Tiziana Biagioli of Sweet and Colored
Viv of Viv's Visuals
Barbara C of BJ Crafty
NanaConnie of Grammy's Attic
Kath B of Handmade by Kath
Margaret M of Em's Paperdaze
Janis of Her Peaceful Garden
Oh my goodness, do I love having new friends to get to know, and thanks so much to all of you for becoming followers here.
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The latest goal of 300 followers is drawing near. I'm excited enough to share a picture of the Blog Candy that will be going out when that face pops into the Followers list with 300 above it! If you should follow via Bloglovin, but are not in the 'Followers List' at the top of the blog, please do join there as well. I don't have a way (er...know how ...) to track Bloglovin followers. When new faces appear, that follower's name and blog(if I can find one) is added to my data base and that's what is used for the Random Generator when Blog Candy is given away.
Win requirements will be: (1)regular follower of this blog** (2) Share the Candy picture on your own blog with a link back to this blog (3)There will be 3 winners when the Random drawing is done and announcement will be made when this is to be done.
**********************************************************************************In the Cards by Friends section, shared some more of the wonderful Christmas cards we were blessed to receive this past Christmas; please do take a few minutes to enjoy those too.
Today's card uses a DeeDee's Digi image - From the Heart (currently on sale for $1.00). Papers, sentiment and image are all from this set. I think it made a cute (and Easy!) Valentine card. There's so much more that could be done with the set, but I just wanted to get a fast card made to do a post. DeeDee's has a new DT member, Faith Anderson of Daffodil Cards, and Faith does some awesome work in Photo Shop using these digis. The beauty of these designs (at least in my opinion) is that you can jazz them up as desired, or use as is, and still have a delightful card.
- Image fussy cut, and portions of a 2nd image were used to add a little dimension. Minimal shading on the chocolate heart done with copics. Glossy accents added on the bow in Bunny's hair.
- S/B Oval Bliss cut the oval mat, Large Petite Scalloped Oval for the sentiment, and MS heart punch did the border. Two little punchout hearts had a drop of G.Accents added. That's it...card is DONE and ready for mailing. Couldn't have been easier.
Thanks for visitin' this afternoon, and please do pop round to my new friends - say a big Howdy, and let them know I sent you if you would. Additionally, check out the pretty cards being added to the Friends' Cards section. The Blog Candy will be in the sidebar shortly. I hope it will make you drool a bit!! Big Hugs, stay warm. God Bless.
**Please don't become a follower just to be eligible for the Blog Candy. I hope all of my followers enjoy what I post, and come to visit as their time permits. Thank you.
This is truly a lovely card Mary.
ReplyDeleteHope you can meet your 300 followers goal soon. Big hug from Veerle Xxx
Great card Mary and love the cute image, fab die and sweet papers.
ReplyDeleteVery wild and wet here and dark and dismal.
Kath x
Adorable!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute Mary, gorgeous image and papers. Carol. x
ReplyDeleteYum, yum, yum, the chocolate on this card looks good enough to eat! Adorable card! Although I love cute little mice, I am not fond of them right now because we have them in our basement - yikes! We have caught one in the live trap and have set it free very far away from our house, but we know there are more. A sneaky one has been in and out of the live trap twice and ate the food so I'm hoping Brian has fixed it. Just in case, we got more traps! Not sure if you know this, but nice love chocolate, so your card is very appropriate! Mice are cute on cards but not in your house LOL!
ReplyDeleteOh, forgot to say - congrats on the number of followers! That's AWESOME! But well deserved! Love your blog! I just lost a follower yesterday - have no idea who it is. For some reason, it's killing me to know who doesn't like my cards any longer LOL! I think I need a data base such as the one you mentioned. Did you create this yourself?
ReplyDeleteMary this is such a cute image and card. Hazel x
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely card Mary. x
ReplyDeleteI used this image quite a few times last year and I still love it. You did such a nice job with it. Have a great evening.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute Mary and I love the backing papers which are so nice and bright and make us feel sunny even though there isn't much of it around at the moment. Hope you had a good weekend. x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous image Mary, love your papers and design..
ReplyDeletePam
Such a cute card! I love the papers you e chosen. xx
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Mary.
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous. Love the image and gorgeous papers.
Have a lovely week.
Hugs Sharon. x
Super duper CUTE! This i s such a cute image and I love the paper with him. Great idea to snip him out and pop him on that pretty die!
