Hey and Hello!! Guess what? Today is my birthday!! I just got the most darling card from my mother-in-law. That totally made my day:) She is the sweetest in the whole, wide WORLD!!
I realize I am a little late this week. I try real hard to get my posts up by Tuesday...just didn't happen. I had a two week break with my kids for Christmas and New Years. Apparently my brain is still on that break:) Anyhow, I hope you all had a fabulous holiday. We stayed up 'till midnight New Year's Eve with the kids. We played Rock Band on the Wii, and tried to finish a puzzle. At midnight we all toasted the new year. I have a feeling it is going to be fab!! My hubby took me out on the town New Year's Day. I FINALLY saw the movie New Moon. Then he actually took me scrapbook shopping!!!! (wow!) It was great!
Ok...enough chit chat. Lets get to business. So, I made a new year's resolution that I was going to try something new. Well I have taken this resolution seriously (looking at serious as I can now). I have a habit of getting stuck in a rut. Once I find something I like I stick with it. But this year I really want to spread my wings and see and feel everything. I think I am going through my midlife crisis or something. Who knows:)
So today I wanted to share my "something new". I did stick with a challenge that I had tried before. It is the Taylored Expressions sketch challenge #96. I love her sketches and her blog. But, check this out! Of all the years I have been papercrafting, I have always used some kind of stamp on my cards. So this time I challenged myself to make the card with the sketch and omit any stamps. Ok, not the most exciting "something new", but I am starting small. Baby steps...baby steps.
I decided to make a couple adorable valentine's cards. I absolutely LOVE Valentine's Day. The pink, the hearts, the roses, the (sigh...) LOVE.
The details: First, the dimensions of these little note cards are 4x4. The card base is made from Melon Mambo textured cardstock (SU!). The designer paper and the image on both cards are from K&Company. I got this awesome 12x12 designer paper that had the most adorable sayings and images on it from K&Company. I simply cut them out, matted it on Whisper White cardstock and Melon Mambo cardstock. I added matching ribbon from SU! and the buttons are from my stash.
I used my piercing tool and a hand made stencil to make the half circle. I simply used one side of an empty ribbon spool. I took a marker and put a line every quarter inch around the circle.
Then I placed the stencil where I want it on the card. Then I used my piercing tool to punch where the lines are.
Ok...now I would love to see your "something new." Leave a comment and tell me or link to your blog or gallery. If you have just tried something new tell me about it. I'd love to hear!
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