You're So Special

I was digging through my stash and found this gorgeous MME paper which has the "you are special" and cut that out to be the saying for the card. 

The flowers are created from Flower Shoppe Cricut cartridge and the bird and branch are from French Manor.  The paper leaves are a Stampin' Up!/Sizzix die.  If you don't have a Cricut machine, you can make the flowers with other cutters, dies or even using a circle and cutting into it in a continuous spiral.  There are many bird stamps and dies for the birds.  There are also papers with birds on them you can cut out.  Don't feel limited!!!

I embossed the bird with copper embossing powder.  Pearls, lace and washi tape for a little extra touch.

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Bird Cage Swap

I made these bird cages for a swap that I am in.  I used A Child's Year, French Manor and Kate's ABCs for the images.

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My First Paper Bag Album and Video!

Oh my goodness!  I finally got the video uploaded!  It took forever from our very slow server!  It is my first paper bag mini album.  I tried a gatefold album.  A bit ambitious for my first try, but it seemed to turn out okay for a newbie!  As for the video, there has got to be a better way to upload the video than what I did!  I am pretty proud of myself for my first try at both the album and video.  This was made for a very sweet lady who just retired from work.  I sure hope she likes it!

Thank You!

I made this for a girl at work who has peacocks.  She gave some of their gorgeous feathers to my dd.

I used French Manor, Mother's Day Bouquet and Sentimentals cartridges.  The paper is DCWV,  SU! and Bazzill.  I made the flowers with MBD and then used the Cuttle Bug Quilling Chrysanthemum for the center.  The leaves were also made with the Cricut.  I always make a big batch and then store them.
 My wording is a little off.  The glue I used stuck it like cement instantly, so I was a little disappointed with it, but the rest of the card was done and I didn't want to start from scratch!

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Family Photo

I have not been able to post in awhile due to a missing camera!  Sheesh!!

This is a canvas photo matting I did for my eldest daughter and her family.  I think they are a handsome family!  All of the papers came from DCWV Street Lace and Alphabet stacks.  The roses are cut using French Manor.  The same type of flower can be cut from many other carts.  I spritzed the roses with Cherry Blossom Walnut ink and then Perfect Pearls/H20 I made.   They have a lovely shimmer to them.  I also did the V with the CB ink and spritzed some here and there on the flower paper to pull the pink over to the left side of the page.  The leaves are cut from Gypsy Wanderings.  Some bling, a few extra embellishments and voila!

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