Hey everyone! Thank you for joining me today for another MAKE IT IN MINUTES video! Today’s video is also a FLASH CARD. I think this card turned out gorgeous and WOW was is simple. “Life is Beautiful Because of You”… what a great sentiment, right?!
The “A Mother’s Flair” stamp set is just my style – a little retro, a little funky, and oh so girly!
This layout will be great with a lot of different stamp sets but those clean lines and lovely font were just perfect for this clean & simple card.
I did step out of my “Flash Card” system just a touch by adding a piece of cardstock to the inside. Elegant Eggplant was just too dark and I needed some white cardstock for my message.
Let me share today’s MAKE IT IN MINUTES video with you….
Here the measurements for my card in case you missed them:
- Elegant Eggplant – 8 ½” x 5 ½”, score and fold at 4 ¼”
- Berry Burst – 2 ¾” x 4 ¼”
- Whisper White – 2 ½” x 4″, cut to 2 ½” x 3 ¼” (3 ¾” x 5″ if you want cardstock on the inside)
- Baker’s Twine – 18″
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Last night we attended a parent meeting for students wishing to do concurrent enrollment. This is where seniors in high school can take college classes that count towards their high school requirements and also for college credit.
Guys…. when the words, “Ginny will be a senior next year” came out of my mouth, my heart just sank. My baby will be a senior in high school. I can’t handle that yet! It was just one of those “Mommy Moments” that no one is ever quite ready for. <sigh>
But, on the other side, Christina and her final year of college, we got some GREAT news! The school is going to extend her talent scholarship AND academic scholarship for the extra semester she has to take for her student teaching. YAY!!! This is a HUGE thing and a hefty sum of money that I am happy to keep in my savings account. Also, she will be able to walk for her graduation in May (even though she still has her student teaching to do before she gets her degree). She REALLY wanted to graduate with her friends and I am thrilled the university recognized that her student teaching isn’t even done on campus so she will basically be done. But wait, there’s more! Christina also needed 3 dance classes for her Theatre Education degree (yeah, that’s crazy but whatever). There wasn’t a class being offered that would work around her current class schedule so they accepted her yoga class that she took a couple years ago as a dance class. FINALLY things are working out for her (you may recall the professor that never showed up to class fiasco).
So, as soon as one if out of college, the other will be going in. This Momma needs a glass of wine and a baby book to reminisce with. Feeling a little bittersweet today.
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Just wanted to say I enjoyed your organization tip yesterday. My drawer that I keep my blocks in is a wire basket drawer and I happened to have some containers that I bought earlier. They worked perfectly! I wouldn’t have thought to do this..I just piled them in the drawer. Now I see I have more of certain shapes and used them to mount several stamps at a time. What a time saver!
I love everything about this card. Very pretty
I’m with Chris and love everything about this card. I’m saving the design to use with other stamp sets. So glad to hear everything is finally working out for Christina. Enjoy your day!
I am going to miss your weekly organizational tips. What is this “flash card” thing you keep talking about?
Flash Cards and Flash Cards 2.0 are a simple template that I created to help you always be ready to create a card in a flash. The idea is to take a piece of cardstock, cut it in half, cut your halves in half and cut those in half. You have 8 equal pieces. I then do the same thing with a little smaller piece of white or vanilla and cut the same way.
I have videos that will help explain it better.
FLASH CARDS
https://youtu.be/Hh9x1gRolmY
FLASH CARDS 2.0
https://youtu.be/mGld67CNfeY
Thank you for your continuing inspiration! I love your creations and color combinations. Your organizational tips were always spot on! I always look forward to your Dear Diary section-makes me feel like you are my next door neighbor! All else said, I can truly say that the best part of your blog is that there are NO ads! Thank you, Connie!
I like being neighbors!
Love, love this card, so classy and so easy to create, the colors are fantastic and the details, delightful.
Thank you for another fabulous Flash Card, Connie.
XO
Maria Rodriguez.
This card is so awesome, I love what you made.
I have a question about the upcoming Feb. 16 new items added to the rewards Sale- A- Bration catalog.
How do we find out what they are? Are they added as a flyer in the e-mail or a new Sale- A- Bration catlog or do we look for it on line?
Thanks
I don’t know the exact date we are allowed to share the photos. They products were just released to demonstrators today so none of us have them yet to share ideas. They will be available to choose as a Sale-a-Bration item on February 16th and I will post the PDF on my blog at that time. 🙂
Great PDF format works for me. I just didn’t know how we were able to see them when they were released. I will be watching for your ideas.
Thanks for letting me know.
Connie, it’s always a pleasure getting your posts & watching your videos! You are such an inspiration! Thank you!