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First Card of 2015

Well it's 2015. Can you believe it? 
It sounds so... Futuristic! 

As mentioned in my last post, last year royally sucked, so I 
am looking forward to what a new year and a fresh start brings. 

Usually I write a post where I look back at my projects from the past year (a lot of crafters do it) but 
I'm gonna hold off.. First off, it was a VERY slow year for me - 90-something posts compared to 
an average of about 200.... That was shocking. Secondly, half the year I was 
deeply depressed and under a lot of stress and creative juices were drained. It's almost like
looking back at those months reminds me of the dark times I was trying to work through 
and well, I'd rather look to the future! 

So.. Here' my first card of 2015: 




I made this card for our new challenge over at Naughty or Nice and the 
challenge is to use something new... I have a bunch of new products from 
Technique Tuesday that I can't wait to break open, so today I used
the dies from the January Memory Keepers Studio set. (Along with some
vintage stamps from There She Goes)

I want to show you the image BEFORE I added shading... I think it makes such 
a huge difference when I shade with Chalk Pencils... 

And here's AFTER: 



That's all for now... Thanks for stopping by and sticking with me through this
rocky year. 2015 I am SO ready for you!! 


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    7 comments

    1. Joan SmithJanuary 2, 2015 at 12:05 AM

      AWWWWWW Your card is so SA-WEET and Precious!! I just love it.....what a beautiful coloring job too!!
      Your card made me happy....happy....happy!!!! (yes I am a big Duck Commander fan) (LOL)
      Happy New Year!!! Make it a Great One...You are off to a stunning start!! You made my day!!!
      YOU so ROCK!!

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    2. Jen ShultsJanuary 2, 2015 at 1:38 AM

      Tobi this looks great! I love the depth the pencil adds to the Copics and the layout of this is great! Here's to a better and fabulous 2015 for you!!

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      1. Tobi CrawfordJanuary 3, 2015 at 4:55 PM

        Thank you Jenn! I hope you have a great 2015 too!!

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    3. Lisa LaraJanuary 3, 2015 at 4:03 PM

      Oh I love this Tobi. Love how you colored your pail and hearts. Beautiful. Happy new Year.

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      1. Tobi CrawfordJanuary 3, 2015 at 4:56 PM

        Thank you Lisa. You are THE SWEETEST person to leave such nice comments! Happy New Year to you too!

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    4. LindseyJanuary 4, 2015 at 9:45 AM

      Wishing you a MUCH BETTER 2015, Tobi! So glad you added me to this fun team. What a sweet card to kick off 2015! Your colouring and sharing are awesome.

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