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on March 30, 2011

Hello!

I made a new discovery at J's the other day...I went there to drop off some stuff for Ginny {Waving!}...I made the 'mistake' of actually going into the store {with my coupon!}...

Here's today's card:

Sorry for the photog...I just couldn't get it perfect...but here's my discovery....just when I was thinking that J's is such a huge box store and they don't carry anything other than staples for me {glue dots etc} I found the ColorBok Flea Market. Sooooooooo CUTE.

This card doesn't look very labor intensive but for some reason I decided to make 4 of them...the Colorbok paper is 8x8 so I didn't want to waste any of that fun text panel....lotsa stitching....do you see the doily? The felt bloom is vintage MM..gotta love the Cappuccino Baker's Twine from The Twinery...woot woot...I just won some of their new colors from Jay Gee's Nook! The sentiment is the co-branding efforts of EAD Designs and Paper Smooches!

I was inspired by the sketch over at Cardabilities:

Thanks so much for stoppin' by!!!

Comments

itsallrosi said…

pretty! I don't usually go to J's. I hit up Michaels and AC Moore now and then, but not J's. now you're making me want to check it out.

March 30, 2011 at 12:53 AM

Lynnda said…

Pretty card!!!...Gotta heart the GRID!!...CONGRATS on the WIN...woot woot...hugs..xoxo

March 30, 2011 at 1:35 AM

scrapsnsuch@gmail.com said…

LOL - yep, every place is dangerous ;>) I do like that paper - hmmmmm...

March 30, 2011 at 2:55 AM

Angie Tieman said…

Gorgeous card! I love that paper line, why did you have to show it to us?! ha!

March 30, 2011 at 3:10 AM

TesaB said…

Fabbie card, loooove your stitching!!! And woot for winning!!!

March 30, 2011 at 5:17 AM

Laurel said…

Beautiful card!

March 30, 2011 at 5:41 AM

Laurel said…

Oh and congrats to you for your win!

March 30, 2011 at 5:41 AM

Sherry Eckblad said…

love the card and that paper too. CONGRATS on winning the new colors of twine. You are going to love it.

March 30, 2011 at 5:49 AM

Julie Tucker-Wolek said…

I loveeeeeeeeee that card Amy! I love love love the block design and the stitching! And yayyyyyyy for the twinery win! That is AWESOME! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

March 30, 2011 at 5:50 AM

Anonymous said…

so pretty Amy - love all the stitching.

March 30, 2011 at 6:13 AM

Regan said…

well hello CUUUTE

March 30, 2011 at 6:27 AM

cnelson said…

Such a fab card! LOVE the grid design with the stitching!!!

March 30, 2011 at 7:06 AM

Rose said…

Sooo pretty, Amy! Love the grid and pretty paper - such a great combo!!

March 30, 2011 at 7:11 AM

Michelle said…

The card is beautiful. I love the weathered look. Its simply gorgeous.

Mishy

March 30, 2011 at 7:20 AM

Angi Barrs said…

Love the grid design and that adorable felt flower. :)

March 30, 2011 at 8:09 AM

Sylvia said…

So pretty, Amy! Love the red and white and all the stitching!

March 30, 2011 at 8:25 AM

Anonymous said…

SO Pretty:)

March 30, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Tasha said…

h my goodness Amy, this is awesome, i love your take on the sketch
love tasha xx

March 30, 2011 at 9:54 AM

Tiff said…

Uh-oh....which J's? LOL! Your card is amazing!

March 30, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Tina said…

As always, such a feast for the eyes.

March 30, 2011 at 10:19 AM

Jenny said…

SOoo pretty, love this :) :) :) :) :)

March 30, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Joy said…

awe...so sweet! love what you did! it really does look vintage. have a good hump day!

March 30, 2011 at 11:39 AM

Lindsay said…

AWESOME card Amy! I loove the text paper!

March 30, 2011 at 12:22 PM

xiumaiyuki said…

Oh, it's a darling card~ I love how you interpreted that sketch. Fabby!

March 30, 2011 at 12:32 PM

papertrails leaver said…

this is so cute! I definitely see the doily! The stitching is fab Amy! I don't find much at J's either for paper crafts. I find lots of stuff for wreaths though. Love the coupons!

March 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM

yyam said…

A really pretty card! Love the stitching! :)

March 30, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Amy said…

FANTASTIC card Amy!!! I love the design and that sticking totally ROCKS!!

March 30, 2011 at 7:29 PM

Anonymous said…

Fabulous card Amy.. I love the stitching,... pp and overlays and gorgeous felt... LOvely!!!

hugs

March 30, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Karen B. said…

This is so pretty Amy, well worth your effort.

March 30, 2011 at 7:51 PM

Ginny Larsen said…

yeah, i KNOW how dangerous J's can be! (thanks for dropping off my stuff... it's fabulous :D) i had a hard time in there too, especially with your EXTRA coupon! oh, and guess what? i actually went to my parents house and ended up bringing my brother and dad back to J's *with* me cause my dad said he feels less conspicuous when he goes with someone else :D hehehe, good times!

March 30, 2011 at 8:18 PM

Janetcraft said…

The stitching is awesome...lovely background..!

March 30, 2011 at 8:30 PM

Mona Pendleton said…

Pretty card Amy! Love the little red flower!

March 30, 2011 at 8:31 PM

Sparkplug17 said…

Such a pretty card!

March 30, 2011 at 11:24 PM

Dora said…

This is stunning Amy!

March 31, 2011 at 12:19 AM

Janice said…

Oh if only I could sew :(
This is a gorgeous card!

March 31, 2011 at 6:05 AM

de said…

Amazing! I love the effect on this card!

April 1, 2011 at 3:51 AM

Sharm Nidyanandan said…

so pretty! I love your card!! it's simple and sweet..with all the right touches Amy! :)

April 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM

Anonymous said…

Holy moses lady, this is just wonderful, as soon as I saw the stitching on the sketch I thought I HAVE to see what Amy created!!! Bet there's some sew-in-love sewing!!!! I just love everything you did with this sketch!!!

April 1, 2011 at 5:42 PM

Barb Turpin said…

Oh my gosh Amy...where do you find the time to make all of these awesome creations? I saw it over at the Create blog...

April 2, 2011 at 9:43 AM

Alice said…

ohhhh nooooooo!!! must.go.to.J's. NOW!!! LOL!! that's a yummy collection!! love your beautiful card, Amy!!

April 2, 2011 at 8:53 PM

ivy said…

i don't like to waste paper either--try to use up all my scraps! your card is fab w/ all the stitching. congrats on this card being featured on the create blog!

April 4, 2011 at 12:01 AM