Loads of Love! DJKASE #7 and #8; NBUS #104

Welcome to Friday and Happy Valentine's Day! 

Thank you for whooshing through your week so you could get here! Oh, what's that? You whooshed through your week so you could get chocolates? Well, I don't blame you one bit. You come back tomorrow after your lovely fest o' love! I hope you do everything I used to be able to do!

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Laurie's Card

Laurie with Noah

For my first Friday DJKASE, I am copylimenting the very talented Laurie Unger of Laurie's Stampin' Place. The card I have chosen to DJKASE is shown to the right. It is entitled "Red Mittens" and it's from Laurie's post on August 16, 2013. SOOO CASlicious, wouldn't you agree?!

Laurie has been making card art and blogging since 2006. Yes, that's right, 2006! So if you don't already know Laurie, bring a very large beverage and treat yourself! And let's help Laurie reach 100 followers, too (and even more)! She's very close to that benchmark!

I made my card a Valentine card, but otherwise I pretty much copylimented Laurie's card. I mean, the whole point is that's how much you love that particular card, right? 

Here is my card:

I started by taking this one sheet of 12x12 heart DSP from GKW and coating a few hearts with Glossy Accents and then, when that wasn't enough, I added some Mod Podge Dimensional Magic. 

After letting them dry for a day, I cut out the hearts and decided which ones I wanted to use on my card. The white PTI paper was run through the BS using the Lil' Inker "Stitched Rectangle" die and then attached to the card base. The NBUS sediment is from a Simon Says Stamp set called "Just a Love Note." The corners were rounded with the Corner Chomper.

The bow was made from a Memory Box die called "Crisp Bows." In order to have my hearts at the proper angle, I cut two bows and then clipped the ends off. I then reattached them to the bow at the proper angle of the dangle and added a pearl from a NBUS Hero Arts package. One of the hearts is glued to the card base, the other one is popped up.

Yum. They look like heart lollies, don't they? 

Thank you, Laurie, for all your support and encouragement and, especially, for all your beautiful work which is so inspiring! I hope you are pleased with my DJKASE of your stunning mitten card!

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Ardyth

Ardyth's Card

For my second DJKASE today, I have chosen the card artist known to all of us as Ardyth. Ardyth has been crafting and blogging her signature graphic cards on her Maskerade website since January 2012. Literally every card of hers is in my "To CASE" folder, but it was her card (above right) on her February 10, 2014 post entitled "Valentines for Little Boys" that I chose to DJKASE. 

Because, of course, it was perfect inspiration for Valentines for Henry and Adam!

The images, except for the hand-drawn heartbeat are all from a NBUS stamp set called "Lighter Than Air" made by The Alley Way Stamps. The card base is PTI white, the little sparkly heart is SU glitter, and the ink is SU real red.

Thank you, Ardy! You are a friend, and an inspiration, and a cheerleader, and an all-around generous and uberly talented lady! I hope you are pleased with my DJKASE of your perfect 'boy card.'

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I believe the Mono Chrome shades of pink on my heart card mean that I can place my second entry in the current challenge over at The Card Concept Challenge. I am really enjoying this challenge where ALL card styles (concepts) are not only made by various members of the extraordinary Design Team, but you see ALL the concepts in the gallery, as well, which makes it not only inspiring, but educational.

Since my card involved a bit of fiddliness and consumption of time to put it together (SO worth it), I'm thinking the concept is CAL = clean and layered.

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I'm thrilled that my heart card works for the new sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch, where the Guest Designer is the fantastic Mona Odegard.

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I'm feeling like my puffy hearts are BOLD enough to work in the current challenge at the always-fun CASology!

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I am linking both of my cards with the current challenge at Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge which is "We Love Stamps." We sure do, Simon!

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All the challenges mentioned in today's post are easy to link up with and if you click on the links you can visit the blogs for all the details on the rules, sponsors, and prizes.

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New Friends Corner

I'm delighted to have three more wonderful card artists for you to meet today!

Laura Pizz of Crafty Chicks Creating. Laura has been blogging since 2011. She is a mom and a scrapbooker, as well as a card artist. She shares my love of entering challenges and her cards are always bright and wonderfully executed! 

Nora Noll of A Creative Touch.  Nora has also been blogging since 2011. She is a mom and a scrapbooker, as well as a card artist who loves challenges. Do we see a pattern here? I feel like a matchmaker and that these two ladies will be fast friends, if they aren't already! Nora's work is always crisp and fresh and captivating!

Carri of Double Click Connections AKA A Busy Bee. Carri has been blogging since 2009. She is an award-winning card artist who is and has been on several design teams. You will quickly be enchanted and inspired by her talent, her creations, and her enthusiasm!

Welcome, ladies, and thank you for joining in the Playhouse fun!!

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Papa and I will be captivated and enchanted by the twins who are coming for a sleepover starting today through the weekend so their parents can celebrate a little alone time! Works for us!

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Loads of Love & Kisses!

 

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