Lil' Princess

Howdy! I'm sure you're thinking, "Wow, TWO posts in ONE day?!" I know ... it must be some kind of record!

Clearly Whitney and I are on a roll today with baby cards. Once you get in the groove, it's hard to make it stop. (And now you know how couples end up with two kiddos close together. *snicker*) LOL! In all seriousness, we're working on the latest line due up for release called Special Delivery. This is the second card in that line - Lil' Princess.

This design came together pretty quickly, particularly when we used a sketch and color challenge as sources of inspiration. (Have you noticed that's been a pattern as of late? We've figured out why all of the big-name designers use challenges so often. Takes SOME of the brain work out of coming up with cute, new stuff!) Once again, we turned to Moxie Fab for our color palette, using the Metallic Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week, and the sketch is based on TCP Tuesday Sketch 19.

To draw in the metallic elements, we used a combination of shimmery paper (white background), iridescent gold Glimmer Mist (lightly misted over the pinkini strip), jewels, and ribbon. In person, this card is SUPER shimmery.

What we like most about this card is its versatility. While we originally designed it with our Special Delivery set in mind, it can easily be adapted for many other occasions with a simple change of the inside sentiment.

I hope you've enjoyed our second post for today. We're enjoying a super productive day in the craft room!

Special Delivery

Hello Ladies! Happy Sunday to you all.

Today I wanted to share an ADORABLE baby card we came up with while working in the craft room today. We used our cute Hello Kitty Sizzix diecut and some fun bright yellow felt to make this cute birdie!! We thought it would work wonders as a Welcome Baby card, and that's what it became! :) Once we had the bird, we realized that the Jewel Tones Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World would be perfect to accompany our cute lil' birdie! Also, in trying to choose a layout for this card, we realized a slightly varied version of Wee Memories Challenge #41 would also be a great fit. So, this is our adorable creation!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Anniversary Wishes

Happy Saturday, everyone! I hope you're enjoying a nice, quiet weekend full of nothing but fun.

We created today's card in response to several requests for anniversary cards. In particular, our client was looking for cards that could be universal enough to give both to males and to females. Using the Moxie Fab's Neutrals Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week as our chosen color palette and this week's Mojo Monday sketch for our layout, we were able to develop a card that fit the bill perfectly!

The color scheme is certainly neutral enough to be considered masculine, while the punch of sparkle in both the gems and the glimmer mist adds just a touch of feminine flair. We think our client will be pleased with the versatility of this design, which will soon be available in our I Love You, I Do line.

And with this bit of work out of the way, I'm off to enjoy some fun myself! Thanks for popping in today. Have a good one, ladies!

You're A Gem!

Hi Ladies!!

I can't believe it is already Friday...again! This week has FLOWN by! I am so ready for the weekend, how about y'all?

I wanted to share with you a line of cards that sold like HOT CAKES at our recent in-home show. It's called You're a Gem. I developed this line after I saw a similar card at the grocery store for $3.95!! What a rip! I knew I could make a whole line of these for so much cheaper, and boy did these ladies eat them up! I wanted to show you the first one in the line, which happens to be my favorite! We have 4 other sayings and pictures, and they come in a pack of 10 - 2 of each saying. So a total of 10 cards for $15.00 AND they are so much cuter than the one I saw at Tom Thumb. I thought the little sunshine would be perfect for today in honor of the beautiful weather we are having here in North Texas.

Thanks for stopping in ladies! I hope you have a nice start to your weekend!

Merci!

Hello, ladies! I hope that you had a great weekend and that your week is off to a great start. Whitney & I have headed back in the craftroom after a successful in-home show this weekend. Many thanks to our dear friend Kathy for opening her home to us and to all of the lovely ladies who attended the show & gawked appropriately at all of our "pretty stuff."

In honor of Kathy's kind generosity, we wanted to share with you our most recent thank-you card coming to a pack near you very soon! This card had many points of inspiration: The Sweet Stop Blog Sketch Challenge and Moxie Fab's Monochromatics Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week. 

Talk about something that really came together with style! Whitney has declared this her favorite creation thus far. "It's just precious!" We think you'll agree, especially if you click on it to "biggerize" it and check out all the nifty details, like her bling. *wink*

Thanks again to the ladies who shopped with us this weekend. We hope all of you have enjoyed your zoooom by today!

Hostess Gets the Most-est!

Hello, ladies!

I hope you're enjoying your Saturday. We're busy preparing for an in-home show tomorrow afternoon. And in honor of that, we're giving you a special peek at our exclusive, cannot-be-purchased hostess pack. That's right, ladies, if you host a party with us, you will receive product that is never offered for sale!

Because we're honoring our special hostesses, we wanted their gifts to pack a lot of punch. So they include lots of layers and special touches, like buttons, felt, and Glimmer Mist. Who doesn't love a little sparkle, right?

Would you like to have these special cards? All you have to do is invite your friends over for an afternoon visit, and we'll provide the entertainment. Who knows, we might even sing a little! *wink, wink*

I hope you've enjoyed your stop in today. As much as I would love to enjoy the beautiful, crisp day we're having, party prep awaits!

Things I Love about YOU

Hi All,

TGIF, right? Oh my, what a week this has been. We are preparing for one of our in-home shows and the card production has been on turbo all week! Since it is only a couple weeks until holiday created by card and flower companies, I thought we would do another post of this CUTE card in our selection of Valentine's that is awesomely customizable!

Now, my boyfriend wants me to make him cards that I don't make for other people (since I sell cards, he thinks that they are not special if they are not one-of-a-kind. how silly!) and a card like this is perfect for people like him. You can personally write in your 5 favorite things about your loved one, and it is something that no one else has! How great is that? I know mine will love that!! Also, they are able to take out the cute tag on which you wrote your 5 favorite things about them, and they can put it on their desk at work or keep it in their drawer and see it everyday, as opposed to put it in the box where they keep all your other cards like my boyfriend does...hey, at least he keeps them, right?

I hope y'all enjoy the post for today. I am so sappy and I just LOVE Valentine's day. This card is great for making someone's Valentine's day special! I don't know how I will choose one to give my Honey...he might end up with a couple - all personalized of course ;).