Card for my Sweetie

It is SO hard for me to make cards for men for two reasons:

~ I can't make a card without it being 'pretty'
~ I don't think men really care about cards

But I still make them for family members and of course, for my sweetie.



For this I used the Cuttlebug dotted embossing folder, and Stampin' Up for the sentiment. The blurry image below is to show the dimension of the focal point.




This card, by Nichole Heady, was my inspiration. It's the perfect man card...pretty but not too fru-fru.

Color Combos

It's so weird but last night as I was trying to fall sleep, color combos kept popping into my head. I thought I would brain-dump them here for future use. (Yes, I'm a Stampin' Up fan. No, I'm not exactly thrilled about some of the colors they retired.)

Awe, my first project entry.

I made this for my sister for her birthday....



Inspiration came from this.

The picture frame cost $1...and it's matted??? Get OUT! (Dollar Store)

The flowers and leaves are die cut (Sizzix dies run through the Cuttlebug.) I love using patterned paper for leaves & stems.

The centers are cardstock coated with diamond Stickles and covered with thick layers of Glossy Accents, then pierced to look like buttons.

"happiness" is stamped on the bottom of the mat (Stampin' Up.) Usually I'm a sloppy stamper but I had one chance to get this right and *WOOT!* it came out perfect. Yay me. And there's so much dimension

It's pretty simple but I think sis will love it. I know...no real spectacular or new techniques used to make this. I thought it was neat because it's my first paper-craft wall hanging. I have ideas to make another similar project for a friend's bathroom. Can't wait!