<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Love &amp; Marriage&#8230;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday was my husband&#8217;s and my 11th wedding anniversary! It&#8217;s hard to believe we have been married that long, we dated nearly 3 years before we got hitched too, my how time files! I made him this card to celebrate:</p>
<p> <a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7249" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/love-marriage/dcf-1-0-899/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg" data-orig-size="800,669" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DiMAGE 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1342868987&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCF 1.0&quot;}" data-image-title="DCF 1.0" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg?w=800" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7249" title="DCF 1.0" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg?w=468&#038;h=391" alt="" width="468" height="391" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg?w=468&amp;h=391 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg?w=150&amp;h=125 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg?w=300&amp;h=251 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg?w=768&amp;h=642 768w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sideview.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a></p>
<p>The sexy couple on the card is a stamp from <a href="http://www.artneko.com">About Art Accents</a> (save 10% with the coupon Lindsay10%) the set of stamps is called <a href="http://www.artneko.com/displayItem/A260-QSHT">Best Day</a> and it is on sale for $9.99 and the postage is only .75 cents, I love it that they don&#8217;t gouge you on postage. 🙂 The sentiment I found on the internet, it sums up my feelings perfectly:</p>
<p> <a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7251" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/love-marriage/dcf-1-0-901/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg" data-orig-size="600,453" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DiMAGE 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1342869020&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;42.875&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCF 1.0&quot;}" data-image-title="DCF 1.0" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg?w=600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7251" title="DCF 1.0" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg?w=468&#038;h=353" alt="" width="468" height="353" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg?w=468&amp;h=353 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg?w=300&amp;h=227 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_sentimant.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a></p>
<p>I used a variety of my alcohol based markers for coloring. I picked up a pack of the new skin tone Spectrum markers by Crafter&#8217;s Companion on sale a month ago, I used them to color the skin. Both times I used them they felt really dry, I know the lighter alcohol markers often don&#8217;t feel as juicy as the darker ones but these were really dry.  Has anyone else had that problem or did I get a bum pack?</p>
<p> <a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7250" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/love-marriage/dcf-1-0-900/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg" data-orig-size="600,687" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DiMAGE 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1342868999&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCF 1.0&quot;}" data-image-title="DCF 1.0" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg?w=262" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg?w=600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7250" title="DCF 1.0" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg?w=468&#038;h=535" alt="" width="468" height="535" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg?w=468&amp;h=535 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg?w=131&amp;h=150 131w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg?w=262&amp;h=300 262w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/anniversaruy_frontview.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a></p>
<p>I wanted a little extra &#8220;oomph&#8221; around the couple so I stenciled a border for a stencil book I have, easy peasy! The rolled flowers are a Quilled Creations die (set of 3) I grabbed with a coupon. They had a whole display of quilling products at ACmoore the last time I was in and that makes me really happy because I love quilling and I am glad it is getting popular again!</p>
<p>In case you are wondering what we did for our anniversary, we went ti dinner, a movie and hit the batting cages&#8230;as they say growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional! Til next time happy crafting!</p>
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