Mini Assorted Cards Group 2

My mini card group #2

There, now isn't that a better way to look at it?.... I'm really not an optimist, but I have been trying to be more optimistic and hopeful over the past several years...So I'm all in favor of this observation...

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I am linking this post to this site:

1)http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-monday-73-with-cupcake-cards.html

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These mini cards were made for a friend who makes gift baskets. I thought she could give them to her customers to include with their baskets when they give them away. That is why I tried to make them kind of general. They can write a small note inside. I have found from making cards for several people that many do not want to have to write much, sometimes signing their name is too much.

I have so many ideas in my head that I want to translate into cards! I'm trying to get started now. I want to make several sets of cards to give away as gifts. I will be working on that throughout the year.

I actually made more than I'm showing here, but I gave them away (AGAIN!) before I remembered to photograph them. This seems to be becoming a bad habit!....

I'm having a Stampin Up party next month, and I am making some cards to give away as a thank you for every one who comes out. I will also try to make a couple sets to give away as "door prizes". We shall see how that goes...LOL

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Now I am a tea drinker, so this is probably my favorite of the whole bunch. :) This was made using some old Jolee dimensional stickers.

Thanks so much for your visit, and if you left me a comment.....

Hugs,

What Cancer Can Not Do: Shelly

I want to thank my friend Monica for spotlighting me on her bloghttp://handmadecardswithlove.blogspot.com/.

What an honor! I am so appreciative of her mention.

Thank you, Monica, so very much! XXOO

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I am linking this post to:

1) http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/

2)http://cupcakecraftroom.blogspot.com/

3)http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2012/01/inspire-me-fridays-40-anything-goes.html

4)http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/http:/

5)http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/

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I was featured on Inspire Me Fridays!!! :)

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2012/01/inspire-me-fridays-40-anything-goes.html

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Via Pinterest:

Who doesn't get stressed from time to time. Just a few words of wisdom to help you cope until you make it to the other side. And you WILL make it because nothing lasts forever...

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This card was made for a lady named Shelly. I never met her, but she was a friend of a

friend of mine. I was asked to make her a card because her friends were throwing her

a party so she could have her "flowers" while she was still here to smell them. She told

me her favorite color was red. Shelly had terminal cancer. Very sadly, Shelly passed

away right before Christmas. My friend told me this card touched her...

Her card:





The inside:

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I appreciate you taking the time to visit, and if you left me a comment "Thanks from

the heart...."

The other Birthday card

Happy New Year....again!

May it be healthy, happy and fabulous!

January 1, 2012

The Other Birthday Card....

This was supposed to be two similar birthday cards that I made, only as I went to post them, I found out I already delivered one of them without taking a photo (horrors!) Oh well... This one is similar to the Mojo Monday card for my sister in the previous post, but I did not follow the design as I did for hers. Everyone that you make cards for does not understand using multiple color schemes just so you can enter a card in a challenge! lol

Here's my quote for today, courtesy of (who else, these days... but...) Pinterest!

Just a thought for the new year...

I am linking this card to:

1)http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/

2)http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/

3)http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/

4)http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2011/12/inspire-me-fridays-39-anything-goes.html

5) http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/

Here's the birthday card....the lady it was for loves her cat. I loved the color of that paper!

It's a little different. Plus I'm showing you the inside on this one...

The cards below are actually the cards I made for my girlfriend whose card was similar to the one above, but I forgot to photograph it. Again I selected some of the cards from the ones below and put them in the box at the end of the post. One day I will learn to make some prettier packaging, but for now this is working out ok...I think. :)

The paper used for these cards looks much prettier in person (I know we all say that, but it's true!) It is the pearlized paper by Core-dinations. Makes the "ordinary" a little more special. :)

Finally............
Don't judge me.

Thanks for your visit, ...I greatly appreciate your comments!

Hugs!

Publish Post

Happy Birthday, Bethann...

Happy New Year to all my friends and family. I hope we can all make this a most productive year!

(I actually started a quite different post on Dec. 23rd and never completed it, and in my "not thinking state" completely erased it today, and started this one. duh...) :)

Today (January 1, 2012) my sister Bethann is having a very special birthday! She is turning 50! It's hard for me to believe because she is my "baby" sis. lol But...she is! Welcome aboard, sister!

This is a long post today which I haven't done in a long while, but I made a set of cards for her birthday, and I made so many I then had to decide which ones to put in a set. So the cards I have posted here are what I chose from.

Here is my quote today for my beautiful sister, compliments of Pinterest!

Girl, I LOVE YOU!!!

I am linking this post to:

1) Make it Monday

2) Unstampabelles Challenges (The actual birthday has no stamping on it)

3) http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/
4) http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

5) http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/

Here is her birthday card. This card is actually a Mojo Monday design (Christmas week), but I ran out of time to post it before I left traveling for the holiday week, so.... oh well.... : /

It is actually like a forrest green glitter paper, gold on the bottom, white pearlized sizzix embossed with the numbers, spellbinder diecut circle with several clear and black rhinestones.

Here are the cards. The bird cards for some reason I turned into birthday cards. The rest of the cards I left blank inside. Some she will be able to utilize as she sees fit, depending on the sentiment on the front. The stamps are from various companies...

They were relatively simple to create, I just picked out my embossing frames, some sentiments or quotes, colored cord and multiple rhinestones.

I'm not sure if these embellishments came from Jolee's or Nicolecrafts? I know I just made them, but I threw all of the packaging away.... : /

These felt embellishments are from American Crafts.

I don't know what happened at this point in my blogging. I changed my email address because I am sick of Verizon and am planning my exit strategy for my eventual departure. : ) However, it did cause a problem with blogger. : /

The flower die cuts are by K & Co. I just picked the ones out of the package I liked the best that I thought would work with these frame designs.

Well, this concludes my post for this first day of 2012. It promises to be a bountiful year. But regardless of what goes on, through it all.... I have my sisters!

I wonder.....

Thanks for your visit, I do appreciate you stopping by, and if you left me a comment!...

Hugs!