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Everyone has special people in their life whom they want to remember on special days... this is one such day for me. Today marks the birthday of my late high school sweetheart. Every year, I like to send a card to his parents to let them know they are on my mind. Here's the one I made for them this year:
 This adorable acorn stamp is fun to layer with circle punches... but be sure to line them up just right so the letters look right - you see that the "g" gets split between the punches:
 No more real secrets on this one, so I'll let the recipe speak for itself.
We miss you, Scott...
Card Recipe:
Stamp Sets: The More the Merrier (Hostess Level III), Woodgrain background
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Black StazOn
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain ribbon
Tools: 1-3/4" and 1" Circle punches, Horizontal Slot punch (for ribbon)
Here is the card that my guys liked the best... I like it too, but it's not my favorite.
 I really like this little snowman scene because there's 5 of them and 5 of us! Michael is the debonair one with the top hat, I get to be the cute one with the earmuffs, Mason looks like his daddy, Morgan has the silly Santa hat on, and Maddox is the chubby one down front! Isn't it perfect?!
The card I think I will use for Christmas actually has this same stamp on it... I'll show that to you soon.
Card Recipe:
Stamp Sets: The More the Merrier (Hostess Level 3), Serene Snowflakes
Ink: Black StazOn, Versamark, Night of Navy
Cardstock: Real Red, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Whisper White Organza ribbon (I told you I LOVE this ribbon!)
Tools: Word Window punch
Here's another idea I came up with for Christmas... I really like it, but it's quite a bit of layering.
 The image I used here is from Serene Snowflakes (one of my very favorite holiday sets this year), but it could be almost anything. And, I actually prefer it turned on it's side like this:
 But with this snowflake, I think most people would be turning it upright (like the first picture). I'd need to use something that has a definite top and bottom if I wanted to have it sideways like this.
Anyway, I like this one quite a bit, so I'll probably make a few! (...I didn't even ask the guys if they liked it. I'm the one doing all the work, right? I should have the right to veto, shouldn't I?!)
Card Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Serene Snowflakes, Many Merry Messages
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Naturals White
Accessories: Whisper White Organza Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Edge punch
I've been making a lot of Christmas cards lately, trying to pick the one that I want to use. I'll start showing you the ones I've come up with so far over the next few days.
 This was the first one I made, and I really like it, but the guys in my house didn't vote for it. It's actually a CASE of a card in the Holiday Mini - page 26. I love the soft look of it, but I suppose it was too soft for the men in my life!
I think they were leaning toward the more traditional Christmas colors, so I made another version of it in green...
 ...but they didn't go for this one either. :)
Ah well, I've got more! I'll be back soon...
Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Serene Snowflakes, Christmas Greetings
Ink: Silver Encore, Versamark, Bordering Blue & Night of Navy (card #1), Mellow Moss & Always Artichoke (card #2)
Cardstock: Kraft, Shimmery White, Bordering Blue (card #1), Mellow Moss (card #2)
Accessories: Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brads
Tools: Corner Rounder punch
Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful comments about my new desk! I'm still thrilled with it - I've been making all kinds of cards! My only problem now is that I don't have enough time to get them uploaded, watermarked, and prepared for posting! ...always a complaint, huh?
Okay, so today was my wonderful husband's birthday. I made him a cute little card that I honestly think all of you will appreciate more than he did. :) Ah well, cards just aren't his thing!
 Aw, isn't it cute?! Do you want to know what he said when he opened it?! He said, "Look boys, Mom made me a card that says she likes my nuts"! I'm NOT JOKING! Of course, many giggles erupted from my boys at that. I am so completely surrounded by testosterone in this house.
 In any case, it was a fun card to make. I suppose it's fair for them to take it out of context to increase their enjoyment of such girl-ish endeavors. :)
Oh, a side note, I made the background by inking up the acorn from the Level 3 Hostess set, The More the Merrier, with my Versamark marker. May be a little more work than I tend to do, but hey, Michael's worth it... most of the time. ;)
Card Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Animal Crackers, The More the Merrier
Ink: Versamark, Black StazOn, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Whisper White
Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware (retired finish), Always Artichoke Grosgrain ribbon
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