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.  

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Welcome 2011!!

Last week's Happy H{ippity} Hop Challenge was to create a project for the New Year (details here).  I combined this challenge with SCS's Inspiration Challenge (details here).  I used 2 {ippity} stamps for this card, Gurnsey Gingham and "welcome" from House a Home.  The papers are simply scrap.  One of my resolutions for 2011, use up the paper I've been hoarding ( I have a feeling this will be added to my long list of broken resolutions).

 "Magazine Mondays"
Kelly (AKA: ScrappinCEO on SCS) started a "Stamp 2 Spend" thread.  The idea for every project you make, you "pay" yourself to justify how much we spend on supplies (adhesive doesn't count) and to encourage ourselves to use the "stash" first.  She also came up with the brilliant idea of  posting "Magazine Mondays" on her blog.  Make one project inspired from one of your magazines.  This is my "Magazine Monday" project; it is from Paper Crafts Magazine January/February 2009.  Angie Tieman's "There is Only One Happiness Card found on pg. 45.   (This project was used with hoarded paper.)
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