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Happy Friday!! I hope you all are enjoying your week! It is supposed to snow here this weekend...in fact...there is a Winter Storm Warning for Saturday and Sunday! Can you believe it??!!! I must be in some alternate universe where it really is only February or something...and NOT almost May!! Please tell me there are others out there experiencing Christmas like weather? I guess I shouldn't complain though...if the weather is yucky...all the more reason to stay in and stamp, right? Heheheee!
When I saw the sketch for this week's Weekend Sketch Challenge, I knew right away that I wanted to use these Mini Envelope Templates and create a little envelope for my rectangle element. Do you ever get ideas and then never get around to actually making/completing them? This card is actually something that I've had in my mind to do for a couple of months!
I used some of the new Crate Paper's Blue Hill collection..and just chose my colors from the pieces I wanted to use. I embossed the butterflies (from the Designer Butterflies clear set by Hero Arts) in white and cut them out. I wanted them to look like they were flying out of the envelope.
I also embossed the little swirly thing on the envelope in white (it's from the Designer Butterfly set as well) and the thinking of you sentiment on the bottom of the card (it's from the Thinking of You set by Hero Arts). Both of these stamp sets and the Mini Envelope Templates can be found at Stamper's Dream store.
Oh..thanks for all your suggestions on how I might fix my Janome Mini sewing machine! I fiddled and fiddled with it...heard a "click"...and now it's sewing again! When I heard the click the bobbin holder thingy looked like it kind of snapped back into place, so I am thinking that I somehow dislodged it during my sewing fiasco yesterday. Anyhoo..it's working again! YAY!!! I'm so relieved, because I really, really wanted to sew around the background pieces on this card. I am going to try and be more careful...(I can almost hear my mom's words now...) LOL!
To see some more samples, make sure you check out what Beate, Cambria, Charmaine, Jenn, Lori, Mary Jo, & Sharon made! These ladies never cease to amaze me!!
Have a wonderful day!
Recipe: Stamps: Designer Butterflies (Hero Arts), Thinking of You (Hero Arts) Paper: Crate Paper (Blue Hill Collection), Kraft Ink: Versamark, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky Other: White e.p., Soft Sky dbl stitched ribbon, Heart button, Sewing machine, Clear rhinestones, Mini Envelope Templates, Paper piercer
