I'm back!!!!

After a long absence, I am ready to post a few of my latest cards.

First, one inspired by a dear friend whose full of wisdom posts on facebook always make my day, 

"Some see a weed, some see a wish"

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And here again, just on time for the Christmas season that starts the day after Halloween, a card that puts in perspective what the Holiday Season is all about

"Holiday to do list"

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This one is inspired by an old card of mine (# 136, Nov 28 20211), with so many possible uses,

"You make me smile"

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This following card started actually as a mini card that I would put on top of gifts and chocolate boxes. I just love the message there and chose to make full size cards that could be used for New Year, birthdays, or else...

"May you have love..."

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The card I used for the past Valentine's day, made with my Silhouette:

"Hearts everywhere"

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Another Christmas Tree message (cf my #48 of Nov 10, 2011).

It is a lot of fun to play with fonts and create those...

"When you choose Joy"

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Valentines Treat Bag Topper

VALENTINE'S...

... treat bag topper

Incredibly cute.. this Cupid arrow that I found on the site below. The tutorial is so clear that I will not try to explain it myself.

Just go to:

http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2011/2/3/diy-cupids-arrow-cupcake-treat-bag-toppers.html?lastPage=true&postSubmitted=true

And try yourself at it. So easy!

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Until next time....

Valentine's Day Chocolate Holder

Valentine's Day, Chocolate Holder.

Here we go again! A new Valentine's day roll around and we are thinking care package for our girls in College.

This time, we had a crowd to please! So I made simple little square cards with a printed sentiment, stuck a See's candy chocolate heart and drew a stem to this "flower" before adding a piece of baker's twine as a finishing touch.

 It doesn't get simpler than that.

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Until next time.

Hearts and Butterfly

Hearts and Butterfly.

On a kraft card stock, I added a piece of green striped paper that reminded me of a patch of grass.

I stamped three flowers from Katie and Co and hid the flower part under three pink punched hearts that I lined up with a white marker all around.

I added a punched butterfly made with a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and doodled a dotted line under it.

I then stamped "I'll always love you", a ITTY BITTY stamp and colored the heart with my red copic marker.

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To finish the card, I added a dotted line in white around the top edge.

Until next time.

Valentine's Day Bird on a Line

Valentine's day Bird on a Line.

I stamped the bird in very light blue and cut it out leaving a very slim margin around.

On a white linen card stock, I added 2/3 blue card stock for the sky, a 1/3 kraft card stock and at the limit between the two card stocks, I added a piece of baker's twine.

I punched out a big cloud (or part of it) with the Fiskars cloud punch and added a small white cloud made with the small Fiskars punch.

To finish the card, I added three mini heart (Recollections mini punch) and a sentiment stamped in red with a Craft Smart stamp.

This is a 4bar size card.

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Until next time.

Valentine's day Tiffany Blue

Valentine's Day Tiffany Blue

This card is in white card stock, with three punched heart in Tiffany Blue paper with a small white heart punch in the middle.

I added a band of blue paper at the bottom and a band of white with a punched edge (stampin'up edge punch).

The sentiment is from a Craft Smart stamp and I used two shiny brad to hold it.

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Until next time.

Bird with Love Note

Bird with Love Note

A lightly stamped bird in blue carrying a love note sealed with a punched heart.

I pre printed the sentiment with my computer.

Very simple card to make.

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Until next time.

I'll Always Love You Flower

I'll Always Love You.

With the Heart Punch all over the page from Martha Stewart, I punched out a flower (or a clover), and added a little button in its center to anchor the green thread. 

On the bottom part, I anchored the thread under the sentiment stamped with a ITTY BITTY  stamp. 

I added a touch of color with a red copic marker, and a slim white ribbon on the spine of the card.

The white linen liner can be seen through the kraft card.

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Until next time.

Valentine Chocolate Cards

Valentine Chocolate cards...

Here we go again, Valentine's day is on the horizon and it is our queue to organize a care package party for our boys in college.

I was trying to find an idea of a card for the moms to write a little note for their sons, and add a little something for the boys too.

Chocolate is the answer.

I went with a square card (Valentine) red card stock, and added a white shiny sheet that I first run through my cuttlebug with a mini hearts embossing folder.

I then used 3 different heart punches and added my See's Candy chocolate heart with a double faced tape.

The dotted lines around the heart openings and the piece of Valentine's ribbon finish the card nicely.

On the inside, I added a punched white card stock and I doodle little red dots around.

Until next time....