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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Loving Thoughts are Tucked Inside this Bundle of Flowers

I'm getting ready for several craft shows in March and April and of course, I need a couple of Get Well cards including this one using image and sentiment from Create with TLC:


RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with scraps for background
  • majority of image is pre-colored with Stickles accents and Queen & Co. pearl centers 
  • flowers were cut from Fiskars Burst Punch with Queen & Co. Pearl centers
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

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Monday, February 27, 2017

Happy Birthday!!!

This image of Dr. Digi's is a funny design of this old man with a speaker with a sandwich board wishing you a "Happy Birthday"!!! What could be sillier, the inside sentiment of course!!!



RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollections Black/White Paper Stack for background
  • image is colored with Prisma, Spectrum Noir, and Whisper Strokes Markers with gel pen accents 
  • little white pom pom for on top of his hat
  • Darice Glossy Accents hi-lights his yellow teeth
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was cut using a Darice die and chalked around the edges 

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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Vintage Valentine

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines using images and sentiment from Create with TLC that I had wanted to share with you: 


RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Chalkboard Valentines for background
  • image is pre-colored and fussy cut around the edges
  • ticket is from a previous club from Create with TLC
  • hat is fussy-cut around to insert the ticket for a layered look
  • heart is from Recollections Valentine's Day Dimensional Stickers
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

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Much love, hugs, and friendship

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Snail Mail Valentine

Remember when things used to go in the actual mail and a postman would deliver it to your house and you would actually buy postage to put on your mail???

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

I made several wonderful friends going to Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis and Senior Dance class one of which is a couple, Kathy and John. I made this card with them in mind: 



RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Valentine Chalkboard for background
  • image is from a previous Design Team, The Stamping Chef Snail Mail, was colored using Spectrum Noir and Whisper Strokes markers with gel pen accents and fussy cut around the edges
  • Recollections Valentine's Day Dimensional Stickers
  • . . . and of course the Stickles fairy!!!
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

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Much love, hugs, and friendship

Friday, February 24, 2017

February: Five Little Girls

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

I have made several wonderful friends going to Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis class one of which is Connie who I sing and dance in the front row and just misbehave!!!! I made this card with Connie in mind using pre-colored image from Create with TLC: 



RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Valentine Chalkboard for background
  • image is pre-colored with gel pen accents and chalked around the edges
  • rhinestone hearts and bow from my stash
  • . . . and of course the Stickles fairy!!!
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges and Valentine also from previous club from Create with TLC which has Stickles accents

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Happy Birthday Josie

It's a dear sweet wonderful lady who I had met a Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis. I wanted to make a special birthday card for her using images and sentiment from Create with TLC: 


RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with DCWV World Stack for background
  • image was colored using Spectrum Noir and Whisper Strokes markers with Darice die cut and chalked background and gel pen accents
  • flowers were a gift from Edwina with Miriam's Crafting Supplies pearl centers
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was cut using Darice Die Cut and chalked around the edges 

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Much love, hugs, and friendship

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Valentine - You are Brew-tiful!

Valentine's Day was on the 14th, BUT, I STILL have a few Valentines that I have made for my friends using images and sentiment from Create with TLC that I need and want to share with you: 


RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Chalkboard Love for background
  • image was colored using Spectrum Noir and Whisper Strokes Markers with gel pen and chalked around the edges
  • coffee pot has magic from the Stickles Fairy 
  • ribbon is from my stash wrapped around the card and a bow added
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

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Much love, hugs, and friendship

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Somebody Has to Be the Cutest

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

I made several wonderful friends going to Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis and Senior Dance class one of which is a couple, Beth and Mike. I made this card with them in mind: 



RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Valentine Chalkboard for background
  • image was pre-colored with gel pen accents
  • heart is from a previous Create with TLC club
  • Recollections Valentine's Day Dimensional Stickers
  • . . . and of course the Stickles fairy!!!
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges with 2 different contrasting background layers

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Much love, hugs, and friendship

Monday, February 20, 2017

Happy Valentine's Day to My Friend

Happy Valentine's Day my friends!!!! I have made a few Valentines using images and sentiment from Create with TLC: 


RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Hearts for background
  • image is pre-colored and fussy cut around the edges
  • ticket is from a previous club from Create with TLC
  • heart is from Recollections Valentine's Day Dimensional Stickers
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

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Much love, hugs, and friendship

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Lily and Adam's Baptismal Cards

Very blessed grandma today as 2 of my grandchildren are being baptized, Lily and Adam. It's quite difficult to find a card let alone make a card for an older child to be baptized as compared to a newborn but using Tilda with Cross and a Precious Moments coloring book page made the purrfect cards:

Lily's using Tilda with Cross:


Adam's using Precious Moments Coloring Book Page:


RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • both cards Recollections card stock size A2 card with DCWV The Chateau Lavender Matstack for Lily's and Glad Tidings for Adam
  • images were colored and fussy cut around the edges using Prisma and Whisper Strokes Markers along with Prisma Colored Pencils with but of course a touch of Stickles and gel pen accents
  • Adam's name is spelled using colored beads and hand-wrote "Jesus Loves Me . . ."
  • Lily's is placed on a Darice Die Cut and has flowers made with Fiskars Flower Burst Punch with Miriam's Crafting Supplies pearl centers along with a White Recollections Flower and butterfly from K&Co
  • sentiments were found on the internet, "Loving prayers for a blessed granddaughter/grandson on your baptism. May God's love be with you and guide you throughout your life." with a baptismal shell which was colored with Prisma Colored pencils on coordinating papers with Darice Die Cuts:


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Saturday, February 18, 2017

Valentine, New Home AND Happy Birthday . . . all rolled into one card!

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 


after I scanned this, I realized that I didn't hilight the cost of the stamp after the Stickles Fairy got her hands on it SEW, I scanned it again:


I have made several wonderful friends going to Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis class one of which is Maria who not only had a birthday on Valentine's Day, moved and did I mention it was for Valentine's Day - thus, I combined all into one card using Whimsie Doodles Mailed My Heart Freebie: 



RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Valentine Chalkboard for background
  • image was colored using Whisper Strokes and Spectrum Noir markers with gel pen accents and chalked around the edges
  • ticket was fussy cut around the edges and had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC
  • . . . and of course the Stickles fairy added her touch!!!
  • sentiments from previous clubs from Create with TLC which were chalked around the edges and mounted on two (2) coordinating pieces of card stock

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Much love, hugs, and friendship

Friday, February 17, 2017

Valentine for Adam

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

Today, I am showcasing Adam's Valentine using both image and sentiment from Create with TLC



RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Black Stripe Valentines for background
  • image was pre-colored with gel pen accents and cut using Darice die which was chalked around the edges
  • personalized heart with Adam's name
  • bow and felt heart with button from stash
  • . . . and of course the Stickles fairy!!!
  • (with the little red bow on his card, I prefer ribbon compare to lace strictly because I'm not a frilly lacy type person and only use lace if I know the card I'm making that person likes lace)
  • sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

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Much love, hugs, and friendship