A Spring-y Hello

Good morning! We hope everyone has had a wonderful week. Fortunately, this week just seemed to fly by. Maybe because the weather has been amazing and the distractions were quite numerous (not complaining too much...It'll give us something to work on this weekend.) Anyway, a little while back, we were pleasently surprised with a package in our mailbox from our aunt. The lady is quite the talent with a sewing machine and she made us some super cute placemats:

They match our kitchen decor perfectly!! And the two little (early!) birds are so springy, too! So, as a thank-you, this is the card we made:

Unfortunately, the colors are not quite right. We wanted it to be bright and cheerful, so we used bright pink and and green, with some floral and sparkle papers. We've included some pink rhinestones, as well. The inside didn't photgraph too well, but it is accented with some of the cute printed paper, also.
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Hello Friend

Good morning! Here's to another work week. Hopefully this week will be more productive for us than the last few days. Today's post is in honor of National Friendship Day. It was actually yesterday, but we decided to share the card today.

I love this paper. It's just so darn cute and vintage! This card (again) started off as another design, but the paper inspired this.

This is a side view of the card. We added a rosette and 3-D flower, which, together, just add more of a vintage touch to the card. The only part we would change would be the sentiment on front. We had planned on stamping it onto the tag. However, since it was already glued down (oops), the stamp wouldn't fit in the space. Luckily, the writing came out well.
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Buzzing By!

Happy Friday, everyone! We hope you are having a wonderful week so far. I don't know about anyone else, but we're definitely looking forward to the weekend. I think we need some time recuperating from our guests. Not that they were tiring, but the trip to the airport, at 4:00 in the morning, sure was. We did learn one thing, though. The best time to travel on I-5N is any time before 5:00am. We were rather surprised on our way back when the north-bound lane was full of cars.
So, anyway, it seems as if it's been a while since we've had a "crafty" post here. And today was a perfect day to spend crafting. We had a few orders to ship out today, and a few more to finish up. And, it rained for the first time in 35 days. (And who would think, people here forget how to drive in the rain...) Today's project is a little card we put together:

This isn't even remotely close to what I had in mind when I started this card. After taking a much needed nap, we went to Joann's for some envelopes for birthday invitations. However, they are having their Founder's Day sale this week. So naturally, we ended up with more than we went in for. One of our new purchases was the Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge. (It's been tempting us since it came out). When I started it, it was going to be a Halloween card. And then a banner. And then a hello card with a rosette, but this is what the finished product looks like. And I couldn't bee happier! (get it?! oh so funny...)
OK, so I'll admit that the card did get messed up a bit. Luckily, the light paper lent itself to a quick fix, and now you can't even tell. (Unless you look real close. Or know where it went wrong and just stare at it, thinking that everyone else will notice it too.) These easel cards are fun to make because they look super fancy, but are really quick to make. I had planned on adding some more embellishments to the outside, but figured it would be bulky enough, with the eyes and the pieces popping out:

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