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I'm really missing my shadow and my faithful friend. Today we had to put down our Shihtzu, Pepper. She was only 8 1/2 years old, but had cancer and woke up today not doing so well. She was the smartest and sweetest dog I have ever had, and was a real family dog. Some dogs tend to stick closest to one person, but she loved all 4 of my kids. I think my oldest son is going to find it hardest tonight when he heads to bed and she isn't with him as she has slept on his bed for most of her life.
I've been playing around with making my own paper flowers still. These were made using the CB flower die cuts. I've curled up the edges of each of the petals to give it more of a 3D look. I'm amazed at how much it changes the look of the flower just by curling or bending the petals a little bit. I'm not sure if it shows up well enough in the photo, but I really like it better than just leaving them flat.
This card was made using the bonus sketch at 2Sketches4Y. I turned the sketch on it's side because I wanted to fit the flower I made as well as a larger oval. I received the pp in a prize I won through an anniversary challenge over at Cuppas and Cards. TFL!
My sister asked me to make a card for her to give to a friend, so I made a couple to give her a choice. I had also been wanting to try making a card using some flowers I made. I've been experimenting with flower making so you will be seeing lots of flowers on my upcoming cards!
As you can tell these are just rough samples of some invitations I made. In fact, they aren't even taped down and the crafty tack that I used to hold the paper in place even shows through. I used paper for the printed part, rather than cardstock since it is just a sample. The actual invitation the bride chose to go with is posted below. TFL
Bridal shower invitation which is actually a pocket card.
The pocket card with the envelope.
The invitation out of the pocket.
The whole ensemble.
