Valentine Pattern

Hello everyone,

Today's Valentine is inspired by the sketch from the Card Patterns blog. Like many challenges I come across, this one was particularly appealing.


I used a Halcraft card base. The paisley paper is Making Memories Love Struck Valentine Paisley. The darker strip is Stampin' Up Rose Red textured with a Sizzix Flourish plate. The lighter pink strip is piece of textured Tropical QuickStripz from QuicKutz. The hearts were cut with the Sizzix Hearts and Paisley die in a scrap of the QuickStripz. The sentiment is from TPC Studio Hugs and Kisses. Everything is highlighted with Star Dust Stickles.

I'm very pleased with this card. Paisely is one of my favourite shapes so I couldn't resist this paper. I also love the row of Stickles on the lighter pink strip as the card just sparkles. The sketch just came together beautifully.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Saturday Girl's Club Project

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a preview of a craft I've put together for a local (Ottawa) Saturday Girl's Club which invited me to help them with a Valentine craft for next Saturday's craft. I took advantage of their generous invitation to pick up some Stampin' Up products that I had been eyeing. My Stampin' Up demonstrator, Deb Duval, was very helpful and encouraging in figuring out what craft to make and what supplies I needed.

This is a Sizzix Bag with Scallops die cut in Real Red and decorated with a variety of shapes stamped in a variety of Inkadinkado and TPC Studio stamps. The ribbon is a dollar store find that I've had in my stash for ages. The scallop was highlighted with Uniball Signo Gel Pen.

The Saturday Girl's Club ages range from 7 to 11, so the idea behind this craft is that they will decorate pre-made bags with a variety of die-cut valentine shapes. The bags will be filled with Valentine candy. I'm beyond pleased with with this craft. I hope the girls will really enjoy decorating this bag for someone special. I will do my best to remember to bring my camera so I can post some of the finished Girl's Club projects.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Irresistable Clean and Simple Valentine

Hello everyone,

I just couldn't resist today's Clean & Simple sketch. It was just too appealing not to get creative. This card also fits today's No Time To Stamp? challenge for red and heart. Though they were not necessarily looking for a Valentine, why wouldn't you do one at this time of year.

I used a Halcraft card base. The fours squares are Stampin' Up Whisper White attached to Making Memories Love Struck Be Mine Stripe. The images are Inkadinkado Hearts. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Well Scripted. The ribbon is an old dollar store find.

This is a lovely clean and simple Valentine. I just love this type of card. It has all the elements that I just love, except for Stickles.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Creative Hearts

Hello everyone,

My latest Stampin' Up order arrived today and I'm so thrilled! I used the most recent Caardvarks challenge - to use both red and hearts and today's Our Creative Corner sketch challenge.

Everything on this card, except for the ribbon, is from Stampin' Up. The designer paper is Sending Love which has just a titch of glitter on it. The hearts are punch in the designer paper and also in scraps of Pretty In Pink, Real Red and Very Vanilla. The Sizzix Scalloped Heart of Hearts is awesome! The sentiment is Whimsical Words. The ribbon is from American Crafts.

I love this valentine. The new products from Stampin' Up are just wonderful and I can't wait for the creativity to flow!

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Two More Clean & Simple Valentines

Hello everyone,

I'm really dragging today so looked to clean and simple cards for today's post. Today's Belli Challenge called for hearts while yesterday's Spoon Full of Sugar challenge was a freestyle card so I combined the two for a couple of really clean and simple valentines.

The card bases are from Halcraft. The images and sentiments are TPC Studio Hugs and Kisses. Though hard to discern in these photos, there are also two horizontal score lines on the hugs + kisses card. It is a very impactful element on such clean and simple cards.

I quite love the simplicity of these cards. I have to apologize for the terrible photo. My camera doesn't like all the white space on these cards so it is very difficult to get decent photos.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Mercy's Valentines

Hello everyone,

I've got two more Valentines for you today. Both are based on today's Lord Have Mercy! sketch. This was a really inspiring sketch, hence one vertical and one horizontal card.

