Thursday, January 7, 2010

A Happy Hello














After a little encouragement from some online friends and some deliberation on my part I thought I could give this blog thing a try. Who knows what I might have to say - might be a little, might be a lot. Might be interesting. Might be not. Hey, I'm a poet; and I didn't even know it.

I'm sorry, you'll probably be subjected to my wacky humor at times. It's alright; I know I'm weird. :)

The card above was a quickie I put together one Saturday afternoon with some bits and pieces I had laying around. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I think I might stamp the sentiment on another piece of kraft CS and then place it on pop-dots on top of the current saying. That way there won't be that distracting background running through it. Live and learn.

Stamps: Basic Backgrounds: Retro (Papertrey Ink); sentiment (Hero Arts)
Ink: Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink); Van Dyke Brown (Nick Bantok)
Paper: Bazzill
Other: SU! Bigz Butterfly dies, SU! heart, corner rounder, stitching

I need to figure out how to make this page a bit prettier. I also need to think of a better blog title (that's the best I could come up with today.) But, I guess for now, I'll just focus on trying to figure out what I'm doing! :) Thanks for stopping by!

22 comments:

Ted said...

Yay, Jennifer! I'm proud of you. :) And I am very honored to be your first Follower! :) Love the card and if you ever want to look for blog decorations, you can check out thecutestblogontheblock.com (I think!) Happy blogging!

Monica K. said...

I just love your card, Jennifer! :) So happy to see you've got a blog now. It's a lot of fun, you'll see. :)

Kim said...

Welcome to blog world! I like your card! If you find out how to decorate your blog please clue us in. I have no clue how to do anything cool to my blog banner and designs!

Nadine said...

You've got a blog!! Awesome! Thanks for the tip about the sentiment - I just made a card and couldn't figure out why I didn't like it...it's because the background is running thru it!! Im going to re-stamp it and pop it up now! ;o)

Nadine said...

Oh I forgot to say that the little heart on the butterfly wing is too cute! Great card! TFS on your brand new blog!

Unknown said...

Congratulations on startin a blog! enjoyed readin ur post..;) NICE card!!!..I love how it all came together..good job!

Linda said...

Welcome to the world of Blogging! I'm sure you will love it and we will love seeing your projects. I couldn't get into your 3Peas page, so I'm really glad you've created this. As for decoration, try searching around the Blogger community. That's how I found http://hotbliggityblog.com and I'm quite happy with it. Also look carefully at Blogs you enjoy. There may be a banner that will link to another site with free backgrounds. But mainly, have fun. We'll keep peeking in.

Karin said...

Welcome to the blogging world! Your cards are beautiful...

Aimes said...

Hey, welcome to Blogland! So glad you decided to start a blog and what a sweet card you've opened with!
You can try Cutest Blog on The Block (Just Google it) if you want a fun template!
x

Diane Jaquay said...

WOOHOO Jennifer, welcome to the wonderful world of blogging! Your blog looks GREAT btw! I love this card, that butterfly is just TO DIE!!!

Mandy said...

Welcome to the blogging world! I just started my blog yesterday :) Your card is adorable!

Cammie said...

Welcome to the land of blogging. You are off to a great start. What a happy card you created. The butterfly is so cheerful. Don't worry about your blog's title. You can change the name whenever and as many times as you want. I changed my several times. Also post when you want. This should be fun, not another chore. We've enough of those, right?

MintStamps said...

hi there! welcome to the world of blogging. you're off to a great start. good luck! =)

Terri said...

Welcome to the blogging world! Looks like you are off to a great start. There really is no right or wrong when it comes to blogging. This is your place to do what you want so have fun with it. Nice job on the card too!

Daniela F. said...

Welcome to blogland! What a cheery, happy card to start with :)

Sharron said...

Congratulations on your new blog! It's looks wonderful. Love your card--great butterflies and sweet little heart. Have fun playing in blogland!

Anika said...

Cute card & Blog! Can't wait to see more!

Jen Carter said...

What a cute card. I love the simplicity of it!

Nerina said...

Gorgeous blog Jennifer - and a gorgeous card :0)!

Tammy said...

Jennifer, I love your card. I just got the butterflies die and may have to "borrow" your idea!

Taheerah said...

Congratulations on starting a blog, and what a great card to start with! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving some birthday love!

Kara said...

Great start to your blog!! Beautiful butterfly card.
Kara