Thanks for Caring - Distressed

Hello friends.  There isn't a better feeling in the world than to know that someone cares.  What would we do without family and wonderful friends?  I've been busy this week helping someone I care dearly for.  They are going through alot right now and I hope today is the start of a new look on life and what it has in store for them. 

Todays card is Thank You for Caring.  Make sure you thank those in your life that are important to you.

I used Rick Razzleberry and Pear Pizazz for the base and mat.  The edge of the white piece was punched with the spiral punch and watercolor painted the flower.  The butterfly is from the Beautiful Wings and the sentiment is from Three Little Words.  It's a simple little card but sometimes it's better that way.

I will post again when I can.  I have lots of new ideas to share!  Thank you for caring and visiting my blog!  I hope you have a blessed day!

Friends Vintage Vogue Acetate - Tax Day

Hello everyone!  Hope you didn't spend all weekend grinding away at your taxes!  For once I had mine submitted before the last day and it was a great feeling not to have to worry about it.  The IRS is definiately not my friend but since this was a cheery card, I thought I would showcase it today! 

It's made with avetate and White Staz On ink.  The Staz On stamps so nicely on the acetate and dries in just a short time!  I'm going to try this one again with an outline stamp for a more elegant look.  The ribbon came from a birthday present!  I always save the ribbons because you never know when it will be a perfect match for one of your projects!

The "F" and Friends are part of the Stampin Up Vintage Vogue stamp set.  It has always been an "old faithful" of mine and you can change the look from elegane to whimsical very easily.

Thank you for Being You - Karen Giron Challenge and Blog Candy Giveaway Winner!!!

TGIFeveryone!  I hope it goes by fast and we can get on with the weekend! 

THE BLOG CANDY WINNER - Congratulations goes Jenny from Cards and Crafting!  Jenny, please email me your info and I will get your goodies right out to you!  It's so exciting to get new stuff to play with...especially when it's FREE!

Todays card was made from Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 112 I love this sketch..  There is so much you can do with it and make small changes for a whole different look. I got a little carried away with the layers but I love the way it turned out.  I think it was my favorite card I made last week.   

I started with a Rose Red base and layered Wild Wasabi and So Saffron.  Using the scallop circle I made a template and daubered the clouds iin the background of the shimmery white cardstock.  I created the side embellishment using the 3/4" circle punch and layered them down the side.  The sentiment is stamped on shimmery white and matted using the scallop oval.  For the finishing touch I added the butterfly with a dimensional!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thinking of You - Embossed Acetate

I have been so excited waiting to share this card with you.  I love the look of the embossed acetate.  I used the Stampin Up! Elegane Lines embossing folder and ran a scrap through my Big Shot machine.  The stamps are from the Thanks for Caring set and I stamped them in Tempting Turquoise.  I  punched an elegant border to frame the aacetate and used dimensionals to add the flower and butterfly.

I also wanted to show you the inside which you see from the front of the card through the acetate.  I thought the embossed acetate would take away from seeing the sentiment but it works great!  Give it a try, you will love it!

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Thank You Medallion

First off, I would like to thank Photobucket for the total chaos on my blog yesterday.  I had to go in and delete the backgound and signature off of the template so the content of the blog could be seen.  If anyone knows of a good photo hosting site, please let me know. 

Todays card is made using the beautiful Shimmery White cardstock and the medallion stamp stamped in black.  I love the crisp sharp look of the black and white, especially on the shimmery cardstock.  I stamped the "thank you" on a separate piece and cut it into a circle and added it to the card using dimensionals.  I matted the shimmery white with a fine line of black to give it an elegant finished look.

As always, I love to read your comments and if you have any question, post them and I"ll get back to you!  Happy Hump Day!

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Thank you for Being You - Punch Owls

I just love the Stampin Up! Owl punch.  This card kit was a leftover from a Christmas card class!  I took the leftover kit and challenged myself to make another card using the supplies from the original card.  Originally, this was a Christmas tree ornament!  The jute was used to hang the card on the tree.  I knotted the jute making it the branch for the owls to sit on and attached it to the card.  I did have to make the circle larger than the original card and I used the dauber to create the clouds.  I love it when a makeover falls into place!

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For You - Simply Elegant

Good morning everyone!  Todays card is a simple but elegant one!  I used the Cute by the Inch set and stamped the small squares in Crumb Cake, added sheer ribbon and the lots of dots embossing folder for the background.  I distressed the edges of the pink and attaeheed to the card base using dimensionals.

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Happy Monday!!!