PSA and Chatty Nikki turns 13

Guess what? I am REALLY back and I am soooooooooooo excited, I have not created in WEEKS!! I have finally beat whatever that forsaken sickness was I had - everything from sinus infection, bronchitis, pneumonia and the weeks of tears thinking I would never get well! I'm not sure I ever remember being THAT sick for THAT long!! :(

But let's move on - first off, I should tell you the best way to spend your money this week AND THIS WEEK ONLY...just start here:

There are some amazing new images & LOTS of long-time images - take a look as many are now available digitally!!

Next up is my card for this week's challenge: Challenge 58 - Shapes brought to you by the Stamping Genius Sally!

I'm not sure I followed the challenge as it was issued; but I sure had fun creating! Our youngest daughter has a birthday party coming up, so I used the CPS sketch HERE; and the birthday girls fave color is baby blue, so I tried to take advantage of that through and through! :D

Card plus birthday tag

Tag up close

Chatty Nikki is actually a pocket in which I inserted the birthday tag, thought glitter was a must for the numbers - don't you agree? Some ribbon was added to the tag, then I sewed the button on using jute twine. Some embossing, DTP ink for the large embossed dots, a bit of sewing and that's it.

Inside

Thanks for hanging in there while I had to take an extended absence, I'm just so happy to be feeling better and FINALLY back to creating!

Have a great week!

... ready to chat it up friends ...

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Ladybug Crafts Ink

Papers: PTI Spring Rain, GKD White, Copic XPress, Echo Park DP

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and Tuxedo Black

Accessories: nesties, Copics, Janome Sew Mini, jute twine, misc. ribbon, Verve Visual Die (tag-outside), PTI Die (present-inside)

I am in love! CPS 164 Part 1

Oh, I really, really, really love this card - do you? I love the colors, I love the layout, I love that ribbon, I REALLY love those crocheted flowers - just scrumptious. LOL!!

I used CPS Sketch 164 Part 1; I love the layout - originally my card had an extra layer but when I revisited the sketch I realized I didn't need that layer...turns out I love it so much more without that layer! BINGO - love when that happens. Am I writing about Valentine's Day, cuz I'm sure using the word "love" a whole lot! :D

Anyway, I purchased these crocheted flowers from Needle Creations on Etsy - she has amazing stuff. I love her even more because she is a principal - wow; tough job, no doubt!!

The smaller flowers were inked with a light pink and then I rock-n-rolled the edges in PTI's Hibiscus Burst - I wanted them to look variegated like the crocheted flowers. I then added a hot pink flat pearl to the middle of each of the small flowers. I edged all the layers with PTI's Vintage Cream; added some Hibiscus Burst Saddle Stitch ribbon to finish the card.

I like the inside too! :p

It says "I'm so blessed to call you...Mother"; two different stamps sets and I stamped "Mother" in Hibiscus Burst so it would stand out as unique against the black; it was really tough to photograph but looks pretty IRL.

I hope you've enjoyed this Mother's Day card - more to come soon. Thanks for stopping by; I love when you visit! Hugs, ~M.



WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Verve Visual's Because of You; PTI's Mother
Papers: GKD 80 lb. cream, PTI Hibiscus Burst, MME Quite Contrary
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Vintage Cream & Hibiscus Burst
Accessories: EK Success Punch, crocheted flowers, hot pink pearls , PTI Hibiscus Burst Saddle Stitch ribbon