Sunday, June 26, 2011

A few ODD things



I have been sooooooooooooo MIA lately......this is what summer is all about I guess.{ Also this is what happens when I don't have a buncha creations stockpiled for posting daily....heehee. }
I worked two 12 hr days, Thurs & Fri, then went to the big city on Saturday to see CARS 2 with my 3 yr old (& truth be told it was still action packed but a bit difficult to follow for me, never mind my son) . Came home, had supper & finally got to sit down & start this creation & also had a chance to visit with hubby (after not actually seeing him for 2 days straight). He runs his own business & needless to say, he was busy running like a mad man!
Then today (Sunday) left me waking up at 5:30 am with my 15 month old, then my 5 yr old shih-tzu escaped from our back yard........Missing for about a half an hour before anyone noticed. OMG was this a traumatic experience! There were tears of sadness when we thought she was gone for good (after an hour of searching the town high & low) & tears of happiness when she was found. Thanks to Roberta & her son & our other two sets of neighbors who gave a concentrated effort in looking for her! We owe you our lives! I was so emotionally drained, it hurt.

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Speaking of Roberta, aka: The Prairie Fairy (of Prairie Fairy Designs) - aside from being my BFF & shoulder to cry on (such as the above instance) she is a multi-talented artist who enjoys dabbling in many different styles & mediums & as such she has a bit of candy on her ART BLOG........if you are interested in winning this magnificent canvas painting, pop on over to her ART BLOG to leave your name!


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As for my creation......this is a commissioned card for a girl at work, who asked for an extra special baby shower card for her maid of honor's new baby. First image that popped into my mind was this adorable digi stamp called Tiny Baby from Some Odd Girl, who BTW are having a DT call until July 17. This is another one of those teams that I would LOVE to be on...........we'll see how the crossing of my fingers & toes works out!





This butterfly punch & little bottle (Tim Holtz set of 10 or so in different sizes- empty) I bought on Saturday at Micheals with the help of a 40% off coupon  & 15% off entire purchase coupon, including sale items. Ahh!! Gotta love those dealeos!  


 I know you can't see it but behind the acetate sentiment I embossed the white paper with baby feet & hand prints. Hope she likes it.


Challenges for my card:
Crafts & Me- stitching
A Spoon Full of Sugar- ribbons & bows
Crafty Calendar- things with wings
Pile it on- going in circles
Simply Create- fly with us
Creative Inspirations Paint- inspired by babies
Paper Sundaes- pick two toppings ( I chose paper piercing & gems)
Some Odd Girl- White plus 2 color pop (pink & fushia)
Card Patterns- sketch (see below)



21 comments:

Moni said...

WAw fab projects. Hugs,Moni

Donna Mosley said...

OMG!!!! she will love it Cor, it's just soooo cute. Love the image, think I need this one. :o) Love how you've used the butterfly border and that lil' vile makes for a really cute embellie. Glad you have you lil' doggy back safe and sound hun.

Donna x

Margreet said...

what a gorgeous card Cor....love that image so much....good luck with the DT call (they must be glad you wnat to be 1 of their team...lol)
xxx Margreet

Unknown said...

Fabulous card!!! Love the image so cute!!!! The design is fab too!!!
Great work!!!!

Kathleen said...

Gorgeous Cor, love it. Glad you got your doggy back ok, that must have been awful for you and your family!
Hugs Kat x

Suzi Mac said...

So ADORABLE!!! just look at that image, makes you wanna grab it and squeeze!!! lol. Gorgeous card Cor, she will adore it. Good luck with the DT call hon. You would be such a delight on the team.
Hugs
Suzi x.
So glad you got the puppy back. xx

DesignerDiva said...

Beautiful card Cor, you did really well to create something so gorgeous after such a trumatic day!
Kids and animals hey!! Doncha just love em!!

Hugs Laurie x

Carlie M. said...

This is just great! And I love the sparkles and the little jar!!!!!! It is just amazing! Your coloring is amazing! Thanks for joining us on Some Odd Girl!

Sarah said...

Cor, your card is awesome! Love that adorable image and how you've designed the card. Thanks for joining us at CI Paint. Hope you will join us again. Hugs, Sarah

coops said...

oh wow this is fanatstic cor.just love the super adorable image and your colours and details are wonderful :D

xx coops xx

~ Kendra ~ said...

Such a beautiful Baby card Cor!! I love all the detail and your coloring is perfect! Thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations Paint!

Kendra

Jenny said...

Thanks so much for sharing with us at Paper Sundaes this week. A gorgeous card and that little bottle is such a fabulous embellishment. So glad you joined in our challenge and so glad doggy was found.

Kerry said...

Love the image and embellishments!

Craftdee said...

What a fabulous creation: great image, (love the glittery nappy: if only they were REALLY like that instead of the other, lol) I really like the way you've done the sentiment too, as well - of course- as that fabulous little bottle of love!! Dee

♥♥RubyM:)♥♥ said...

AWEEEE ADORABLE HUN! I'm loving those glass bottles.

Tooo stinckin cute!

I'm happy you found your baby Aweeee!! I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL BUT I'MGLAD YOU ALL ARE TOGETHER AGAIN :)

((HUGS))Ruby♥

Lynne in NI said...

OMGosh, what an adorable card, and that little baby bottle is fabulous! Thanks for playing along at Dream Valley Challenges.

Mik said...

This is the cutest card. I really like all the embellishments. Great Job!

Lindsay said...

Such an adorable card, love that sweet baby image! Thank you for joining us at Card Patterns!

Eulanda said...

GACK! Loosing a dog is NOT fun!! I remember once my ex was out of town and I had a party on the weekend. Some idiot left my front door open and my yellow lab escaped. Well he cost us a bunch of money to start with and since I wasn't going to share my story about having a party when the heck was I gonna tell my ex? LOL! I put signs EVERYWHERE in town and someone saw it at the McDonald's drive through and called me. She was hoping no one would claim the dog cuz she had a black lab and wanted to call them Salt & Pepper. LOL!! But I was just sick about losing him, which made my hangover that much worse. ha ha ha! Well that was years ago and I don't drink much anymore and nor do I have the dog but since he was found, it was kinda funny. hee hee

This card is freakin' adorable!! What a cutie and great coloring on the skin too. Good luck with the DT!! Hugs!

Anonymous said...

Suuuuper cute card!! Love that charm and the inside of the your card is super cool !

SusanLotus said...

Such a cute card!
I´ll pop over to your friends blog immediately and I pray it´s not too late... Her painting is glorious! I love it!
Have a wonderful summer!

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