I used some new Making Memories Love Struck Pattern Heart paper as well as some Stampin' Up Very Vanilla and scraps of Rose Red. The image/sentiment on the horizontal card is Inkadinkado Happy Days. The image on the vertical card is Inkadinkado, while the sentiment is Waltzingmouse. The flourish is an improvised Sizzix Architectural Accent #1.

I'm very pleased with these cards. If ever you're looking for inspiration, check out Mercy Kerin's blog, she is an awesome card maker and her blog is wonderful.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Valentine Sketch

Hello everyone,

I've not totally lost my mojo but it is rather tired. I used yesterday's Card Positioning Systems (CPS) sketch as inspiration because I just love the clean and simple aspect of the sketch.

I used a Halcraft card base. The background paper is Making Memories Love Struck Valentine Paisley. There is also a scrap of Stampin' Up Rose Red that was textured with Sizzix small dots. The image and sentiment is from Waltzingmouse. The brads are from Recollections.

I love this card. It was a great sketch to work with and I love how all the bits and pieces came together.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Valentine 411

Hello everyone,

The sketch for today's card is from the Stamping 411 blog. I picked up some new Valentine paper that I wanted to use and this sketch inspired a great valentine card.


The patterned paper is Making Memories Glitter Bird Love Struck. There is also a scrap of Stampin' Up Rose Red that was textured with Sizzix Pattern 1 and highlighted with Shimmerz Blingz Gold Glimmer. The heart is Inkadinkado Hearts. The senitment is from Waltzingmouse.

I'm quite pleased with this card. It is simple and sweet.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sketch Gone Wild - Part 2

Hello everyone,

Here is part 2 of the Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch that inspired a grand total of 14 cards today. Unbelieveable!

The backgound is still that same stash of unknown paper, some Quickutz textured paper and a piece of DCWV textured neutral cardstock. Stampin' Up images and sentiments include All Holidays, Darling Dots, It's Your Birthday, Medallion, Warmest Regards and Wow Flowers. Other images and sentiments include Gina K Tag You're It!, Stamp Barn (Heather's Stamping Haven) Enchanted Hollow and Sweet 'n Sassy Birthday Greeting. I also used Martha Stewart coarse crystal glitter and Stickles.

I am beyond pleased with all of today's cards. I have never massed produced before and I'm not sure this applies and many of the cards are so very, very different. I had done up the backgrounds yesterday and it just so happened that I got two cards from each paper grouping that I cut. I dusted off some stamp sets that I hadn't used before, others that I hadn't seen in a while and some that I had used in previous similar cards. It was incredible how the cards just kind of happened. I didn't give each one a ton of thought except for the ink colour.

I have to say, at this point, I'm pretty tired but when I look at all the cards spread out on my desk, I'm thrilled with the results. It was a great day!

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again tomorrow.

Gisèle

Sketch Gone Wild - Part 1

Hello everyone,

I just couldn't stop! I found this sketch and just kept going, like the Energizer Bunny! I was barely thinking - the cards just poured out! It was awesome! Tuesday Morning Sketches are where it's at!

The background paper is all part of that unknown stash that I picked up at Superstore years ago - obviously it appealed to me on many levels. The solid center strip is Quickutz textured paper. The Stampin' Up images are A Little Bit of Happiness, Birthday Whimsy, Circle Circus, Flight of the Butterfly, It's Your Birthday, Itty Bitty Buds and Warm Words. Other images include Close To My Heart Adorning Corners, Inkadinkado Hearts, Sweet 'n Sassy Birthday Greetings and TPC Studio Hugs and Kisses. The inks include Stampin' Up, Color Box and Versafine. I also used some Sakura 3-D Glaze pens, Stampendous embossing powder, Stampin' Up Crushed Curry paper and Stickles.

It was a pretty amazing day having these cards almost create themselves. Guy cards, girl cards, valentines - it was awesome! I can't even pick a favourite I'm so pleased with all of them. I did so many of them that I had to do two posts to show all the cards. I just hope I have used all my mojo as I've got more cards to make.

Keep SPI-ing the next post to see the rest of this stash.

