Sending love

This is a simple card that works for Valentine's Day, but also for any occasion in which you just want the receiver to know that you're thinking about her and sending some love.  We all need a little love now and then and to know that other's are thinking of us.  It does the soul good. 

I used blender pens for the coloring of the tree.  I wanted a soft look.  The hearts... are they not too cute!?  They are new.  They are the Embossilits Die: Fashionable Hearts found in the Occasions Mini catalog.  They are just the right size for cards, but would look cute on a scrapbook page too.  I've also used the new Pleated Satin Ribbon in Pear Pizzazz.  This is a CASE card of something I saw a while ago...around convention time.  But it is from memory, so I do not know who to credit or how close it is to what I originally saw.  With my memory, the card could actually be nothing near a CASE. :-)  Ah, the perks of a bad memory...meeting "new" people every day, finding money in a pocket, hiding your own gifts for Christmas and finding them the next spring and having no idea what's inside...Life is good.

Thanks for stopping in.  If you do not have a demonstrator and would like to purchase some Stampin' Up! merchandise, I'd love to be your demonstrator! Contact me if you have questions.

Kristine

Mojo 194 inspiration

June is birthday month in my family, and also with friends.  So this month I need to create lots of birthday cards!  This card is from the Mojo Monday card sketch 194.  Sometimes the best thing in making a card is to go into Blogland and find a layout to get started.  The layout was a breeze, but I fiddled with it until I was happy.  It is a very simple design, and I guess that today I am more in the mood for less than simple! (Someone should warn my husband.) Take a look!

It almost qualifies for a vintage look, no?  How'd that happen?  Me and vintage...we cross paths rarely.  But this...this may be vintage.  Sponging, "stitching," ribbon, pearls...what do you think?
My "stitching" is kidiwampus, but that ain't any different than my real stitching, so I'm going to call it  "authentic" rather than kidiwampus. :-)

A couple of the items on the card are going to become unavailable on July 1.  They are part of the Stampin' Up! retirement items.  If you like the ribbon or the DSP I used, click here and order yourself some right now!  Then come back on July 1st and order the stamp set!  It was in the Occasions Mini, but I have a strong feeling (wink, wink) that it might be available again on July 1.  Know what I'm saying?  Here's everything I used...
Recipe:
Stamp set: Bring on the Cake
Paper: Concord Crush, Pretty in Pink, Lap of Luxury DSP
Ink: Concord Crush, White Gel pen, Vanilla Craft
Accessories: Blushing Bride Poly twill ribbon, Basic Pearls, Beautiful Wings Embosslit
Tools: 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch and Circle Scissor, Big Shot, Sponge, Mini Glue dots, Dimensionals


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Thanks for stopping in to see what I'm creating.  Beautiful day in Reno.  I need to go hike in them thar hills! 
Kristine