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Thursday, January 1, 2015

My Top 14 Cards of 2014...

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When I was contemplating what cards to include in this post, I didn't think I had done anything of significance UNTIL I went thru all the Blog posts.  Holy cow!!  I did some interesting cards this year!  Here's my top 14...

This HAS to be #1.  It was SOOOO out of my box (pun intended).  My birthday card to the Ernman...

And this one was one of the Ernman's favorite.  We made this together for his son Christopher's 14th birthday...


I LOVED this card... simple and yet very striking.  I made this design in several different color combos and loved every one.


I colored this dog with Copics which I got a little better with in 2014...


I discovered Mixed Media in 2014.  Thanks Susan, you troublemaker!  This one is on the page of an old book...


This one, I used deli-paper.  Fell IN LOVE with that...


Then I learned how to make flowers from the deli-paper monoprints.  OMG!! New passion!


I liked this for it's simplicity...


And who doesn't love inchies...


The Ernman's Valentine... :)


Going thru all the posts, I discovered I had made this OWH Sketch # 218 several times.  I'm picking this one because it is masculine and not my forté...


In October, I ended up in the hospital having an emergency appendectomy.  My friend Sherry asked some card makers to send me Get Well cards.  They did and I was overwhelmed!  This card was made as a thank you and sent to each of those eighteen card makers...


I just loved how this turned out.  A print I had colored back in January that migrated next to a Scrappy background I had made the previous year.  They SOOOOO belonged together...


 And finally, one of our personal Christmas cards and the Ernman's favorite.  I have participated three years in a row in a challenge to make five Christmas cards a month.  A benefit to this is it gives me a healthy supply to send to Operation Write Home in October.  Another benefit is it gives me an opportunity to "test" a few designs and see what will be our own personal Christmas card for the coming season...

So, HAPPY NEW YEAR friends!  We are off and running...


21 comments:

  1. I love your cards, they are so fun!!!

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  2. love that burger card, thank you for sharing your favorites with us! Happy New Year!

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  3. You blow me away with your incredible talent!! The box card is amazing, I love your starbursts (especially the one sitting on my bookcase) :) Keep making cards (so I can have inspiration) Thanks for sharing your selection of favorites.

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  4. These are all so gorgeous. I think mixed media is going to be my "out of the box" project next. It's been a real treat getting to know you and I too have some of your lovely artwork on my wall. Muwah!

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  5. Great cards. Love the Christmas one the most.

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  6. Love your colorful "heart melt", and that hamburger is just too cute.

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  7. The burger card is perfection and I really love the masculine missing you card. Thanks for all of your inspiration and trying so many different things- maybe this year I will get braver! Glad you are on the mend! Have a great 2015!

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  8. Happy New Year, Cindy! What a lovely collection of cards! Love that you included masculine cards, too. Have a wonderfully crafty 2015. :)

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  9. Hi Cindy! Glad you went back through your blog and shared these gorgeous creations with us! What a beautiful selection here, from clean & simple to mixed media! You go, girl, and have fun crafting in 2015! Happy New Year!

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  10. Lovely cards, Cindy! My favorite is the get well card with the banner. I love a good banner, and that one is fabulous.

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  11. Love your work, especially the Christmas Card! keep it up in 2015! Thanks for sharing.

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  12. I love the valentine. Lucky Ernman

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  13. Wonderful group of cards! Esp love the rainbow starburst and the banner card. Keep up the great work!

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  14. Thank you so much to EVERYONE who is taking the time to view my Blog and to those who are leaving comments. They are truly appreciated...

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  15. Great cards! Really like the the Valentine's card!

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  16. Absolutely gorgeous cards, Cindy! I love the one with the banner...CAS is my favorite style! You are an awesome artist...love all these cards!
    Hugs and keep smilin',
    Sunshine Sharon

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  17. Great choices! The grapes on the scrappy background is really nice - very elegant. A card with inchies always catches my eye, but yours with the little embellishments takes it to a new level. All wonderful cards! Happy New Year!

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  18. Great cards! I love them all, couldn't pick a favorite! You inspired me to do http://marie97-lotlot.blogspot.com/2015_01_01_archive.html

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  19. Well I'm glad you went back for another look, because these are some really great, creative cards!! I really like the sunburst design, and the . . . well I pretty much think they are all special. I like the way you experimented with so many different techniques. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderfully creative new year!!

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  20. This is a fabulous collection and I know it couldn't have been easy for you to narrow it down to 10. If I'm forced to pick a favorite it would be the 'inchies' ... amazing coordination of colors and patterns!

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  21. Cindy, I love them all. You did a great job. I want to say that you made my day with your card #3 and #12 that I received from you. :)

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