Happy 48th Anniversary, Mum & Dad!

I have an anniversary card to share with you today. It's for my parents in celebration of their 48 years of marriage today! That's quite an accomplishment this day and age. Seems with such a high rate of divorce these days, seeing people being married that long is few and far between.

I had fun playing with my Nesties for this card. After I embossed the die cuts, I used the Nesties as a mask to colour in the labels die and the small circle. I also got my Bow-Easy to work finally! Thanks again to my great friend, Val for showing me how to use it. :) This gizmo is great for making the perfect bow and they're really reasonably priced, too. Glad I know how to use it now!

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Happy Birthday, Catherine!

This is a card that I made for my friend, Catherine. Her birthday was on Wednesday, but I couldn't meet up with her until today so I waited to post it until now.

My friend, Val, gave me some die cuts a while back that she cut from an old children's boardbook.   The colours are unique to each one from the designs on the story book page.  A neat way to use old books that might have been damages.  I think I still have a few books that were chewed by my little teethers a while back, so I might have to try this.   The glossy page that Val used made an especially pretty embellishment, though.  Thanks again for sharing these with me, Val!  :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Birthday - All Kinds of Happy Collection (Imaginisce)
Cardstock: Lime Green (CRS), Pumpkin and Milk Chocolate (Creative Memories), Light Blue and Aqua (The Paper Company), Flat White (Staples)
Ink: Timber Brown (StazOn)
Tools: Lattice Arch Punch (Martha Stewart), Circle Custom Cutting System (Creative Memories), Ornamental Die (Cuttlebug)  
Embellishments: White Pearls (Dollarama)

Mojo121 Sketch Challenge

Well, I can't believe it's over half way through January and this is my first card of 2010! Things have been busy lately, but I'm having crafty night tonight with the local stampin' girls and I can't wait! So, I'll have something else to show you soon. I've got to make an effort to get more crafty time in, too, it just seems like life has been taking over lately and there just doesn't seem to be much extra time for me.

I chose to play with the current Mojo Monday sketch. This is the sketch that I followed for my card.Ok, I'll be back soon with something else new to show you!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Just a Note (Studio G)
Cardstock: China Red Linen (CRS), Ivory (Staples), Flat Black (Memories)
Patterned Paper: Archaic - Rusty (Basic Grey), Scarlet's Letter - Recognition (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Tools: 1/8" Dimensional Square (EK Success), Lattice Arch Punch (Martha Stewart), Corner Rounder (EK Success)