Gisèle

Daring Birthday

Hello everyone,

Tonight's card is one of my flubs from yesterday's effort. I built upon it using today's Daring Cardmakers Challenge - What's The Point.

The blue background paper is an unknown from my paper stash. The solid blue paper is Quickutz. The focal element is Stampin' Up Whisper White textured with the Sizzix Stars w/Swirls embossing folder. The blue stars were coloured with Sakura Glaze pens. The sentiment is Stampin' Up It's Your Birthday.

Given the disaster of my initial effort with this card, I just love the makeover! The freshness of blue and white together is very appealing. This is a great clean and simple card which will be perfect for a male birthday.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Blue Birthday

Hello everyone,

Today's card is for a male colleague's birthday. It is my third attempt - I think I need some practise. I used this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch as inspiration because it was just a really neat sketch.

The background paper was bought long, long ago at Superstore and I've no idea what the brand may be. If anyone can figure it out, leave me a comment. The solid blue strip is from Quickutz. The sentiments are from Stampin' Up - Birthday Wishes, It's Your Birthday and Warmest Regards. There is also a Gina K Tag, You're It! sentiment.

I quite like how this card finally turned out, it was worth the three attempts. It is clean, simple and masculine. Perfect for a colleague.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Inspirational Sympathy

Hello everyone,

I never imagined that when I started taking my cards to the office I would need so many sympathy cards. I seem to run out regularly. It's not like you can enjoy making a sympathy card but I certainly hope those who receive them feel better. I used today's Inspirational Card Sketch as a starting point for this card.

The card base is from Halcraft. The background papers are My Mind's Eye Magnolia. The image is Stampin' Up Medallion which stampin on a scrap of Very Vanilla and highlighted with Cinnamon Stickles. The sentiment is also Stampin' Up Warmest Regards.

I've used this combination of papers and stamp for other sympathy cards as I find it quite soothing without being somber.

Please come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Baby Card

Hello everyone,

Today's card is another commission from a friend whose colleague (yup same friend different colleague as yesterday) is having a baby. I used Saturday's Card Patterns sketch challenge. When I first saw the sketch I thought it was interesting, as I worked on the card I was rather ho-hum about it but when I finished, I was amazed.

I used a Halcraft card base. All the paper is Stampin' Up Delicate Dots. The image is also Stampin' Up, So Many Scallops. I highlighted with Waterfall and Star Dust Stickles. The gems are Peggy's Pretties.

I just love this card! I have not done many baby cards as I'm rather beyond that stage but if they all turned out like this, I'd do nothing but! This is the first time I've used any of Peggy's Pretties (there are a number of different colours to choose from at Scrap 'n Stamp) and I'm really impressed. I easily glued them with Stampin' Up Crystal Effects. I love how it looks.

I hope you enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Classy Retirement

Hello everyone,

Today's card was a request from a friend for a colleague's upcoming retirement. The request was for something classy and elegant. I used yesterday's 365 Cards sketch challenge and Saturday's pink and brown Allsorts challenge to help me focus.
The background paper is old stash from Sandylion - Stonewashed Pink and Paisley Pink. I also used some Stampin' Up Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. The flowers are Flower Factory stamped in Color Box Velvet and highlighted with cinnamon Stickles. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Warmest Regards. The ribbon is American Crafts Brown Ruffles.

I just love pink and brown together. I think it is a very timeless combination that works very well for my friend's colleague. I also found this sketch very appealing as the inverted triangle at the top was so unusual.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Caroline's Bar

Hello everyone,

Today's card is a double challenge card. One of the challenges comes from my darling daughter, Caroline. About a month ago, the 365 Cards challenge was to make a card with five items picked by someone else. My daughter picked a tough five items but loved the card I had made. She was so taken with being involved in a challenge she created another challenge for me. She called it Caroline's Rainbow Challenge which involved an assortment of rainbow coloured items and a list of instructions. The other challenge is a new challenge blog called Raise The Bar which asked for us to make a card using something we had not used before.



