Long, Skinny Format - Thank You

 

"Cats do not declare their love much; they enact it, by their myriad invocations of our pleasure."
                                                                                  ------------Vicki Hearne

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Hi, Friends.....

I am here with another card I made for the Waffle Flower Photo Inspiration Challenge, using their fabulous color palette.




This time I tried making a long, skinny format card. (Can you believe it is the first time I have ever done that? I am soooo crazy-attached to the familiar!!)

I kind of had to make it long and skinny because of this floral image I used.  I got this and others in a thrift store grab bag....and I wasn't even sure how they were supposed to be used.  They might be decals....but I decided to use them for cards.  

I put this pretty one through my Xyron sticker maker so I could adhere it easily to my patterned paper background.  It worked perfectly. 

My sentiment is from Quietfire.  I love the rustic, vintage look of it stamped with Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy and embossed with clear powder.  I inked the panel slightly with the same pad.  I put this on some thrift store burlap mesh ribbon and added a 3-D bird sticker from a prize.  LOVE the texture from the ribbon and that serene little bird!!!

I added a twine bow and then decided the color of the twine was too pale.  So I carefully sponged some of the same Brushed Corduroy ink lightly on it....all this after the bow was attached to the card!!  It wasn't too hard because I slipped a piece of scrap paper underneath it to keep the ink from getting on the background.  The color difference is subtle, but I like this better.

This card was really fun because I was able to use a bunch of scraps and thrift store items.  Love getting to do that!!!  It sooooooo justifies me buying more craft stuff!!  Hahahaha. 

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Ding, ding, ding.....New Follower Introduction Time!!!

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Hey, can you believe that I have still another new follower????  And this after my ginormous new follower post!  I am completely humbled by everyone's encouragement and support.  I have gotten many positive comments about my cat photos and quotes and even a few people that like my cards!!  Ha.  :)  Everyone of you means so much to me.  So let me introduce my newest follower:

Stephanie of Stephanie's Blog recently won some new Unity stamps and joined up on this week's Friends with Flair with a super-adorable card.  I am so thrilled that she linked up because it brought her blog out of semi-hibernation.........groundhog must not have seen his shadow at her house!  :)  I hope we get to see lots more of Stephanie's awesome artistry!!!  Thanks so much for becoming a follower here, Stephanie!  This ginormous new-follower smile is just for you!!!!

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Thank you, everyone, for your visits to my blog and your kind words.  You totally make my blog a happy place!!!!  Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't done so, yet!! 

<3

Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Waffle Flower Photo Inspiration Challenge Feb 9-22
2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Texture
3. Vandicrafts Artistry Challenge February 2015 - Antiqued
4. Pixie's Snippets Playground Week #164