January's HCCC

This month's challenge was a GREAT one! Thanks Marnie!

I opened up my scrap drawer and pulled out the leftover
pieces I had from this card that I had planned to make
two of...but never got around to it. I forgot to take pictures
at the very beginning, but I had four 1-inch squares of
card stock that I then punched into little hearts. Here's
what my desk looked like halfway into the card:
I had a couple thin strips of kraft card stock and after
trying to make them into stripes in the background, I
thought of the little ruler stamp from Cosmo Cricket's
'Material Girl' stamp set (another goodie from the Unity
prize pack I won - SO amazing!!) and knew exactly
what I wanted to do:

The inside of the card says:
We love you T-H-I-S much!!

It's just a little card, about 3x4, but I think
it still packs a pretty big punch!

The second card didn't turn out quite as well
but I thought I should share it anyways.
It's always good to learn from someone else's
mistakes, right? ;)
Here's what I started with:

I thought I would glue all the scraps together on a
piece of paper and then trace my Top Note die cut
on to it and cut it out...however the the papers were
too small for the die, and so I ended up using a smaller
one from Tim Holtz. It was a little fancier and I think
the combination of the busy, mix-matched papers
and the die were a bit much. I wasn't sure what to do
with it, and only being able to use scraps upped the ante,
but here's what I ended up with:

(My husband also pointed out the irony of
the sentiment and the very busy card...
Oh well! Better luck next time!)

Here's a close-up of the wonky, scrap-paper die cut:

Anyways, I've learned that sometimes I'm better off
keeping things sweet and simple. The whole 'shabby-chic'
look is obviously not my forte...
But, do not fear!! My scrap drawer is not empty yet
and the month is only halfway through so perhaps
I will attempt another creation or two :)
Stay tuned for more adventures from the Scrapyard!