I used a Halcraft card base. The focal image is glossy paper smooched with Caroline-designated Stampin' Up Bold Brights ink spots. I used a new Hampton Art Glue Pad to stamp Stampin' Up Itty Bitty Buds which were glittered with colour co-ordinated Martha Stewart glitter. I broke open my new Stampin' Up Mat Pack to punch the corner detail. The rainbow paper is mounted on a piece of Stampin' Up Basic Black. The sentiment is Stampin' Up It's Your Birthday.

I just love this card! Between the intricate directions and numerous options, this turned out to be a pretty clean and simple card. More to the point, Caroline loved the card too!

I'm looking forward to trying more challenges from Raise The Bar. If you're game, check it out and give it a try.

I hope you enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

One Sweet Stop

Hello everyone,

Today's card is based on two challenges. The first is a sketch from The Sweet Stop blog with a twist to stamp only a sentiment. The other challenge is from the One Stop Craft Challenge blog which was to use fancy edges or corners.

This is a 100% Stampin' Up card. I used Cottage Wall designer paper, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Orchid Opulence and Whisper White. The sentiment is Live Like You Mean It. I did use an Itty Bitty Bud stamp to pattern the Old Olive element as it was too bland otherwise. The ribbon is Rich Razzleberry.

I really love the Cottage Wall paper and this colour combination is wonderful.

I hope you enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Blue Congratulations

Hello everyone,

Today's card is a color challenge from the Stamp Something blog which called for a card in blue and white. It has been a really busy week and I needed something clean and simple.

The card base is my usual Halcraft. The bottom squares are solid blue all from my scrap box so could be anything from Stampin' Up to Michaels bulk paper. The top squares are vellum coloured with different shades of alcohol ink. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Congrats.
My favourite colour is blue so this was an easy colour challenge for me. I've been looking for an excuse to use alcohol ink on vellum and the effect was as wonderful as I had hoped. This will be a perfect card for the office stash.
Enjoy the card and come back to SPI again soon.
Gisèle

Pink and Grey Thank You

Hello everyone,

Well I thought my mojo would be gone after the four card marathon last night but it's still there thanks to challenges from Cute Card Thursday, Eat Sleep Stamp and Lili of the Valley. The challenges were 'pink and grey', sketch and 'thank you', respectively.


The background is a combination of Stampin' Up Going Grey and Tea Party. The focal element is DCWV All Dressed Up and Stampin' Up Whisper White. The ribbon is Offray. The small flowers are Stampin' Up Short & Sweet highlighted with Diamond Stickles. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Wow Flowers.

I just love a pink and grey combination and this was a great sketch!

I hope you enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

My Time For Cats

Hello everyone,

Just call me the crazy cat lady! I couldn't resist yesterday's Cool Cats challenge at My Time To Craft. I grew up with cats but now have a lovely Chinese Shar-Pei dog as both my husband and daughter are allergic to cats. I bought this stamp set years ago and frankly just couldn't leave it at one card so I made four! I probably could have kept going but it's time for bed!





I don't have the energy to go card by card but will give you a general overview of the materials used in these cards. The stamp set is All Night Media CATS. The sentiments are Gina K Designs and Stampin' Up. The papers are from Stampin' Up, DCWV, My Mind's Eye, Quickutz, some unknowns and some scraps. The ribbon is from Offray. The brads are from Multicrafts. These four cards were quite the task so I apologize in advance if I've forgotten something.

I think these cards are just great! They were so much fun to put together.
Please enjoy these cat cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Stamptacular Valentine

Hello everyone,


Today's card is based on the sketch from the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge. It was a great layout for something clean and simple.





This is the usual Halcraft card base. The Stampin' Up Rose Red strip was textured with Sizzix Small Dots. The smaller strip is g.c.d. Tinted Flowers designer paper. The image is Inkadinkado Hearts highlighted with Crystal Ice Stickles on a scrap of Whisper White and My Mind's Eye Magnolia. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Short & Sweet.

