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Hi everyone and Happy Friday! This has been a doozy of a week in my neck of the woods! My youngest daughter had Swine Flu and is finally (Thank God) on the mend! I spent most of the week disinfecting the house so that the rest of us wouldn't get it! It's working so far, as the rest of us thankfully have not gotten sick! I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend and a little Trick or Treating!
Now onto why you stopped by! It's Taylor's Sketch Challenge! Woohoo! The jury is still out on my card.....seems I didn't get sick, but my mojo lost it's way, somehow! I made a very non-traditional colored Christmas card! All of the cardstock and DP I used are from the October Key Ingredients kit from Taylored Expressions. I just love this Earth Love dp by Cosmo Cricket and thought it would look great paired with the birdhouse from Taylor's new set, Wings of Joy! I REALLY wanted to sew on my card, but I did this late last night and since my craft area is in my bedroom, hubby wouldn't have appreciated the noise from the sewing machine while he was sleeping!! So I pulled a Jodi instead and I used my mat pack and paper piercer to pierce around the edges!
For more inspiration, don't forget to check out the amazing samples from the rest of the sketch team!
This is so soft and pretty Jackie! Love that CC paper! So glad to hear that your daughter is on the mend...pesky flu!
Have a fun Halloween!
Posted by: Sherrie | October 30, 2009 at 08:12 AM
Jury is still out? WHAT? The verdict is IN! Your card is perfectly charming! I love those colors with the birdhouse image - so soft and sweet! Glad that your daughter is on the upswing - hope y'all have a great Halloween!
Posted by: Jami Sibley | October 30, 2009 at 08:32 AM
Hi Jackie1 I love your card. Thanks so much for your sweet comments on mine. I love the colors you chose for your birdhouse. Lovely!
Posted by: Regina (The Stampin' Bean) | October 30, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Oh you poor soul! I'm just scared one of the kids are going to get the swine flu too, but I know it's inevitable! Well, on the plus side, she will hopefully be well enough to trick or treat! :)
I am loving the soft colors of your card. Just so visibly soothing. :) I'm a sucker for that airbrushing too though!
Posted by: Melissa Sauls | October 30, 2009 at 11:52 AM
wonderful warm colors!! such a sweet card!
Posted by: Alice W. | October 30, 2009 at 01:42 PM
I wondered when you hadn't posted for a few days if someone was sick. I'm glad to hear she's on the mend, and thankful no one else got it.
Cute card, love the colors!
Posted by: Becky C | October 30, 2009 at 03:55 PM
Hi Jackie!! Don't you love this paper!!! Perfect with the image!!
Posted by: Lori M | October 30, 2009 at 10:58 PM
What a gorgeous card! I haven't had a chance to play with my key ingredients yet. I hadn't thought of using that paper for Christmas but it really works the way you used it! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Nancy J | October 31, 2009 at 04:32 AM
Fabulous card Jackie. Love that image and the sponging... great papers... TFS!
Posted by: Monika Davis | October 31, 2009 at 08:16 AM
Beautiful, Jackie! So soft and pretty! Glad you daughter is on the road to recovery! This flu thing is not nice, we are just now dealing with it at my house :(
Posted by: Dawn Easton | November 01, 2009 at 06:23 AM
Gorgeous, Jackie! Such fun details and I love that sponging on the main panel.
Posted by: Denise (peanutbee) | November 01, 2009 at 03:35 PM
Hello! My name is Nika! I so like your blog! We are from Russia. My husband and I to work with students. We organize many clubs to construct attitudes friendship and to speak them about the Christ. I have ladys club, we to do hand made cards, scrapbook, quilt and crosstitch. It is good opportunity to testify about our God and His love! Every Saturday I have craft club for ladyes. We do cards, quilt, crochet, cross stitch too. It very not usual and new to Russian culture. I to study from different blogs how to make cards, made quilt and to use different technics. We are missionary to the Far East Russia. We are russian. We live in city Birobidzhan, it is the Jewish region in Russia. A lot of Jews live here. They have synagogues and to celebrate religious holidays. But many of them do not know the Christ. We have 2 daughters. Polina is 9 years and Liliya is 3 years.And if you are interesting about us I shall be glad give answer to you. I will glad if you can write me.Sorry my English. May I ask if you can send some stamps for our club?
Nika
zn4hisglory4@gmail.com
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Posted by: Nika | November 02, 2009 at 03:23 AM
I LOVE this card, Jackie! Love the dp and colors you used, and that birdhouse is sooo CUTE! I'm glad your daughter is feeling better!
Posted by: Kerri Michaud | November 02, 2009 at 05:24 PM
Beautifully done! I love the way you've shaded around the image on that beautiful label die cut. Fabulous!
Posted by: Lisa Hjulberg | November 04, 2009 at 09:42 PM