Another Card CASE

Today's card CASE is from Karen Graff-Povis.  You can find it here - http://stampwithkarengp.blogspot.com/2011/07/make-wish.html.  And I have got to say, while looking through Karen's blog, there are a BUNCH more cards I want to CASE from her!  They are stunning!

So, for my case, I found some older cardstock I needed to use and a bunch of designer paper (and others!) scraps I wanted to use up.  Then I made the idea mine (it's what makes it a CASE!  :)  Take a look and enjoy!

 

I used punched out hearts, cut in half and rounded just so to make the flames.  They are a little big for the candles, but I LOVE the look!

Below is another similar card I made a long time ago.

Card CASE!

I haven't made cards in forever!  I have 226 beautiful cards pinned in my "Cards I like" board.  So I decided to start at the bottom for my inspiration.  I started with this - http://www.jaydeestamping.com/weblog/2010/12/medallion-sunshine-for-moxiefabworld-version-1.html - sunny medallion from Jaydee.  I LOVE the bling on this card and the layout is my favorite - simple, yet elegant.

 

So my first CASE of this card is below.  I don't have enough bling to do it right, but I bought these jeweled stickers from Michaels when they were clearance.  So I cut them apart and used the larger jewels to give some subdued bling.  I made 2 in yellow and used a different saying on each.

 

Then I needed to make it more my own (Thank you again Jaydee!  You broke my funk!)  So I decided to go RED!

 

 

I made 2 of these as well, each with a different sentiment.  I can't decide which I like more, but I think they are all beautiful and I think my funk has been broken.



White Vinegar & Dawn Revisited

I did retry this, as promised.  I just haven't gotten back to here to give the update.  At first, I was going to get on here and give it a big NO.  BUT then I tried something - I took a toothbrush to the bottom of my tub.  Can I just say -- OMGoodness!  It made a WORLD of difference on the bottom of the tub!  It's textured to make it non-skid and apparently that's where the problem has been all this time!  There is NO indication of the yuck that was in the bottom before!

Then, to add to my LOVE of this cleaner, I mentioned it to my mother.  She has a shower stall with a glass door.  Her house is near the sound (the water between the main land and the outer banks circled in the picture below)

 

 

While her water is City water, it's still pretty hard.  AND this is the tub that everyone takes showers in when we come back in from the boat.  So salt water and sand everywhere! 

 

Well, her glass door was no longer see through.  She asked and I suggested this.  I told her to spray it on, leave it for 10-15 minutes and wipe it off.  She tried it and said it made a drastic difference!  She said it's not perfect still, but she does this about once a week and it seems to be getting better each time.

 

Between both stories above, I am going to call this one a win!