I really like this Valentine. The sketch made it quite easy. I can't wait for my new Stampin' Up order though, I need a little more variety in my Valentine paper.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sketched Valentine

Hello everyone,

Today's card is based on yesterday's Card Positioning Sketch. There are just so many possibilities with this sketch but I'm rather stuck on Valentines at the moment.


The background paper is K & Company BW Sweet Talk Pattern Hearts. The ribbon is Offray. The sentiment is Stampin' Up For a Friend stamped on a scrap of Shimmery White and highlighted with Crystal Ice Stickles.

I couldn't resist this background paper. The glittering hearts are just so appealing.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sweet Valentine

Hello everyone,

I just loved today's Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch. It was the perfect inspiration for today's card.

The background is a combination of Stampin' Up Pretty In Pink that was textured with Sizzix Pattern 1. There is also some g.c.d. Rose Circles designer paper. The ribbon is from American Crafts. The image is Inkadinkado Hearts. The sentiments is from Waltzingmouse.

I quite like this card. The sketch was an excellent jumping-off point. I do not usually make holiday cards outside of Christmas but I am enjoying making all these Valentine cards.

I hope you enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Another Clean and Simple Valentine

Hello everyone,

It is late for posting - I was distracted by a Harry Potter movie - but I still have a card for you. It is a really quick card à la clean and simple. It is also representative of the colour garnet which is yesterday's challenge from Daring Cardmakers.

I used the usual Halcraft card base. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Wonderful Words. The image is from Waltzingmouse. The ribbon is So-Facile.

Again, a very simple Valentine but, quite effective. I love it!

Enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Clean & Simple Valentine

Hello everyone,

T.G.I.F. I'm rather done in tonight but couldn't go without making a card. I'm addicted! I chose to stick to something clean and simple and looked to the No Time To Stamp? blog which asked simply for a heart. I'd actually been thinking of this card all day.

I used a Halcraft card base. The images are all Inkadinkado Hearts stamped in various shades of red. The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse.

Super quick, super easy and a lovely clean and simple Valentine. I love this card! It turned out exactly as I imagined.

I hope you enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Pals Thanks

Hello everyone,

It's been one heck of a day so I really appreciated Pals Paper Arts simple sketch. We had a new furnace installed so I took the day off and planned to get a few things done around the house. I had three things on my list and only accomplished one of them. I did manage to work on my blog - you may notice that I've re-organized the challenges that I SPI, which are now by day as it will be easier to find something each day. If you're a cardmaker and inclined, give a challenge a try, it's a lot of fun!

The background paper is some old Stampin' Up designer paper, Spring Fling. The yellow element is a piece of textured paper from my scrap box. The sentiment is also Stampin' Up, Lots of Thoughts. The ribbon is the last of a dollar store find and some very old Charmin from a long out of business local retailer.

I like the freshness of this simple card. It is just so very cheerful. I'm giving this card to my neighbors. They are wonderful folks. The didn't utter one single peep, when I parked my car in their driveway today to make room for the furnace guys. I didn't ask permission, as they were at work, and I didn't manage to move my car until dinner time, long after they got home. We are very, very fortunate to have such great people living beside us and I am so grateful.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Five Challenge Card

Hello everyone,

I didn't plan to one-up yesterday's four challenge card, it just happened that I came across five challenges today that fit together beautifully on one card. Today's 365 Cards wanted to see metal. The ABC challenge was looking for layers. Crafty Creations called for black and white with a splash of color. Flutter By Wednesdays, in addition to angels, fairies or butterflies, wanted us to use something new. The Diva Coffee Break Design Team provided the overall sketch.

I started with a Halcraft card base on which I layered Stampin' Up Basic Black and Shimmery White. The white layer was textured with the Spellbinder Impressabilities Butterfly plate. I used a new piece of paper, gcd Studios Tinted Flowers designer paper. The metal flower brads are from Multicrafts. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Short & Sweet.

