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A To Z Challenge

I can't believe I am trying this!! I was deliberating for a long time and decided to jump in and I hope I can continue all the way through. Even though I make cards and have this as a craft blog I also love film and movies and film stars. When I was little I would watch old movies with my dad who knew all the stars. I would go through a list with him: Who is that? Are they alive? What did he/she die of? Were they married? To who? Why did they do that? What other movies were they in?  It would go on for a long time because all these stars are connected to each other in one way or another. There are some major stars I will not post and it is a shame but I am trying to stick to the letters of the alphabet and some stars share the same last initial (sorry Bogie). I am only dealing with the old stars...maybe next year will be different. So this is what I will be doing. Keep your fingers crossed that I can do this well.

Oscars-Oscars

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How to write about the Oscars which i have been watching since I was a youngin:) I remember the streaker, the political hoopla with Vanessa Redgrave and all the bad outfits over the years. I wish for thos by-gone years because no one dresses wild any more(I miss Cher). I actually made up my own list and gave it to people to decide. Of course i had the best and worst dressed on there. I asked what your favourite moment was but then there is the good stuff. Nothing is better than a good ghoul who can bring back the nauseous feelings watching terrifying films and remembering the words "The Horror, The Horror", of course I am remarking on Kim Novak's Goldie Hawn's and Liza Minnelli's faces-EGAD!! What are they thinking??? Please, Liza-wear a bra!!! My eyes could hardly stand it. Also how does Liza know Lupita Nyongo so well that she hugs her with all her might when Luipta won the Oscar.  I also asked the question "what drug were they on?" Cue Harrison Ford and Jamie Foxx. I love Harrison Ford but wowzers i think he took some pain pills and downed them with scotch. Jamie seemed to be in "Que Passe" land.  I am not a fan of Gravity either-Great effects and better to see on a big screen than the TV but I was disappointed in it and am glad it did not win best picture. I can say that Star Wars should have won in 1977 but it didn't. Which film did? Right! I don;t know either unless I look it up.  The Day The Earth Stood Still is another great film that never received any recognition and should have. Now the biggest  WTF is for best make-up. Why wasn't the Hobbitt  up? They nominate Bad Grandpa but not the Hobbitt? Ughhhh. What were you pleased with? What did you hate? Did your TV break when it zoomed in on Goldie hawn or Kim Novak? Love to know:)

Vintage Lady

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/02/challenge-76-vintage.html - Vintage
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2014/02/mim-180-with-kenny-k.html# - Anything Goes

This is a Birthday card for my mom's friend who has always been very kind. I used  the cuddlebug to create the die cut. I stamped the lady in brown and then mounted it on the die cut and sponged brown around the image to blend in. I have old wallpaper in big flowers and cut out the flowers and placed them around the image and used pop up dots as well and finished it off with crystals. Have a great week everyone!

For My Sweetie

http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/2014/02/for-always-and-forever.html -Always and Forever

I used a very smooth and beautiful red cardstock for the background. I used a black glossy cardstock, stickers for the border and heart and background and I stamped the flower image and coloured it with prisma pencils and cut it out and placed pop up dots on the back. This was made for my hubby who I love even when he makes me mad:)

Blue and White-I LOVE Blue

http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/02/snow-much-fun.html -Snow Much Fun

http://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/02/ch37-anything-goes-its-our-3rd.html - Anything Goes + Blog Hop
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/02/the-most-wonderful-time-of-year.html -Most Wonderful Time of the Year
http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.ca/2014/02/february-challenge.html - Blue and White
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/02/d-for-die-cuts.html -Die Cuts
http://52cct.blogspot.ca/2014/02/metallic-papers-challenge.html - Metallic Papers
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/02/challenge-257-keep-it-simple.html - Keep It Simple
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2014/02/mim-180-with-kenny-k.html - Anything Goes

OK I have one thing to say-Yippeeeeeee for Canada!!! We won the gold in Hockey for Womens and men's!!! I don't watch Hockey normally but I loved it that they won:) Now on to my cards. I used a dark blue and another blue(really nice paper). I used the cuddlebug and a die cut to cut out the branches and placed them around like a wreath.I added the bow and tada! The next card I used tombow markers and cut out the design and mounted it on top for a 3d effect. I also used crystals and glitter. The 3rd card is simple. I added glitter to the white for the border. I stamped and embossed the reindeer in white sparkle and mounted the card on the white paper. The 4th card I had fun! I made it a snowy fun day with the polar bears ice dancing with the mountains behind them. I used a dark blue felt with glitter for the midnight sky and the shiny paper for the ice:) The last card took the longest. I used prisma pencils for the colouring. I never used my dove stamp before and highlighted the doves in glitter. I used the cuddlebug for the embossing window look and coloured that and glittered it up a bit. I used this nice white paper behind it and when you open the doors you see this angel which I coloured, cut out and placed it behind the doors. I used crystals on her dress as well. This took some time. So enjoyed the Olympics but missed quite a bit of it. Always love it and one day would love to try the bobsled-with a professional of course.

Happy Birthday Mom

http://animalfriendschallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/02/11-februar.html - Dots/Circles

I really love this new blog I found and even though I speak a little German I am not fluent. I can't seem to find the translation area:) I stamped the image and coloured it in with prisma pencils and then cut the image out. I used the cuddlebug and cut the image and embossed it with little dots. I highlighted the dots with gold paint. The background-can you guess?? I used wallpaper! My mom must have had this latying around for decades so i used it for the background and then i cout out certain flowers from it and, using pop up dots placed it around the image. My mom's birthday was on the 10th and i thought she would enjoy this. I hope it works as I did think the surrounding was Victorian in feel and the image was not quite fitting but what the hay! I Love these mice