A Wonderful Word Card

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From the moment I saw this card on my friend Beate's blog I wanted to MAKE ONE! I watched her 'video for the visual" (which I love because I am one of them!) and I was off and running! I LOVE this card! It is called a Word Card and you can find it on Beate's 2/2 post http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/page/2/ and there is a also a great tutorial available on the Splitcoastampers site at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ to help you to make this wonderful fold-out card.

Here are some of the Valentine cards I made in this wonderful style. Those of you who follow my blog know how much I love fussy cutting and detail and I was in heaven piecing from the designer papers to create the flower patterns on the solid hearts and letters! So much fun - I can shut out everything when I am cutting and piecing. It took hours and hours to create these cards and I loved every minute!

This was the first one I made and my favorite.

And now, some butterflies!

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you liked the cards - try this style, you'll be hooked!

Barbara Diane

Snowman And His Bowl of Valentine Hearts

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The theme on Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog for their current challenge is "Be My Valentine" and this is my entry card. I used one of Cheryl's digital images called 'Coffe Break Snowman" and I filled his coffe cup with glittery Valentine hearts and he is one happy guy!

Go to http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/ to see all of the wonderful creations by both the designer team and the blogger entries! Valentines are such fun to make!

Thank you for stopping by today to visit my blog and a huge thank you to all who have left a comment or sent an e-mail with your kind thoughts of our loss of our friend Andrew. Your thoughtfulness helps more than I can say. I hope that you have a happy weekend!

Barbara Diane

A PB "Case It" Challenge

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Today's card is my entry in the Penny Black Saturday Challenge. This week they have a "CASE IT" challenge with a wonderful card for inspiration. There are two great prizes this challenge - a Penny Black image and a ribbon bundle from The Ribbon Girl.

Go to http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ to check it out and join in the fun!

Thank you for stopping by today to visit my blog! Wishing you a happy day!

Barbara Diane

WOYW Wednesday

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We are at mid week already - time for What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday. With all the sadness here with the loss of our friend Andrew I wanted to lose myself in a project with lots of detail and repetition. I have been wanting to make the fold out valentine cards that I had seen earlier on a blog I was visiting and that seemed to be the project. I worked all day yesterday and into the evening and will post the information of where to find the tutorial and the completed cards.

Thank you for stopping by today to visit my blog! To see what Julia and all of the other bloggers have been creating on her workdesk go to http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ Wishing you a happy day!

Barbara Diane

A Very Sad Time

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A very sad time for Jim and I. Our good friend Andrew died on Saturday - he was only 28 years old. He was one of my kids to me and to Jim he was a brother. We have been praying so hard for him to recover and everything was done that could be done but he lost his fight to live. My heart is broken for him and for his mother Anna. No mother should have to watch her child die. I can't seem to get my mind around that I will never see him again - for Anna's pain there is no word to describe. What a tragic loss.

I will be back posting soon, but for now I am going to take a break. Jim and I have lost so may close friends this past 6 months - all suffered so much and the losses all so unexpected. Thank you for coming to visit my blog today. Give all your loved ones a hug today and tell them how much they mean to you - that opportunity can be lost so quickly.

Barbara Diane

Shy Nessa

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Today's card came together so smoothly - the opposite of yesterday's! It was time consuming, but not because I had to redo anything - a truly enjoyable time spent creating. This cute digital image is one of Mo Manning's and she is called "Shy Valentine Nessa" - she is so sweet! I fussy cut and layered the heart and the ruffles on the dress and her stockings and the little hearts in her hair. Then I used Stickles on the ruffle and ribbon trim of the heart to add some sparkle and create a contrast between the green colors. The flowers were made using various punches and everything was outlined in black marker to give it added dimendion.

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/ The challenge at the "fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge has a theme of "Polka Dots" which is a favorite paper pattern of mine. Looking at all of the card entries and the creative way the dots were used is awesome! Check them out and enter your own dots!

http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/ The challenge at Mo's Challenge Blog has a theme of "Anything Goes" w/a Mo Image and there is also a sketch which is unusual for this challenge blog to have. I love sketches and so this was great fun! The challenge has just begun so why not enter your creation?

I am happy that you came to visit me today! Wishing you a happy weekend!

Barbara Diane

The WYSCWI Card

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Well, here is the "Why You Shouldn't Create When Ill" card. I decided to post it as I had made it for two challenges and it has been such a long time since I had something to share because of feeling so ill with that wicked virus. So, after making a new image 3 times and changing the patterned paper twice and the stars a ridiculous 4 times, here it is. I used one of Sassy Chery's digital images called 'Winter Birds In The Trees' which I love - and that is the good part of this card! :<)

The theme at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge is to "use a punch and something shimmery". I used Crystal Lite on the trees, bird houses and birds and also put a drop of it on each star. A star punch was used to punch the 3 individual stars from the patterned paper. Go to http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/ to see all of the awesome creations.

The 2 Sisters Challenge Blog provided a sketch for this challenge and you can see all of the great entries using this fun sketch at http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Using sketches is something new for me and I am really enjoying it.

I am happy that you came to visit my blog today! We are having very warm temperatures here in this part of WI - it was 48 degrees yesterday! I love this kind of winter but I think we need some very cold weather to kill all of these virus germs.

Barbara Diane

This WOYW Wednesday is a WYSCWI Wednesday

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Well this 'What's On Your Workdesk Wesnesday' turned out to be a 'Why You Shouldn't Create When Ill' day for me! I have been making and re-making this card all day - and the end result it not pretty! I will post it tomorrow simply because I am too weary to make another but I think I best not try this again until I feel much better! You can see my tissue and cough drops and bottle of water and they helped but it is just too much yet. The worst is over but this was one wicked virus and I hope to never get it again!

Thank you for stopping by today to visit my blog - I hope that all is well with you! I may decide not to post the card tomorrow - we shall see! :<) What a way to start a new month! Go to Julia's blog at http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ and check out the wonderful creations that were made this week.

Barbara Diane

Amaryllis In The Early Morning Sunshine

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No cards to share - today is 10 days now fighting this viral nastiness. I have not been this ill in many years. So with no cards being made I thought I would share some loveliness with you - photos of my blooming Amaryllis in the early morning sunshine. The colors are so beautiful!

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope to feel well enough soon to get back to creating! Wishing you good heath and sunshine this week!

Barbara Diane

Play It Again Sam

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Today's card is showcasing one of Sassy Cheryl's digi images "Play It Again Sam Snowman" and he is putting so much love into the playing of his song. I am entering the card into Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog where the theme this challenge is "Something Bright and Cheery to Chase Away the Winter Grey". Go here to check it out http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/


I'm happy that you have stopped by to visit me today - I hope that you like the card. I have been ill these past few days with a severe cough and sore throat - wheezing - cold symptoms with fever. I may not be posting for a few days until I feel better. Going out in the cold and snow to clean and move the car every day and then no heat here in the building on Saturday hasn't helped the situation.

It is snow/rain again here this morning - icy road conditions - supposed to snow all day into evening. I can't think about going out again to do the clean off and move the car thing - want to just stay on the couch under my blanket with my Puffs with lotion, Vicks, cough drops, Tylenol and my library book. But no, it will be coat, hat, gloves, boots and snow brush - coughing non stop, eyes watering so I can't see because of my glasses and trying to use my Puffs to wipe my nose and eyes with my gloves on and not drop the stupid brush. :<)

Wishing you a happy day!

Barbara Diane