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You + Me Always

A quick post as the card is pretty self-explanatory.

Hubby's Valentine - and inside I am going to list 14 reasons I love him.  :D Layout is Mojo Monday #227; papers are from Bo Bonny; a bit of stitching, some ribbon from My Favorite Things stamps, a PTI Pure Poppy button and that's it!

TFL; hope you're having a great weekend!

... my <3 belongs to you ...

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Verve Visual Love Notes
Papers: PTI White, Pure Poppy, True Black
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Pure Poppy
Accessories: Verve Visual Jotted Heart, Copics, Janome Sew Mini, PTI Pure Poppy button, misc. black/white twine, Glossy Accents, glitter, white gel pen

If friends were flowers...

I'd pick YOU! I'd pick all of you!  :D

How long does it take to make a card? Well if you live my life - it takes a week! I started this card on Tuesday, didn't get to finish it till Friday, but didn't have time to post it because we headed out to celebrate our oldest daughter's birthday - oh yeah, she's 16!

Of course, I'm only 30 - yeah, I started young, but it all turned out fine.  :D

Here's our beautiful daughter:

K, back to my creation - last week the Cupcake Cuties were sponsored by Sassy Cheryl's Digis - seriously, this girl is cute, cute, cute!

There's a bit of wonkiness on my card - can you see it? Oh I don't want to tell but as "she" was the last thing I placed on the card - I looked down at it and just wanted to cry; then I hmph'd and made the best of it. Tell me if you see what it is!

The layout is Jen's February Sketch For You To Try. I soooo enjoyed coloring this little beauty!

Thanks for popping in; see you again soon!

... yes, I really would pick YOU ...


Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Sassy Cheryl's Digis
Papers: Copic Xpress Paper, PTI Aqua Mist, Hibiscus Burst, Dark Chocolate, DP by MME
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, VersaMagic Sahara Sand
Accessories: nesties, Copics, prima flowers, pearls, paperback book

Big Sister About Town

Remember THIS card?

Well that little baby boy has an older sister - we couldn't leave her out when making a card. She's a great big sister, so helpful to her mommy and feeling so grown up! (don't they always...till the newness of the baby wears off? HA)!

Anyway, this is the card I created for her; the image is Penny Black's Mimi About Town - cute eh? The tag says "big sister"; I added glossy accents to the headlight and lots of stitching and another one of those poofy flowers edged with distress ink (sigh <3). I also made the inside pretty too - hope she likes it!

The layout is Papertake's Weekly Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by - I'll be back later this week with my Cupcake Inspiration card - be sure to come back and visit!

... all about town ...


Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Penny Black Mimi About Town and  Ladybug Crafts Ink Baby Baby
Papers: Copic Xpress Paper, PTI Sweet Blush and Scarlet Jewel, DP by MME
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink
Accessories: nesties, Copics, paperback book, tag, Janome Sew Mini

A day late, a dollar short and a few marbles...

short too...no comment needed. LOL

Yesterday, the amazing TLT Ladybugs posted their cards for Jolly Julie's challenge - "Loves Me, Loves Me Not"; I quickly knew I wanted to use the "Grow Old With Me" stamp from the Ladybug Crafts Ink Wrinkley collection - seriously peeps, aren't they just the cutest couple? I wanna chair like that so hubby and I can sit and cuddle together!!

The layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #151. I didn't want to cover my image so I ran the ribbon behind my image and made a poofy flower from a paperback book. Gosh, I just love making them - they don't add too much dimension and are oh so easy. I edged this one in Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade. The heart is tied with button twine from PTI, tied with a bow which I looped around the paperback flower. <3

The image is colored with Copics; the inside is decorated with a couple sentiments from the "Grow Old With Me" stamp set and more stitching. Kinda like Karen, I had a great time stitching all my panels.

I RARELY use orange - but I thought it turned out pretty cute! Thanks for popping in; be sure to check out what the other bugs created and leave them some love. We can all use a little love!

... wrinkley & STILL in love ...

PS - for those keeping up on Kaitlyn; our first week of physical therapy didn't go so well; we saw no improvement and her pain didn't lessen; therefore she moved to crutches on Monday. We go back for physical therapy on Thursday - REALLY praying for progress! I post updates on Facebook too if you want to follow along.


Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Ladybug Crafts Ink Wrinkley
Papers: PTI Orange Zest and Terracotta Tile, GKD Cream, DP by MME
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, VersaMagic Wheat, Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks
Accessories: nesties, Copics, Janome Sew Mini, Dimensional Boosters, sponging

Cupcake Inspirations - Scattered Hearts

We are sponsored this week by

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!!!  The prize is

Our inspiration cake for this week:

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, I knew these colors would be fab for a quick little V-Day card and I knew I had a tiny bit of flocked zebra paper left - just enough to whip up this card.

