Friday, September 16, 2011

Using old and new!

Happy Friday!  I am so happy it's the end of the week, how about you?  The other day I won a giveaway over at SCRAPBOOK TREEHOUSE.  If you haven't checked out Mary Jo's blog yet, you should.  She has some great layouts and posted a super cute mini the other day too.  One thing I love about blogging is connecting with people from around the world.  Funny thing about Mary Jo is that we live just across the state from each other :)  Two people who otherwise would have never met, right? 

Anyway, the giveaway was some awesome cardstock Thickers and some Studio Calico stamps.  When my package arrived, Mary Jo had thrown in an extra, a little package of Prima canvas tags!  Wasn't that nice?  I have to say I was really excited about the Thickers, you know I just purchased my first set about a month ago so to have a different font and type was really cool.  I didn't know what to expect with the Studio Calico stamps, I've heard good things about their products, but have never tried any for myself.  Let me tell you, these stamps are great!  Really thick, strong acrylic and the image comes out super clear.  I'll try and get something made soon and post it for you :)

On to my project.  Back in JULY I posted a few different ways I have to break myself out of my funk and the embellishment on this card was one of them.


I pulled the embellishment out of my scrap tray and simply added the Thickers from Mary Jo for my sentiment.


To mimic the stitching on the Thickers, I used my white gel pen and made dashes all around the black cardstock base.



Then I adhered the whole embellishment piece to the card.  So easy!  Thanks Mary Jo :)

Do you have anything fun going on this weekend?  This is our first weekend in over a month that we don't have any plans!  Yeah!!!!!  I know we'll end up doing something, but it will be on our own schedule and that's my FAVORITE kind of weekend :)  I hope you all have a fabulous day and an even more wonderful weekend.  Thanks for coming by today and I'll see later.

12 comments:

  1. How cute! :-) I've been in a funk forever, but I'm finally coming out of it. Whew! Have a fun weekend! :-)

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  2. I love the card! Have a great weekend :) I love not having any plans!

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  3. Cute card - the ink stitching is a nice touch. Have a great weekend!

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  4. Great card, love the stitching, really cute. Becky x

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  5. Cute! Love having a stash of stuff handy to whip up a quick card like this. Oh, and YEAH for winning some goodies. :) I have met a few locals through my blog too - so fun to meet your own neighbors online first. Hope you have a great weekend!

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  6. What a great card! Very cute! Enjoy your weekend. No plans here. Have to take one of the dogs to the vet tomorrow to get his yearly rabies shot.

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  7. Beautiful card!!! I love the premade embellishment!

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  8. oooh, Mary Jo sent you one of my favorite Thicker's fonts. Cute card!

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  9. Love that card and the way the colors pop on the black background!

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  10. sooo cute! I love the clothes pin and doily!!

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  11. Congrats on your winnings. I love Mary Jo's scrapbook room, its so cool.

    I remember you funk embellishment, so good that you used it on a card.
    Your card turned out lovely. Your embellishment is perfect for this card. Nice perfect faux stitching

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  12. love this!...the clothes pin is such a great addition...

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