Saturday, July 28, 2012

I FOUND IT!

...my creativity that is!  My husband has been working out of town, both of the girls have been sick, and I have this vacation book staring at me....sometimes it's no wonder the mojo disappears.  ...Until a few challenge sites spur some magic.  Here's what I came up with:

Insert squeal of delight!  I bought this set No Peeking and it had yet to see some ink.  I love it's cute factor!

My money tree has yet to bloom so I haven't replaced my inks with the new ones.  My reindeer image had a few ivory spots showing through, so I took my blender pen and ink and carefully colored where my image didn't ink well...just a little tip!  The DSP will be available Aug. 1and is called Candlelight Christmas. 

Here is a look at the inside:

I made the card a gift card holder.  It seems like I always need more of these at Christmas time.

I can't take credit for anything else, the layout, theme and colors were all inspired by a the following challenge sites:

The Friday Mashup


Dynamic Duos


retro sketches


Thank you all for giving me the kick I needed!

19 comments:

  1. You should give a squeal of delight, this is darling! Love your ribbon tails with the button! Thanks for playing along with us at Dynamic Duos!

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  2. What a cutie!
    I am happy that our challenge helps to bring your mojo back!
    Thanks for playing with us at Dynamic Duos!
    Anni

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  3. Hello Bobby, Interesting that your surname is Trost. My maiden name was Trost also. There was a lady in USA who was doing the family tree I gave some information to a gentleman in Queensland Australia who passed it onto her. I have a son named ERIC, spelt a little different.

    Kind Regards, Betty Kingston

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  4. Absolutely adorable! Glad you got your mojo back :-)

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  5. Too cute! Love the image's and your ribbon treatment. Thanks for joining us this week at Dynamic Duos.

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  6. That's perfect for our Santa Baby Challenge at Jingle Belles too ... adorable holiday card ... love it in those colors.

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  7. Bobbie - this is so sweet! I love the monochrome, and the button/bow treatment - it's awesome! Thanks so much for using this week's RetroSketch!

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  8. Wonderful card, this reindeer is just too cute! Great idea to make it a gift card also!

    Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Friday Mashup!

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  9. I love this card....it is TOO CUTE!!! :)

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  10. Cute card and I love the DSP! And aren't blender pens life savers!

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  11. Adorable Christmas card! Thanks for playing with us at Dynamic Duos!

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  12. what a gorgeous card, not to mention an utterly ♥FABULOUS♥ and totally fair-n-square version of ALL those awesome challenges! i predict MULTIPLE wins this week with that delightful reindeer! :)

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  13. So, so cute!! That reindeer makes me smile and I'm sure it will have the same effect on the recipient - particularly when they see the gift card inside! Thanks for playing along with the Friday Mashup this week!

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  14. Love the combo of the stamp set and the DSP - it is beautiful! Thanks for joining the Friday Mashup.

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  15. Delightful card gift card holder! Love the sweet image! So happy you joined us this week at Dynamic Duos!

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  16. Cute card! I love the little dear. Thank you for playing with the friday mashup this week. Liebe Grüße Ulrike (guest designer from germany)

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  17. Just popping over from the JB blog to admire your card. I love everything about it, from the layout and the monochrome colours to the DP and cute reindeer. I also had to check out the other challenges. They seem like fun, too!

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