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I missed playing along with the gang from Julia's last Wednesday, but I did sneak in some time to visit a few of your desks. I am back today, but unfortunately, not much crafting is going on here. Only the remnants from a flower making session.

And my new storage stand from a lss closing. I think it was used to store Stickles, but I decided to use it hold my re-inkers and glitter bottles.

Lastly, this weeks card is, Hello Spring! I love the color combo of grey and yellow. It lends itself so well to spring projects.

Card #8

Well, that's it for this Wednesday. Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week!

Dani

Hi Beautiful

I got a little late start on things this morning. My plans for having some me time didn't go, well, as planned yesterday. I ended up spending the better part of the morning at the doctor's office running tests and trying to figure out the sudden pain in my abdomen. Now, I am on medication for the discomfort and scheduled to see a specialist next week. Oh well, I did manage to work on one card sketch yesterday.

Starting with the sketches, I did have a couple of requests regarding sharing my sketches. I am not that technically savvy and even though I have some of the better quality software, I still do mine the old-fashioned way, with pen and paper. I usually do this while watching tv with my hubby. I can try to see if I can figure something out and we will see what you think. So, let's get to the card.


I used some older, I think it was Little Yellow Bicycle, paper that I had won. The butterfly is an EK Success punch that I added glitter to. Once dry, I cut and wrapped a toothpick with Divine Twine to create the butterflies body. The banner was also part of the LYB collection that I cut down to the size needed for my card. I simply printed the sentiment on the strip of yellow paper. Once I glued it down, I realized that I should have put the saying further to the left, but oh well. You can still see it in person since the butterflies wings are raised.

Can you tell I am SOOOOOO ready for Spring?

Thanks for visiting!

Dani

Overdue

I never intended for it to be a week since my last post, but I must say, it was a well needed break. My daughter and I enjoyed some shopping, pigging out, a lot of movies, and shopping some more. It was a fun week but I am ready to get back to the business of creating. The only thing I managed last week was drawing three card sketches. I hope to work on them today.

Since I was away from the computer, I forgot to post card challenge number 6. So without further ado, here it is.

Hi-ya, Sweets was created with Crate Paper's Emma collection. I used the stickers for the borders and sentiment and added a doily and pearls. Of course, some machine stitching was a must. I love having my machine out and ready to use, thanks to my hubby's handiwork.

Card #7

I hope you all have a wonderful week! I am looking froward to some me time.

Dani :)

A Quick Post

Well, we are off this week with Mardi Gras break, so that means no school. You would think that it would leave more time for crafting, but that is usually not the case when dd is not in school. She is already talking about going shopping and watching movies.

Here is a quick look at her birthday card from this weekend. She turned 18 on Saturday, and yes, I still have to keep her company when they are out of school. I guess it comes from being an only child and not knowing a lot of people in this town we moved to. Hard to have your senior year in a place where you hardly know anyone.

Anyhoo, I have been wanting to use these roses on a card and since this one didn't need to be mailed, I thought it was the perfect time to do so. I love that floral background paper and the pink rose matched perfectly. Three pearls was all of the embellishment I felt it needed. Simple and sweet.

 

Hopefully, I will have something to post later this week.

Thanks for visiting!

Dani

One Last V-Day Card

Just bear with me for one last one. I couldn't post my daughter's card before I gave it to her because she occasionally reads my blog. The card below is one of my most favorite ones that I did this heart season.

I stitched, pop dotted, and added trim all to add texture to the card. The sentiment was the perfect one for her. She is our only child, so we can safely say that she is our favorite. I love this Love Story collection by Fancy Pants. It is bright, colorful, and just the right amount of girly-ness.

This concludes this year's array of Valentine's cards. We now return to our regularly scheduled blog.

Dani

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I would like to thank all of you for the super nice comments I have been receiving on my blog lately. I know that you have millions of other things to do on a daily basis, but just the fact that you take the time to visit my little corner of the world, much less comment, means so much to me. Each one of your visits are appreciated more than you know.

I am back at you today with another peek as to what's on my work desk. You can play along by going over to Julia's and finding out what it 's all about. Without further ado, my desk turned into a catch all after yesterday. It is filled with Valentine's day remnants, such as cards and gifts. (I ate all of the candy.)

I am working on card number 6 and a few others that I need for the upcoming week. Why do I start so many at one time? I will never know. I love those pink roses in that metal tin, but they are too bulky to mail. Since I can hand deliver the birthday card that I have started, I am trying to use at least one rose on it. I also have a few paper packs on my desk for the different things I am working on. Again, too much at one time.

Below, is the next card in my 52 card roundup. It is a simple card using a Hero Arts stamp set that I bought last week at 40% off. I love that it is a selection of little banners in different sizes and designs. I chose the Hello There banner, stamped it five times, cut it out and trimmed it to size. I machine stitched the banner together at top of the card and added two tiny bows. An apron border punch and a typed sentiment are all I needed to make this quick card complete.



Card #6
The pinks all do match. I just couldn't get it to show up correctly in the photo.

Happy Humpday!

Dani

Valentine's Day Post

To start the day, let me wish all of my fellow bloggers, followers, commenters, and readers a Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate with my family, I am cooking an Italian dinner. Not sure on the dessert yet.

I did make these for my daughter's day care kids. The cupcakes are a really good vanilla cake recipe to have in your recipe box. I didn't use the rose water frosting because it was for kids. I made this marshmallow fluff frosting recipe instead. It is delicious!

1 stick softened butter
1 jar marshmallow fluff
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar
2 T milk

Beat butter and fluff together. Add vanilla. Add one cup of sugar at a time, beating well between each addition. Add milk and beat well on medium speed until fluffy. Spread or pipe onto cakes.

I made miniature ones. Seriously, how cute are they?

The card below was made for one of my goddaughters. I know, you are thinking that I sure have a lot of godchildren. Lol... I do. I have 3 girls, one boy, and one niece, and another one due in a couple of weeks. They all call me Nanny or Nanan and are treated all the same.

Back to the card. It was made for a 16 year old. I wanted it to be really girly with ribbons and lace. I love that MS heart doily border punch and lace heart punch. I added a few pins to the bow, along with a cupcake pick that I picked up last year. I really liked the vintage Valentine look.

Hope your day is filled with love!

Dani