Believe Purple Tag

this is the first tag i've made so far. i found the Tag You're It site from the very talented Mrs. J's blog. the challenge this week was to make a purple tag, and i love purple so... here's what i came up with.

i made the swirls from wire, added bling and rub-ons, and gray and purple ribbon. i was pleasantly surprised to find out that the purple ribbon is a lighter shade on the other side (i didn't realize this when i bought it).

Baby Boy So Sweet

yay! i finally got to make a baby card! this one's for a friend of mine in Vancouver who's daughter now has a baby brother! i saw the baby buggy somewhere and i just loved it, but i don't remember where ... it wasn't easy finding blue paper here - i found this stuff at the third store i went to ... yeah, i've been missing Micheal's, dollar stores, Wal-Mart, Martha Stewart lace border and butterfly punches... sigh :)
i called my mom last night. she said that she missed me very much, but the thing that kept her going was knowing that i was in good hands here... :)

For You Altered GC

i used an old gift card envelope for this one. i thought the dark grey would perfectly match the purple paper. i've seen a lot of these cute pins around lately (on the net, not in the stores here i mean), and then i got the idea that i could make them myself using my jewelery stuff!! (it makes my heart very glad to have found a new use for the stuff. :))

here's the inside. the heart covers up the logo :)
have a good one today, and thanks so much for your nice comments! i really appreciate them!

XO

hello! it's nice and sunny here today... good day to make card pics! :) here's the card i made for this week's 2 Sketches 4 You challenge, and i gotta tell ya, i struggled with this one! this is my *third* idea for this sketch (as lovely as the sketch was)! i really like the background paper and i didn't want to cover it up too much, so i settled on two (smallish and plain) hearts. i added some staples and bling to them though :)
2S4U also had a design call a couple of weeks ago. i didn't enter, but loved the sketches they provided for the entrants so i made a couple of cards using them. thanks 2S4U!! and i can't wait to see who was chosen, i'm sure the competition was fierce!
hope you're enjoying your day and thanks for stopping by!

Three Hearts

keeping with the "simple" card theme here.... i raised the hearts and considered raising the boxes as well, but since i send all of my cards internationally, they gotta be somewhat "functional" too. :)

i l♥♥♥ve hearts! paper, wire, felt, gold.... l♥ve 'em all. couldn't tell you what my fave colour is, but fave shape, that'd be the heart! :)

Wire Heart

as i've been wanting to try out new ideas and techniques, i've been looking through my jewelery making stuff and trying to find ways to combine that with card-making. i really like the look of wire on paper.

for this one, i wanted to make a simple card, and i had to fight the urge to add ribbon or something to it, but i didn't want to take the focus off of the heart. and i do love the look of a classic, elegant card as much as a card with a lot of detail.

hope you're enjoying your weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Heart Day

told ya i've been busy.... after a bit of a break after the holidays, i have lots of ideas and techniques i want to try out . this one took *a lot* of time and patience.... even if it may not look like it :). i love the sentiment cuz you could send this card to anyone for Valentine's Day, a gf or relative for instance. hope you're having a good day and thanks for looking!