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Friday, March 11, 2011

Happy Thoughts


Sometimes he really gets into it...
Him: Why are you making a cloud with words in it?
Me: Because it isn't a cloud, it is a thought bubble.
Him: What?
Me: A thought bubble. You know, sending you happy thoughts.
Him: What? It looks like a cloud, and clouds don't talk. Nor are they happy.
Me: Because it isn't a cloud, it's a thought bubble.
Him: No, it's a cloud. Let me go ask the boys what they think it is.
So he takes the card, goes up to the youngest and I hear this...
Him: Do you see this cloud with words in it? What does it look like to you?
Youngest: A cloud.
So he then takes the card to the oldest and I hear this...
Him: You know what a cloud looks like right? All puffy and circular? What does this look like?
Oldest: A cloud.

I'll hand it to him, this stamp could be a cloud which I will save making for a rainy day, but today it is a thought bubble and the card is sending some happy thoughts. The very clean and simple card is based off the current sketch at Denami Designs, and the thought bubble is one of their inventive stamps.


Supplies: 
Cardstock: (White) Office Max
Stamp: (Thought Bubble) Denami Design
Ink: (Onyx Black) Versamagic
Embellishments: (Sticker Sentiment) SRM Stickers, (Decorative Tape: Blue Grid) Pink Paislee, (Washi Tape), (Black Burlap String) May Arts, (Staples) Tim Holtz
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32 comments:

  1. KellyMarch 11, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    love your take on the sketch. It's a thought bubble...

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  2. Jen W.March 11, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Glad I'm not the only one with this problem! LOL! It's totally a thought bubble and I love the touch of the staples and the twine.

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  3. ~amy~March 11, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Love the story:)

    all the crafty peeps will agree that it is a thought bubble:)

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  4. LaurelMarch 11, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    Too cute, love the story!

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  5. BabyBokChoyMarch 11, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    I got an idea, as my youngest would say? How about it's a cloud AND it's a thought bubble? :) and it's good that he takes it seriously, lol.

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  6. CherylMarch 11, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Your card makes me happy! I love the combination of papers you used.

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  7. Leigh Ann BairdMarch 11, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Love it!

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  8. PaulinaMarch 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    That story is too funny! I love how kids think!

    This card is fabulous, Karen. Love the CAS style, and it was super fun to see you pull out some DeNami! Thanks for joining us in the challenge.

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  9. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)March 11, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    It's hard to be out numbered by boys sometimes... my list of other examples is long and probably not appropriate for a blog comment. Love the bit of color with all the white. Cloud, thought bubble... you're still getting crafty and making fun cards.

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  10. AimesMarch 11, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Happy, happy, happy! That's how this card makes me feel and surely it can be both a cloud and a thought bubble (double the value of your stamp *wink*)
    Hugs,
    Aimes
    x

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  11. ChristinaMarch 11, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    This made me laugh, mostly because I thought of the running joke with my hubby. Every time I make a card with white space, he tells me it needs something, like a puffy white cloud.

    Love your thought bubble! And I'm pretty sure my hubby would approve too, even though he'd say it was a cloud.

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  12. Emily LeiphartMarch 11, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    LOL, your husband is too funny! You should've asked him to make a card using that stamp as a cloud!! I think my son would think it's a cloud, too, but he doesn't know about thought bubbles yet. This is just too cute. All that tape just makes me HAPPY!

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  13. LindsayMarch 11, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Oh Karen! Your story is too funny! I giggled as I was reading it! Love love this card too, so simple yet fun! Perfect for a special friend who needs a bit of happiness. Thanks for sharing!

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  14. ~Tammy~March 11, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Your story is too cute! I love what comes out of the mouth of our children! I love your use of the sketch!

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  15. jenMarch 11, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    what does this cloud look like to you? ha. funny! super cute- and very happy!!! :)

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  16. Natalie ElphinstoneMarch 11, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Wow this made me laugh out loud (whist reading it secretly at work!!)
    I have similar problems at home with lots of 'helpful' advice and comments. I was making a layout yesterday with some lovely areas of white space (which you know is hard for me to begin with) when Munchy pops in "you should put a rainbow in there" She's totally rainbow obsessed at the moment! Needless to say, now my layout has a rainbow...... and I love it!
    Sometimes the suggestions are good and sometimes not so much hey?

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  17. Sherry EckbladMarch 11, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    love the papers and the thought bubble on this card.

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  18. JessMarch 11, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Looks like a thought bubble to me but I guess I can see their argument. Either way, too cute!

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  19. TigriswillreignMarch 11, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    Pretty papers!

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  20. Michele GrossMarch 11, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Too funny! Great story! and super cute Thought Bubble card! :D

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  21. LynnMarch 11, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    Hah! I think your hubby might be residing in my hubbies body!!! Love this card...perfect CAS design!

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  22. alexandra s.m.March 11, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    You always have the most brilliant ideas!
    This card is perfect Karen ;-)

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  23. RyannMarch 11, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Your boys crack me up - all 3 of them! :) I'm completely drawn to washi tape so this is an easy like for me!

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  24. yyamMarch 12, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Such a sweet card! Your boy is so cute! :)

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  25. MichelleMarch 12, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    This is the coolest card!!! Love the thought bubble idea:-) Awesome one Karen...

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  26. artfuldelightMarch 12, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Your boys are so cute!! LOVE the card. That is a great cloud.....er I mean thought bubble. :-)

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  27. DanaMarch 12, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Clearly he needs to read more comic books! I got it. It's cute and clever.

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  28. Lisa PetrellaMarch 12, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Super fun CAS card, Karen! Great use of the Thought Bubble, and I LOVE the strips of Washi Tape and the way you stapled the twine! Cute story, too!! Thanks for playing along in the DeNami Sketch Challenge!!!!

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  29. Alice March 13, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    love the cute conversation and this is such a fabulous card, Karen! it makes me smile!

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  30. scrapsnsuch@gmail.comMarch 13, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    LOL!!! I like the cloud ;>)

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  31. UnknownMarch 14, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Cute story, and a cute card!! Great job with the sketch.

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  32. ValerieMarch 14, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    I love the way you used the tape on this card - that blue grid is my all time most fave tape ever! So cute, Karen!

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