Mami Doodles Farewell Blog Hop

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It is with an eager but heavy heart that I welcome you to the final Mami Doodles Blog Hop. Eliza is closing her store on March 16, 2012 and you are invited to participate in the 50% off closeout sale until then. But, wait, there's more: Each of the DT members are giving away a freebie, so leave a comment here by 8:00 pm on Wednesday to be in for the draw!

Before I share my card, I should mention that I am the final "E" in Mami Doodles...er, the only one! I hold excitement in my heart when I think of when I think of Elisa. As she rides off into the sunset and takes on the world, I hope she does it with excitement in her heart. The very first time Elisa and I conversed it was for her to invite me to the Mami Doodles Design Team - that was a very EXCITING day, indeed!  And even though Elisa is starting a new chapter of her life, I'm excited to call her a friend. Best wishes, Elisa!

Here, at long last, is my final *tear* DT card for Mami Doodles, enjoy!

Supplies: Flower (Mami Doodles), R35/R37/R39/R85 (Copic), Kraft (Hollo's Paper Craft), Creme Twill Ribbon (SEI), Resist Ink (Ranger), Rhubarb Stalk Ink (Memento), Zigzag and Messages Stamps (Hero Arts), tape and 3D dots (stash)

Keep the excitement going by hopping along here:

Deirdre

Frances

Jackie

Jenn

Lisa

Manuela

Pam

Ren-Yi

Sarah

Stephanie (That's me!)

Trinh

Vera

With Sympathy

I've thought long and hard about what I want to say about this card, and quite honestly I've come up with nothing. The reason? Because I made this card for a friend who recently lost her mother and I am sort of at a loss of words as to what to say. I feel deeply for her, and I'm sorry for her loss. I hope she can take some small comfort knowing that someone is out there thinking of her. Here's the card:

Supplies: WMS Stamps (Blessed by You, Frame It), Ranger Archival Ink (Sepia), Ranger Paint Daubers (Copper), Celebrate It ribbon, SEI Monrovia (I think...it's really old!), and PTI Kraft
Challenges: WMS Sketch Challenge #78, Ribbon Carousel Challenge #34 

January Scrap Our Stash challenge - NEW!

For this month's challenge over at Scrap Our Stash, I designed this cute little birthday card! I've been on a bit of a streak for little cute cards, I'm terrible at sending cards if I have to make them in advance so I'm working to get better about that by making them in advance. 
Other than my work-ahead approach, you may be wondering what's new about this card? This card uses a cupcake from my favorite new paper pad (SEI, Happy Day Collection), my new lightbox (made from tissue paper, scrap fabric, and a cardboard box; approximate directions can be found here), one of my (few) new stamps from The Ink Pad, and a new technique (the shadowbox layout) that I picked up from the WMS Grand Calibur party!

I am working on my photos of my cards and I feel like the lightbox is helping a ton! Note: When I'm using it, I normally have the light directly above the box, but I needed light to take a photo of the box! Any suggestions on things I could try? I even added props to this darling little photo! (Keep in mind that about 40% of my problem is that these days I'm going to work and coming home in the dark, so I can't take advantage of that wondrous phenomenon called daylight!) The hubby's out of town so it's off to craft a bit more for me! If he's lucky, I may even think about cleaning off my table! Ha! If you're looking for something to create, you should check out the January New Challenge at Scrap Our Stash.  Check out all the details here!