Marlena is Faithfully Crafting: New Baby

Saturday, January 4, 2014

New Baby

You're lucky the sun went down last night...because I would have overposted.

Here is a pregnancy/new baby card~

There is a row of Verve hearts for

Smitten:January Diva Dare.

I based this card off of a sketch but missed the link up...

Retrosketches #95

I am also submitting this to

Simon Says ...Something New (New Baby)

Here is another I did with similar colors....

ODBDSLC184:Anything Goes With ODBD

(I used ODBD You Will Find Refuge sentiment)

I'm glad I took the time to "play" in the craft room while I was feeling it...now I'm feeling a nap, LOL.

Have a blessed day friends!

CARD 1

stamps: Verve Borderline,The Crafts Meow (store closed) Welcome to the Office (" Welcome"),Papertrey Ink Bitty Baby Blessings (stroller),Sweet 'n Sassy Vintage Baby (booties),Ordinary Days (dot and "life")
ink: Hero Arts soft olive,Memento Ink Pistachio,Papertrey Ink (Hibiscus Burst,Raspberry Fizz)
dies: My Favorite Things sentiment strips,Pregnant Silhouettes Sarah Bailey Silhouette Cameo,Papetrey Ink Eyelet Lace

CARD 2

stamps: ODBD You Will Find Refuge, The Crafts Meow (store closed) Welcome to the Office ("Hold it...),Sweet 'n Sassy Precious Poppies
die: Papertrey Ink Mighty Oak
other: Melody Ross Soul Food Collection bird
ink: Hero Arts soft olive,Memento Ink Pistachio,Papertrey Ink Hibiscus Burst

7 comments:

Kay Miller said...: What pretty cards! I love the dies you've used and your colors are wonderful!; January 4, 2014 at 5:40 PM
CherylQuilts said...: Oh, Marlena, another card for this week's ODBD shining the Light challenge! The ODBD sentiment goes well with the bird and tree dies! Happy New Year!! Hugs!; January 4, 2014 at 9:33 PM
Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...: OH Marlena, another beautiful and comforting card for this week's Shining the Light challenge!! I love the bird and the trees with the encouraging sentiment!! Thanks for joining us at ODBD!!; January 4, 2014 at 11:03 PM
Helen F. said...: Marlena, these two are such lovely cards! I am loving all your pink and green ~ such a sweet color combination :-); January 5, 2014 at 12:36 PM
Marisa said...: Fun maternity die!! Love it :) Thanks for joining us in this month's Smitten Dare!; January 5, 2014 at 6:11 PM
Emily Leiphart said...: So beautiful, Marlena! I love the design and movement across your card. Thanks so much for playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Something New!; January 6, 2014 at 10:01 PM
cm said...: Two outstanding cards! The word "life" stamped in the 'mom-to-be' silhouette is such a splendid special touch! Your colour combinations...swoon! Delights, indeed!
c; January 9, 2014 at 12:43 PM

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A SERIOUS CARDMAKER WHEN...

You're finally #adulting and spending precious stamp money on ink and Copic refills
You fail the verification test and take another to PROVE you are not a robot
You take the verification test...and break into a sweat to pick the right pictures
You peel an adhesive pearl off your sock, relieved that the little guy has been found
You unashamedly have more pics of your cards than your peeps...they can take a selfie...right?
Your husband cheerfully declares after you've stamped for the first time in months...I can hear the sizzix arm cranking away!!!
You're willing to dump a pile of sand on your dining table ...'cause it makes a prettier photo shoot
You insert in your blog post a saying, and I quote..."Better a bad card than no card" ;)
You whine, "It's so hard to make sequins float!"and your daughter's dry reply ... "Oh the struggles of a cardmaker"
You sacrifice your healthy fingernail...to distress the edges of a card
You walk away from a cute purse...to justify buying a cute decorative punch.
You receive your tracking number ...and obsessively watch your stamp package move across the country. ;)
It takes you 5 minutes to sew a button on a card...but 5 MONTHS to reattach them on trousers!
You're on vacation without your craft items...and you dream that you're stamping.
You're willing to fish around the trash to salvage a roll of 1/2" Scor-Tape you accidently threw away...because it's THAT important
You could sob after inking your HOT Utee-ed image...and it peels off part of your versamark pad... gulp
You find a scrap of cardstock...IN your sock
You are mentally constructing a card... even while watching your favorite show...AND YOUR HUSBAND SUSPECTS IT
You know the Spellbinders' die... without referring to the packaging or website
Your husband teases, "When did you become a Showgirl?"...when he spots glitter highlighting your features at the dinner table
You leave a trail....of papercrumbs to follow
You almost start a fire or burn yourself from embossing...but it was worth it
You have ink... under your nails
You're in turmoil... because you can't come up with a challenge submission
That turmoil has lifted and there is joy in your heart... because an idea has sprung
You're saving the Post Office ...from annihilation
You look around wondering... "How can I fit that on a card?"
You would sacrifice a button or cut up an outfit ...to save a card
You type a gazillion comments... and wake up from a dream
You create the most amazing card... and wake up from a dream
You come out of the shower... with a rhinestone on your knee
You know there are others out there... just like you
You have a shopping tab open while you comment on enablers' creations ;)

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

New Baby

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