that was card front size.  I used the large doily image with SU's Baja Breeze ink to make a background print.  The flowered paper was also in the scrap bin and I have been wanting to use it 'cause it's pretty.  The end of the piece was just large enough to punch out a decorative label that I used the phrase "Beautiful Friend" on (also in set).  I centered it on another punch and placed a bow over the corner where there was a leaf from the printed paper.  Now you know my secret, but it makes it look like I had a solid to match the dp.  I sponged the edges of the punches with purple ink and mounted them on pop dots to give it dimension (you can't see it in the picture, but it is there).  The ribbons and laces were from my sewing scrap box.  I was disappointed that the colors on my card don't look as beautiful in the pictures as they do in person, but I am not a professional photographer.
Visit the blogs on the hop, {TAC} November Blog Hop: We LOVE Nina B!  (Nina B sets that appeared in TAC's catalog), to see more of Nina B's TAC sets used to create beautiful cards.






Saturday, November 12, 2011

Anniversary Blessings

Whimsy and Stars Studio is having their very first Gratitude Blog Hop, so I am hopping along.  When I saw this image I had to have it!  It is perfect for a couple that was married on Thanksgiving day!   My sister and her husband were married on Thanksgiving day November 26th, 1959.  The year I became engaged, Thanksgiving was also on the 26th, so my husband and I were also married on Thanksgiving day, November 26th.  We will celebrate our 30th anniversary this year.  Because thanksgiving does not always fall on the 26th, it seems we usually get to celebrate twice.  The Lord has been good to us and has blessed us with three wonderful sons, each of which now has a girlfriend, all sweet young ladies that we adore.

 
The image is by Mabelle R O and I colored it with CTMH watercolor pencils.  Buckles and buttons are done with a gel pen.  In my vast collection of stamps I apparently have no "Happy Anniversary" or can't find it, so I just made my own on the computer.  Be sure to head over to Whimsy and Stars Studio and check out the hop.  While you are there browse her digis, you are sure to find some that you love!

Other challenges:
Aud Sentiments
Crafty Purple Frog
Penny's Paper-Crafty
Scrapalicious
The Sisterhood of Crafters
Whimsical Designs
Lollipop Crafts
Sparkles Forum
Crafty Catz 
Sentimental Sundays

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Oh Happy Day

Here's a birthday card for a fall birthday, this is for my sister in law.  I dipped into my stash of music paper for the background and found a remnant, then in my scrap box I found the polka-dot strip, and the cream colored strip, and the green mat.  The pumpkin digi is from Beccy's Place.  Beccy posts a lot of free digis and she has a generous angel policy.  The sentiment is from "Oh Happy Day" by TAC.

Linked to the following blogs:


Is it getting cold?

Jack Frost has started to decorate my car in the morning and there are Christmas movies on TV.  Definitely time for winter cards.  At a recent trip to a dollar store, I found some snowflake ornaments.  Always thinking about crafts, I, of course, bought some.  So here is my card, a white on white attempt, with the ornament:


No stamps were used on this card, just texture plates.  A little blue ink was sponged on to define edges and make "Warm Wishes" easier to read.  I added a little extra shimmer with Studio G glitter glue.

Hopping with:
CASual Fridays
Our Daily Bread Designs 
Crafty Catz 
Joyful Stamper
Fresh Brewed Designs
Paper Take Weekly
Pollycraft
Winter Wonderland

Teal!

My elbow is starting to feel better and I have been back to creating today.  This card is for the Do You Stack Up? blog, where the challenge was to use teal, and Card Patterns #140


The only stamp I used on this card was "Fine Lace" by SU, it was used to give a pattern to the large horizontal piece.  A circle was punched to reveal the word "Romance" which was printed on patterned paper.  Tatted lace, teal ribbon, a small teal tag, fabric flowers, and small teal gems finish the card. 


Be sure to take a peek at the other cards entered, they are fabulous!