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I actually did a monochromatic version of this same card for a swap last year, and because it was so popular, I decided to do it again, although this time I wanted to step it a little, so I added the watercoloring. I did all the stamping in craft ink so it was nice and vibrant. I love making masculine cards and I know a lot of people don't, so I figured it would be a good swap card.
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Hey Session 2 convention goers.... This is my "jammies" top I plan on wearing to the PJ party! I'll also be wearing gray capri jammies pants. I got these for my two roomies too......
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Ok, so I originally planned these for an organized two page 6x6 swap on SCS. Now the more I look at them, the less I like them! WAH!!!! I mean they are OK, but...... The only part that is not already completely adhered is the "Happy" piece. I just don't know what to do to make me like them more. As it stands right now I may just swap these on the general floor, and make more of my samples from yesterdays posts (the ones for Saturday) for the organized swap. I just don't know......
Any suggestions? I don't have much time left!!!!!
BTW, the colors are So Saffron, Real Red, Blue Bayou and Wild Wasabi...with Whisper White.
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Here are the Card Candy swaps that I signed up for. I had just signed up for one - and made the one with Big and Little Pieces plus some from Vases in Vogue....but someone needed to drop last week, so I volunteered to make 20 more and did the ones with Stamp of Authenticity. Yes, I really am that nuts!
I love the color combo I used on the Pieces one, It uses Groovy Guavy, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou and Choc. Chip. Looks FAB! Oh, and I sooo LOVE the new double stitched ribbon.
I will be taking these with me to Denver next week for Session 2! WooHoo!!!! Just a few more days....(But a TON of stuff to do!) Off to play...ahem, I mean "work" I go!
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This Saturday I am holding a Stamp and Scrap get together her at my home and this is the 6x6 2 page layout the girls will be making! What do you think?
The base is Certainly Celery and the beautiful flower from Garden Silhouettes is stamped in Old Olive. I also embossed one in black on Very Vanilla cardstock for the focal point. THe nifty little photo corner was made by just layering and wrapping the grosgrain ribbon around the corner!
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Ok, so I mentioned that my great gal pal Melanie seems to think I am a "Rockin' girl blogger"...OK
So here's my "Badge of Honor"
I'm sooo bad at picking other people to "tag", but I will point you in the direction of a blog that I think belongs to one fabulously talented blogger and that is Andrea. I'm not "officially" tagging her, but I LOVE her style! I think you'll be impressed too!
Now, I am going to take some photos of some of my convention swaps! Just a few more to go! Oh I am so excited!
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I received this card in the mail last week when I wasn't feeling so hot as part of Jen's RAK club. And all I can say is that I must be one of Jen's favorites (neener neener), because Ithe card is from none other than Maria Bell! (You have to check out this girl's blog! She is not only beautiful, but AMAZINGLY talented) SO I figure that if Jen thinks I am worthy of a "Maria" card - she must just LUUUUUV me! All of the stamped parts of this card are embossed in white and it is stunning! All pieced too!
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Yeah, that title should really make you want to read this post, huh?
Well, that's how I've been feeling the past few days. On Sunday the 8th, while back in Missouri I got 2 nice little mosquito bites on the back of my left leg. No biggie.... oh my how they itched, then they just kind of hung around(yes, I was wearing spray). About Wednesday or so, I got another knarly little bite on my left ankle, this time I was in bed, so probably a spider of some sort right? again, Ow! but no biggie it itched, and looked really bad. Fast forward a week.... Wednesday I wake up and I feel so stiff and swollen. Hmmm, I wonder if this has anything to do with my bites. Naw, those are old right? Let's skip a day. Thursday afternoon, ten minutes before hubby is supposed to leave for work, I tell him - honey, can you check this new bite on my shoulder, it reallly itches? (Now Vegas has hardly any bugs what so ever, but the first West Nile case was here in Clark County this year, soooo...) His reply, "Um, Honey, this isn't good. It's really raised, looks like a quarter - I want you to go to the doctor - NOW" oh crud! I get ready to go, take a look at those two "innocent" little bites on the back of my left leg (because they're still hanging out) and they look like 2" raised BULLSEYES! YIKES! What the heck? Ok, I'm out of here! So no one can come keep an eye on the kids so hubby's going to have to be late for work. Get to the doctor, no appointment of course, so receptionist asks if I've taken any Benadryl yet. I told her no, and I've never had a reaction like this before so I am a little freaked out! The bite on my back is now a full blown WELT. ( Those of you in the mid west - stop laughing at me...I am not used to this k?) I'd post phots, but I figure then y'all would never come back.
So, super antibiotic and Loratadine Rx later, plus lots of Benadryl gel (some upset stomach - YUCk - the worst part maybe, more aches, and a bit of sleep) my bites are now 12 days old and the Bullseye isn't quite so noticable, but still there - and they hurt! So, watching all my bites from now on...vaccumed the whole house and matresses, washed all my bedding in super hot water, had the bug guy come out between visits to spray the inside of the house. I am getting a bit of my energy back, and I don't feel quite so "swollen". Of course, now I am a little behind, but I'll get there.
I got an amazing RAK this week from Jen's RAK club, but I'm going to have to post that tomorrow. I need to go to bed. Melanie gave me one of those Rockin' girl blogger things - I'll get to that too - not feelin so Rockin' yet. Have almost all my convention swaps done! Wahoo! Now I can stamp for fun again. Oh yeah, Hubby bought me 3 new stamps sets I am really excited about......
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I absolutely LOVE this set. Now I know I have seen a TON of cute cards with it already, but I just had to do this one! I saw a baby card from the first moment I saw it. The colors are Bashful Blue and Barely Banana. I colored in with good ol SU markers, and stamped in the new Basic Gray which I absolutely LOVE too! A little bit softer than Basic Black, it lends itself perfectly to cards like this.
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And I've been stamping!!!!
Not only have I been stamping like a mad woman for my swaps, I've HAD to stamp new display samples with my new stamp sets...oh darn! Here is one I did with the new Boatloads of Love....pretty simple card, but cute!
I used Really Red, Brilliant Blue and Yo Yo Yellow as my main colors as I wanted this to be very bright and cheery. It's colored with good old Stampin'Up! - Stampin' Write Markers. This is a cute set and I have a LOT of ideas, so expect to see more samples with it soon!
Oh yeah, the "Waves" in the Blue cardstock were made with the ticket corner punch (guide removed). I just varried the length between where I punched. So instead of doing them all edge to edge, I just overlapped some of the punches. I love the way it turned out!
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