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Maybe I’m obsessive, but I like to keep a LOT of cards on hand. (Alright…I am obsessive. I have an entire drawer in my oversized antique desk dedicated to card and card “parts” storage, but we should move on since my obsessive nature probably isn’t as interesting as what’s to follow).

CARDS, CARDS, CARDS, CARDS, and more CARDS! We love them! And it’s SO fun when you can take a look around at what other scrappers are putting together and incorporate bits and pieces (or the whole darn look!) into cards that are on your scrap table at home.

That’s what we’re inviting you to do with the cards that have been sent in by the various members of the LBD design team this month using the Sweet Bravery Kit. Pick your favorite and tell us what you like about it!

Here we go…

Happy Birthday! This gorgeoug birthday card was created by LBD Design Team Member, Jan Hobbins. After studying this card (and the one following) from Jan I’ve finally been able to pinpoint exactly what it is about Jan’s work that always makes my jaw drop…precision. It’s something that is awe-inspiring to me because it’s not an element that would be applied to most of my work. And now that I’ve identified it…I might try to work on it. Maybe…if I’ve got the patience.

I love the Teeny Glitz Design pink alphas and I love the Basic Grey POPS butterfly (they’re gorgeous and add so much to a project). And I love Jan’s use of the Glitz Design dress form clear stamp in the middle of the caqrd. Jan’s work is always coming right off the page at you. It’s beautiful. Whoever gets this birthday card is definitely going to open it with a smile.

HELLO! Another fabulous option from Jan using the Sweet Bravery kit. I can’t get over the SO fun pink/white houndstooth tissue paper flower in the center. LOVE IT! You’ll also notice the Glitz Design Teeny Alphas again as well as the large sized scallopped edge on the bottom of the card, the simple, but intricate stitching along the borders of the different layers on the card and the pink Glitz Design Glitzer tucked under the top of the houndstooth flower. And, of course, the gold/pearl button embellishment setting the whole thing off there in the center of the flower. I’m smiling and I didn’t even get this card!

30-something! Such a memorable birthday and worth having a card all its own. As the card states…Amy Heller makes unique paper crafting look easy with projects such as this. She’s got layers (and I love that she added in a yellow based layer with all that pink), bits of Glitz Design Glitzers, bits of Melody Ross GCD Studios Homespun Chic inspiration cards, and the Glitz Design dress form clear stamp all coming together to generate the cohesive look of this fabulous card. If I ever decide to claim…thirty something I might think about incorporating this look into my party scheme, but I think I’ll stick at the tried and true 29th for a few more years.

And Francine Clouden sent Valentine’s wishes all the way from France! Happy Valentine’s Day! There’s no reason you can’t get ahead of the game by using your Sweet Bravery kit to jump the gun on your “Valentines!” I love that Francine bordered her mostly pink card with green/white houndstooth paper. You’ll also notice her use of the Basic Grey POPS (floral stickers), the Glitz Design Teeny Pink Alphas, and, of course, the variety of papers used in her layering and her cut outs.

Some greeting card project ideas using the Sweet Bravery kit have additional pictures available on Facebook! Check it out!

And as always…watch for more upcoming projects!

Isn’t it amazing how much courage it can sometimes take just to get from one day to the next? Isn’t it even more amazing when you are sure you won’t be able to make it and somehow, someway you find the courage to get through something you never even imagined happening to you? That’s just a little bit of what this layout is all about.

This is Jan’s Courage 12×12 Layout. It immortalizes the courage it took her to get through the past year. As I told Jan I’m always appreciative of her amazingly beautiful layouts and projects and even more appreciative of the stories that they tell. So feel privileged…and check out Jan’s Courage.

Jan agreed with us that the Brave Girls club is amazingly inspiring we were so happy to hear that she loved the Sweet Bravery kit! This was so the perfect project for it. It shows bravery at its sweetest.

We have so many fun ideas for 12×12 layouts coming in from the designers working with the Sweet Bravery Kit! Here’s the first one we’ve got to share from Francine:

Start 12×12 Layout by Francine Clouden:

This is Francine’s Start 12×12 layout. The white space is one of the most drawing elements of the page for me. I also immediately notice her use of the vintage opportunity knocks page (perfect for a page on getting a fresh “start”. You’ll also notice the fabulous butterfly border, the butterfly Basic Grey POPS sticker, the pink/white houndstooth tissue paper and the teeny pink Glitz Design alphas.

