Friday, March 8, 2013

gnomic: adjective

characterized by aphorism
or
given to the composition of aphoristic writing
 
ok, so what does aphorism mean? Answer at the bottom of my blog :)
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Inkspirational - Challenge #10

and entering this into:
Bitten by the Bug 2So Lucky Shamrock Challenge
 
The house was cut in the Cricut Craft Room, but I don't remember the cartridge name. It was one of the free ones they give you to play with. Right now they have a neat Southwest, Spring Cards cartridge and a single Father's Day cut that are available for you to play with..for FREE! You can't beat that!
 
Faber Castell - PITT pen
Reminisce - glittered shamrock sticker
heart sticker and gem - misc.
 
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No #18 of 30 Mother's Day cards in 30 days for the Art MoB challenge
 
I think speech bubbles are an aphorism!
all paper from My Little Shoebox, Lil Critter and Cute as a Button
( I fussy cut the hedgehog out from the paper and then outlines him with markers )
Close to my Heart - marker
Ranger - Distress marker
gold pearls- misc.
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aphorism is a short statement of a general truth or idea
 
 
Did you know it?
I didn't, lol 

23 comments:

Unknown said...

Just love your hedgehog image -great cards.

Redanne said...

Hi Sandee, no I didn't either but it is a great word! Love both cards and the sentiments are such fun. Hugs, Anne x

Winnie said...

Love both of them! That house is adorable. The Mother's Day card is so adorable and made me laugh out loud!

Mary Pat Siehl said...

you are on a roll with the cute cards my friend!!!

Jean said...

Had to smile at the second one!

Pam said...

Cute cards!! You did a great job with both!
Pam
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Nana said...

You are cranking these out. Love teh hedgehog.

Have a great day.
Hugs Nana
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Krisha said...

Hi Sandee,
Love the sentiment on the MD card, guess it is because it is soooo true!! LOL
No, I did not know what aphorism meant.

sandie said...

Cute house, love the heart in the top window and great sentiment. Thanks for joining us at Inkspirational.

Susan Edwards said...

What an adorable house for the wee little peeps!! Love the colors. Thank for joining us this week at BBTB2.
Susan

Katie said...

I really love the house card! Its so cute, I really want to live in it!

Alison Scott said...

Lovely cards. I do like the sentiment on the mothers day one, very true!

MaryH said...

This one made me smile...love the little hedgie with the pompadour, and the sentiment was so cute. Nice color combo here too. TFS

Karen said...

love that adorable hedgehog and the Irish house is so fab! Hope you have a great weekend. Karen

Brenda said...

I am loving both of your cards Sandee! The green house with the shamrock is just an awesome idea! I so love the sentiment too! Your cute little hedgehog is adorable as well and the sentiment is so perfect and so true!! lol Thanks for joining us at BBTB2 ;-)

Anonymous said...

Love your bright green house. Great for St. Patty's Day. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2. Stephanie

Sharon said...

Great house! Love the bright green. Love the sentiment. Thank you so very much for joining our 'So Lucky Shamrock' challenge at BBTB2!!!! :)

Anonymous said...

Such great work! Wonderful take on the 'green' challenge. That house shape is very unique and fun! So glad that you joined us this week at Inkspirational!
- Shauna

Lisbeth K said...

Great house, and I love the shamrock and the heart! Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational this week :) And, the hedgehog is sooo cute!!

Mynn xx said...

I just love the house shape of your first card, Sandee! And your hedgehog is darling, too! Thanks for joining us at Inkspirational! :)

Caroline said...

I love your Irish house with the awesome sentiment. I also really love the sentiment on your hedgehog card! Thanks for sharing at bbtb2.

Caroline

Nikki Stalker said...

Love your house card Sandee. It's nice to see some different shaped cards. Thanks for playing along at Inkspirational this week.

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Sandee! Thanks for linking this up to the Speech Bubble Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)