Thank you...

it is always nice to say thank you. Sometimes though, I feel that a card needs to be made. I have a ton pinned over at Pinterest so I thought it would be good if I started actually using the ideas that I pin.

So I found this beautiful card by Jodi Collins. for Taylored Expressions it was not pinned the right way so I don't have a direct link for it but if you do a search I am sure you can find it.

 

Anyway back to my card. I am trying to use up my stash and came across an old paper pack from 2009 from Close To My Heart - Unforgettable. I also ran across these three flowers with big holes in them. I am not sure what I used them for but when I saw them I knew I had to make the card above. So here is what I came up with

It was fun to use white as a border against the cream I cannot say that I have ever done that before. These buttons fit perfectly in the empty space of the flowers. and I popped up the stamped base for some extra dimension.

I also used some of the double stitched cocoa ribbon and the sentiment is from Say it in Style one of my go to sets.

I know the new trend is to finish the insides of your cards but I have been doing it all along otherwise it just feels a little naked.

So that is it for today I hope you like the card. I will probably have a few more to share soon.

A big red house

So as many of you know my husband and I bought our first home this year. What you probably don't know is that I had such a sweet realtor help us and she was so kind and dropped off a Christmas gift before the holidays. I put it under the tree and opened some smelly good stuff on Christmas morning. It was a little smelly good kit, you know those new stick things, it also had a candle and a car smelly good hanger. I just thought it was so sweet and above and beyond. She had already given us a cute little snuggly blanket when we purchased our house. I love to use it to snuggle up in front of the fire place.

Anyway I wanted to make a her a nice card to say thank you and I came up with this card

I was inspired by Debbie Olsen's card Love is in the Air her designs are always so fresh and fun.

I decided to keep the card pretty mono chromatic feeling.

Materials are all CTMH:
Cardstock - Colonial White, Tulip
Kit - That's Amore, That's Amore My Stickease
Ink - Tulip, Chocolate
Stamps: Neighborhood, Say it in Style, Made with Love