tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43787964740930610942024-03-19T03:46:44.215-07:00Fatto con L'AmoreFatto con L'Amorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229778338131200259noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378796474093061094.post-36499218411800825852012-03-25T13:38:00.000-07:002012-03-25T13:38:23.104-07:00Package Preview<div style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">
For my first package purchaser, I have made these lovely greetings.</div>
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They are 100% one-of-a-kind. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get Well</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother's Day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank You</td></tr>
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And that's just 1/4 of your order (hey, that rhymes!).</div>
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Just a short post today since I have birthday cards to make :D</div>
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I hope everybody is having a lovely weekend. I have my second interview tomorrow! Cross your fingers!</div>Fatto con L'Amorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229778338131200259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378796474093061094.post-66744368265377681642012-03-23T07:11:00.000-07:002012-03-24T10:53:27.878-07:00Spring Has Sprung!<span style="color: #741b47;">...for now, at least. I think I speak for everybody when I say it would really STINK if we got hit with snow again. YUCK!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"> This week has been great through and through. It started on Monday (I know, amazing, right?). I received my first order for a card package. <b>Awesome!!</b> I don't think I've come down from that high yet! I think I might frame the paper as I reminder that I can and I will make this happen.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Later on (tonight or over the weekend) I will showcase some of the cards I've made for that order. They're turning out really great, I think, especially the Mother's Day card. I wanted to make it worthy of MY mother because she gets only the highest praise from me and deserves nothing but THE BEST (Love you Mom!), so hopefully the receiver of that card loves it (I *think* I know who it is going to ;) ) In fact, I think I'll make one very similar to it for my Mom for Mother's Day. I'm pretty sure I have the paper picked out for the Father's Day card, and I'll probably get to that one tonight. So far I have one of the Thank You's done as well as a few of the Birthday cards, one of the Get Well's and one of the Sympathy cards. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">So that's where I stand with that. HUGE thank you to my first package purchaser, YOU ROCK!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Tuesday was Stashley's 3 year anniversary and we're now embarking upon our 4th year together. Maybe this will be the year ;) I'm trying very hard to be patient, but when you love someone with your whole heart, it can be hard sometimes. It will happen when the time is right.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">I also had an interview on Tuesday afternoon for the full-time position I mentioned last post. It must've gone well because they called me back for a second interview. WOOT! Keep your fingers crossed for me! I advised them I'd be able to start April 2.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">The rest of the week was kinda boring, but boring can be good sometimes--no burnt hands that way!</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;">[Sidenote: Whenever I pour hot water out of the teakettle since my burnt hand incident, I literally hold my left hand behind my back so I don't feel tempted to hold the coffee mug..that's what got me in trouble back in October! Gosh that was awful. I had never screamed like that before in my life, and I never want to scream like that again! My hand is finally looking normal. If you look closely, the part that was burned looks a little more tan than the part that wasn't.]</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Anywho! Today is Friday! I have a 3-day weekend that I didn't even ask for, but hey I'll take it! It is supposed to be rainy and chilly here all weekend, so it is perfect creating weather. Until later!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Ashley</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Update: Friday turned on me real quick once I went on my lunch. I got a fish sandwich at McDonald's</span> and then parked by the lake to eat it since it was a nice day. I had my radio on and I was charging my phone. It came time to head back to work, so I went to start my car...except it wasn't starting! I called Roadside Assistance that I have through my cell phone provider and they sent a man out to give me a jump. The man tried and tried but nothing doing. I advised him I would call for a tow (he didn't have the appropriate vehicle to tow me) and about an hour and a half later I got my car towed to the dealership in the town I work in. They are so reasonable, and they also were the last time I had a problem with my car around Thanksgiving time. Turns out I need a new battery, so they're doing that today. I'll have Steve take me over to pick it up on Monday before my second interview. So that's that!Fatto con L'Amorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229778338131200259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378796474093061094.post-81566677818210501722012-03-16T20:37:00.000-07:002012-03-18T08:31:06.183-07:00Pachetti!<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Pachetti is "packages" in Italian.</div>
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And that is what this post is <i>all</i> about!!</div>
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For about 2 weeks now I have been putting together some packages and plans to build my business. As a Virgo, I am <i>such</i> a perfectionist (which really stinks sometimes!), so you can bet I've been through and through all of this with a fine-toothed comb five times. Over the past week, this led to much frustration on my end, but I'm hoping it will all be worth it and it will get me to the next level of Fatto con L'Amore.</div>
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When I was first given these ideas (<b>BIG</b> thanks to Steve's awesome aunt and my wonderful uncle) I was just going to work out logistics for one plan, but as I got down to brainstorming, I thought, "I like <i>variety</i>. I like to<i> choose</i>." I figure all of you guys would like the same thing--options. Fast forward one week and I found myself with FOUR different plans. Exciting right? I bet you can't wait to see what each entails. I am SO excited to show you what I have been working on on the business side of things.</div>
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Staying true to my Italian heritage, all but one of the following plans are named in Italian. I have to admit, coming up with the names of the plans was actually fun and really made me think. Here they are:</div>
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<b>Pay Ahead Plan </b>(have you figured out which one is not in Italian yet? Ha ha)<b><br /></b></div>
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<b>Compleanno</b> (Birthday Package)</div>
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<b>S</b><b>plendido </b> (Splendid Package)</div>
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<b>Squisito </b> (Exquisite Package)</div>
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Aren't those names fun to say? I almost feel like I'm reading an Olive Garden menu!</div>
