CASology Week 115 - Chocolate!!

Hmmmm... there are some that love dark, some milk, some white... me?  I love it all!  In any shape, or size - but I have a particular fondness for Swiss - dots, and chocolate! =]

For CASology Chocolate, and Therese who warned me of an addiction [to shaker cards]:

Sealed with a Chocolate Kiss!!

Inside sentiment: When it comes to chocolate, I'll take dark, milk, or white...

but when it comes to kisses?  Only yours will do!"

[for Tom who didn't know what S.W.A.K. was!]

 

Alpha dies and Chocolate Bar CS are PTI; Shaker frame from Reverse Confetti's Love Note.

Dotted Swiss embossing folder from Cuttlebug - I think it was my first!

All those xx kisses are the positives from MFT Proof Positive Background die.

 

 



Curtain Call with a Smooch

I'm rather in love with the graphic used for The Curtain Call's 'Smooch' -



 

It took a bit more time for me to come up with a design, but then I remembered a tiny little punch - don't ask what brand, or where I purchased it, as I really don't recall - that might add the perfect little smooch to my card... AND here is my VERY FIRST SHAKER CARD!!!  Far less difficult than I'd lead myself to believe =/ 

 

Little leftover bits of raspberry PTI cardstock punched many times; 

a few lovely clear sequins from Verve;

and another showing of my favorite Anna Griffin DP and embossing folder. 

Dies: Reverse Confetti Tag Me, Too, and a Dynamic's heart.

 

 

My husband seriously did not know what s.w.a.k. meant: Sealed with a Kiss!!

We were obviously never pen-pals =/

 





MOJO365

Mojo Monday #365 calls for a 'Tall and Skinny' card this time.  Check out Julee's great sketch:

I am so thrilled to be able to play along this week!!  Yay for my new Verve Stamps and dies!!

For Julee, and MOJO365:

 

I took a bit of creative license with two of the 'you' stamps from the You and I set,

it just seemed the perfect caption for this little musical monkey =]

Even the font on the second you looks a bit like his tail, right?

 

Inside:

 

Again with the Hey Boy from BasicGrey; a touch of Distress Marmalade inside.

Perfect timing to send another thank you to Verve for the wonderful prize package I won from Verve during the Coffee Bloghop on Monday.  Thanks, Julee!  I've had my eye on that set!!!

 

 



Mostly words - Less is More

When I started this blog in May... yes, just this May... I had no idea I would enjoy it as much as I do.  I have loved getting to know so many happy, creative, wonderful people here in Blogland! 

I struggled with the name of my blog.  I Card Everyone came from my pun-ny sense of humor.  When I'm wearing my sentiment-writing hat, I prefer: More Than Words.  Some day, someone, somewhere will take my writing seriously and I'll use it!?

Less is More Week 191 challenges us with Mostly Words.  On that note:

Wonderful Words dies from PTI; BasicGrey Hey Boys DP;

clear acetate with a few chosen words from Winnie & Walter, embossed in gold.

[Hope you can see them?]

One little embossed zig-zag stripe on the PTI Kraft background paper, from Cuttlebug.

 





Thirds, anyone? CTS#94

Last helping, I promise! As you must know I'm full [of it].

I just can't get enough of the Hey Boys paper pack I bought last month!  Perfect colors for the season upon us... you should see our woods!  Well, I guess you have, as my background out the window is getting pretty colorful!

For the Love of Autumn in our woods, and CTS #94:

Another Paper Smooch, and more of that lovely burlap DCWV, and a handful of acorns -

there are trillions this year!!!!  Oh, Oh... we know what that means in Michigan! =/

Inside:  "And many more sentiments... you just have to read between the lines!"

 

Finally!!!  Bingo?

 



For those who serve - CTS #94

Second helping, for CAS[E] this Sketch #94:

A tiny bit better?  Another on for the Operation Christmas Card supply.  I do appreciate the sacrifice our servicemen, and those they leave back home, make.  A special Marine in mind, always. 

For Andy, CTS #94 and all those who serve to keep our world a safer place:

A first time use of one of my Thanks dies that were my treat with my

September order from MFT.  Arrows are also Die-namics and used to die-cut MFT CS.

 

 

Am I getting closer? =/  MARCO.....

 



CAS[E] this Sketch - Donna Mikasa

The Divine Ms. M has done it again!  Now I have to get it done!

First serving, for Donna, and CAS[E] this Sketch #94:


 

You'll have to use your imagination, a little =/ 

Like, accept the smoky shadow PTI CS, as white space;

see the fourth and fifth stripes as the space between the trees; etc., etc.

I've used a favorite tree die set from PTI, a Paper Smooches Love die,  

and a new-to-me favorite BasicGrey - Hey boys! DP

 

There are several helpings of this sketch... maybe they'll be less interpretive?

 

Thanks, Donna, for being a never-ending host of inspiration!