Prayers & Hugs Pocket Card

Hi again! Hope you're having a wonderful Tuesday!

It's a great day to craft!

I created this card a couple of weeks back and am just getting to it to show you. It's one of those that are a combination of collections, mostly BoBunny, and some scraps and ephemera. I added a silver filigree to the corner... my last one... need to restock those.

This cute chipboard birdie is from Prima's Lyric collection from a few years back. That silver Metallic Kraft die-cut is a Cheery-Lynn Designs Border #15. The flowers are by Prima and the pretty pink half pearls came in my last Hero Arts Monthly Hero Kit.
Have a fantastic day, friends!

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Praying For You Card With Avery Elle

Is it August already? 

Summer is flying by, and what a wonderful one we've had in our neck of the woods. I don't think we've had a mosquito yet... and we live beside a river. Fantastic!!! My shade garden is the prettiest it's ever looked. The only downside... I miss our sweet Cassidy running around in it chasing out the snakes and rabbits. How long does it take to get over losing a longtime pet?

Recently, I purchased my first set of Avery Elle stamps and dies from Simon Says Stamp, and I'm more than thrilled with them. I've been trying lately to do more cards in a simpler manner so I can mail them in regular envelopes. This set is called Sentimental Too. I used the die to cut the you. I love the long length of these dies and the thinness. 

I didn't use the stamps on this card, but an older set I had from Verve that teamed nicely with the die-cut. My card base is a standard white pre-made from Core'dinations and the papers are a mix of older 6x6 pads from My Minds Eye. I used Alterations Thinlits Stitched Rectangles for the image mat and the thin strips. I cut the Praying for labels with Thinlits Labels set. I can't remember where I got the bird image. It's been laying on my desk in a pile of other similar ones, so it was time to put it to use.

Have a happy August 1st, my friends!

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Praying For You Card and a Product Review

Hi sweet friends!

I'm working on replenishing my stash of easy mailing cards... as opposed to those I have to send in padded envelopes. I like working on pre-made card blanks to speed up the process, and I generally buy them at Pat Catan's or Joann's stores.

I was hoping to go quickly on this, but ended up taking almost as much time as I do on a fancier card. The base mat and doily are colored cardstock and the layers are Prima's Rossi Belle, with some fussy-cutting. I added some Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix and an ivory burlap string bow. I heat embossed my sentiment using Ranger's Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder.

Recently I purchased the Tim Holtz Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer by Tonic. I saw Jennifer McGuire using one on her YouTube videos, and thought that's just what I need. My Fiskars trimmer is okay, but the cutting blade falls off and it doesn't always cut straight. So, seeing I could get one at The Funkie Junkie Boutique for a good price, I decided to give it a go.

Here is what I've discovered in my first week of use:

• It is light weight, and as my working surface space is small, I have to move it back and forth from table to crafting station, that's a definite plus.
• It cuts smoothly and straight.
• It has a grid pattern (which I love) plus rulers at each end.
• Since I'm terrified I'll cut myself, the protective plastic shield is a big positive.

My only negative so far:

• It only cuts up to eight and a half inches. I do a lot of pocket cards that are cut twelve by five and a quarter. So I have to pull out the old Fiskars tool for those.

This is a tool I'm extremely happy to have paid the money for, and definitely recommend you checking it out. I'll be even happier when Tonic decides to make one to handle twelve by twelve sheets.

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