Seahorse Serenade

Maybe you happened to be on vacation last week like I was and didn't get a chance to check out the Fab Friday post on the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog.  If that's the case, you have missed out on some Tiddly Inks goodness.  Go now.  It's not too late.

This card features one of Crissy Croll's newer Tiddly Inks images "Seahorse Serenade".  It cracks me up and makes me smile.  I printed on X-Press It cardstock, and colored with Copic markers.  I cut around the image with a circle die, and decided to use the negative as well.  I sponged some Distress Inks and stamped an old Penny Black background stamp onto the negative with Versafine Onyx black.  The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie. 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!

One Year Ago...

One year ago today, at 5:48 pm, I married my sweet, sweet husband...in an old post office! So, to commemorate that special moment, here's the anniversary card I made for him.

The image of the calla lilies is from Rubbernecker's 2010 floral release. I stamped the image onto X-Press It cardstock with Marvy black dye and colored with Copic markers. I then cut around the calla lilies. I placed it inside of the postage stamp border, which was made using my Cricut, specifically the Sweethearts cartridge. The small heart was cut from a Nestabilities die, and I wrote "1st" with a Memento Tuxedo Black pen. The cancelled stamp image was custom-made for our wedding last year, complete with our names, date, and location of our wedding.

Patterned paper from Lasting Impressions, DCWV, and gold cardstock form the layers for this card. I used a white gel pen to dot around the larger panel.

July 31, 2010 was the best day of my life. I loved every second of it. It was truly like a fairy tale. Happy Anniversary, Chris!