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Okay, moving on, here are the plans!</div>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048515" style="font-size: large;"><b id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048514"><u id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048513">Pay Ahead Plan</u></b></span>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048517" style="font-size: small;">This plan is pretty self-explanatory.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048519" style="font-size: small;">Paying ahead for your goods opens an
account with Fatto con L'Amore in your name.</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048521" style="font-size: small;">There is a minimum amount due to start
this plan of <b>$10.00</b>, which covers:</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048523" style="font-size: small;">3 cards <b>and</b> shipping
<b>or
</b>8 gift/wine
tags <b>and</b> shipping</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>$20.00 covers:</u></b></span>
<span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048527" style="font-size: small;">6 cards <b>and</b> shipping
<b id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048529">or
</b>16
gift/wine tags <b>and</b> shipping</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048531" style="font-size: small;"><b>Why this is great</b>: When you
have an event that sneaks up on you (like so many of them do!), </span>
<span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048533" style="font-size: small;">you can place an order with me for
a card, gift tag or wine tag and I can design it and send it ASAP, since
it is already paid for. </span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048536" style="font-size: small;">Shipping generally takes <b id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048535">2-3 business
days(Mon-Sat)</b>. </span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048538" style="font-size: small;">I will advise you when your balance
is getting low, at which point you will have the choice of paying more
into your account or just using up the balance that is left.</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048540" style="font-size: small;">**Once you pre-pay, those funds<b>
must be </b>used towards a product of Fatto con L'Amore. They cannot be
refunded.</span>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048542" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The following packages require payment
in full upon placement of your order.</span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">All prices include shipping.</span></b>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Compleanno- $28</u></b></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Includes 12 Birthday cards</span></b>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Please specify gender and any preferred
color or theme on order form.</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048575" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">*You <b>do not</b> have to use one
card per month. </span>
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<span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048573" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048572"><u id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048571">Splendido- $35</u></b></span>
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<b><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048569" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Includes 15 cards</span></b>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048567" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Any combination of the following occasions:</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048546" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Birthday
Valentine's Day
Easter
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048565" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Anniversary
Thank You
Wedding </span>
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Graduation
Mother's Day</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Squisito- $50</u></b></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Includes 24 cards</span></b>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span id="yui_3_2_0_4_1331953031048562" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Any combination of the following occasions:</span>
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Valentine's Day
Easter
Anniversary
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Graduation
Wedding
Sympathy
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Happy March everyone! It's been pretty windy here in my neck of the woods, so I'm looking forward to March going out like a Lamb. </div>
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My apologies for the delay in posting. I promise to get better at this.</div>
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I have some lovely birthday cards to show you all today and I hope you like what you see!</div>
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Lately I have been focusing on using up scraps of paper I have. Scraps make just as beautiful cards, and I'm forced to kind of think outside the box and make different type cards with different layouts depending on the size of the scrap(s) I'm using.</div>
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I am so fond of this paper. The colors, the pattern..everything about it!</div>
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I found it on clearance at <a href="http://www.hobbylobby.com/">Hobby Lobby</a>, so I probably will never find it again (Waaah). </div>
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Out of the scrap I had left, I was able to make two girly birthday cards. </div>
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Brown with Pink is one of my favorite color combinations, along with Pink and Green (showcased later). On the card above, I paired this lovely paper with some khaki card stock and a delicious-looking little cupcake.</div>
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Added some more khaki card stock and a stamp of "It's your day." and voila! A fun greeting card is born!</div>
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Apparently I'm a big fan of the stamp I used in these next 2 cards.."Make a big wish." </div>
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If I remember correctly, I found it for $1 at Michaels..what a bargain considering how often I use it!</div>
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Since most of the colors in the base of this next one are pastel, I wanted to pair it with something bright to give it a great POP of color..hence the cerulean blue that the message is mounted on top of.</div>
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I also included some green self-adhesive gems(another $1 item, this time from JoAnn's) there for some extra sparkle.</div>
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Commence the Green & Pink parade!!</div>
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It is such a versatile color combination and it suits so many occasions.</div>
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I've used it in Easter cards, Birth Announcements, Christmas cards...and here, in Birthday Cards.</div>
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Pretty, preppy--PERFECT!</div>
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Yes, I love it that much. </div>
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The greeting above is a horizontal side fold--one of the new styles of cards I started using Christmas 2011.</div>
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I used some pastel pink and green argyle print paper atop pastel green card stock, and I used that color combo all throughout, right up to the 3 gems (JoAnn's, woot woot!) you see there next to the stamp.</div>
