Feel Better Blend

I'm playing along with the Moxie Fab Speech Bubble challenge and created this card using some PTI and Hero Arts stamps:

I had cut out this PTI tea kettle about two weeks ago trying to use it for another challenge.......but it just didn't work...........so it sat on my desk until this challenge.  I used my Simon Say Stamp Memory Box speech bubble die cut and PTI sentiment that I cut apart.

I created my own background using two different Hero Arts stamps. I just love the shape of those hearts!

To jazz it up just a bit, I used my Glossy Accents on the hearts and the tea kettle polka dots.

You've got until April 1st if you want to join this challenge!


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Sorry you caught a bug

Here's a quick card I made up using some Lawn Fawn stamps and an Inkadinkado mason jar stamp:

Not much to explain!  Have a great day!

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Wishing you......

Here's another "Wishing You..." card I made last week.  This time using a Penny Black image and Distress Markers.

I kept the card quite simple but added some nice glitter to the flower.  Here's a close up:

So.........if Hurricane Sandy didn't take me away from blogland enough........I'm now taking a short break. I have some posts set up during this absence and I'll do my best for visits when I come back.  Sorry if any of my Bloggy friends are feeling neglected!

Oh - and if you want to enter my giveaway - leave a comment on THIS POST.

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Blog Giveaway & Wishing you....

Hiya!  New power estimates are Tuesday at 11pm. Oh-well......

Quick post of one of the cards I made last week using my Inkadinkado Fairy stamp and Distress Markers on watercolor paper:

I used my PTI Impression plate and a Verve sentiment.

Oh............and today is my birthday - so I'm having a giveaway!  This is my first ever official giveaway.  So since (as I'm writing this) I still don't have power - I'm going to make this easy.

Here's the giveaway (so far):

(I'll add some paper to this too - once I get to it!!)

So to enter - just leave a comment on this post and I'll use a random number generator to pick a winner on November 20th!  You don't need to become a follower if you're not already - but feel free to share the post.

AND......we got power back at 6pm last night!!!  YAH!!!!!!!!!

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FTL199 - Feel Better Soon

Good Morning to you!  I've got two CAS cards today following the Clean and Simple FTL#199:

I needed a few QUICK 'get well' cards for our fundraiser tonight (more on that below) - so I went with this layout and MFT stamps.  I quickly colored in the image with my Distress Markers.  Did I mention quick?

Here's the sketch:

Tonight - The Allyson Rioux Foundation is having a jewelry party at exhale mindbodyspa. I am also bringing my cards there to sell.  If you're local to Stamford - I hope you'll come!!

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Just Chicken Up On You!

A friend of mine had surgery last week and was finally released from the hospital on Sunday.  I dropped  off a little basket to her along with this card:

Just a quick one-layer using MFT's Punny Farm set.  First off, I colored the background using three Distress Inks and then stamped out the birds and the sentiment.  I colored them up quickly with my prismas and then drew a little line to show the one chickie in motion.

It felt good to make a card after so long!!!    Have a great day!

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More Memory Box.....

So, I'm not quite sure WHY I haven't purchased a pack of Memory Box papers, but I think after making a few cards from the loose papers I received in a giveaway at my LSS store...I will definitely be buying some.  They are just GORGEOUS!!!

Here are three cards I made using their papers, their notecards and one of their vintage record sheet stamps.

Cards are pretty self explanatory - but this first one is a card I sent to Cheryl at She Stamps while she's recovering from foot surgery.

The bird and butterfly stamps are from 7 Gypsies.

Thanks for popping in today!! Hope you have a great Tuesday!!!!  I'm off to bootcamp at 6:30am!

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SSS119 - Thinking of You

First off - I want say THANKS! to those of you who've sent me messages regarding Layla. I was back at vet with her on Thursday. She's still got swollen legs and lymph nodes are swollen too. He took samples from nodes and I'm waiting on results.
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My cousin called me the other day to ask if I had any greyhound stamps.  He wanted to send a friend a card who's undergoing chemo and wanted to recreate his dogs on the card.  I grabbed my MFT dog set and stamped out two greyhounds.  My cousin sent me a picture of the two dogs, so I colored them up the best I could based on the picture.

I used The Sweet Stop Sketch #119 for the layout of the card.  And I added some dew drops that were so nicely sent to me by Cheryl!!!

Here's the Sweet Stop Sketch if you want to play along:

So - just a question..........does my card look blurry to you out there in blogland?  It looks fine to me on Picasa, but when I upload it for my post it looks blurry.  Not sure if it's my eyes....or something with my picture taking. I'd love to hear how you SEE my card :)

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Get Well.......

Forgive this picture..........ugh......no amount of editing could help it.........but I wanted to post it anyway.  Cindy had surgery two weeks ago and I made this card for her.  I wish I could say I was proud of it...but it was just 'ehhh'.......so sorry Cindy!!!

I used the MFT set and it's been so long, that I forgot that I should of put the girl on a panel......so she's not just a 'headless' person standing on wood floor.  LOL

I obviously paper-pieced her robe and slippers and created the sentiment from a few MFT sentiments.

On a side note......I changed my browser from Internet Explorer to Google Chrome and WOW - what a difference in speed!!!  It's a little different navigating around, but I already like it SO MUCH BETTER!!!

PS:  Jim.... up & at 'em!!

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Time to Relax

A co-volunteer of mine had surgery two weeks ago.  She's got a 6-week recovery, so I created this card for her and sent it off:

It's a little busy huh??  I think I got dizzy after I made it looking at all the patterns.  I actually followed a sketch for the layout, but now I can't remember which one!!

The couch is from PTI's "On my couch" set. I have the matching die which helps a lot!  Paper is from American Crafts.

I know she doesn't check my blog....but I want to wish my neighbor and friend Christine a Happy 40th Birthday today!!!


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2S4Y #55 - Time to Relax...

Well, this is my first ever contribution to the Two Sketches For You (2S4Y) challenge. I've seen the links on a lot of the blogs I visit, but this my first time playing along.  I had a lot of fun with this sketch!  This card is for a fellow CT Humane Volunteer who just had surgery - hopefully she'll have some relaxation during her recovery!

99% of the card is from Papertrey Ink.  I grabbed the "On My Couch" set and die cuts to cut and stamp the chairs.  I used Everyday Blessings patterned paper and PTI ribbon.  The 1% not PTI, is the Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder used behind the "plain" chairs. I wanted a little something to make those panels pop.  I added some pearl dimensionals to the pillows too!

I finally did it - after having my Two Peas In A Bucket "12 Weeks to Better Photos" printouts laying next to my computer - I FINALLY started reading through them!!!  First lesson is about aperture (or f/stop). Well, it's about how much of your photo is in focus and how much is out of focus, depending on your f/stop setting. So, we had to pick something stationery and play with our f/stops.  I picked my beautiful lilies to shoot and look what I caught in action!  A little bee flying to the flower!!! How cool !!!

Here he is landed on the flower.

My f/stop was set to low - so the main object (the flower) is in focus, while everything else is out of focus! One way for me to remember is: little f/stop = little in focus.   I'm learning!!!!!

Thanks for the visit today and I hope you have a Happy and Safe 4th of July weekend!!
Maria

Get Well

I whipped up this quick card from my 80 year old Uncle who recently took a tumble down a flight of stairs! Although he is doing well considering the circumstances, I thought I would send him a card to let him know I'm thinking of him.



I used my most favorite Denami Design stamps to create the little bird and saying. I colored the design in with prisma colored pencils and gelly roll pens. To give the card some interest. I used my Sizzix embossing tools to create the raised dots on the background paper.



This card was quick and fun! Thanks for looking!