thanks

Boy am I having a creative block lately... I hope that those card ideas come flowing back to me soon... some days I think of several cards a day.... they just come to me ... the last couple of weeks I can't think of a card to save my life ... today I did have a couple of ideas.... but they are hard to execute.... isn't it funny how you can loose what comes so easy with just a few days out of practice!! ... I did end up liking this one...its different... but I think I like it... its one of those cards one time I look at it and I like it lots and then I look at it a few minutes later and am not so sure.... I have a couple more thank you cards I need to make... am far behind.. thanks for looking!!~~Jeannie

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Graphically Speaking
Butterfly cut @ 1 1/2 inch on real dial size on Icon and Icon blackout features.
Inside butterfly cut @ 1 1/2 inch not on real dial size.
Opposites Attract
"thanks" cut @ 1 1/2 inches on upright feature.
George
Diamonds cut @ 2 1/4 inches on regular cut and shadow feature.
Wild Card
Swirls cut @ 1 1/2 & 2 inches on real dial size.
Inside Swirl cut @ 1 1/2 inches on regular cut.
Pearl Accents on wings of butterflies.
Stitching

Love Grows

I have been wanting to use this tree with this paper for a while now.... but just couldn't come up with a complete card .... until I looked at it today .... and with all the Valentine cards floating around I couldn't help but think hearts ... and when I did I was so grateful ... when I came up with this saying to go with it it just made my heart happy .... I hope you love it!! ~~Jeannie

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Happily Ever After
Tree cut @ 3 1/4 inches.
George
Hearts (10) cut @ 1/4 inch.
MARTHA STEWART
Owl Punch
RAK'd to my by Margie aka Bella Bug
Thank you so much Margie
CUDDLE BUG
Frills Border Folder
Computer generated sentiment... used a corner punch.
Doodles, stitching and lots of ink.

You Make My Heart Feel Like Spring

I was RAK'd by BellaBug...aka Margie...with a wonderful Cuttle Bug Machine .... I have no idea why she picked me... but it made me feel wonderful that Margie would do something so sweet for little ol' me... thank you so much... I have used a Cuttle Bug in the past ... but at a friends house... Now I have one of my own!! ... I had to get me some folders...love this one!! Swiss Dots... I used it on the red framing paper and the heart... on the heart I inked it with burgundy ink after embossing... big big hugs to Margie! ~~Jeannie

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George

Heart cut @ 2 1/2 inches! with shadow.

CUTTLE BUG

Swiss Dots Folder

MARTHA STEWART

Butterfly Punch

Gold thread for the stitching ... brown and burgundy inks.

You Take My Breath Away

Sold on Ebay!

I just loved this paper... Its a paper pack form Paper Studio called So So Sweet... and this print was my favorite!!.... I have been trying for days to decide how to use it... I kept thinking of what Cricut cut I was going to use with it.... I had to take out the Cricut from the equation and wa-la ... here is what I came up with.... Oh yes I decided to get a quilling kit... all because of some swirles I saw on a card in a recent magazine... thoes were actually pretty easy.... will be eaiser after a few tries... I inked with Stamping Up Ink... and added stitching... hope you like!! ... Thank you so much for looking ..... ~~Hugs Jeannie

Happy Birthday Grace

Craig a friend of mine at work asked me to make his a birthday card to give to his sweetheart, Grace.... Grace likes earth tones.... and this paper so so reminded me of her..... she is so soft spoken and so quietly sweet that the background paper reminded me so much of her... this is one of those cards that is much prettier in persons somehow ... even with my photo studio.... cross your fingers that this card gets me back into a creative flow!!... I have so missed making cards ... I have been so deep into a creative fog .... maybe this card will jump start me.... that and a week off work to rest up!! .... Cross your fingers Craig likes it for Grace... thanks for looking ~~ Jeannie

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Dreams Come True

Roses cut @ 5 inches & 3 inches.

Bookplate that the rose is on was cut on my cutter and the corners cut out with a ticket punch.

Lots of inking for ageing... Candle was handcut and the flame is a teardrop punch.

Stitching in green with my machine.

