Some Pink

A quick post...

Zig colored, copper embossed Mondo Sakura from Ellens.

Graduation

Hi there-

My Godson is graduating from college, and we headed to California to help celebrate his achievement.  Unfortunately, hubs came down with a virus two days into our visit and yep two days later I had it too.  Hubs is on the upswing feeling better each day. I hope I am feeling better each day too.  I am heartsick to miss this graduation. I do hope I can catch it online if nothing else.

I went for a more formal card in black and white.  I love the Darice embossing folder - and to make sure those mortarboards embossed deeply I gave the paper a brief spritz of water before embossing.  No sequins on the card - its a guy card, but a few in the picture to add to the festiveness.

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Turnabouts

Hi There~

I recently picked up the wreath turnabout stamps from Concord and 9th.  There was a learning curve for me. Apparently I had a hard time  drawing the x's on the back of the stamps absolutely in line with the template.  But after a couple of tries and a couple of colors of sharpies, I did manage to get it done.

These stamps are kinda fun once you get the hang of them.

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Flashy Florals

Hi there,

Just a quick thank you card today.

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May CCC

Hello~

This card is for the May Card Chain Challenge; and it is going to Helen in Ohio. The last few I have sent overseas.   I also send along a few die cuts or stamped images when I send the card. Its fun to get a little something new to play with.

I managed to take all of the prompts to make my card - there are many choices each month.  This month the choices are :



   

Theme Options: Flowers / CAS / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Taylored Expressions / Gems or Pearls

I used the colors, the sketch (loosely - moved the sentiment) Flowers, and my image is from Taylored Expressions.


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Roses

Hi there -

I have a fascination for those multi layered stamps...but they take work and practice. This time I decided to just go with the practice flowers and I made them into cards.  I had to trim them out, since I stamped them in odd directions not quite knowing how they'd lay out. They're not perfectly stamped, but they make a sweet card.

They'll be hitting mailboxes later this summer. 

I use my iphone for photos, and the Iphone can skew the edges of a card in a wonky way. Its been irritating me for a while now.  I did discover that if I photograph the card flat instead of standing up it will lessen the wonky effect.  I have a few 12 x 12 papers I use for backgrounds. 

A few days ago I went to a big box store to get some 110lb cardstock in white that  I used for my bases and while I was in the paper aisle I found more woodgrain 12 x 12 sheets for photographs. They are so fun, white washed, distressed, blue, pinks and a really dark one are being added to my backgrounds stash.

I am visiting my Dad, so there are some pre posted posts coming your way.

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Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to my darling Hubs.  10 years have flown by. Here is to many more.

May Altenew Inspiration Challenge

Hello

I got another card made before nap time, (my sleeping schedule seems to be normalizing again- yay!)

Altenew's May inspiration colors are aqua, teal and pink.  The graphic is posted below.

My friend Betty, sent me some Altenew die cut panels from the latest release so I used the negative and put a colored panel behind it. The aqua is in the bigger openings, and the teal in the smaller ones. On top are lots of pink Altenew flowers from the Adore You set. They were copic colored.

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Thanks

Hello Crafty Friends -

A card finally.  I hope to make a few this afternoon - I have a busy week ahead and this might be my last chance for a bit.

I am heading out to visit my Dad later this week and attend my Godson's college graduation. Hubs and I will be celebrating our 10th Anniversary on Wednesday, and I detest packing.  So that leaves me only today to play while I get the laundry done. 

I do have cards scheduled to post while I am away.

This card is for two challenges:

I took the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches, and the colors from Color Throwdown. The challenge icons appear at the end of this post.

My sentiment is from Stampin Up and the flower die is Paper Smooches.



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more on comments

ARRRGGGHHHH  this is all so frustrating.

My blog friend Michele of I Card Everyone  discovered and told me that I had become a no-reply blogger.  I was surprised but probably shouldn't have been. In my comment to her, I did not check the box for follow up comments. I was fearful that I would then get all the comments after mine on her blog emailed to me.

So as a test I added another comment with the box checked she got my comment via email  and I did begin getting her visitor's comments which posted after mine.

Unless you have a google account your options to post a comment are limited to as anonymous, which is horrid unless the poster includes their name in the comment so you know who it is --- or as name/url which requires the comment maker to add their name and url to post a comment...which I am sure will get old for that person very quickly.

I'll admit it, the comments are what makes blogging fun, interacting with those who comment.

I might get a card made today...after I stop pulling my hair out.

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