DT: Good Intentions

Howdy friends,
Today I have a card I had every intention of making a CAS (Clean & Simple) card but... I just couldn't stop adding embellies :(
Here's my card:

 I think this card has a shabby chic feel to it, which I don't do very often :)

I used papers from the Santa/Sweet Season collection from Webster's Pages. It's "supposed" to be Christmas paper but I ask you: Does this look like a Christmas card???  You could easily use most of the papers in a non-Christmas sort of way. Anyhoo, this is a beautiful collection & if you know Webster's pages, you know what I'm talking about :) I used my Beaded Ovals Nesties to cut out the oval. I punched holes around it & threaded some ribbon through them. Then I added some Prima roses & pearls. The sentiment reads: "May you always have Love to share, Health to spare, & Friends that care."
Here's a closer peek of that:

And here's a peek of the innies:

I cut out one side of the cover page where all the paper info is printed I adhered it to create a side border for the card innies. It was much too pretty to just throw out. To finish, I did some stitching around all the edges- faux for me. Like I said, I tried to go CAS but it just is my kryptonite :( ah well... I'll keep trying...

You can find all the goodies for this card at the YMH store---> Here. While you're there, check out all the new, fab goodies Prima is releasing in time for CHA!

Thanks for peeking today!
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Blog Hop Winner

The Random.org gods have spoken...

Jeannie thou art the fairest of them all!
Here's what Jennie had to say...

Gorgeous card and I love, love how you cut out the key and heart from the metallic cardstock - genius!
Thanks for the Fun Hop!
Peace & Luv,
Jeannie 

Jeannie please click on the "E-mail me" button on my blog side bar & give me your 411 & I'll get your prize out to ya!

Thank you for your comments :)
Hugs,

Birthday JUGS

Hello there friends,
Today I have a card I made for a friend's birthday using this week's JUGS color challenge.

I had this collection of Graphic 45 papers so I had to play along!
Here's my card:

 

 The Deets:
I colored this beautiful stamp (Peddler's Pack) with my Prisma Pencils & Gamsol. Whaaaat? Stop the madness! Yes, I actually used something other than my Copics :) I'm quite rusty, so I need to spend more time practicing. These are really large stamps, but they're beautifully detailed. The edge around has been glittered & I faux stitched around the card edge.

Here's a closer peek at the glittered edge:

Whenever I use stick pins, I usually trim them a bit with the wire cutter whatchamacallit (from the hubby's toolbox) & add a bit of Glossy Accents to the tip to seal it --->that way the recipients won't poke themselves :) We want them to ooooh & aaaaah, not oooh & owww, right? Well, I couldn't find the cutter so I haven't trimmed them yet. Hope I can find it before I send it out to her :{

Thanks for peeking today! I'll be back with the blog candy winner later :)
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Cardabilities Birthday Month Sketch #22

Hola friends,
Cardabilities is celebrating with a month full of sketchy goodness which brings me to today's sketch reveal. Here's sketch #22 by the sketch master herself---> Karan Gerber.
Here's the sketch:

 Here's my card:

This is a great sketch for CAS (Clean & Simple) cards, don't ya think? Of course, CAS is my kryptonite so this is my version of CAS. I layered the flower by cutting it out of the paper in 3 parts & adding dimensionals in between each layer.
Here's a peek of the innies (since I haven't given you a peek at those in a while!)

I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv, luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv, luuuuuuuuuuuuuuv this collection of papers. It's Moonrise by SEI & yes, I hoarded! I hadn't cut into my stash because it was too pretty to cut into---> kwim??? but, there's no point in buying preety papers if I'm not going to use them. I have way too much in my crafting museum- you know preety things that you have bought to look at but not touch... don't pretend like you don't know what I'm talking about... Hee! Ok, so no more museum for me! This card is proof. Thank goodness there's no HOARDERS: CRAFTERS EDITION tv show cuz I'd be in trouble!

SO if you'd like to join us on this sketch, you've got 'til the 25th to linky it up to the Cardabilities blog. And this week you're not just playing for fun, oh nooooo... there's a fab prize from:

Created with Paper

 You can check out their on-line store---> Here.

And don't forget today is the last day to get some blog candy goodies! You can find the deets on this post ----> Here. I will be posting the winner tomorrow (20th).

Thanks so much for peeking today!
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Gratitude is my Attitude...

                                                                   Thank you!!!

Hello again friends,
Wow! I am so humbled by your responses to my last post. I can't begin to express my sincere gratitude for your words of encouragement, praise, & support. Truly it's a humbling experience. Reading your comments & e-mails gave me these "It's a Wonderful Life" mixed with Sally Field kind of moments! Lol! Words cannot express how blessed I feel at the kindness you've extended me. So I just wanted to say... thanks :)
Hugs~

Dear friends, PLEASE read

Hello dear friends,
My blog = my happy place. I don't know about you, but I blog because I ENJOY sharing my crafting with you & it is my fav form of therapy. If I didn't blog, I would STILL make the same projects I do, when I do. I don't get paid to blog & I have NEVER charged for tutorials or templates that I have shared even though some of my own friends have encouraged me to. Why? because the past year and a half that I've been blogging has been nothing but a positive, amazing experience---> until lately.

