Papertrey Ink Blog Hop - January '14

Time for this month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!

I haven't played along in quite a few month's but when I heard that this month's theme was 'Pretty in Pink' I was all over it with a little ombre on my first project. I am also linking these up to the newest Just us Girls photo challenge and Addicted to CAS.








A shaker card for my second project.  Thanks to inspiration from Donna Mikasa and video tutorial by Julie Ebersole.





Hard to photograph a shaker standing up--LOL


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Thanks for visiting, enjoy the rest of the hop!

Cardstock:  White, Sweet Blush, Hibicus Burst, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Heart Prints, Sending My Love, With All My Heart (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Cover Plate: hearts (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko) Bu8bblegun (Hero Arts)

other sequins, washi tape, acetate

Seize the Sketch #1 and 23 years

Seize the Sketch is a new challenge blog which is the offspring of Seize the Birthday!

Many of my Scrapping friends are on the DT for Seize the Sketch so I had to play along.

Exactly 23 years ago today, I married my best friend and high school sweetheart!

He made me laugh then and he makes me laugh now even though there are currently 800 miles between us as he is working in Wisconsin.  I made a card for him HERE a few weeks ago but I made another card using the sketch.  He is coming home in a couple week's to take our son to University so I have lots of time to decide which card I will give him, maybe both! When I selected this picture my daughter gave me an "Awww, you were both so young!". I had noticed that too.  LOL

Cardstock:  Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: My Heart (Waltzingmouse) Sending My Love (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Pure Poppy (Papertery Ink) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

other: foam tape

Dynamic Duos #63

Time for a new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!

This week's colours are:

There is nothing more calm and soothing then greens.  Do you remember last month when all my cards used stitched mats? Don't get me wrong I still love them, but this month my cards all seem to have sequins on them somewhere. I fought the sequin bandwagon, but now that I have a pretty collection of them I am in LOVE! 

I am taking my colours this week in an unexpected direction. This is an anniversary card for my hubby! We celebrate 23 years on the 18th of August, I can't believe it has been that long.  Eight moves, 2 kids, a dog and a lot of good times he is still the love of my life. It is looking like this one is going back in his suitcase on Monday. 

We hope that you join the fun again this week at Dynamic Duos, we would love too see you!

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Heart Prints, Sending My Love (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: New Leaf (Papertrey Ink) Pear Pizzaz (Stampin' Up) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Heart Prints, Turning a New Leaf (Papertrey Ink) Polaroid (Lil' Inkers)

other: green sequins (Neat & Tangled)