This is my second post for today…please scroll down
to see my Precious Remembrance Design It Monday post!
The photo of my card has been removed because the card is out for publication. Thanks so much for looking!
What a happy post this is - I am over-the-moon excited to tell you that I am this week’s Guest Designer at the Muse Card Club!
I received such a sweet email from Jackie Rockwell inviting me to help her with this new, unique and super fun blog…here’s how it works:
- Use ANYTHING you want from your stash to create a project inspired by this week’s Muse.
- In your post, explain how you were inspired and link back to the Muse blog.
- Provide supportive comments on at least 3 other member’s submissions.
- Vote for three of your fellow member’s submissions.
All of the details can also be found here on the Muse blog. Now that we’ve got that squared away, here is the card I made for you all this week:
I didn’t get a chance to play along with the first Muse challenge, but was totally inspired by Amy Kolling’s use of flowers in her Muse card last week. Since Raspberry Fizz is my all-time favorite color to craft with, I started with a piece of cardstock and went through my patterned papers until I came across the matching American Crafts XOXO stash. As it turns out, I did not use any stamps or bling or ribbon on this card!
The top edge of the card was cut using an oval Nestabilities die. It was pretty easy to do, but in case you’re still not sure, I made a quick video for you:
The photo of my card has been removed because the card is out for publication. Thanks so much for looking!
I hope my card inspires you, and that you’ll interpret my project in your own special way and join in on the fun this week! Will you choose the layout? The colors? The hearts or flowers or arrows? The patterns? I can’t wait to see what you make!
Many thanks to Jackie and the Muse Card Club for having me this week! I feel so blessed to be a part of this new journey and a member of this fantastic card club!
Suzanne
It’s Design It Monday at Precious Remembrance, and I’m sharing this wintery thank you card that I made using the Thanks Stamp Set. If you’d like to read more about how I made my card, please head on over the Precious Remembrance blog.
I have to tell you that I LOVE these stamps and you should really check them out!
How was your weekend? Did you have fun? On Sunday night I went to a “Master Class” about Bare Minerals at the mall, and I have to say that I had an absolute blast. If ever there is one in your area, you should go!
Hugs,
Suzanne
The Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop is going on today, and this month’s challenge is to use black backgrounds. Knowing that I wanted to use Soft Stone, Aqua Mist and Winter Wisteria together for a thank you card, I couldn’t quite bring myself to use black - it seemed too harsh, but I thought that the Smokey Shadow base was the next best thing, considering the inspiration photos Nichole posted for us.
I started by lightly dabbing some white acrylic paint onto the card front, using the end of a paintbrush and a toothpick - I have never really mastered the “splatter” technique but that’s the look that I was going for. Then I diecut and stamped Lovely Layers using Slate ink from A Muse Studio, and layering it all together with some foam tape. The card base was diecut using a Mat Stack die, and some Soft Stone cardstock was adhered to the inside of the card.
That’s it for today! Thanks so much for hopping by!
Suzanne
We’re getting closer to Valentine’s Day and I thought it would be fun to make some cute treat bags for my post on the Neat and Tangled blog today. For all the details, please head on over to check it out!
Before I go, though, I want to let you know about a very special card drive being organized by Danielle Walls, owner of Neat and Tangled, on behalf of one of her friends.
Just before Thanksgiving she heard the news that a girl she went to high school with and her family had embarked on an incredibly difficult journey. They had discovered that their sweet little 2-year old boy, Grayson, has a tumor on his brain stem. Since then they have been on a roller coaster ride, and this is only part of the journey. Grayson will begin chemotherapy this month as the next stage of his treatment. Through all of this, the family has stayed strong, hopeful, faithful and positive, and Grayson is a strong and spunky fighter. Grayson’s mom, Jackie, has a blog she keeps updated regularly, so you can get to know more about Grayson HERE.
Danielle wants to light up Grayson’s life with some serious happy mail! She talked to Jackie, and found out that Grayson and his brother love to get mail…so, here we have the Happy Mail for Grayson Card Drive.
Grayson is super lucky to have a big brother, Aydan, who is 4, so please be sure to send some awesome cards to him too! These boys love all things “boy”: Rescue Bots, Geotracks, Angry Birds, Thomas the Train. Send these little men funny, happy, cards! We all know how much love goes into a handmade card, and even better how personalized they can be!
The drive will run from January 21 - February 28; if they arrive late because they are International that’s okay too!
Please send cards to:
Grayson Savery and/or Aydan Savery
c/o Danielle Walls
P.O. Box 5808
Wilmington, DE 19808
I’m sure Jackie and the rest of the family is also spending lots of time in the hospital, too…and I may send her some happy mail as well.
Thanks very much!
Suzanne
My card is out for publication…. 
Today’s my first post for Design It Monday at Precious Remembrance where I’m so happy to be sharing a Valentine’s Day card that I made using the Thanks Stamp Set. If you’d like to read more about how I made my card, please head on over the Precious Remembrance blog.
Thanks to everyone who left comments about my very first video…I am glad you all seem to like my accent. Have a wonderful week!
Hugs,
Suzanne
