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Happy Friday!

I had hoped to have something crafty to share with you this morning but work has been super busy this week. We're rolling over to a new software platform so lots of long hours for me for the next 6 weeks or so.

Thank you all for the wonderful birthday wishes. I was overwhelmed!! I loved reading about what you did for your last birthday. And for those of you that didn't remember what you did, well, don't feel bad because I don't remember either! {wink}

The random number generator picked #21 which is Merdith (Meredith?) who said:

On my last birthday I ate plenty of turkey and dressing because last year it fell on Thanksgiving!! I love turkey dinner and I love when my birthday falls on that day!
#21 Merdith

Congrats! Email me so I can get your gift certificate out to you! [The link is in my right sidebar, underneath my photo.] Thanks to everyone who played along!

Have a great weekend. I'll be back Monday with a card to share.

Well, today is my birthday! And to celebrate, I'm having a little giveaway here on my blog.

I'm offering up one $10 gift certificate to i {heart} papers to one random winner. To be entered, all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me how you celebrated your last birthday. That's it!

I'll leave the comments open until tomorrow, Thursday February 4th at 11:59pm (which just so happens to be my father's birthday- happy birthday Dad!). I'll post the winner Friday morning.

This is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. But you non-US residents, please only enter if you will actually use the certificate, ok?

I'm off to work. Yes, I have to work- what a downer. But my hubby's taking me out to eat tonight. Not sure where we're going. Either for some Thai food [Yum!] or somewhere that serves amazing cheddar broccoli soup. [Because I've had this unnatural craving for it lately.]

Happy Groundhog's Day! So Punxsutawney Phil already predicted six more weeks of winter. Yuck! But we have our own local groundhog- Dunkirk Dave who is about thirty miles away from where I live. And luckily he did NOT see his shadow! So what does all this mean? I'm not sure! {wink}

On the bright side, I have a springy little card to share with you this morning. I used Fall-to-Layout #76 and Embellish Magazine's Ribbon Color Challenge as my inspiration.

My base is PTI dark chocolate. The aqua strip is PTI ocean tides that I cut with my Fiskars cloud decorative edge scissors. I used the Ecstasy Large Borders template and my paper piercer to make the decorative border.



The four squares are PTI sweet blush stamped with Verve's Because of You set in Palette Toile Pink ink. I stamped an extra flower, cut it out, and popped it up on dimensionals for extra interest. Then topped it off with a tiny self-adhesive pearl.

I have been loving leaving sentiments off the front of my cards these days. I've been stamping them inside before mailing and that way I can customize them for whatever occasion I need them. Plus, for clean and simple cards like this, I don't feel like I clutter up the front with it.

Be sure to check back tomorrow as I'll have something fun to share with you that you won't want to miss!

Four Squares Recipe
Cardstock: PTI dark chocolate, sweet blush, ocean tides
Stamps: Verve Because of You
Ink: Palette Toile Pink
Accessories: paper piercer, Ecstasy Large Borders template, Fiskars cloud decorative edge scissors, self-adhesive pearl

Morning friends!

Here's my Card Patterns card for the week. I decided to flip the sketch on its side and do a little hand stitching. It took me a bit longer to make this card, but it was worth it!

My base it PTI kraft cut and folded to 8.5" by 4". I made another little scrappy quilt out of scraps I had sitting on my desk from last Tuesday's card using My Mind's Eye Bellezo, My Mind's Eye Play Picnic Basket, Basic Grey, and October Afternoon. I faux-stitched a border around the entire thing using my paper piercer and Copic Multiliner.



The cute little flower image is from Waltzingmouse Stamps Sewing Box Hugs set stamped in Palette Noir ink. I layered two flowers, cut them out, and popped them up on dimensionals. I topped the pink one off with a little white embroidery floss french knot.

Yes, those little x's in the background were all hand stitched. It took me about an hour to pierce the holes and cross-stitch it all but I love how it turned out. Then I went and covered half of it up with the flower accent and sentiment!! Oh well, it's the thought that counts.

