Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Stamping really is therapeutic....

I know lots of people feel that way... and now I believe it too. We had a very sad evening last night - we lost a very special "kitty" that has been with us for a few years. "CHAMP" was a great big, fluffy, FUNNY, fat cat that had a very unique personality :o) I feel terrible cuz it was me who accidentally ran over him :o( The kids took it very hard, especially Calvin as Champ was his pet. I grew up on the farm as a kid and I "know" logically that a cat is a cat and there are many, many cats out there and they come and go so regularly on a farm - but when it's your kids' hearts that get broken and you see the sadness and loss - it's so hard! Needless to say, I haven't felt much like creating in the past 24 hours, but I have to make some Valentine's Day cards for the store and so I made myself sit down and do a challenge this afternoon while Kim was doing her Math...and I must say - it made me feel better. It takes your mind off things for a while and lets you escape to the crafting realm :)

I checked out Inspirational Card Sketches today from Tuesday's challenge and figured I would be able to make some Valentine's Day cards from their great sketch:


Here's the card I will enter into their challenge:

Recipe:
Stamps: Vintage Labels
Paper: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Sending Love DP
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: large oval punch, pink satin ribbon, heart punch, gems, dimensionals

Thanks for poppin' in this afternoon! I am going to go and brew some fresh, delicious Starbucks coffee and I'll be back to post my other 2 Valentine's Day cards I created using this sketch layout and other stamps :) See you shortly!!

10 comments:

  1. wow, this card is gorgeous...I adore the dp....so sorry about your cat...I know what you mean about a cat being a cat...but a child is way more than a child, it is apart of your heart....maybe you guys can get another this spring.....have a wonderful evening!

    enjoy *~*

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  2. thanks Teresa! :) I will look again for a nice bright orange cat for us to have here on the farm...thanks for the wonderful, warm comments! TTYL!

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  3. You embellished a beautiful card! Thank you for playing with us at ICS!

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  4. FINALLY! I have been waiting all day to see what you came up with. It was definitely worth the wait - beautiful! (((HUGS)))

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  5. This is a great card Love the way you put it to-gether.

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  6. wowsers...awesome friend...very nice...and yes stamping is therapy...for all sorts of reasons...hugs to you my friend about Champ...still hard!

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  7. Now THIS is a Valentine! Just beautiful... obvious that you put your thoughts into it - and better into this card than into negative space. It's always better to channel your emotions into something positive. You're a wonderful mother for caring about Calivn's feelings and understanding his loss. That's what counts.

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  8. great card, love the bling, so sorry to hear about your cat, you get so attached to them, thanks for laying with us at ics this week.

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  9. Love your card to pieces! Thanks for playing along with us over at ICS :)

    Nini xoxo

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  10. Beautiful card Lori. Thanks for joining us over at ICS this week.

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