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Hello, hello!

Especially to Jane, my newest follower...thanks for joining me!

Today I am here with a card that is about as soppy as I get...an "anniversary" card for my DOH.  I put the word anniversary in quote marks as we are not married, but we've put up with each other been together for 5 years now and every year I make him a little card which he coo's over for a bit and more often than not puts directly onto the coffee table.  If he could, I think he'd probably bin them after a week or so, but he knows there's no way he'll get away with that!!  ;)  I found all of the cards that I've made for him, and that he has kept (impressed!) in a drawer the other day whilst looking for something else, and to be honest, I think some of them would be best in the bin!!  :)

This card, I think, qualifies for the challenge over at Curtain Call just now which is 'Smitten'.  I know the challenge leans more towards the wintery warm fuzzy feeling, but I think that it's a kind of a lovey-dovey word right?!  Perfect for a declaration of love card me thinks :)

A little close up of the sentiment because it's quite teeny...DOH had to get right under the light to see it properly...bless him...it's his age  ;)

It's a pretty simple card...I drew some hearts and then fussy cut them out.  I did a little crazy stitching pattern with red and white thread to make the heart a bit more interesting...same reason for scrunching up the smaller black heart - you gotta have a bit of dimension on a super simple card  :)  I managed to complete this card, write it AND stuff it into its envelope WITHOUT adding any sort of pearls or sparkles whatsoever.  That may not be a problem for most people, but for me that's no mean feat!!!

So that's me for today, I hope you're all having a lovely Monday and enjoying what is for most people, the first day back at work after Christmas :)

Thanks for stopping by ;)

Supplies
Card:      Paper Mill Direct - White, Black, Bright Red
Stamps: Verve - One Person
Ink:        Ranger - Perfect Medium
Other:    WOW! - Ebony e/p; Craft Concepts - Grunge Dots e/f; Spellbinders - Classic Edges Two; thread

Inspired Monochrome

Hey peeps!

I'm back with another entry for this months' WOW! Embossing Powder challenge - Monochrome.  I love monochrome and tone on tone cards.  I saw this card by Becca Feeken and was inspired to have a go at making my own version.  Becca just has the most fabulous way of looking at her tools and materials and is a real inspiration.  And, to top it off, she's really sweet :)

So, here's my interpretation;

I'm sorry if it's difficult to see in this photo?  Layering is not something I usually do and neither are intricate patterns, but I'm really pleased with the way this turned out :)

Once again, I used WOW!'s Violet Pearl embossing powder for the sentiment and it has a lovely sheen in real life :)  I love this stuff!

Thanks for dropping by :)

Supplies
Card:      Paper Mill Direct - White
Stamps:  Verve - One Person
Ink:         VersaColor - Cyan
Other:     WOW! Violet Pearl embossing powder; Spellbinders - Parisian Motifs, Fleur De Lis Motifs, Standard
               Circles Small and Large; V&A Hanover ef; Crafty Ribbons - Ivory seam binding, pearls