We make a perfect pair....

Here's Day 2 of Valentine's gifts for QT....I'm fighting strep throat so this one is a quickie!!!

I used the same Color Me Monday challenge from Jeanette as I did yesterday (Tulip, Juniper, Black & White)....I used our WONDERFUL Textured Cardstock again and the Tulip Hearts B&T from Animal Cookies. 

I used Dimensional Elements Hearts for the box handles....

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Inside he found 3 pairs of dress socks....he's always needing those!!

I'm a sucka for your love....

My PLAN is to make QT a little goodie for each day preceeding Valentine's Day (I'm usually the one that does these "little" things and then he pulls out all the stops on the "day"). 

Thanks to Jeanette, I found my color inspiration from her Color Me Monday challenge from a couple of weeks ago.

Here is my 1st little gift which I left for him on the bathroom vanity so he'd be sure to find it AND know it was meant for him (I often leave things for him to view and critique so I didn't want him to be confused....lol).

I used Textured Cardstock (Black & White)...BY THE WAY - CLICK <<<HERE>>> to see CTMH's Hearts for Haiti special going on this month, Animal Cookies pp (heart B&T), Perfect Day (backside of Juniper B&T....LOVE that CTMH's backside is the same pattern just in a solid color).  I added White Daisy Ricrac, Black Ribbon, and Dimensional Elements Hearts to the suckers and to the front of the box.  I also used a NEW A-size stamp set (same stamps, NEW price - $7.95), A Love.  I threw in some transparencies for the box wrap and added cardstock to the back for stability.  ETA: I forgot to mention the soft set eyelets and soft set eyelet tool I used for the sucker-stick holes....EASY PEASY and I did it QUIETLY while everyone was asleep!!!

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Top view of the suckers (throught the transparency wrap)....You can see how well the Textured Cardstock sands....adds such dimension!!!

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Here's a closeup of my hearts...the black is stamped with A Love stamp set and the Tulip is a DE Heart covered with the Animal Cookies Heart B&T....I also used the White Daisy Ricrac to tie around the entire base of the box....I sure wish ricrac tied a bow easier!

P.S.  The suckers are Tootsie-Roll suckers and come in a bright pink wrapper which did not match my color combo so I decided to unwrap them and rewrap them in the bags that you buy in the candy-making section of most stores....mine happen to be CTMH but they're from a couple of years back and I'm not sure CTMH sells them anymore.

When life is too much to stand....KNEEL

This one is for my cousin, Jared.....I love you!!!

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Products used are all CTMH:

Paper Packet: Perfect Day
Stamp Sets: Circle Around, Dream Big & Follow Your Dreams
Ink: Desert Sand, Juniper & Sorbet
Colonial White Grosgrain Ribbon
Embroidery Floss - Red & Pink Assortment (Tulip)
Sanding Block
Stylus
Tombow

Love is like a Butterfly....

Another card using the March SOTM, Butterfly Wings. This card could be for just about anything....LOVE, of course, FRIENDSHIP, or even GOOD LUCK!

Products used are all CTMH:

Paper Packet: Perfect Day plus Sorbet Cardstock

Stamp Set: Butterfly Wings (March SOTM)

Ink: Desert Sand, Cocoa, Juniper & Sorbet

Ribbon: Sorbet Ribbon Rounds

Pewter Designer Brads

3-D Foam Squares

Clear Sparkles

Sponge

Simplify....

I see this word in all kinds of places these days....cute decorative wall hangings in peoples' homes, on display at my local craft store and I wonder....what exactly does this mean?

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I make a lot of my cards for my enjoyment only...yes, I send some out to friends and family as well, but not nearly as much as I should. I think it's because I put all my heart and soul into each card that I'm afraid to let it go...kinda like a child I guess. I think it up...give it a name...make it "prim and proper"...take pictures of it...show it to my friends...and sit back and think "I made this!!!" and it makes me proud to hear how lovely it is and how everything is in its place as I would hope people comment on my children.

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Anyways....back to "simplify"....I needed to make some cards for some of QT's co-workers and since I don't know whether they will enjoy them or look at them and throw them in the trash, I decided to "simplify" my card-making. After I was done...I stepped back and thought to myself that these cards are just as pretty as my other ones but with less glitter and glam. They still serve their purpose...to say "thank you" and "I'm sorry for your loss" just in a simpler manner.

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I think I'll go to my local craft store and now purchase the "simplify" sign since I know what it means and I'll hang it in my scrapbooking room to remind me to make more cards and share them with family and friends!!!

Thank You card using Emporium Paper Packet

(becoming one of my FAVORITES!!)

Sympathy card using March SOTM, Butterfly Wings, and Perfect Day Paper Packet

Close-up of butterfly detail....

Products used are all CTMH:

Paper Packets: Emporium & Perfect Day

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Wings (March SOTM), Argyle Backgrounds,

November Word Puzzle & Friendship Word Puzzle

Ink: Juniper, Tulip, Sorbet & Cocoa

Ribbon: Sorbet Ribbon Rounds

Paper Piercer

Prisma Glitter & Bonding Memories Glue Pen

Tombow

Annotations - October SOTM

Here is a 3x3 card of sorts that I did for a SOTM swap using Annotations. The open deminsions are 12x3. I also used one of our NEW Paper Packets, Perfect Day...it's become one of my favorites!!!