The layout is from My Favorite Things, MFTWCS56 - cute, check it out!

The Scattered Hearts are from DRS Designs and I layered them for a MEGA 3D look - just check out the dimension!

Some fun Valentine's Day papers from Bo Bunny, more stamps from Verve Visual and that's it - quick and cute!

Thanks for stopping by; I so appreciate your visit!

.... from my heart to yours ...

Hugs, ~M.

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps:  DRS Designs Scattered Hearts

Papers:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, Pure Poppy, DP by Bo Bunny, Misc. Zebra flocked paper, GKD White

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Sweet Blush

Accessories: PTI Doily Die, Copics, Dimensonal Boosters

Happy Mudder's Day

A super quick and fun card today - this one measures 3.25" x 5.5" and was made for the SCS Chocolate Cake challenge (yum)!! I love these images from Hambo Stamps; they so make me giggle! I added glossy accents which is still a bit blurry b/c he hasn't dried thoroughly. :D  Yeah, couldn't wait!

Nothing fancy, layering, a bit of stitching, sponging and coloring with Copics. Anyone know why I added the heart around the 13?

Thanks for popping in - we have an incredibly busy weekend, but I'll be back with more fun creations over the weekend.

.... playin' in the pig pen ...

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Hambo Stamps

Papers: PTI Dark Chocolate, Kraft and Sweet Blush, DP by MME
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, VersaMagic Wheat and Sahara Sand
Accessories: nesties, Copics, Janome Sew Mini, Jotted Heart die by Verve Visual

Green Eggs and...Hambo!

HA HA - great title eh? The brilliant Judy and/or Monica can be credited with that one!

Today Hambo customers and the Bacon Bits Design Team are bringing you fun creations that depict book titles! It might be our fave book or just one that was fun to design. Hopefully you arrived here from Super Sandy's blog, if so you're in the right place! If not, you might want to start back at the beginning, the Hambo Blog to make sure you are eligible for the hopper prize. We all love prizes!

A prize will be awarded to one participant whose book-themed creation tickles the Bacon Bits' fancy in a hammin' jammin' way! Another prize will be awarded randomly to a hopper who comments on all the blogs along the way. The winners will be announced on the Hoedown blog, as well as the Hambo company blog, Talk to the Ham on Wednesday, February 1st.

My book title is "Horton Hears a Who"...but for me, Horton is a girl... :D I like purdy girly elephants (see? Her nails are divine eh?)!! Some simple gray card stock paired with a beautiful grey damask design which I zig zagged stitched onto white for each panel.

My caption on the front says "Do you hear what I hear?" And the inside which just makes me crack up? "Can you make the voices stop?" Is that not just the funniest? Love it!!

Now dance on over to the Amazing Allison's blog for another great read! Thanks for playing along and in case you get lost; below is the entire blog hop list!


... can YOU make the voices stop? ...

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Hambo Stamps

Papers: SU! Going Grey, PTI Rustic White, Echo Park DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Berry Sorbet
Accessories: nesties, Copics, multi-liner black for doodling, MS Arch Lattice punch, Janome Sew Mini


Talk to the Ham
Jennifer S
Melissa
Karin
Pat
Laura
Stephanie
Sherry
Leslie
Judy
Sandy
Michele <---- YOU ARE HERE
Allison
Jessica
Jen N
Andrea
Libby

Hey Baby, Baby!

Where have YOU been? Oh you mean, where have I been? Great question - my adorable, sweet hubby shared his horrible respiratory germs with me and I have been sick, sick, sick!

We had an all-day volleyball tournament Saturday; one of the most miserable days I can remember in a long time; I just sat there like a bump on a log; don't think I spoke more than 20 words the entire time we were there. Certainly wasn't very sociable either!

But I'm feeling better and I have things to do - life just does not stop when you are sick and particularly when you have 3 active babes.

A co-worker asked me to make a baby card for her new little grandson, so this is what I came up with. I used Karen's latest sketch once again - that's twice in 2 weeks! :D Her sketches always rock!!

The papers are from My Mind's Eye; some sponging, lots of layering, a new Martha Stewart punch makes an appearance on the inside as well as another little "Baby, Baby" stamp from Ladybug Crafts Ink. Gosh, I just love these images for baby cards! So versatile!

Thanks for stopping by; see you again soon!

... babies are for snuggling ...




Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Ladybug Crafts Ink Baby Baby
Papers: Copic Xpress Paper, PTI Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Spring Rain
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: nesties, Copics