Cherish

A few posts back, I shared a wedding card that I made for a co-worker of mine that she asked for me to make for me. Tonight, I thought I would make another wedding card for her to choose from. That way she'll have a bit of choice on which one she decides to give to her friend on her upcoming wedding.

I have to confess, this is a total card CASE. I saw this card on Amy Sheffer's blog, Pickled Paper Designs and I loved the elegance about it. It used the black and white colours that I was asked to use and I really liked the layout. So, I scooped the idea. Amy does simply beautiful work- stunning actually! I don't think I've ever seen a card of hers that I haven't loved. If you haven't taken a peek at her work yet, pop on over. Believe me, you won't be disappointed! Thanks so much to Amy for the inspiration for this card! :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs (SU)
Cardstock: Flat Black, Cream Linen, White Linen and Flat White (CRS)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Tools: Scissors, 1/8" Dimensional Squares (EK Success)
Embellishments: Sheer Black Ribbon (Michaels), Silver Brads (Making Memories)

Happy Birthday Little Lady

Tonight's card is one that I made for a birthday party that my girls are attending this weekend. I found this ladybug stamp today and I had to get it. Isn't it sweet? :) My 5 year old daughter loves ladybugs and I knew she'd love this stamp. I was right...I showed it to her this afternoon and she's already claimed it as hers! She told me, "Mama, I'll let you borrow it, if you want." LOL :)

To go with the ladybug theme, I thought I'd use this cute A Muse sentiment. But, instead of keeping it all in row like the sentiment normally is, I inked each word separately and stamped them onto the punched circle.
Well, I think I'll grab a snack and call it a day. I'll try not to leave it as long 'til I post again!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Ladybug - 99188 G (Inkadinkado), Little Lady 0 9-8298C (A Muse Artstamps)
Cardstock: China Red Linen (CRS), Jet Black Linen (CRS), Flat White (Staples)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Black Marker
Tools: 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" Circle Punches (Creative Memories)
Embellishments: Black and White Polka Dot Sheer Ribbon (Michaels)

Blog Candy Goodness

Steph has some delicious blog candy up for grabs over at Much Ado About Nothing. Pop on over to see and check out her wonderful creations while you're there! I got sucked in for quite some time - grab a coffee and drool over some gorgeous work! :)

Hey we had another gorgeous day here, today! It got up to +31 C! Can we say "Thank you, Mother Nature!" lol :) It's supposed to drop back down to +13C tomorrow, but it was certainly a nice treat today!

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It was +27C today!

Hey, I forgot to mention, it got up to +27C today! (That's 80.6 F!) What a gorgeous day - our best one yet, this Spring. Spring is finally here! :) I think we'd all seen enough snow and miserable weather. The flowers are all starting to pop up nicely and really looking like Spring.

I was chatting with my Best Friend, Brandy, in Edmonton, AB this afternoon while it was at it's warmest and I mentioned how nice it was here in Nova Scotia and she said, "Oh, that's nice...it's snowing here!" Better there than here! Sorry, Bran! LOL :)

OK, gotta get my girls off to bed for the night, then perhaps I'll sneak in some more crafty time...

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Bride and Groom Best Wishes

One of the ladies that I work with asked me if I would make her a wedding card for her friend's upcoming wedding. Her only stipulations were that it be black and white only and include "Best Wishes." So, this is the card that I came up with. I opted to go with a square card for a more formal look. I hope she likes it. I'm not sure why the Bride and Groom silhouette look faded, they're actually a really good solid black. Must have been the flash on the camera. *Sigh*

Here's an angle shot to show you the way I made the Bride and Groom recessed inside the window. I call this 'the card of many layers.' lol :) The picture below also shows how black the silhouettes are, unlike my picture above showing them as washed out.
I still find it a bit weird making cards for other people to buy from me when I don't know exactly what they want. It'd be easier if they would look at some of my cards and tell me they like the layout of this card, but the stamps from this card, and perhaps an embellishment from another card. I dunno, what I think is nice might not be what they like at all. But, I guess they trust me to come up with something that will be fitting. :)

Well, I think I'll rest a bit this evening, my girls had a play date today with three other little girls. Can you imagine 5 girls ranging in age from 4-7? I think I can still hear them all screeching their little girl screams of excitement. Why is that little girls feel the need the scream like that? lol :) I'm sure I did it, too, as a child and I'm sure my poor mother had the same headache that I have right now! Sorry, Mom! lol :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Bride and Groom Silhouette- 94965-O (Inkadinkado), Best Wishes (The Artful Stamper)
Cardstock: Flat Black (CRS), Flat White (CRS)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Tools: Cuttlebug, Textile Texture Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Circle Custom Cutting System (Creative Memories)
Embellishments: Sheer White Ribbon (Michaels)

Welcome, Baby Nicholas!

This is the gift that I made for my neighbour that just had a new little baby boy. Nicholas is such an adorable little guy. It really makes me want to have a little boy of my own...I don't know, I've really been on the fence lately. We'd love to have a son to add to our family, but we'll see.

Anyway, I decided to make another one of these altered picture frames like one that I made for another friend of mine a little while back. The new Mom actually has a photography studio in her home, and is big into taking pictures. I thought it'd be a nice personal touch and would be fitting for her to add a photo to it that she took. I don't think the picture frame looks too girly, I think the jungle animals are fitting for either a boy or a girl. Anyway, I hope she likes it. :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Mindy's Zoo by Mindy Terasawa (Autumn Leaves)
Cardstock: White Flat (CRS), Barely Banana (SU)
Patterned Paper: Classic K McKenna (K & Company)
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Whisper White Craft Ink (SU)
Watercolor Wonder Crayons: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Barely Banana, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue (SU)
Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Aqua Painter (SU), sandpaper, wood unfinished picture frame (Michaels), Sponge (SU), Scissors

Blog Candy Alert

Debbie over at Passion for Crafts is celebrating her 1st Blogiversary and is giving away a huge assortment of yummy crafty goodies! Please stop on over to congratulate her and check out her wonderful work. Some gorgeous eye candy, for sure! :)

I'm working on a baby gift...will post as soon as I'm done. Stay tuned...

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