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I made this card to celebrate. I copied some things from the always inspiring AmyR whose Bella Card I stole a lot from. Actually I just looked it up to get the link for you and I didn't realize just how much of it I stole!
You know that brings up a good point. This is my personal belief. I would not submit this card for publication or in a contest. It's too much a copy. I do feel that it's ok to make and give to a friend. I feel it's ok to put on here because I gave credit for the inspiration to Amy. How do you all feel? This may be the closest copy I've done. I might use these ideas again...
Oh and I just read Julie's note, if I'd known she was awaiting my Just Johanna card I would have done that first! I'll make one as my very next card just for you Julie. ;) Actually I'm in a Just Johanna swap so I'd better get on the ball!
Ok, back to laying around and being pitiful.
Edited to include: It has come to my attention that some of my very best friends DONT BELIEVE ME! :( heehee See, I really did clean my craft room! :)
Ok, so I made a personal resolution to not make any more cards or stamp anything at all until I totally clean my craft room. I'm talking, opening up all the drawers and sorting beads and alphabetizing stamps and just everything. I have a few drawers that sort of just collect junk, I need to sort all that stuff. Also I need to pull stuff for the Garage Sale my LSS has twice a year. I usually make a ton of money selling old supplies I won't use anymore. I also sorted my scarry tangle of ribbon and twined it all and organized it by color.
Well I do want to do all that but now I'm sick! I have some crazy fever sort throat illness, both my babies had it, they are over it though. I'm delux miserable with it. The point is I started all this super cleaning and the photo you see is where I had to leave it when I got sick! It didn't even look that messy when I started.
To make matters worse I have gotten TONS of cool stamps in the mail! I got Just Johanna stamps, Pink Cat stamps and the amazing A Muse ovals that AmyR talks about in her blog. Those ovals by the way came in two days! I called in my order on Thursday and they are here! So I can't even play with my new toys is my point. I need to get well then finish cleaning that mess then I can stamp, stamp, stamp.
Ok, time to go lay on the couch more.
I also got stamps from Sherri in the mail today. It's the "Simple Shapes" kit from Stampin' Up! I'm excited to try that kit too.
Oh I'm sure you are all wondering which embossing folders I got? (sure Erin we all really care about your mail) Well I got : stylized flowers, bloom dots, friend, textile print, snowflakes, tiny bubbles, tiny mosaic texture, and heart blocks. I already have the swirl one. I cleaned out a special drawer for them all today so everything has a nice home now. :)
As if that wasn't enough I got one of my swap participant's packages today. I'm doing a swap for Stamping Bella images right now, we will each end up with 20 different images when it's done. How fun.
Ok, this is my first game and it has a fabulous prize! I won't tell the prize yet, but you'd better only play for the fun, the prize will be cute but nothing to go crazy about! :) This card features four techniques or tricks or whatever that I use very frequently. Not on every card, one of them not even on any other of my blog cards I think. (I could be wrong though.) So this will be easiest for people who really know me, but anyone might be able to figure it out. The first person to post the answer will as a comment on this post will receive a fun prize from me. You must have all four, I won't tell you if you have one or two, I'll just say no. Ok, have fun!
BTW, this is a card for my friend Shara who recently got a new job! Hurray Shara.
This Valentine's Day cat I use over and over. It's a TAC stamp. The little dohickie the ribbon goes through is a slider by Cuttlebug.
I had a great time. It was nice to be out of the house. Apparently Brian and the boys had a good time too, they danced a lot. :)