Marlena is Faithfully Crafting: Just Start

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Just Start

I hope to encourage someone with this card...

many times you just have to DIVE IN...right???

I'm submitting this CAS card to

CAS-ual Fridays:CFC131

http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2014/04/cfc131.html

(3 Colors/pink,orange,yellow; 3 Focal dies)

This second card ironically was photographed on a very very gloomy day...so yellow is WELCOME!!!

This indoor sunshine is for

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Not so Mellow Yellow

~~~~It may be gloomy...but I am thankful for all the mercies of today~~~~

CARD ONE

dies: Spellbinders (Label 25,Classic Circles,Blossom Tags and Accents)

stamps: Verve Words of Wisdom, (retired company) The Craft's Meow Welcome to the Office

paper: Studio Calico Wanderlust,Georgia Pacific white

ink: Memento (Dandelion,Tangelo,Angel Pink),Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz

CARD TWO

paper: Fancy Pants Parkbench,kraft paper,Authentique Blissful,Studio Calico Take Note

dies: Spellbinders (Scalloped Circles,Blossom Tags and Accents),WPlus9 Quilt Cuts 1,Papertrey Ink Hello Sunshine

6 comments:

Dan said...: What fun cards, so bright and cheery! Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!; April 30, 2014 at 4:50 PM
~amy~ said...: Yay, love your cards Marlena!
Thanks for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays!; April 30, 2014 at 10:23 PM
Ardyth said...: So pretty - I love the soft pinks and the pretty die cuts! So glad you joined us at CAS-ual Fridays!; May 2, 2014 at 8:58 AM
cm said...: Well, you've encouraged me today, so your goal is accomplished with the first card. The yellow on the second has me smiling; goal #2 accomplished! After work...crafting!!! Hugs~c; May 15, 2014 at 4:22 PM
donna mikasa said...: Thanks so much for joining us at CASual Fridays--I especially love those splatters!; May 18, 2014 at 1:10 PM
itsallrosi said...: these are both fantastic!

Thanks for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays!; May 24, 2014 at 1:10 PM

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A SERIOUS CARDMAKER WHEN...

You're finally #adulting and spending precious stamp money on ink and Copic refills
You fail the verification test and take another to PROVE you are not a robot
You take the verification test...and break into a sweat to pick the right pictures
You peel an adhesive pearl off your sock, relieved that the little guy has been found
You unashamedly have more pics of your cards than your peeps...they can take a selfie...right?
Your husband cheerfully declares after you've stamped for the first time in months...I can hear the sizzix arm cranking away!!!
You're willing to dump a pile of sand on your dining table ...'cause it makes a prettier photo shoot
You insert in your blog post a saying, and I quote..."Better a bad card than no card" ;)
You whine, "It's so hard to make sequins float!"and your daughter's dry reply ... "Oh the struggles of a cardmaker"
You sacrifice your healthy fingernail...to distress the edges of a card
You walk away from a cute purse...to justify buying a cute decorative punch.
You receive your tracking number ...and obsessively watch your stamp package move across the country. ;)
It takes you 5 minutes to sew a button on a card...but 5 MONTHS to reattach them on trousers!
You're on vacation without your craft items...and you dream that you're stamping.
You're willing to fish around the trash to salvage a roll of 1/2" Scor-Tape you accidently threw away...because it's THAT important
You could sob after inking your HOT Utee-ed image...and it peels off part of your versamark pad... gulp
You find a scrap of cardstock...IN your sock
You are mentally constructing a card... even while watching your favorite show...AND YOUR HUSBAND SUSPECTS IT
You know the Spellbinders' die... without referring to the packaging or website
Your husband teases, "When did you become a Showgirl?"...when he spots glitter highlighting your features at the dinner table
You leave a trail....of papercrumbs to follow
You almost start a fire or burn yourself from embossing...but it was worth it
You have ink... under your nails
You're in turmoil... because you can't come up with a challenge submission
That turmoil has lifted and there is joy in your heart... because an idea has sprung
You're saving the Post Office ...from annihilation
You look around wondering... "How can I fit that on a card?"
You would sacrifice a button or cut up an outfit ...to save a card
You type a gazillion comments... and wake up from a dream
You create the most amazing card... and wake up from a dream
You come out of the shower... with a rhinestone on your knee
You know there are others out there... just like you
You have a shopping tab open while you comment on enablers' creations ;)

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Just Start

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