Sunday, October 9, 2011

You make me smile

I lost my two front baby teeth at the same time when I was 6 or so. I dislodged them by accidentally banging my head against on a pine beam at the playground at school... ouch. I was only a kid, but I still remember feeling self-conscious about my smile.

The card I'm sharing today is my entry for the Operation Julie's Smile challenge from CAS-ual Fridays -


I used the saying above as the inspiration for my card:


You make me smile (1)


I used Canson Vivaldi cardstock for the card bases as well as the blue layer and the cut out bird layer.


You make me smile (2)

The blue layer is Tumbled Glass distress ink with a bit of Cyan Versacolor for contrast.


You make me smile (3)


I coloured the birds ('Best Friends' by Inkadinkado) with Lyra Polycolor pencils and blended using Zest-it. The sentiment is from the 'All Occasion Messages' set by Hero Arts.

Thanks for taking a look, and I hope you find something to smile about today. Me? I'm smiling at my cat snuggled up in his bed next to me :)

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6 comments:

  1. Karen B.October 10, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    Wow Jess. Wow. I could gush and gush and gush about this card, it is so beautiful! And perfect! Thanks too for playing at CAS-ual Fridays.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Just beautiful Jess! Where did you get your polycolor pencils from?? Love the look!

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  3. DoneldaOctober 10, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    wow, this is such a great clean and simple card ... it totally made me smile!!!

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  4. DanielleOctober 12, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    This card is so beautiful! Love how CAS it is and the ink blending. My younger sister kicked my two front teeth out by accident :o) Thanks for all your kind comments and words of encouragement on my blog!

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  5. Michele GrossOctober 13, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous! LOVE the colors and coloring! Thanks for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  6. Karolyn at Paper TherapyOctober 14, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    Oh my gosh - this is STUNNING!! Your coloring just boggles my mind, and the sentiment is utter perfection for the occasion. Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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