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Monday, February 17, 2014

Embossing is Boss Simply Inspired Bog Hop


Welcome to another Simply Inspired Blog Hop!  I love being part of this group of talented Close To My Heart women and that periodically we can all combine our talents to give you a hop that is sure to inspire. This time we've chosen to focus on the brand new Close To My Heart embossing folders. Hold onto your hats. This is a BEAUTIFUL hop!


If you have come here from the classy and creative Debbi Fournier's blog you are on the right path. This blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants here.

Card box closed: inside are 5 matching cards and envelopes
I chose to create a Card Box filled with 5 matching cards and envelopes, all using a bit of dry embossing on them. I focused on 2 of the new embossing folders:  the Dots and the Quatrefoil  folders.  We have 3 other designs to choose from though!  I also used the Ariana papers, matching Complements Dimensional Elements, Ariana Assortment, some Bitty Sparkles and our Trinkets Wooden Shapes. I sponged the edges of a few things using the Cashmere Pad and a Round Sponge and I lightly sanded the dry embossed cardstock pieces with a fine grit sandpaper from our Sanding Kit to give it a bit of a shabby chic look, which I thought went perfectly with the look of the Ariana papers.  At the end of this post, you can find photos and links to these products on my website.


Ariana Cards that go inside the box (I also included envelopes but didn't include them in the photo)
 
Card box open with cards and envelopes inside

 

Now hop on over to the beautiful and brilliant Sheri Rottler's blog to see her work!  Be sure to visit all of the Close To My Heart Consultants in the hop to get some great crafting ideas.  Contact me or shop directly from my website to get your products from this beautiful new catalog today. 

Don't forget that when you purchase 2 packages of colored cardstock this month, you get an embossing folder of your choice for FREE ($8.95 value). You can do that right on my website.




 

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

A February Stamp of the Month Card and Pedersen FUN the Past Few Weeks!

5x7 Card I made using the February Stamp of the Month (Wild About Love)
We'll start today with a fun February Stamp of the Month card.  I had fun playing with this set and hope you will too. It's yours for only $5 ($17.95 value) with every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax) in February.  If you are ordering from my website, you will be prompted to add it before you check out.


Coincidentally, this card also fits the Moxie Fab World Hexagon Challenge this week.  You can see all of the products I used on this card as well as links to them on my site at the bottom of this post. Don't you just love those hexagon chipboard shapes? They are called Irresitibles Hexagons and come as white chipboard with a clear embossed pattern on the top. You just rub a little ink on top with a sponge and the design shows through. COOL BEANS! The heart and sentiment are both from the Stamp of the Month set.

There has been so much going on the past few weeks, and I thought maybe I ought to share some of our Pedersen adventures with you.

Let's start with the twins' 2nd birthday party.  Kori outdid herself with the Minnie and Mickey theme.  She really is AMAZING at the party thing!  It is so much less stressful being the grandparent.  Actually, my parties never looked like this anyway.  She puts me to shame!

We had Dan and I, Kori, Rick and their family, Tannon and Brookley, and Rick's side of the family there for the party. Unfortunately Easton and Daysha and Sage couldn't come up for the party. We missed them!

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Livvi and Street had a Minnie and Mickey themed 2nd birthday party.

Livvi patiently waiting for it to be time to eat
 
Tannon keeping Street occupied while the food was prepared
Here are Tannon and Brookley AFTER Street was done honking Tannon's nose
Kori...the mom and party planner extraordinaire!
Daci was such a cute big sister at the party by helping keep the twins happy and occupied
Street getting ready to devour his cupcake
Kori, Street, Livvi and Rick
Livvi is ready to eat her cupcake too
Dan and I with Street
About a week after the twins' party, it was time for the Superbowl.  Unfortunatley I forgot to take pictures of that, which maybe wasn't such a bad thing. We are Bronco fans and maybe this Superbowl is better off forgotten.  Easton and Daysha were able to come up this weekend and we loved having them here with all of us for our traditional Superbowl party. We'll get 'em next year, Broncos!

Dawson is, as most of you know, serving a mission in Australia for our church. It is a 2 year mission and he has been gone 8 months now, which means he's 1/3 of the way done! We miss him! Here are a couple of recent pictures of him on this mission:
Dawson is 2nd from the right
Dawson is on the right. They saw this graffiti while out working one day and had to have a pic
While on his mission, Dawson has learned to play a little guitar.
In the meantime, Tannon and Brookley got their engagement photos taken. Their wedding is coming up on March 12...one month from today! Here is one of the photos. I thought they turned out so beautifully.

Sage turned 6 months!  I don't know how the time has gone so quickly. Easton and Daysha sure know how to make beautiful babies! I think they need to hurry and make another one. Lol.
Our sweet little Sage
Lastly, we had Brookley's bridal shower the other night and it was not only fun, but beautiful! We had about 35 people attend and they came ready to party (and to shower Brookley with amazing gifts).  Kori was in charge and she did an awesome job!





















Well, if you're still with me, thanks for hanging in there!  The products I used on my card and the links to them on my site are below.  Have a GREAT day!








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