Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much!!!

How true is that!! One of my favorite sayings!! Julee {Verve} designed a set that includes these sentiments, "Dream Big"!! Used Jen's SFYTT from 2 Saturdays' ago. Stamped the sentiments in chocolate chip onto a nestie square. Used 2 inverted square scallop nesties behind the sentiment panel, one is chocolate felt {from MFT} and one with October Afternoon paper. The side panels were made with dp from OA and retired SU- sewed a little down the middle. Leafs were stamped with tangerine tango, chocolate chip, and old olive. The leave images have different designs and they are gorgeous- from Verve and currently on sale through the end of September!! Added a corduroy button with some twine {TCP}.

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SUPER Hero- Boys CAN be heros, you know???!!!

Actually, my boy is a hero- cleans, laundry, cooks etc.- what more could a girl want??? MFT's weekly stamp club challenge this week was Super Hero's or Stars. Used a recently released PI called Super Boy!! Don't make a lot of boy/man cards so, this was a "bit" of a challenge for me!! Image was stamped in tuxedo black, paper pieced, and colored with copics and cut out. Image layered on nesties. Sketch is for the Crazy 4 challenge this week which was a sketch. Now, you may be wondering about those staples... here's the story- finished the card and felt like something needed to be added to the twill. Since I had already adhered everything- couldn't add silver brads {not long enough}, then I remembered a card "englishrea" on SCS made where she scrunched the ribbon and stapled it {it was gorgeous!!}- not exactly the same thing but, that is where the staples came from. LOL!!

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TE Sketch 128 and CTD colors!!

Made a few cards this weekend in between running around with my daughter. Actually played in the Color Throwdown and Taylor's sketch challenge and combined the two!! Yoohoo- don't you love when you can do more than one challenge in a card??? Used a stamp set from TE that I had not inked up yet {ashamed} and have had for awhile. Stamped the flower image with basic gray and a little rich razzleberry. Used SU's french script {SU still has a similar bg stamp} for the vanilla background. Made a scallop border with MFT's large scallop die-namic and retired pink pirouette dp. Added gray ribbon, flower, and some tiny twinkles...done!! CTD colors were rich razzleberry, pink pirouette, and basic gray.


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Scottish Poochie!!

Last weeks TCP weekly challenge was to use plaid. Amy Rohl made a card with TCP's new sheep image with the cutest plaid scarf. So, I started thinking and decided to make Poochie Scottish {needed a male B-day card also}. Well, not sure it turned out well- but, I tried! LOL!! Stamped the image from TCP Smell the Cake, colored the cake with copics and added liquid applique for the icing. Stamped Poochie from It's a Mod Mod World and heat embossed with clear to give him some "furry like" texture, added a kilt and hat. Used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch challenge for the layout.

Here's Poochie!!

Here's a close up but, I think he's a little blurry. Sorry!!

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Viva la Verve week 3!!

Whined a little when I saw this sketch, what can I say- there were all these squares and then that circle!! Actually, once I decided on the inspiration pic the card came together quickly!! Proud of myself for sticking to the sketch {I think I threatened to deviate!!}. The birds from Verve's Love Story were stamped in so saffron onto a nestie square. The flourish in the "Blessings" set was stamped in versamark and heat embossed with white. These have definitely become my fav flourish!! The crinkled ribbon is from prariebird on Etsy and the button from MME and to "die for" IRL. Added the glittered chipboard hearts on top of my white circle that was punched with a MS punch {learning how to take a corner punch and use "in the round"}.

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