valentine shaker

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hi! i made a sweet CAS valentine shaker card last night- so happy that i have one done :)
MFT paper &dies totally helped make this one come together pretty quickly! (product links below)
Here's a close up of the shaker part- can't help but smile when shaking the sequins around!

 i hope you're having a fabulous weekend! It's sunny & just a gorgeous day here in Vegas so we're totally heading out to enjoy it! thanks so much for looking! be back soon! {{GIANT HUGS}}
-g
^o^

supplies used:
stamps: MFT stamps BB You Have My Heart (inside sentiment and heart)
paper: MFT Card stock in Smooth White & Wild Cherry.
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
other: MFT die-namics Transformable Heart full of Love and MFT Blueprints 20, clear acetate, foam mounting tape, rainbow sequins, metallic twine (lawn fawn), heart button (stash), muti matte medium (ranger), tape runner.

One Layer Cards

 

 

hi! i wanted to share a couple of one layer cards i made recently after being inspired again during my Holiday Card Workshop 2014 going on at Online Card Classes. The amazingly talented & always inspiring Jennifer McGuire taught some fun partial die-cutting techniques for super cool one layer cards. i honestly tried & tried, but after many attempts, i decided to just attach the sweet little deer & tree over the top of the die cut scalloped circle & get the same look without all the frustration ;) i'll try again when i have more time & a little more patience ;).  i'm so sorry for the poor photos- my camera is in need of a new memory card, and my tent & photography lights are at the hubs office (to come back to me soon i hope!) so in the meantime, i'm stuck with only my phone, an ott light, and the sunshine through the window! here's a detail shot of the fabulous shimmer/shine:

the pink card is just as shimmery thanks to MFT's fabulous sheer shimmer mist (product link in supplies below.) Oh! another fun new thing i've been experimenting with is embossing/texture paste & stencils- so fun, so stinkin' cool, as well as super quick & easy- LOVE! thanks for stopping by i know it's been forever, but it's been a crazy long time since i've had a crafty space to call my own! hope to be back soon -xo

^o^

-g

supplies:

stamps: MFT Jingle All The Way, Simon Says Stamp Holiday Hellos (sentiment)

paper: MFT cardstocks (cotton candy, sno cone, XPress It blending card)

ink: MFT Hybrid ink (black licorice), Distress Inks (salty ocean, spun sugar), VersaMark embossing ink

other: Copic markers, white embossing powder, Wendy Vecchi embossing paste, Simon Says Stamp's Falling Snow Stencil, MFT Shimmer Mist, Spellbinders Scalloped Circle Nesties, Wink of Stella clear gold brush pen, glossy accents, tombo aqua liquid adhesive, sponge daubers/distress ink applicators.

life is good...

 

 

..and it's even better when you've been married to your best friend for 20 years! TWENTY years today! so crazy! LOL! i am deeply grateful and blessed to share my life with him! He's THE best! btw i didn't have the car accident & need to wear a neck brace permanently for another 2 years after this photo was taken! man we were young (& i was so skinny HA!)- we were 24!

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here's the inside of the card:

   i kept it sweet but clean & simple since it's for the hubs. 

it was fun to stamp & then run it through an embossing folder! oh and you so NEED some of MFT's hemp cord-it is so awesome & holds it's shape perfectly:

 

i popped up the heart with the '20':

hope he likes it!

card deets: 

stamps: MFT's Complimentary Greetings, MFT's My Favorite Sentiments/6th Birthday Celebration Set

ink: memento tux black

paper:  MFT cardstock (wild cherry, black licorice), MFT perfect paper panels (stash), fossil scalloped notecard (stash)

accessories: MFT By The Numbers dienamics, MFT's  Hearts a Plenty dienamics, MFT's hemp cord, embossing folder,

glue pen, heart button (stash) Jody's awesome boosters and red line tape (available here!)

i'm off to cook a nice dinner for us. we're going  to Texas de Brazil (Brazilian churrascaria) this weekend since tonight's a school night! see you soon!

^o^

-g