I love you Sexy

After I typed that title, It caused me to remember the funny song that Will Farrell sang in the movie "Semi-Pro "(love me sexy)

I am on a serious LOVE kick lately and although Valentine's Day and my Anniversary have passed, I'm just not ready to stop making "LOVE".

Close up of the Seam binding that I dyed in a mixture of pink ink & tea. The chipboard tag was covered with patterned paper and the edges inked. "I love you" sentiment from PTI . Flower was first stamped with a Unity stamp then punched using the Stampin' Up scalloped circle and the edges were inked

You can also see that I used blue thread for my stitching and I used white paint to distress different areas of my card. The Roses, pink patterned paper and the couple images are all Graphic 45

CHALLENGES I USED:
Simon Says Stamp & Show: Show some EPHEMERA (not exactly sure if this qualifies but I sure hope so because they give such a wonderful prize $50 to be spent at Simon Says)
Corrosive Challenge: Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown: Tags
Sweet Stampin Challenge: Oh So Girlie
Paper Play: Let's Get Sentimental

Happily Ever After

22nd Wedding Anniversary

This is the Anniversary card that I created for my husband. Very simple, clean and elegant so it didn't look like much just handing it to him.
I actually adhered his gift on the top of the inside. I have made reservations for us to go to the Hilton on the beach and eat Sunday Brunch!!! BUT WAIT, That's NOT all, I also made reservations for a couple's SPA DAY complete with massages, Champagne & Wine

My Card Base, The large vintage cream label & my sentiment label were all stamped in pirouette pink ink using Verve's " Beautiful Backgrounds " stamp set

CHALLENGES I USED:
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: S.O.S = Someone Special (you must also stamp somewhere on your project)
Oh La La: Pink, Pink, Pink
Tuesday Throwdown: 3-D (hope those big puffy hearts are 3-d enough, but just in case, I also popped my inside sentiment up with pop dots)
Creative Inspirations: Plain & Simple
Cute Card Thursday: Shiny Happy Cards
PaperPlay Challenges: Add some SHINE

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CHALLENGES

Till Death Do Us Part

LOVE

NEW BEGINNINGS
LIFE
SORROW & JOY
SICKNESS & HEALTH

I probably should not write blog posts after 2 glasses of Vino!!! The above sentiments are some of the emotions and thoughts swirling around in my head. Today's post will be happy but there is always a little piece of me that becomes shadowed with Loss. If you read my blog regularly, then you know we are an active duty Navy Family and my husband is an EOD (explosives ordnance disposal tech (BOMB SQUAD).... This week has had many UP's & DOWN's for our community.

That being said let's Celebrate LIFE!!!!!!! A couple of days ago we attended a beautiful Sicilian wedding of a fellow EOD tech and his new bride. I don't often create wedding or bridal cards but to me they must be CLEAN & SIMPLE aka ELEGANT..........

Above you can see the card but here is a peek at the inside.

I was concerned with misspelling their name so I chose to just use a Monogram. WELLLLLLLL, that prompted my creations of these (Monogrammed labels)

I wouldn't want to leave you without a few more photos, so here's one of the Bride & Groom

And one of David & I

CHALLENGES I USED:
The Crazy Challenge: Something New (starting a new life counts surely?)
Crafty Creations: Encouragement or Celebration
ABC Challenges: Unused Stash (the embossed wedding Design Paper has been in my stash for 4 years)
Stamp Something: Celebrate Something
Fab n Funky Challenges: Make Your Own (I made my own Monogrammed labels)
Crafty Cardmakers: Inside Out (decorate the inside of your card also)

............Supplies I used...............
Stamps: Paper Trey Ink (boxes, bags & tags, borders & corners mini, Ambassador Monogram edition), Unity (Mr. & Mrs.)
Ink: Momento (tuxedo black)
Cardstock: Paper Trey Ink (black, white)
Misc: Ribbon from Sicily, Stampin Up (offrey ribbon), Paper Trey Ink (glassine bag, peel & stick adhesive sheets)
Tools: Marvy Uchida (scalloped square & circle punches)