One more thing, Kate just got back from CHA and her orders are starting to come in to the i {heart} papers store. So be sure to check back often to see what's new! She also did a little reorganization based upon some of the comments received in the customer survey she sent out. So now when you click on the new items category everything will be listed in order of what's newest at the top. Hopefully that will make it easier to find the latest and greatest products! [New Ultra Fine Flower Soft is in already!]

Thanks Sew Much Recipe
Cardstock: PTI kraft, melon berry, spring moss
Decorative Paper: MME Bellezo, MME Play Picnic Basket, Basic Grey, October Afternoon
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Sewing Box Hugs
Ink: Palette Noir; Versamark
Accessories: paper piercer, Copic multiliner, pink & white embroidery floss, corner rounder punch

Good morning and happy Friday! I decided to play along in the sketch challenge on SCS this week and the color throwdown, mostly because I don't use purple enough!

My base is PTI white. I pierced a little corner on PTI spring moss cardstock using my Ecstasy Large Corners & Borders piercing template and paper piercer. The purple layer is PTI plum pudding. The flower stamps are Verve's Because of You set stamped in Palette Violete ink. It's an almost exact match for PTI's plum pudding!



My ruffled ribbon in aqua was from my stash. Then I used PTI's borders & corners mongram and mongram sets to stamp the little medallion and popped it up on dimensionals. I used my circle nestabilities to cut it out. The scalloped border along the bottom of my image panel was made using Fiskars cloud decorative edge scissors.

Have a great weekend!

Mom Recipe
Cardstock: PTI white, plum pudding, spring moss
Stamps: Verve Because of You; PTI Monogram, Borders & Corners Monogram
Ink: Palette Violete
Accessories: paper piercer, Ecstasy Large Corners & Borders piercing template, Fiskars cloud decorative edge scissors, aqua ruffled ribbon, circle nestabilities

It's Tuesday and that means we're one day closer to the weekend! {wink}

I'm in a happy mood this morning even though it's dark and snowy outside. You want to know why? I picked up a daylight spectrum lightbulb for my desk lamp and I can finally take decent photos of my cards even when it's dark out! So happy about that.

I thought I'd play along with the sketch this week over on Unscripted Sketches. I was in a pink mood so I pulled out my pink scrap file and dug in. I cut all these bits down to 1" square and made a little scrappy quilt out of them. There's some scraps from My Mind's Eye Bellezo, My Mind's Eye Play Picnic Basket, Basic Grey, and October Afternoon in there.

I faux-stitched around the edge of my quilt using my paper piercer and Copic multiliner.



In the bottom-right corner I stamped the box outline from Schlosser Designs Outside the Box set in Palette Belle Rose ink. Then I stamped the little flower on a piece of scrap white cardstock in the same ink, cut it out and popped it up on dimensionals.

I topped the whole thing off with a pink button and made a little bow out of white embroidery floss. The sentiment is from the Schlosser Designs Outside the Box set. I used a little Eclipse masking tape to mask off the sides and top box portion. Just love how this turned out!

And now, the winner of my little Friendship giveaway! Thank you for all of your lovely comments! I really had fun reading what you're all thankful for.

The random number generator picked lucky #14 which is Yuki who said:

Those earrings are beautiful, Tracy!!! and so is that card. I'm thankful for good health and a great family. And the way I'm still able to support my expensive stamping hobby in this dreadful economy. #14 Yuki

Yuki, email me your address and I'll pop your goodies in the mail to you. You can find it in my sidebar under my photo. Thanks so much to everyone for playing along!

Breathe Pink Recipe
Cardstock: PTI white
Decorative Paper: MME Bellezo, MME Play Picnic Basket, Basic Grey, October Afternoon
Stamps: Schlosser Designs Outside the Box
Ink: Palette Belle Rose
Accessories: paper piercer, Copic mulitiliner, Eclipse masking tape, white embroidery floss, pink button