An Easy to Create Valentine, They Will Want to Display Year Round!

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Hi everyone!

It's my day to post over on the Want2Scrap blog and I've created a simple to make Valentine that can be displayed year round! 

No more Valentines shoved in a drawer or tossed like yesterday's news!

Here is a peek, but I would love it if you headed over to the Want2Scrap blog and checked out the full photo as well as some additional shots!

BTW...I used my own designer cardstocks that just released through Inky Antics! 

Oh how I L♥VE what I do! :)

"Escape Your Comfort Zone" With The CardMaker Girls Blog Hop!

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Hi Everyone!

Welcome to another fun blog hop with the CardMaker magazine blog design team!

If you are here from sweet Anya's blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened onto my blog, you will want to head back to the CardMaker blog where it all starts.

Brooke asked  us to create a card using a technique that we don't normally use, and escaping our comfort zone.
I have always loved seeing people do Zentangle. Zentangle basically is doodling in a controlled manor using repetitive designs. Mind you, I am sure not a pro. I've only done it once or twice, so my version is very simple.

I wanted to create a "Thank You" card for Brooke. She is the fearless leader of the fun CardMaker magazine blog team. She keeps us all organized and under control  :) ....and she ROCKS!!!

This is how I started out

Thanks so much for dropping by today. If you liked my card, I would love for you to leave me a comment before you go. BTW...you can leave a comment if you didn't like it too.  ;)
I hope you will Google Zentangle, look for more professional examples, and give it a try. It is very fun and relaxing! :)

Your next stop on the hop is back to the CardMaker blog, where I am sure Brooke will have something awesome to share with you!  :)

Here are the links to the rest of the girls on the hop, just in case you hoped in somewhere in the middle  :) ...

Kimberly Crawford 

Carolyn King 

Colleen Schaan 

Anya Schrier 

Trudy Sjolander (you are here)

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Card Supply List:

Discount Card Stock: Brilliant White, Two Scoops Raspberry Parfait by Bazzill, Black Prismatic, Morning Glory Blue

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Kiwi Organza Dots 

Want2Scrap: White Pearls

Flowers from Prima and Imaginisce

Copic multiliner pen

Tombow markers

Beacon Fabri-tac

Shabby Chic Altered Box @ Want2Scrap!H

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Hi everyone!

It's my day to post over @ the Want2 Scrap blog and I have to tell you that I am super proud of my project today! I took a $4.00 Dollar Store find and turned it into a beautiful Shabby Chic box that coordinates perfectly with one of our guest rooms. I just used some simple supplies that we all have laying around our craft rooms.

I hope you will head over to the Want2Scrap blog and check it out.

I have more photos and a list of the supplies used there. 

Please leave me some love while you are there so I will know you took the time to visit! :)

Here's a peek...

Time for a Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop and a Mother's Day Wish

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Hello everyone!

First off I would like to wish all of the mommies (including mine) a HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY!  :)

Secondly, I would like to welcome everyone to another...

If you are here from the team blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened onto my blog, you'll want to head back there to the start so you don't miss a thing!

Bonnie picked beautiful pinks and blacks for the May ribbon club assortment and I can hardly wait to see what everyone has created with them!

For my project I created a Mother's Day card for a very special lady in our lives. Our daughter-in-law Kristin. She is expecting our very first grandchild!

I am a firm believer that from the very second of conception, a baby is a baby, so that makes Kristin a mom even though the little one is still in her tummy. :)

I used an adorable digi illustrated by Mo Manning from Mo's Digital Pencil called "mother to be 1".

I broke out with my Copic markers for a change on this one. :)

I don't think Kristin will mind if I share the inside of the card with you. :)

Notice the two little strips of pink at the bottom. They were trimmed from the 6x6 designer paper that I cut for the front panel, and could have been tossed in the trash, but I saved them to ad a little sumpin' sumpin' to the inside. :)

Here is a peek at this month's Ribbon Club assortment. Isn't it yummy?

If you are not a Ribbon of the Month club member, there is no better time than now to sign up! Who wouldn't like to get a fun surprise assortment of pretty ribbon in their mail box every month?

The cardstock is Bazzill Pepper Dotted Swiss from Discount Card Stock.

The pretty designer paper is Fancy Pants - Summer Soul, which is available from StopAndScrap.

The pretty bling is from Want2Scrap. 

If you would like to see another shot of the card and get the names and links to all of the bling that I used, head over to the Want2Scrap blog after you have finished the hop. ;)
I used Beacon- Fabri-tac to put it all together. 

Make sure to leave a comment on all of the girl's blogs (including mine) so you can increase your chances of winning a fun prize from Really Reasonable Ribbon!

Your next stop on the hop is sweet Linda's blog. I bet she'll have something awesome to share with you!

Thanks for dropping by!

Inky Antic's "Clearly Fun" Blog Hop and My CardMaker Magazine "Outside of the Box" Card

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Hello Everyone!

So glad you could join us for another fun Inky Antics blog hop!

If you are here from Michelle's blog, you are in the right place! If you just happened onto my blog, you will want to head over to the Inky blog and start from the beginning. You don't want to miss a thing! All of the girls have created projects with Inky's new clear cardstock!

First off, I have to tell you that my card today is a double duty project.

We have a new feature over on the CardMaker Magazine blog called "Outside of the Box" where we pick one of our cards that was published in a older issue and recreate it with differnt products.  It is a great way to show that you don't have to have the exact same products to CASE a card. :)

For a peek at the original card as it looked in CardMaker Magazine, and to see my tips on how to create cards with clear bases without adhesives showing anywhere, please pop over to the CardMaker blog!

Here is the card I created for the article and the hop with Inky's clear cardstock.

For this version, I used Inkys' #10017E "Contempo Flower" and #0214D "Mini Thinking of You" illustrated by Monica Lee. Both stamps, as well as the clear cardstock, can be found HERE.

Here is a photo of the inside.

If you like the look of the clear cardstock, you won't want to miss Inky's April special. A FREE package of clear cardstock with a $40.00 or more purchase. See details HERE.

The blog hop starts today and ends on Sunday, April 22^nd  at midnight Central time. Please visit each DT members’ blog to view their projects and leave a comment for each designer. The more you comment, the better your chances are to win. (Limit one comment per blog, please). Two people’s names will be drawn at random to receive a surprise Inky prize pack. The winners’ names will be announced on the Inky Antics  blog next Monday, so remember to stop back and see if you’ve won.

Your next stop on the hop is Debbie's blog.

Supplies Used: Clear Cardstock, "Contempo Flower" and Mini "Thinking of you"  stamps from Inky Antics;  Brilliant White, Pink Lemonade and Herbal Garden cardstock from Discount Card Stock; 72 Count Pink Rhinestones and 72 Count Sage Pearls from Want2Scrap; Transparent Ultra-fine Glitter and Designer Dries Clear Glue from Art Glitter Institute; "Watercolor Bouquet designer paper from K&Company; Flowers from Prima Marketing; Square Nestabilities and Wizard Die Cutting Machine from Spellbinders Paper Arts; Glue Runner Adhesive from GlueArts; Liquid Adhesive from Beacon Adhesives.

Come Check Out My Glammed, Glittered, and Glitzed Girly Grung Butterfly Card!

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Hi Everyone!

I would LOVE it if you went to either the CardMaker Magazine blog, or the Want2Scrap blog and check out my latest card!

Here is a peek...

Don't forget to leave me some love while you are there so I will know you visited! :)

Thanks so much!

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