I really love this card. Considering how many challenges have been used on this one card, it should be busy, but it isn't. I did add a sentiment to the sketch because I felt it was needed. I also used dimensionals on everything and it certainly provided great depth. Maybe that's why it appeals to me so much. I figure this card will easily pass for a Valentine even with nary a heart in sight.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

So Very Pretty In Pink

Hello everyone,

Believe it or not, I've managed to create a four-challenge card today. The Artful Inkables challenge was to make a monochromatic card. The Creative Card Crew challenge was to use distressing on your card. A Spoon Full of Sugar asked for cards with hearts. Finally, I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Whew!

The background paper, which is distressed, is My Mind's Eye Magnolia. The heart paper is K & Company also distressed. The two side pieces, in Stampin' Up Very Vanilla and a scrap of unknown textured cardstock, were both cut with the EK Success Scalloped Diamond punch. The heart was cut with Sizzix Heart #8 and glittered with Martha Stewart kunzite glitter.

Can this card be any more pink?! I think it will be a really sweet card for a young lady who really appreciates pink and glitter. I like it!

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Yes!

Hello everyone!

She said yes! The proposal went as romantically as my colleague had planned. She loved the cards and the tag. It was as perfect as he wanted it to be.

Today's card is based on the 2 Sketches 4 You challenge. It is a 25th anniversary card for the sister of a colleague.



The background paper is Stampin' Up Rich Razzleberry Designer Paper. The layered elements are Stampin' Up Not Quite Navy, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White. The Rich Razzleberry element is textured with Spellbinders Flourish Impressabilities. The silver strip is from Canford and is textured with Sizzix Small Dots and highlighted with Silver Stickles. The ribbon is from Offray.

My colleague knew what colours she wanted so it was fairly easy to pull this card together. She also wanted the personalized element to be raised. I'm not certain about the silver strip. I wanted to incorporate some silver for to represent this milestone anniversary but I've never been all that pleased with this paper. The Stickles certainly help it out. I can't wait to use up the few sheets of this paper and be done with it. It was awfully fun working with my colleague putting this card together. I hope it will be just as she envisioned.

Please enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sympathy

Hello everyone,

I finally got the better part of my craft area organized and I'm exhausted. I still have some organizing to do but I have enough space to put a card together. I've prepared another sympathy card which feels rather proper as we repatriate five Canadians back from Afghanistan.

I used a Halcraft card base. The Spellbinder Lattice pendant and corner pieces were cut from a piece of Stampin' Up glossy paper to which the Ranger Adirondack alcohol ink technique was applied. The center medallion was cut from Whisper White and was highlighted with Shimmerz Pixie Dust. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Warmest Regards.
This is another clean and simple sympathy card and is, I think, very suitable.
Please come back to SPI again soon.
Gisèle

Clean & Simple Sympathy

Hello everyone,

Today's card is a challenge card from the Our Creative Corner blog which asked for a clean and simple card. I needed clean and simple more than ever today as I'm cleaning and re-organizing the craft corner. We've all been there and it is never an easy task but it is totally worth it in the end - or so I keep telling myself.

I used a Halcraft card base. The image is Stampin' Up Pocket Silhouettes which I coloured with Tombows. The sentiment is also Stampin' Up Warmest Regards.

There always seems to be a need for sympathy cards at the office so I like to have a stash on hand. A colleague father-in-law passed away a few days ago so I know a few extra cards will come in handy.

I don't want you to enjoy this card all that much but please come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Five For Friday

Happy New Year!

It was a spectacular lazy day today and frankly, much needed. Amidst all the laziness, I still found some time to make up a card. I turned to the 365 Cards blog which has called for a five for five challenge. Five elements, five times on one card.

The card base is my standard Halcraft. The five turquoise strips are DCWV textured card stock. The five brads are from Multicraft. The five flowers and five flourishes are Stampin' Up Itty Bitty Bits in Bermuda Bay. The flowers are highlighted with Star Dust Stickles. The bows are Holiday Ribbon Bow-tique from Michaels.

I'm not sure how I would use this card. It would be good for a wedding, birthday, thank you. I'll figure it out at some point. It was very easy to put together once I figured out the five elements I wanted to use. It is a more graphic card than I usually make but I like it none-the-less.

I hope you had a wonderful new year and I wish you all the best in 2010. Enjoy this card and please come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle