Live Life With A Song In Your Heart!

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Hi Everyone!

I am playing along with the girls in the "Ways To Use It" WT323 challenge today. We were asked to use music as our inspiration. I used some pretty sheet music paper and a sentiment from the "Home Tweet Home" stamp set that I illustrated for Clear Dollar Stamps for my musical bits.

The beautiful 1 1/2" Ivory Crochet Lace is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. The Brown Sheer Looped Trim is also from RRR but is temporarily out of stock (it's just too darn popular) They do have it available in Cream or White. Great colors to keep on hand because you can always color them with Copics or other inks to get whatever color you want! ;) And thats my tip of the day!  ;)

The flower is from Prima's ~ Roosevelt Collection and I added some of their Willow Heirloom Leaves.

The Cardstock is Discount Card Stock's ~ Kraft and Soot.

The designer paper is Textured Cream Sheet Music from The Paper Studio.

The pretty Black Gradient Pearl Stickers are from Creative Charms. 

Thanks so much for dropping by today!

Hugs,

True :D

Blog Hop with "The Prairie Fairy" and "The Paper Temptress" and some candy!

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Hello!

If you are here from Debbie's pretty blog  for "The  Prairie Fairy" and "Paper Temptress" "Going Digital" blog hop, you are in the right palace. If you just stumbled on to my blog and would like to do the hop, head on over to  the wonderful artist Roberta's blog where you can read the rules and start  the crumb trail from the beginning.

 I also have another hop that starts about an hour after this one, so you will want to make sure you are following the right blog hop from here.

This card was done using Prairie Fairy's "Helping Hand" digi. Isn't it just darling?

You might need to click on the picture to enlarge so you can read the quote.

I typed it up in Word and printed it out.

Look at all of these beautiful "Paper Temptress Papers!

The papers I used are:

Neenah Solar White, Cappuccino mica metallic, Lapis Lazuli mica metallic, and Khaki Crepe Ruche

I did some distressing with a distress tool, some Ranger Distress Crackle Paint, and some stain.

I ran the Cappuccino paper thru the Cuttlebug then distressed the high points with ivory acrylic paint.

The beautiful flower arrangement was done on a base of  "Really Reasonable Ribbon's" White Double Ruffle ribbon and Moss Green Leaves trim. I just LOVE this stuff!

The flowers are Prima. I also added a few "Flower Soft" flowers to the grass, some crazy stitching and a few mini half pearls.

Here is a close up of that gorgeous paper and distressing.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft ~ "Don't be Square"
Papertake Weekly ~ "Do Something Different"
I distressed this card a lot and don't normally go for the "old" look.
Stampavie and More ~ "Distressing"
Dare U 2 Digi Stamp ~ Flowers
Quixotic ~ "How Distressing"

Make sure and leave a comment for a chance to win candy from The Paper Temptress and The Prairie Fairy.

I am also giving away some comment candy for one lucky person who comments on either blog hop that I have going on. It is a big set of pretty glitters, a couple of jars of shaped glitters and lots and lot of ribbons.

To win, you must be, or become a follower and comment on one or both blog hops. Both gets you 2 chances. Want a third chance? Put a picture of my candy on your sidebar with a link back to my blog then come back here and let me know you have done it. :)

Now....head on over the the beautiful Tina's blog and check out her wonderful creation!

WAIT!!! Did you comment?  LOL!

Hugs and happy hopping!

True :D

More CAS cards! I am on a roll!!!!

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Happy Friday Everyone!

So glad the weekend is upon us!

I have a couple of craft events coming up towards the end of the year and have been working on batches of A2 cards that will mail with a standard stamp and can sell for very reasonable prices. When I first started card making 2 years ago, I bought tons of paper pads form "Hot Off The Press". Then I discovered thicker designer papers form other companies. The HOTP paper pads got stuck in a file drawer where they lay undisturbed until this morning. I use the heaviest and highest quality cardstock I can find for my card bases, but wanted to keep the cards light, so I remembered the thin pads in the drawers. I had forgotten about all of the pretty designs they were packed with! I can use these papers for my "mail friendly" cards that I will be selling at shows!

These clean and simple cards were all done with just (2) 9"by 7 1/2" sheets of DP. They do have multiple layers of the white cardstock because I don't like the stitching to show on the inside or back and I like to tuck my ribbon in.

The pretty little flower and sentiment stamps are from the "Every Day Jar-gone" set from Clear Dollar Stamps. I just love this set! It is soooo versatile!

Here they are all packaged up and ready for the shows.

If you have not entered my latest blog candy, CLICK HERE.

I would love it if you would leave me a comment....

I adore them!  ;)

Hugs,

True :D