I received a comment Saturday for my tutorial on dying ribbon with Tattered Angels glimmer mist. This is what one person left for me to read:

"Ewww- those nails are just nasty gross! First of all, nobody over the age of 15 should wear that much tacky glitter on their nails. Secondly, the huge gouge out of the one on the left is soooooooooo trailer park style! Third thing: Nails that short and stubby should never be polished. Polish should draw attention to nice nails- not stubs! ...... she wrote more MEANER things that I don't even want to continue with and then she concluded her LOOOONG comment with: as for dying the trim; that's a great idea. Thanks for the tip. Just hire a hand model next time!" T***a

Wow... seriously... this woman "liked" my tip but had to rip on my nails! Now I've known of people leaving mean comments on other fellow bloggers' blogs (for whatever mean reason) but I counted myself lucky that I had never had anyone leave mean comments. Even spammers left "nice" comments on my blog! Lol!

So at first, I didn't know how to feel. I was hurt, angry, upset...and when I thought about her last statement, I even chuckled a bit cuz that was the WHOLE POINT of the tut! Hoping that it was a helpful tip/idea someone would find useful!

Ok, so I would no longer post tutorials. I would only post projects related to my obligations to the Design Teams I design for. I deleted the picture that was so offensive from my blog so that it would not cause anyone else any grief. And with that I went to bed.

The next day, I mulled around the house, didn't even want to check my dashboard for comments. I went to Starbucks for my Chocolate White Mocha fix & while sitting in the lounge chair waiting for my cuppa the good stuff, a guy walks in with a t-shirt that read "Mean People Suck!" so I pointed to his shirt & said, "yup, that's true- don't I know it!" so he walks over & we get to talking about this comment on my blog. We sat there for like 1/2 hour talking & giggling- just having a great time! So he left me with some words o' wisdom that I will now follow.

An Open letter to people who feel the need to leave mean comments on other people's blogs:

Dear Mean People,
Hi. I don't know why you feel the need to leave mean comments on other people's blogs other than because you are a horrible, miserable, ugly person on the outside, but especially on the inside. If there's something you don't like or that offends your delicate sensibilities I want to remind you there's a little red X or red button on your browser bar that you can use at any time to leave what offends you. But if you MUST be your nasty, evil self- then at least learn to phrase things so that you get your mean point across without stomping on someone else's feelings with your big combat boots. Remember, you should have learned that in Kindergarten.
The crafting community is by and large made up of truly kind crafters who love to share and be inspired by others. Most of us don't get paid to post on our blogs or to share what we know & create. So all we ask is for you to have the maturity & knowledge level of a kindergartener and know "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Simple. Mean People suck.
Sincerely,
Karli

oh and T***a (who didn't leave me a way to reach her so that we may discuss her comment further) one last thing--->  you SUCK!

So friends, despite this little bump on the road of bloggy goodness, I have decided that I'm going to continue to be ME. I'm still going to wear my pink, glittery nail polish because I LIKE it! and even though I'm no longer 15 (thank goodness, by the way!) I'm young at heart. And I'll STILL continue to share my creations, projects, tutorials, templates (for free) cuz that's who I am. Cuz my blog = my happy place. Cuz in the end, I craft for me first.

I craft with class. 'nuff said.

Cardabilities Blog Hop!

Hi friends,
Unfortunately, the blog hop has been canceled due to snafoos with some of the DT blog links :(
But since many of you took the time to participate, I will still continue to offer the goodies I had intended for the blog hop.

Since this is our regular sketch reveal day for Cardabilities, we do have a new sketch for ya.
Here's Sketch #21 by Karen Lancaster:

Here's my card:

For my card, I used 5 patterned papers from the Crush Collection by BoBunny. (luuuuv!) I used my heart Nesties for the heart & added pearls with my Viva Decor Pearl pen (luuuuv!) Then I die cut the key from the Key & Lock Die set by CC Designs (one more time---> luuuuv!) from silver metallic cardstock & wrapped satin ribbon around it to create a bow.

Here's my RAK 4 U:

The winner of my RAK will receive all the things I luuuuuv & used on my card today!
The winner will receive:
* A 6x6 pad of BoBunny's Crush Collection -36 sheets
* Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White
* The Key & Lock Die Set from CC Designs- 3 keys & a heart lock.

If you already left a comment, you're in~ no need to do anything else. If you'd like a chance at winning the goddies, please leave a comment on this post.

We would love for you to join us with this sketch. Karan is still offering the Cardabilities  prize & so are many of the DT girls too. The winner will still be drawn through random.org on the 20th.

Thanks for peeking & sorry for the inconvenience.