I [heart] U

Hello!  I have a Valentine card to share today!  I sized it to fit a legal sized envelope :-)

Recipe:
4x9 1/4" card base in Kraft
3 background squares are 3x3 3/4"
The Paper Studio - So-So Sweet Stack

Simply Charmed Cricut cart - hearts@3"
MS Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart - I, U @1" using the Home Team feature key

CB embossing folder -from the Simply Charmed set

White ink for the edges and to make the embossing pop, Tim Holtz distressing tool for the edges, grosgrain ribbon by Celebrate It-Basic Narrows (M's), pop dots, Oriental Trading Co. button.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)

Football Birthday Card

In honor of Super Bowl Sunday I thought I'd share this card I made recently for my brother's birthday!  I added a lot of ink and distressing on the edges and kept the design pretty simple.  I hope he likes it :-)

Recipe:
4 1/4" square card base in Kraft

Cuttlebug embossing folder- Happy Birthday

Stampin' Up stamp set Rough & Tumble, watercolor pencils, Stampin' Up blender pen, brown ink for edges and to make embossing pop, pop dots, TH distressing tool.

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CC Wkly Challenge#50: Under the Weather

This get well card is for a special, ten year old girl named Trinitie.  Recently she had a canerous tumor removed from her brain.  If you'd like more info on her please check out her facebook page here.  I hope this card brings a smile to her face!!

Recipe:
4 1/4" square card base in black
My Mind's Eye- Partytime stack - pink patterned paper

Birthday Cakes Cricut cart - crown1 @ 3"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - scallop1 @ 4"

Impression-Obsession clear stamp sets Sentiments I & II, pop dots, Diamond Stickles, pink gems by The Paper Studio.

Sorry, I think my camera lens had some little kid fingerprints on it :-)

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Love is in the Air Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Love is in the Air blog hop hosted by Paulette from Around the Block with scrapalette! If you have arrived here from Doreen's cute blog http://polkadotpaperprincess.blogspot.com/ you are right on track.  If not, and you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, visit Paulette's cool blog  http:/ /scrapalette.blogspot.com/. Our projects are all about love and Valentine's Day.

My project is a Love Bingo card.

Recipe:
A2 card in white
DCWV - Be Mine stack - patterned background paper

Sophisticated Cricut cart - letters l, o, v, e @1" using the font shadow feature
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - hearts @ 1", 3/4", 1/2"

Tim Holtz embossing folder- I used a pearl vellum and trimmed it down to fit my card

White grosgrain ribbon by Basic-basic (M's), Pentel metallic red pen for doodles on the letters, pop dots, pearl bling, Christmas red Stickles. 

Thanks for hopping along with us this weekend!!  Your next stop is Deb's blog  http://www.queenmommy.com/.   

Hearts & Flowers

This card was inspired by all the lovely wreaths made of flowers I've seen everywhere lately!  It almost has a beachy quality to it.  Didn't start out that way...but I think I like it :-)

Recipe:
5" square card base in white

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - heart @ 4"

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Retro Kitchen set

Stamp is Oriental Trading Co from the Everyday Word set, pink seed beads from Bead Treasures, paper flowers from my stash, buttons from Oriental Trading Co, pop dots, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Life of the Party "Happy Day" twine.

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Paris in the Spring!

This is a quick card I put together using a Stampin' Up stamp set that I got cheap at a garage sale.  I've always wanted to go to Paris--maybe someday :-)  I like how it turned out...

Recipe:
5" square card base in pink

Birthday Bash Cricut cart - postage stamp card @5"

Stampin' Up stamps from the "Paris in the Spring" set, Postcard stamp is Stampabilities, colored pencils, SU blender pen, pop dots.

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Happy Hippo Birthday!

Hello!  Sorry I've been such a stranger lately!  I took a few weeks off for the holidays and then had sick kiddos and a hard drive crash...Eeee!  Feels good to be back in the craft room organizing and creating:-)We went to a birthday party for a sweet little girl on Sat. and this is the card I made for her.  Hope you enjoy!

Recipe:
A2 card base in brown
My Mind's Eye- Simply Delightful stack- pink papers

Birthday Bash Cricut cart - hippo @ 4"

Cuttlebug folder- Paisley

Impresssion Obsession stamp set- Cakes CL203, white Marvy gel pen for doodles on the ice cream cone, brown bling, pop dots, brown ink on the edges of all pink papers, brown lace trim (HL), glossy accents to make the ice cream shiny.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!