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August 22, 2011

Happy Monday to all! =)

Hello everyone!  Well, this is my last week of freedom before I go back to school!  I've got lots of crafty plans for this weekend, and also plan to work on cleaning up the house and whatnot.  It's been a super busy but AWESOME summer! 

This past weekend was a TON of fun!  It was my hubby's birthday, so we went out to BRGR (the best burger place ever) for dinner and had a great meal!  Then we went to the State College Microbrew Expo on Saturday with some friends.  It was AWESOME!  So many amazing microbrews!  It was really neat to get to try so many delicious beers and talk to the breweries about how they got started, how they decided to make certain types of beer, etc...  Finally, Sunday the hubs went golfing and I got to see my Dad perform in the local Senior Follies music and talent show!  It's a huge fundraiser for his Aging Agency, and it's always a great time!  We all met up for dinner after too, for a perfect ending to the weekend!  =) 

Ok, so onto the card!  I made this last Friday, but didn't get to post it until today!  This card uses several stamps and stamp companies, and I LOVE how it turned out: 

Can you spy all of the stamp companies on this card?  There's FOUR: Hot off the Press (scroll and border), Studio G (butterfly), Papertrey Ink (Circle), AND Lawn Fawn (sentiment).  I also love that I once again got to use several of my favorite techniques -- distressing and embossing!  The middle strip is embossed with clear powder and then covered with Mustard Seed Distress Ink -- I LOVE this particular stamp/color combination here!  So vivid and pretty!  I also heat embossed the sentiment and used watermark ink for the borders.   I also added some teeny tiny pearls and embroidery floss to finish off the card.  =) 

So, this card was also inspired by a couple of my favorite challenge blogs: 
CR84FN #36 - Yellow, Kraft and Neutral Colors

CAS-ual Fridays #16 - Embossing


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8 comments:

  1. Mona PendletonAugust 23, 2011 at 12:20 AM

    Lovely card Kristy! Your embossed background looks wonderful and love the pretty butterfly! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)

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  2. Isha GuptaAugust 23, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    Lovely card. I like the design of it. TFS.

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  3. Chari MossAugust 23, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Very nice, I love all the yellow!

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  4. LaurieAugust 23, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Hey girly! I love that embossed white on the yellow! So pretty! Thanks for playing along at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  5. Deborah FringsAugust 23, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    This is super. Love the embossed panel and sweet butterfly! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!

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  6. Lisa PetrellaAugust 24, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    LOVE the embossing!! And this color combo is super yummy!!! And love the pearl details too!!!

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  7. Andrea MAugust 25, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    What a pretty card!!! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN!

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  8. Laura DavisAugust 25, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Beautiful work!
    Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
    Laura

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