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Gems are another fun thing I like to use. When I first started my supply collection about, oh, 10 years ago or so, I had <b>one</b> package of gems, and in order to use them I had to lug out my glue gun (not really, it's actually quite small, but still). Imagine my excitement when I found there were self-adhesive gems (and pearls, my fav!) out there..awesome sauce!</div>
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Suffice to say, I now have a HUGE freezer bag FULL of these amazing little things and they are all self-adhesive (except for my poor first gems, they've been "thrown under the bed", as my Mom would say, because they are not as easy to use *sniff sniff*)</div>
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With help from my wonderful boyfriend Steve and his knowledge of design, I've begun focusing more on using negative space to my advantage, rather than having every card be centered centered centered. While centered is nice sometimes, negative space usage is nice all the time, and it makes for a more intriguing card, in my opinion.</div>
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Also I've been trying to keep my cards simple. I've seen some cards on <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> that are really busy and I don't feel that's the way to go for me, but whatever floats your boat, I say.</div>
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Not hating, just saying it's not the type of card I choose to create in my business. </div>
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This is the card I've made most recently. I made it on Tuesday night while I was watching American Idol.</div>
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We don't have cable, and I moved the TV antenna from the living room into the bedroom to use on my TV. Since my desk is in the living room, I had to move a few supplies(my horribly organized embellishments, scrap paper bag, cutter, adhesives, ribbon) with me that night so I could at least put some cards together.</div>
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Here it is!</div>
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I had some of that lovely pink and green argyle paper left over so I put it to what I think is great use on this greeting.</div>
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The base is just plain green card stock, and on top of that we have some pink ribbon, pink card stock, preppy paper and another great cupcake.</div>
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I like cupcakes, can you tell? Here's a close-up--yum!</div>
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And there you have it! That's what I've been up to.</div>
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Tell all your friends, and please, no stealing my pictures and putting your name on them.</div>
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Have a lovely day, everyone!</div>
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PS Gimme a like on <a href="http://facebook.com/fattoconlamore">Facebook</a> if you would, please.</div>Fatto con L'Amorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229778338131200259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378796474093061094.post-80510671548787360792012-02-10T19:24:00.000-08:002012-02-10T19:24:26.492-08:00Purple, Purple and...Purple?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #351c75; text-align: center;">
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So here are some Easter cards I've been working on. I think this first one is just lovely! I always say how I wish someone would give me one of my own cards because I like them all so very much. </div>
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I really enjoy this one too (of course). It's got bright, pretty colors--it really shouts out "Spring!!" to me (Can you hear it??). This card kind of happened by accident, to be honest. I didn't really have an idea in mind for it like I usually do, and I just kept adding to it until it turned out like this. Not bad, huh?</div>
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Steve picked out the rubber stamp shown on this card when he accompanied me on one of my many adventures to Hobby Lobby. Doesn't he have wonderful taste?(Yes!)<br />
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I love this Little Bun! He's going to show up on lots of Easter cards this year, I'm sure. He's already made his way onto 4 of them! Should I name him?? </div>
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Anyways, I usually stamp him in Silver Ink and then color in his cute little bunny nose with sparkly pink pen.</div>
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I have another purple card that is mostly the printed paper in the first card shown. It has a little yellow chick on it. I will either send that one to my niece or this last one with the bun on it. The jury is still out! Monica (my ADORABLE and incredibly silly niece) is craaaazzyyyy for the color blue, so maybe I can make an Easter card with light turquoise on it? I made her a Valentine the other day, and I had to make sure there was at least SOME blue on it among the sea of pink!</div>
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I suppose that's will do for now! Two posts in one day, phew! I think I might like this..a place for me to talk about my passion and how my pieces came to be, because, in my opinion, they each deserve their own little story (especially this little bun--name suggestions, please)! </div>Fatto con L'Amorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229778338131200259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378796474093061094.post-15022965743134646642012-02-10T11:04:00.000-08:002012-03-23T07:32:38.266-07:00My First Blog!<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello everyone! I am so excited to be here. I decided I wanted to start writing a blog based around my little business that I started by accident in Spring 2009. Back then I didn't think it would become what it is to me now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was then, in 2009, that I discovered I had all of these supplies and only one Scrapbook that I was working on, for my niece.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I suppose I'll start off with my somewhat cheesy Etsy shop description. Prepare yourselves! (You can view my Etsy shop </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ashleycescon"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Anyone can go into a grocery store and pick up a run-of-the-mill, unoriginal greeting card. Fatto con L'Amore provides handmade, one-of-a-kind greeting cards. Each one is just as unique as a snowflake.<br /><br />Fatto con L'Amore has gone overseas, with greetings being sent to the UK, and Facebook fans joining us from Italy.<br /><br />Fatto con L'Amore greetings are just as the name states--Made with Love.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Greeting cards, gift tags,wine bottle tags, cupcake toppers, birth announcements, invitations and place cards are all available and can be made to order, or you can choose from my pre-made selection.<br /><br />Whatever it is you need to say, say it with Fatto con L'Amore!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">So that's my story. See, cheesy. I told you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope you enjoy it, and feel free to comment on anything you like...or! If you like something you see here <strong>so</strong> much that you just have to have it in your life(or need to give it to someone), simply place an order--orders make me a happy camper!</span></div>
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