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January 30, 2017

Thanks for being YOU!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I know, after promising that you'd seen the last one layer card for a while, I've got another card featuring two of the stamp sets that were used in those sets, but this isn't a one layer, AND there's a welcome return of another of my favorites, butterflies...


Card: Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder (ink and Stampin' Write marker) and Rich Razzleberry
Stamp sets: Timeless Textures and Me = Grateful
Tools and embellishments: Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly and Bracket Label punches (latter retired); Basic Rhinestones and extras from my stash
Adhesives: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#265-266 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
#266-267 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#226 AG at Addicted to Stamps and More

I'll be back on Wednesday with my latest DT creation for House of Cards, and another post, so I hope you'll join me then.


January 27, 2017

Always Kind - Take 2 (More)

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments.  I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Apologies if you're getting bored with seeing these one layered beauties.  I promise you that this will be the last for now.  There is one more card to come featuring the flourish stamp, then that will also get a rest, or you'll get a rest from it, at least.  Grin.

This is the second set of 10 cards I created with the note cards, but split this one into 2 sets of 5, if that makes sense?



Card: White Note Cards
Ink: Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point
Stamp sets: Timeless Textures, Thankful Thoughts and Me = Grateful

Challenges...
#193 AG at 613 Avenue Create
#235 AG at Brown Sugar
#120 AG at Inspiration Destination

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a good one.  I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


January 23, 2017

Your Generosity - Take 2 (More)

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The cards I'm sharing today are another 2 from the set of 10 I created using the same stamps.  What?  I didn't tell you that bit?  Ooops!  Sorry!



Card: White Note Cards
Ink: Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay and Basic Black Archival
Stamp sets: Timeless Textures and Thankful Thoughts

Challenges...
#1 AG Designers Challenge at Cardz TV
#234 AG at Brown Sugar
#266-267 AAG at Word Art Wednesday

I'll be back on Friday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


January 20, 2017

Building and/or Colors with HOC Team 3

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

House of Cards Design Team 3 are sharing our creations with you today for our current challenge. This month it's to include a building and or colors with this inspiration...


Here's a reminder of my card...


Full details can be found in my original post here.

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.




January 16, 2017

Sacha's Purse

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments.  I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Yay for a break from single layer cards!  I know it is waaay too long since I shared a 3D project with you, but I hope you'll agree that this little cutie, inspired by the wonderful Sacha van der Kerkhof, is well worth the wait?  Click here to watch Sacha's video tutorial.



Card: Crumb Cake and Serene Scenery DSP
Tools and embellishments: Layering Ovals Framelits and Simply Scored scoreboard
Adhesives: Tombow

Challenges...
#105 Use Patterned Paper at Crafty Gals Corner
#143 AAG at Crafting from the heart
#263-264 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground

I'll be back on Friday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


January 13, 2017

Always Kind...

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments.  I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I know, I know, I'm starting to sound kinda slushy with these cards, but I can't help it!  You guys and gals really do mean the world to me!  And yep, I LOVE the flourish from Timeless Textures too!  Grin



Card: Whisper White Note cards
Ink: Wisteria Wonder and Rich Razzleberry
Stamp sets: Timeless Textures, Me = Grateful, and Thankful Thoughts

Challenges...
AG at TTCRD
#171 AG + a sentiment at Aud Sentiments
#264/265 AG at Word Art Wednesday

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one!  I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


January 9, 2017

Your Generosity...

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I really cannot thank any of you enough for your very warm and generous comments on Friday's post.  Thank you!  Each and every one of you are very definitely FABULOUS!

These one layer cards, possibly the first I've ever created, are perfect now my crafting time is limited...



Card: Whisper White Note cards
Ink: Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Basic Black Archival
Stamp sets: Timeless Textures and Thankful Thoughts

Challenges...
#170 AG at Artistic Inspirations
#232 AG at Brown Sugar
AG at TTCRD
#283 Freestyle at HIMCR
#99 Black and white plus one at CAS on Sunday

I'll be back on Friday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


January 6, 2017

Faith Is...

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments.  I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is perhaps unbelievably the first I've created with the Detailed Florals thinlits from Stampin' Up!  The reason why I chose the sentiment from Artistically Asian is that as the new year begins, or indeed at any time, none of us truly know what He has planned for us.

That said, I do know that for the last several months and for the foreseeable future, His plan for me is to primarily focus on my writing and withdraw a little from this blog.  Some of you who have been with me for a while might recall that I said something similar last year, and you'd be right!  I did focus on writing for much of last year too, and for the latter part of the year had posts scheduled on here at least 3 months in advance!

I'm not that organized this year.  Yet.  Although I have had some cards ready for a while, this post is actually only being scheduled on Thursday afternoon - and I will try and get a bunch written and scheduled after this one.

It will mean that my shoddy commenting will continue a little as my time really is limited while I try and finish writing the book that I've been working on since mid October (hence all the scheduling).  Grin.  I will, of course, comment on your latest post if you're willing to stick with me and leave a comment here?


Card: Whisper White and Sweet Sugarplum
Ink: Basic Black Archival
Stamp sets: Artistically Asian
Tools and embellishments: Detailed Floral thinlits
Adhesives: Tombow

Challenges...
#104 Use something new at Crafty Gals Corner
AG at TTCRD
#232 AG at Brown Sugar

Whatever you're doing this weekend, I hope you have a great one.  I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


January 1, 2017

Building and/or Colors at House of Cards

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the 1st of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge at House of Cards.  This month we're asking for cards featuring a building, and or colors from this inspiration image...


I've gone back to my favorite CAS style to create a monotone card with just one of the colors from the image...


Card: Whisper White and Smoky Slate
Ink: Smoky Slate
Stamp sets: Thoughtful Branches (retired)
Tools and embellishments: Lace Ribbon Border Punch (retired) and Basic Rhinestones
Adhesives: Tombow

Challenges...
AG at TTCRD
#262-263 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#262 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.