May 11, 2007

Girlfriends

Karen Henderson has opened an online store called Paperosity. Karen and I almost met each other last year as we planned on sharing a room at the Stampin Up convention. Sadly, I missed meeting Karen (and the convention), but I still consider her a "girlfriend." She has a wonderful line of scrapbooking papers, etc. for the military -- Memories In Uniform and she is selling these cool kits from Prima: I think you get a lot of great stuff for about $13! Naturally, I had to buy 2 different sets and now I'm hoarding them. I used a clear set that I bought at Paperosity to make this card: How I made this card: All the stamps are from Rusty Pickle's Girlfriends Stamp set. I stamped the focal image with Black Memories ink onto watercolor paper and set aside to try for about 10 minutes. I colored it in with SU's watercolor crayons and an aquapainter. I used the same black ink for the word "Girlfriends" and repeatedly stamped it on a piece of Beckett's Expression #80 Candlelight Cardstock, leaving room for the heart stamp. Fool proof placement because the stamps are clear. I colored in the heart and some of the letters with the watercolor crayons. Mounted everything on Pretty in Pink and Basic Black cardstocks from SU and added the bling flower from Prima Accents Chelsea set, ahdering it with Ranger's Glossy Glaze. ********** My camera appears to be dying, as the quality of my pics is literally fading fast. I should pay attention to the symptoms, as our refrigerator died last week and we let it limp along until -- yep -- sour everything! Perhaps Mom should get a new camera for Mother's Day?? ********** Cards are starting to arrive for the Autism contest! Yeah.

13 comments:

  1. I LOVE that new Pima kit- smart idea to buy two- one for admiring and one for using! BTW- We're moving to the Richmond area.

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  2. What a fabulously fun looking Prima kit! And that a super fun looking card! I'm all for ya getting a new camera for Mother's day! Can you put a bug in my Dh's ear for me - I need one too! :)
    ~Angie

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  3. Joan, I love your GF card...supa cute! You know, I also wanted to add I that I passed you in spirit last weekend:) I was up in Northern VA celebrating my in-laws birthdays! Such a long drive from NYC...but totally worth it, I got back to reality for the weekend:) Thanks again for all your wonderful comments on my blog...I can totally relate back to your "neurosis" blog....LOL!!!
    Dawn:)

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  4. Now THAT is a cool card! I love love love it!

    Now Memories in Uniform..I *love* them too! If you check out their homepage and scroll down to the 'winners' post...that's my 'treasure box' in first place (just a little toot while I'm here and since you mentioned it! ;) ) Check out their sister company, Art DeClassifie d- I used the MIU papers with their military stamps (tho they have plenty more than that) and found them to be just SUPER to work with. Give them a shot too!

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  5. Super cute card Joan! What a wonderful card to have on hand for a girlfriend.

    I'm all for you getting a new camera...you deserve it! Make it a really good one (I've been eyeing the Canon Digital Rebel forever)!

    Linda (LSN on SCS)

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  6. Love the card Joan! Adorable stamps. (I just got a new camera too! LOL! We must be burnin' them out with our smokin' hot projects or something!)

    I wish your friend the best of luck in her new venture! I'm so glad Autism cards are coming in too! Yay! All the initial sets have been shipped, however the orders keep on coming. That's a great thing!

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  7. That is a Lovely card!
    The new Prima kit looks great too!

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  8. Thanks Joan for letting us know about the new store. :) You enabler you. I really like the stamp set that you bought that is so cute. What a terrific card you made using it. Yes, Mom should get a new camera for Mother's day. :) Happy Mother's Day to you Joan.

    Mary

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  9. Love the Card and wish it was you and me :)

    I suppose I should listen to you about the fridge since our dishwasher is really groaning...
    Have a great Mother's Day and please wish your mom one for me, too.

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  10. Oh, I love your Girlfriends card! Wonderful coloring!

    Those Prima Kits look awesome. (I can relate to the hoarding...especially with something that good).

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  11. Ooooh! I assumed that 'girlfriends' paper was a pre-printed paper you bought. Great job stamping and coloring it. Looks wonderful. That prima kit is quite awesome looking...a little bit of everything.

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  12. I think I'm in the mood for this kind of card at the moment. Love the "girlfriend" background you created. Very cute all over.

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  13. I LOVE this card!! You did a great job coloring it. Thanks for the link, there is some great "stuff" there. TFS.

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