U R Here (in my heart)

I got home from work.... and thought oh no!!... I haven't made my Give-a-way card for this week.. so I had to go to work.... wanted to use my Graphically Speaking cart again... and again I came up with a Valentine's Card idea... I know its strange... but that is what keeps coming me out of this card...who would have "thunk" it??? Thanks for looking... ~~Jeannie

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Graphically Speaking

"URhere" cut @ 2 inches... 3 times...on real dial size....pop dotted twice.

George

Heart cut @ 3 inches..cut twice... pop dotted twice.

"So Be My Valentine" hand written..lots of brown ink and stitching.

If Nothing Ever Changed....

Handmade Card

You can bid on this beautiful handmade card

on EBay by clicking here!

This is a card that I made that was totally inspired by the paper.... I was so in the mood to create all day.... but every time I went to the craft table I would draw a blank.... then I came across this paper by Cosmo Cricut... it was a clearance paper pack at Hobby Lobby a while back.... the background paper begged for butterflies .... then the phrase was printed on a piece of the paper... so I had to do the butterflies.... no Cricut on this one.... just the Martha Stewart butterfly punches, brown ink and stitching. ~~Jeannie

Thanks Four Everything

Handmade Card .... Finally back to making cards....funny how hard it is to come up with an idea when you have been non-creative for a while... I sure have missed making cards... and "talking" with everyone... Hope that you all had a very wonderful Christmas with your family and friends ... I made this for someone who sent me a box of surprises in the mail... hope that she loves it!! ~~Jeannie

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Graphically Speaking

"The Fours" cut @ 1 3/4 inches.

Opposites Attract

"Thanks" cut @ 1 3/4 inches.

"everything" computer generated... lots of inking with brown ink and stitching... and some hand-cut flowers cut from the background paper.

Photos taken in my portable photo studio.

Congratulations Cory

This is a card I made for my soon to be Son-in-Law... he is graduating form Jacksonville State University Friday night with a degree in Criminal Justice... we are very proud for him... I made the card with the books because he loves books so much.... its so important to me that he loves this card... wish me luck... ~~Jeannie

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Locker Talk

Books cut @ 3 3/4 inches,

once on shadow blackout.. once on regular feature and once on layer feature.

I pop dotted the adhered the top two layers together and pop dotted them form the shadow layer... and added the book lines with a sharpie...lots of ink for ageing.

Cap cut @ 1 1/2 inches

twice on shadow blackout feature.

I trimmed the tassel away on both layers and the bottom of the cap away from the top layer.

I pop dotted the top of the cap from the bottom layer.... added a handmade tassel with a brad.

Alphalicious

"Congrat ulations" cut at 3 inches.

Jasmine

Corners cut at 2 1/2 inches

on real dial size and with the shadow feature.

Stitching with off white thread...lots of inking and some doodling.

side

close up

Inside

Mr Snowman

This is for a girl at work... her mom loves snowmen... and I love her.... so I made this for her to give to her mom!!... ~~Jeannie

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Joys of the Season

Snowman cut @ 5 inches.. 3 times...

then cut into pieces...to make the layers so that the top of the snowman was further back than the middle and the middle was further back than the front.

I cut the layer cut twice in black and once in red.

Lot of blue ink... white stitching... snowflake plastic embellishments and doodling.

Christmas Joy II

This is a Christmas card I made for the couple I work for... we all went in together on their gift... so I wanted to make a card for all of us to sign... hope they love it! ~~ Jeannie

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Street Signs

"JoY" cut @ 4 inches...the "o" on lower case.

Martha Stewart Punch

to cut the branches for the "o".

Lots of brown ink, gold thread for the stitching and the ornament was part of the Basicgrey paper pack.

Sing a Song!

This weeks give a way card on

http://www.winafreecard.blogspot.com/

I found this paper on QVC online...its really pretty...but I wish it was card-stock... it Vintage Papers from Hot Off the Press.... This piece of paper was so pretty that it didn't need much at all... hope you like it... ~~Jeannie

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Happily Every After

Bird cut @ 1 3/4 inches on real dial size.

Lots of brown ink and stitching.