mmsc62

I made this for Pricilla's midnight madness challenge found here: http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com

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I used white as my base. The cut strips of black and mounted them. Then I used white, black and white again for my image.

For the flower on the black portion, I used white craft ink and bridal embossing powder and heat embossed the image. I then used a black and white ribbon to complete the picture.

I feel this card has all the classic components of an elegant card.

thanks for looking!

mmsc60

I made this for two reasons, one I wanted to make a special card for my friend Gina who just bought her first place, and two for the Priscilla Midnight Madness Challenge.

I used pretty in pink as my base, then layered it with Pink pirouette. I ran it thru the cb. I used certain celery as my mat, and stamped the reeds from Inspired by Nature in celery.

I used my markers for the flowers, regal rose, rose red and certain celery. I stamped my butterfly and bee in black, then used glitter gel pen to give it some shine. I added barely banana to the bee.

Gina really likes pink, so I wanted to reflect that in the card that I made. I also hand painted a birdhouse just for her. Seeing that she is a homeowner, she should have some of the same perks as a home owner, watching pretty birds in the backyard. I hope she likes it.

occsc12

I made this for the Our Creative Corner challenge to make a black and white textured card.

I also made this because I just found out that my brother's stepson, his wife and child were in a very bad accident. His wife who is very much pregnant is in the hospital.

I know they are faithful people, so I thought this card would bring comfort in their time of need. Their car was completely destroyed along with the new car seat and their childs car seat. They were very lucky. God was definitely on their side.

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MMSC56

I made this card for Pricilla's Midnight madness challenge. I had no idea what colors I would use, so I just opened the drawer and started perusing over my colors.

I chose mellow moss as my base, with accents of pale plum and perfect plum mats.

I found some great dp that had those colors in them, so I used that to dress the card up a bit.

Out of the same packet, there was another floral and the reverse was this dark plaid which I loved, so I turned it to show the plaid.

My butterfly is thump-n-rolled in pale plum and perfect plum.

I had this ribbon that just seemed to go perfectly so I added that, then added the square jewels to the corner.

Hope you like it.

MojoMonday139

I was in a crafting mood today, so I ventured over to the MojoMonday page and did challenge 139, found here: http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/

I used certain celery as my base, then matted my dp using Pink Pirouette. my back dsp is Bella Blue for SU, and the other dp is from SU's Valentines package from a few years back.

I added certain celery ribbon and pretty in pink ribbon.

I matted my image and the decorative piece with certain celery. the decorative piece is Kraft and I used a white gel pen and did faux stitching. I ran a piece of white thru my cb using SU dots ef.

My butterfly is done in pretty in pink and regal rose, cut out and popped up using foam dots.

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mmsc54

I made this for Pricilla's midnight madness challenge, found here: http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/

I used the blue from the SU "in colors" from last year. Then I used SU dsp. I added blue ribbon that I found at Michaels in the $1.00 bin. I added primas to the bottom with big pink brads in the center.

The top primas are pink with white brads in the center.

The main image is pixie pink and pink passion markers, cut out and popped up. I layered it on certain celery, ran it thru the cb using SU's dots embossing folder, then matted it with pink passion.

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cc271

Hello again.

Today, against better judgement, I made a card for the color challenge over at splitcoast stampers. They wanted dusty durango, so saffron and rich razzleberry to be used. This is the card I created for the challenge.

The reason I say it was against better judgement is because when I went walking today, holding the umbrella of all things just aggrivated my arms to no end. My left arm has always been the better of the two, but even this arm, holding it in a still position holding an umbrella for 15-20 or 30 minutes at a time, took it's toll on me.

I know alot people think I complain too much about it, but you know, you have 4 surgeries between two arms and tell me how you feel. They hurt every day, some days are worse than others. I am still waiting for my fifth surgery, hopefully the last. It is not a picnic. That is for sure.

But recently events have happened to me, where I am trying not to focus on the pain so much, and focus on things that will better my life, my health. I have been walking for 4 weeks now, and it really has boosted my self-esteem. I really hit bottom, and now, I am picking myself up and moving forward. I'm finally out of the depression that has plagued me for so many years. Bad marraige and bad health just made it unbearable. But the marriage is over (good for me), and my health is better, nearing the end of this long road of endless surgeries of my arms, so now, positive thinking.

Life is too short not to live it to it's fullest. I realize it now. It has been a rocky road over the past several years, but now my life is finally turning a corner, and only better and brighter things I see for my future.

Have a wonderful day, and God Bless