Monday, January 31, 2011

Happy H{ippity} Hop - January 31

Here's my week 4 card for {ippity}'s January 2011 Challenge - use brads.  I don't remember who makes the eyelet pattern paper.  The flower was made by using many stamps, first I stamped Gurnsey Gingham, Dots for Sure, and A Bit of Burlap with Moulin Rouge - Palette ink on white cardstock.  Then, I stamped this blossom from Now and Always on each, cut and assembled my flower holding it together with a gold brad.  The stitching was done with Bazzill's In Stitchz "Surprise Party" template.  The butterfly and sentiment were from Now and Always.

This is for my personal "Magazine Monday" challenge.  The card "Poinsettia Music Card" by Terri Milstead was my inspiration (found in Paper Crafts Magazine Holiday Cards & More vol. 5, page 18).  I stamped the music from Music of My Heart on tracing paper and used Tim Holtz Tea Bag Distressed Ink.  I then stamped flowers from Now and Always on sheet music (rescued from a Hymnal in the recycle bin).  The sentiment is from Sing a New Song. 

Now to share something cute.  This is what greeted me Friday night when I was working in the craft room:
My two year old son, Damian.  Luckily I had the camera for taking pics of my cards.  
Thanks for looking!  Please stop by the Ippity Blog for all the Hop participants, here.

9 comments:

  1. Your card is so cute!! And so is Damian!!

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  2. The picture of your son is adorable!
    I love your cards. SO pretty. I really love that paper you used on the first one. So delicate looking.

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  3. Your flowers are so pretty! I like the combination of stamps you used on the flowers and your little boy is a real cutie!

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  4. Wonderful cards. Damian is a real cutie :-) S x

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  5. Damian is a cutie and your card is lovely...I love how you used the different background stamps for each layer.

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  6. Two gorgeous cards you've made Monica!! Love that stitching too! Damian is a little cutie-pie!

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  7. don't you just love him at that age! your cards are almost as cute as your son, monica!

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  8. what a cutie! your flowers are so amazing. Love the music ones especially!

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  9. Gorgeous cards love your take on the challenge!!!!

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