Here’s a closeup of the butterfly border. You can’t tell how amazing you are until you look at them from this angle. I’m so glad she sent this particular shot in because I LOVE the vintage book page “under” the popped up colored butterflies. What a great look!

Here you can see a closeup of that splash of color that the pink/white houndstooth tissue paper adds to the page. She’s pleated it and placed it under the vintage Opportunity Knocks card/basic Grey POPS butterfly. I think it does a good job of drawing the eye to the title “Start” right beside it to the right.

Here you can see how Francine used yellow ink to stamp using the Glitz Design dress form clear stamp from January’s Sweet Bravery Kit right to the left of the photo. I like how she journaled over the bottom edge of the stamp! And I love how she added the little pink flower on the dress form. Such a great little embellishment!

Thanks Francine…another great project!

And scrappers…that won’t be all…watch for more Sweet Bravery projects…coming soon!

The Sweet Bravery kit has been tons of fun… not only because I get to play with a lovely kit of my own, but because I get to see all the fab offerings from the Little Black Dress Kit Club Design Team! It’s always so fun when a new project gets sent in. Here’s another fabulous layout from Amy Heller.

The Perfectly Natural 12×12 Layout by Amy Heller:

Favorite parts of Amy’s Perfectly Natural 12×12 Layout? Well…if we’re talking about MY favorites…I love the double layering of the flowers in the bottom right corner. I love the use of the yellow fleur de lis trim along the bottom left. I love the stitching holding the layers together. I LOVE the Basic Grey POPS butterfly. I love the GCD Melody Ross Homespun Chic collection Inspiration Cards. And I love the “tab style” layering that Amy added throughout this layout.

Above you can see a closeup of the stitching Amy using to add decorative elements (not to mention the fact that the page is actually sewn together and won’t have any “adhesive problems” down the road). You can also see Amy’s iconic button with twine added to the page here, the Basic Grey POPS butterfly and a bit of that “tab style” layering I was talking about earlier.

Here’s a closeup of the GCD Studies Melody Ross Inspiration card that Amy incorporated into the layout. “I have been absolutely terrified every moment of my life but I have never let it keep me from doing a single thing.”

Here you can see how the second layer of flowers is popped off the page in that bottom right corner. I LOVE it! And the paper’s just gorgeous, too.

Here you can see a closeup of the title, “Perfectly Natural.” And if I say so myself…it’s just perfectly natural to want to scraplift this page. So go for it! And don’t forget to tell us how it went for you!

Have you ever heard of Brave Girls? Well, if you haven’t…it’s time you did! At Little Black Dress Kit Club we LOVE the Brave Girls Daily Truths. The Daily Truths from Brave Girls are daily emails sent out to remind all the Brave Girls out there just how brave and strong and successful and creative and wonderful and unique and just plain phenomenal they are! And that means you, you know.

Included in this months Sweet Bravery kit you’ll find a package of GCD Studios Melody Ross Homespun Chic Inspiration Cards. These little cards are a great little reminder of just how sweet a bit of bravery can be in a gal just like you. As a treat from us here at Little Black Dress kit Club for all of you out there we’re going to share today’s Daily Truth from the Brave Girls Club and if you’d like to sign up to receive your own Daily Truth by email straight from the Brave Girls themselves…just click on the link at the bottom of this post.

Dear Phenomenal Girl,

This was a year that you made huge strides that you won’t even recognize for awhile. You touched people’s lives that you don’t even know about. You were protected from situations that you never saw coming, and so you don’t even know how big that protection was. You overcame things that you weren’t expecting and you made it through days that sometimes you weren’t sure you could make it through. You woke up almost every day and decided to make the most of that day — and you did. You saw beautiful things, met beautiful people, and shared your beauty too.

This year your story was continuing on. . .

This might be a chapter that you are thankful is over, and it might be one that made you laugh and that you will fondly remember. This year might be right in the middle of a chapter and the story of it has not played out yet . . .your story goes on from here!

This year you grew. This year you learned. This year you had 12 whole months of brand new experiences that are a part of YOUR story. This year your story was rich with ups and downs and tragedy and triumph.

This year you made it through.
Sounds like a pretty fantastic year to me.

You are so loved . . . now and forever.
xoxo

Hope all you brave girls out there find the January kit inspirational and fun!

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