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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

CASology #27: Blue


Hello, friends!  It's Tuesday, which means another challenge at CASology where this week the cue word is BLUE.  Our guest designer this week is May, so please be sure to check out her card along with the rest of the design team's work this week.

 
I was so happy to be able to ink up some new (to me) stamps for my card this week.  The lace border is from WPlus9, while the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's "Think Big Favorites" series (I LOVE them all!).  I used two shades of Hero Arts shadow inks (soft pool and mid-tone pool) along with a navy blue dye ink for the sentiment.  The Martha Stewart lace border punch at the bottom seemed to compliment the lace stamp, so I went with it!  (The blue strip of paper is on the bottom of the inside of the card.)


Pinned ImageFunny story, speaking of BLUE.  My 12-year-old daughter recently purchased a bottle of blue magnetic nail polish.  (Have you ever heard of this?  The lid has a magnetic pattern that can form a design in the nail polish when you first apply it.)  It was sitting on the kitchen table while I was helping my 8-year-old son with homework, so I decided to try it out on my thumb.  I didn't get the design quite right, so I tried it again on another finger.  (You can guess where this is going, right?)  OK, here's the end result...this was the first time in my life I have ever painted my nails blue!  I proceeded to tell my kids they have the coolest mom ever.  They subtly looked at each other and rolled their eyes.  (I was loving every minute of this!)  It lasted one day, then I felt compelled to take it off...but it was fun while it lasted!

(The lid on this bottle had a starburst design...you can see it best on my pointer finger!)

Be sure to check out the BLUE cards from our amazing design team, and be sure to link up your card by Sunday at 4:00 CST...we'd love to see your clean and simple cards!



Judy Marino --> that's me!
 
and Guest Designer: May Park
 
Thanks for stopping by!
Judy





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24 comments:

  1. BarbJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    I'm still giggling - such a cute story, Judy! Maybe I should try some blue polish - then again, maybe not! Love that it only lasted a day on your nails! :) Your card is so pretty! Love the lacy details!

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  2. Gillian RJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    Lovely delicate card, love all the lace

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  3. ArdythJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    Pretty card - love all the lacy edges! As for magnetic nail polish - wow, what will they come up with next? It's a really neat effect though!

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  4. MelissaJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:25 AM

    Blue and lace...absolutely perfect together!! :) That nail polish is something else! Love the pattern! :)

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  5. Julia AstonJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Aren't you the cool mum with the blue nails! How fun is that pattern!!

    LOVE the laces on your pretty blue card!

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  6. RosemaryJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    beautiful card, judy... i love the way the lacy stamp is complimented by the punched border. and i think your nails look fabulous... you should have kept the polish on!

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  7. MeghanJanuary 15, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    You sound like a very cool mom. Only the coolest wear blue nail polish! Great card....love the shades of blue!

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  8. Maureen MerrittJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:23 PM

    What a rad mom :) Love your blue nails & your beautiful blue card :)

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  9. PajaluJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:05 PM

    You groover you! ;o) I love your blue nails & your gorgeous card Judy. Such fun

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  10. Robin K.January 16, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    Your story gave me quite a giggle Judy!!! Love the design of your card- so sweet and trendy at the same time!!

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  11. Kathy (krolski)January 16, 2013 at 7:10 PM

    Your card is beautiful, Judy. I love the blue and the lace border punch. So pretty. LOVE your nails too. You ARE a cool Mom!! :)

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  12. BrendaJanuary 16, 2013 at 11:27 PM

    What a beautiful card Judy! Love how you repeated the lace punched border with the stamped images! It looks so dainty and Hollandish! And I think your nails looked super cool!

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  13. UnknownJanuary 18, 2013 at 12:11 AM

    Thank you for you kind comments,please drop in again, i love reading your comments, your cards are lovely,

    Hugs
    Suzy B galloping grannie
    -x-

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  14. Marlou McAleesJanuary 18, 2013 at 7:57 AM

    hi Judy :) your card is perfection!! love it :) I love Wplus9 dies and stamps also of course Papertrey :)
    and your nails look fab!!! never heard of seen this nail polish before (I don't have nails, always clip them .. LOL ) have a fab weekend!! xx

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  15. Jen W.January 18, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    That polish is pretty cool! If I ever painte my nails I'd give that a try. :) Your card is gorgeous. That lacey stamp goes perfectly with the punch and I love the blue peeking out the bottom.

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  16. ShellyJanuary 18, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    Love your card, Judy!! The blues are so lovely, together! :) That's some pretty interesting nail polish! Never seen it. Though, I don't paint my fingernails (only my toes). Not sure how that would look on toes?...Might drive me nuts, thinking I 'smudged' the polish! lol :) Gotts love the reaction from your kids! Mine do the same thing, at times! :)

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  17. JoyceJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:29 PM

    Your card is so feminine and pretty. I like that blue from the inside that peeks out from behind your lacy border. Cool nail polish. As the mother of two daughters, I have certainly seen it in the store, but so far, have resisted the requests to buy it.

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:03 AM

    Such a pretty card ... lovely lacy-ness with the stamps and the border, with the blue paper behind, stands out beautifully! Anita :)

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  19. Maria@Crafty Cre8tionsJanuary 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Great 'blue' card! Love that lacy detail!

    Your nails look great!!!! Way to be a cool mom!!

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  20. JeanJanuary 19, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    Love all of the beautiful "laciness" - just gorgeous!!!

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  21. Stephanie LanzalottoJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:56 PM

    Judy, thank you for your kind comment on my blog. So encouraging after my long absence. I love your luciously lacy card. Just a beautiful take on the cue.

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  22. EmmaJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    Great card, I love the shades of blue you have chosen. Super cool nails too! Em x

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  23. GretaJanuary 20, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    Love your feminine card, Judy! Love the nail polish story!

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  24. DarnellJanuary 21, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    Judy, I love that your card is soft and elegant and feminine and traditional and then you hit us with, dude, my nails rock!! Too funny! It's amazing that they can do that with polish. I would have left in on, just to drive the kids cray-cray!!

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Thanks for taking the time to comment...I do appreciate it!
Judy