HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

THIS CARD WAS A WINNER AT COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE BLOG --- CHALLENGE #53 --- RED - GOLD - CREAM OR WHITE.

I WON-I WON-I WON-I WON



Well, the weekend is almost over and finally I have something to post. It is not like I haven't been working, because I have. I finished off two card orders that I need to deliver tomorrow. One was for 36 notecards, matching of course. I love my cricut and cuttlebug. There was embossing and her monogram of each. And let us not forget my xyron 250. This thing has been sitting in my office for over a year and I bet I have not used it more than twice before today. And for over six months I have been gluing all the initials by hand. 3 per card. What was I thinking (I wasn't thinking) otherwise I would have been using the xyron. How many of you, buy different tools and then don't use them? How many different tools do you have that have never been used? Tomorrow I am going through all of my stuff to see just what I own and I am going to start using it and that means I have to get it out of the drawers and boxes.

Oh well on to my card. A couple of weeks ago when I was in Chicago, I visited with my best friend and she mentioned to me that she had just had an anniversary the day before. My mouth fell open. I could not believe that I had forgotten. I was the matron of honor in their wedding. The next thing she said was, "I did not get you card, you always send us a card". She was right. I have never forgotten her anniversary in 9 years. So my excuse was that I had been busy, but it would be in the mail soon. well her and her husbands birthdays are in 2 weeks. So, I have 2 more cards to get ready for the mail. But, I finished the anniversary card and here it is.

The card is red gold and cream. The image is from Digital Doodling by Wendy. I love her images and this silhouette was just perfect. My friends have been happily married for 10 years. They are one of the few couples that I know who actually work together to make it work. You don't have one pulling this way and the other pulling the other. There are days that I wish I had what they have. The sentiment is from a Penny Black Christmas stamp set that I bought at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago for less that $4. there are a total of 5 stamps included. So it was a deal. The papers were all from my scrap file. I have way to much paper in my scraps. So I am working to use some of it. The roses are from a goodie bag that a really good friend gave me months ago, I don't think that I will ever get to the bottom of the bag. The bling is from my stash. I punched the leaves with a Martha Stewart punch. I think that they will like it. I am going to do the inside of the card before I mail it.

There are a few challenges that I would like to enter this card into. The first is the sketch. It is from Secret Crafter.

I changed the shapes but, the sketch is still there.

Fussy and Friday Christmas colors (I think red and gold fit)

Colour Create inspiration (Red gold, cream or white)

Crafty Sentiments Designs Use a Digi

Totally Gorjuss Flowers

Order of the Opus Gluei  Alphabet (letters/words)

 Well, This is all for this post. I hope that you like it and I will be back later with one more project.