Stop & Smell The Roses

Hello my friends!  Happy almost weekend! For today's post I made a card for a family friend of ours who was in a very unfortunate accident a couple weeks ago. She's out of the hospital, but now she's staying at a rehab facility until she gets her strength & movement back. Roses are always a safe bet to cheer someone up, so I hope she likes this card....

Inside

SIZE:  5 x 7"
CRICUT:  Craft Room; Expression 2; Gypsy
CARTRIDGES:  "Soirée Lettering" & "Small Talk Frames & Tags"
PAPER:  CTMH cardstock
EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug machine; Anna Griffin folder "Rosa"; inked with CTMH Exclusive Inks "Whisper"
STAMP SETS:  Craftin Desert Diva's "Say It Big" & "Simply Said"; CTMH "Heartstrings" & "Curlicue Frames" 
INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Cranberry", "Lagoon", "Whisper" & "Pixie"
OTHER:  Martha Stewart border punch; CTMH Extra Thick Twine "Pixie"; CTMH sequins; Sakura gel pen; 3M foam tape


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  February Linky Challenge; anything goes; 4th entry
Craftin Desert Diva's -  Linky Party; use ribbon; 2nd entry
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays -  Challenge #195; anything goes; 3rd entry
Simon Says Stamp -  Monday Challenge; anything goes
Crafting By Designs -  "Thinking Of You" card
Cute Card Thursday -  Challenge #262; "Fancy Corners"
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #172; anything goes


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Thank you very much for stopping by & have a great day!

I {Heart} You

Hello crafty friends! I hope you're enjoying this holiday weekend! I'm still recovering from my gallbladder removal surgery 3 days ago, but I'm doing pretty well. My husband has been taking wonderful care of me & my mom has kept us hooked up with meals, which has been a lifesaver. Anyway, I haven't been feeling very creatively inspired, but I was just putzing around in my craft room & came up with this card. I'm trying to get my Imagine machine working again & I managed to get it to print, but it still won't cut. At least I'm able to print out paper with it, so that's what I used for this card....

SIZE:  5.5" square
CRICUT:  Imagine
CARTRIDGE:  "Berries & Cream"
PAPER:  Core'dinations
MANUAL DIES:  Cuttlebug machine; Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts "Large Stitched Circle Stackables"
STAMP SET:  Craftin Desert Divas "Simply Said"
INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Pansy Purple"
RIBBON:  Celebrate It
OTHER:  3M foam tape


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  February Linky Challenge; anything goes; 3rd entry
Craftin Desert Divas -  Linky Party; use ribbon  
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Crafty Creations -  Challenge #282; "Owls, Hearts & Love"; 2nd entry
Party Time Tuesdays -  Challenge #195; anything goes; 2nd entry
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #170; anything goes


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Thank you so much for visiting me & have a great day!

Happy Valentine's Day

Hi friends! I don't have a project to post because I just had surgery yesterday, but I just wanted to say....

 

 Big love to you all!

I Love You

Hello crafty friends! I hope you're all having a lovely weekend & not getting too soaked. It rained like a you-know-what here last night & we lost power for a good 12 hours, but it's back on now, thank goodness! I wanted to do this post last night but, of course, no internet! Grrr.

It's been a rough week for us here in the Martin house. We lost our sweet girl, Lexi on Monday night. As most of you know, she was diagnosed with a massive inoperable liver tumor over 2 years ago. She had been symptom-free the whole time, until last Friday when she started declining rapidly. By Monday we knew it was time to say goodbye. She could no longer walk & was extremely disoriented. We had our home care/hospice vet put her to sleep here at our house, surrounded by our whole family. She was by my side for 14+ years & was the love of my life. I'm devastated but trying to keep myself busy & distracted. You can see more photos of her & stuff on my Facebook page HERE. 

Lexi Annmarie Martin   5/11/00 - 2/2/15

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OK, now onto the crafting portion of my post. Today's card was made using a sketch from Joy at Obsessed With Scrapbooking. I think it's more summer-y than Valentine-y but I do love the colors....

SIZE:  A2

CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy

CARTRIDGES:  "Elegant Embellishments" & "Paper Lace 2"

PAPER:  CTMH 

STAMP SET:  CTMH "Wild About Love"

INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Desert Sand"

OTHER:  My Mind's Eye enamel dots; 3M foam tape

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Challenges:

DL.ART -  February Linky Challenge; anything goes; 2nd entry

Obsessed With Scrapbooking -  Sketch Challenge

Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Challenge; anything goes

Simon Says Stamp -  Monday Challenge; "H is For..." (hearts); 2nd entry

Heart 2 Heart -  "Home Is Where The Heart Is"; use CTMH products; 2nd entry

Party Time Tuesdays -  Challenge #195; anything goes

Cute Card Thursday -  Challenge #359; "Crazy in Love"

Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #169; anything goes
Crafty Creations -  Challenge #282; "Owls, Hearts & Love"

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Thank you for visiting me & have a wonderful weekend!

FCCB Challenge #244 ~ Valentine's Day

Hello there! I hope you all had an awesome weekend! Yep, it's Monday, which means it's time for another FCCB challenge! I hope you can join us!

Challenge #244 ~ Valentine Projects

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Here is my project....

SIZE:  A2

CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy

CARTRIDGE:  "Create A Critter 2"

PAPER:  CTMH

STAMP SET:  My Pink Stamper "Buggy Punnies"

INK:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

PUNCH:  Martha Stewart

OTHER:  CTMH Extra Thick Twine "Pixie"; CTMH Stuck On You Puffies (hearts); 3M foam tape

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Challenges:

DL.ART -  February Linky Challenge; anything goes
Heart 2 Heart -  "Home Is Where The Heart Is"

Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
My Sheri Crafts -  Challenge #149; Valentine's Day (use at least 1 heart)

Simon Says Stamp -  Monday Challenge; "H is for..." (hearts)
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #168; anything goes
Cute Card Thursday -  Challenge #358; "Stamping Mad"
Crafting Musketeers -  Challenge #22; "Cute"

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Thank you so much for visiting me & have a fantabulous day!