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May's Release Day & Blog Hop!
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Yes, Please!
Seriously Chock Full of Fabulous Goodness!!!!
Today I have 2 cards to share with you:
Here's my first one:
Maya Angelou.
I love her wise words, don't you?
I'm such a HUGE fan of sentiment stamps, so the Words to Live By set ala Fresh Squeezed Stamps is a FAV of mine.
Although you can't tell, the thread is a light gray to match the journal card. It looks much darker in the picture. I used a smidge of the wonderful chevron American Crafts Ribbon.
My card was inspired by the latest retro sketch:
....typing about the chevron ribbon:
That woven panel...it isn't huge, 2.5 x 3 but man, it was a challenge. I've said it before and I'll say it again and again, I'm your basic lazy crafter...I stick to what works and don't tend to venture to new techniques so when I do, it's a big deal.
Those that know me know that creeps into my personal life...I have the same breakfast and lunch at work. Boring...maybe, but I enjoy it and I've been struggling with my weight for the last couple of years. I took the plunge and joined Weight Watchers in January and then CHA Winter & Jamaica happened..LOVED them but I ate, alot. So I'm happy to say that AJ {After Jamaica} I've managed to lose 11 lbs. Might not sound like alot but for me, it is. I'm so petite and I seem to have a metabolism that isn't too perky..I look at a cupcake and gain 2 pounds.
This is a special card since I'm a happy spokes girl for the sentiment.
Sorry to go non-crafty on you, this blog is a journal for me too. I'm also hoping that by announcing things, it'll make me stick to my resolutions.
okay, back to all thing crafty...
When I saw that awesome ribbon, I felt the need to do up a woven panel of it....my poor Janome was not happy having to stitch through all the layers of goodness.
I layered up the button with a fun little doily puffy sticker....the strip it is sitting on looks like washi, eh? It's actually one of the 'top tabs' on the Yes, Please 6x6 pad.
There you have it...now hippety hop over to the wonderful Angi's blog
If you should get lost along the way, the Paper Made Bakery blog has the hop order!
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