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Oh, this is so sweet, Mary!! He's adorable!! I love how you colored him!! The layers and details are fabulous!! What a beautiful card!! You are soooo close to 300!! You will be there in no time and so deserved - your projects are amazing my friend!! Have a great evening :)
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A Mermaid's Crafts
What a fun card with those heart-shaped chocolates! I love the striped dsp and heart-shaped border on the bottom too! Cute cute cute!!
ReplyDeleteIt was a dismal, dreary day here too! Rain/sleet/ice/freezing rain, etc etc. It was the perfect day to stay in and play with my craft supplies!
The image is so cute, Mary. Your die is fab, as always. The chocolate looks so yummy, too!
ReplyDeleteAnother awesome card Mary. Background papers are so cute and work so well with your image, with the adorable little bow! Fun, fun, fun!
ReplyDeleteAww!! how sweet is he??
ReplyDeleteLove your great card, super colours and design.
Have a good day
Patricia x
This is so cute, Mary!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie Mary - great image and a lovely card.
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Maxine
Awww, what a cutie! love that image, and of course any card featuring chocolate has to be a win! lol. Love it!
ReplyDeleteLoving the card. the image is so cute:)
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good day. Sue
The image is so cute Mary and I love how you added the chocolate heart to the hands - very clever! Congratulations on the followers too, it is always a pleasure to visit! Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteA fab card - love the digi image.
ReplyDeleteKath x
What an adorable mouse with the red bow! I can see that she has a big heart and it looks to be chocolate. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI am so loving this card Momma Mary! The digi, the digi papers are so pretty! It made one cute Valentines that is for sure! It was everything that Carol said it was here yesterday. Such a miserable day and I too stayed inside until the ice melted, then I popped out to the pharmacy and grocer. It was nice not to have any wind for once!!! Gosh Momma Mary you will be at 300 followers before you know it, and I might say well deserved for sure! You always make the best cards and I love to visit to see what is up and to hear your chit chat. We all know how much I love to chit chat. lol Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteooohhh love the chocolate images,great cardand love the die-cuts congrats on your almost 300 only 3 to go
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Lovely design Mary, a really super card!
ReplyDeletehugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design
Hello Mary, what a cute card, super image and colours.
ReplyDeleteGood luck getting to 300 followers, hugs Kate x
Fab card Mary love it..I've been watching the snow fall for hours lol have had a very excited dog at the same time because he loves playing in it hahaha...huggles Sue xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteAdorable card Mary!!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable little mouse, just so sweet holding that big chocolate heart. Makes for a sweet card.
ReplyDeleteAs usual I am at the end of the line around the corner and down the block. LOL. That's OK though. At least I am here.
ReplyDeleteLove the Valentine card Mary. To really cute mouse. Love the diecut paper behind the mouse too. Excellent! - Jim
This really is a SUPER card Mary, I have to admit I haven't seen this cutie, to my shame, but it is fabulous and love what you have done with it, that oval is great. Love the card.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your mention of me in your post, I do appreciate it VERY much.
You HAVE to have so many followers due to your generosity of sharing and your wonderful gift of making every post so very interesting. Congratulations
My goodness! That chocolate heart the mouse is holding looks good enough to take a bite out of it. Great card, love that patterned die cut oval. You made it work so well. Patterned die cuts intimidate me!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute cheeky chappie! Love the image and so suits the card design. Barbara C
ReplyDeleteThis is a cute image. I love the border on the bottom of the card and the SB die you used. I think we are finally getting a little warmer here, we had sunshine today.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, lovely lady!
ReplyDeleteThis is the sweetest Valentine's card, how cute is the mousie?! Gorgeous!!
love Mags B x
Just been reading down some of the other posts on your blog. You have done well to remain even vaguely polite in the face of such stupidity from that new company. Total lack of common sense on their part. Anyway, I am glad you can put that aside and create such lovely cards. Thank you for your visits to me and for the great comments. I am still working on the stamps, having just found two small boxes with more stamps in that had got missed. Hope you have a less stressful week. xx Maggie
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute card Mary. Congrats on nearing 300 followers. And its a great idea to celebrate that with a candy so nice of you :)
ReplyDeleteJust adorable Mary.
ReplyDeleteHugs Diane
He is so adorable with his big yummy chocolate heart, Mary!!! So cute!!!
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This is great Mary!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the almost 300 mark!
Darling card - love the image and that giant heart looks fab! Great colors. Hugz
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card. love the image.
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