Thinking....

and thinking and thinking.... NOW it's really a good thing "to think" but, sometimes you can think a little too much (or at least I can, or at least my family can, or at least my friends can, or at least...) Anywho... KWIM... sometimes you need to take things as they come and move on!!!

This sketch was a big ole' thinking thing for me... I loved it but, dang, couldn't figure out how to "deal" with it and then, I let it go (actually went out with my youngest-18- and listened-and ate- and listened- and shopped-and listened-and relaxed- and listened- and had fun!!)

Once I relaxed, I was able to figure out a way to make those 4 rectangles at the bottom work for me, now that's not to say this is perfect but, I did it!! And I did it in a way that made me smile!! Yikes, I think I'm being a little too philosphical these days.

My card for the Waltzingmouse sketch challenge and used The Shabby Tea Room Colors...

Those perfect doilies at the bottom are from Waltzingmouse's Large Doily stamp set ( how clean and crisp is that??), sentiment from WMS Fancy Phrases, paper is Pink Paislee- Butterfly Garden, SU vanilla seam binding, SU 1" punch, light green pearls on the doilies from Pizzazzaplenty, linen twine from The Cats Pajamas, sparkler on the bow from Websters Pages!!

The sketch...

 
The Shabby Tea Room's inspiration pic... use yellow, green, and pink

My yellow is not as bright as my whole card is a "little" toned down but, the colors are there and I think I caught the shabby feel??!!

Thanks for stopping by, love to hear from you and appreciate any and all kind words. I'm a working girl so, sometimes I'm slow but, I do LOVE to stop by and see what everyone else is "up to" and how they interpreted the same inspiration/colors etc.!!

I have to say it, tomorrow's Friday, WhoooooHoooo!!

With All My Heart....

I love you (said to my DH in my most SINCERE voice)!! I do love that man but, (you always know the "but" is coming, right!!) He wanted to go antiquing today-- love it, no problem- taking my car- a convertible, black and black leather- even with the top down and air going full blast- with this heat it's like an inferno!!! Needless to say when I got home it was time to take another cold shower and change clothes- having a few hot flashes!! Did find a couple things while we were there. He found a "treasure" and bargained for a good price so, he's saying that makes up for heat exhaustion!! I'm thinking we could have taken the SUV and been happy??

Enough of the gab... this card is for the last weekly Verve sketch challenge.

Went with one of my fav color combos and used some SU Love Letters dp (hoarded this stuff) along with crumbcake and black. Those hearts were cut out with Verve's Jotted Heart die and layered on nesties. One of the hearts used a coffee cover- hospital trip, not, Starbucks. The flower was made using crinoline from Linda at the funkiejunkie (cut out with Verve's Floral Circles die) and sponged with TH antique distress linen ink, wet under the sink, scrunched, and dried- you can die the crinoline too. Behind the crinoline flower are several layers of black tissue paper cut out with a scalloped nestie die. Added button and twine. Finale.... Verve's Charming oval die cut out with the same coffee cover and sentiment stamped in memento tuxedo black. The sentiment is from Verve's Small Phrases- fits perfectly.... LOVE!!

Sketch this week by Laurie (lauraly onSCS) Schmidlin. How fabulous is this!!

TFL!! If you stop by, love to hear from you... by tomorrow I will be rested up from the heat and can come visit!!

ETA- more "true" to the Diva Dare challenge.

Life is Good!!

The other day I was posting a card and thinking "Life is Good" and stated that I needed get Verve's PJ inky. Well, here it is.



Sketch was made for using dp, at least that's what I thought, LOL!! Adhered Pink Paislee Sweetness dp onto vanilla cs and did some zigzag stitching. Added a scallop nestie with another PP pattern on top using the circle nestie. The leaves were die cut with Verve's Elegant Leaves die, topped off with a crochet butterfly, crinkled ribbon, looped ribbon, and some Prima flowers. Sentiment was stamped on Verve's Oval frame die after stamping the die with the oval frame stamp. 

Here's the sketch I used. Verve week 3 sketch by Maureen- you can find the sketches and more details about the weekly challenges on the SCS forum here.

I am having a "hot" but, very relaxing weekend here (who knows what the air-conditioning bill will be, LOL- actually when the bill comes I may not be laughing!!). Hope yours is good too!!

If you stop by, leave a comment, love hearing from you!! TFL!!

Ingredients
Stamps: Verve PJ Life is Good and Oval Frame
Paper: PP Sweetness, chocolate chip, vanilla
Ink: chocolate chip
Accessories: Verve's Oval Frame die, crinkled ribbon, looped ribbon, crochet butterfly (funkiejunkie on Etsy), Pizzazzaplenty rhinestones, nesties

Love Much

It is a hot, hot, hot Friday here in Charlotte. Step outside and guaranteed dripping sweat in, like, two minutes probably less!! I know, pretty picture, huh?? Anyway, I took off a little early from work today- intending to clean up my stamp room (really, really a mess!!) but, I'm a little behind on the weekly sketch challenges that Verve hosts on their SCS forum so, a card I made instead. Used Tosh's sketch from Week 2 and I think (cross your fingers here) it counts for the Verve Diva Dare challenge. There are Verve prizes to be won on both links so.... go check them out!!

This sentiment "Love Much" comes from one of my fav Verve stamps- Dream Big"---LOL! Actually I have many fav Verve stamps. Sketch was perfect for using DP which happens to be the Diva Dare challenge- dp and sentiments. Leaves were stamped in sage shadow on sage shadow cs and cut out with Verve's leaf die and the vellum buttefly was stamped in Versamark with text from Verve's Text Objects, embossed with white, and cut out with Verve's flutterby die. The "fingers crossed" part comes from the fact that I did use the outline image on Verve's Classy Label die from Verve's Love Notes (you can see it beneath my collage) and the leaf outline image (Bloom and Grow) on Verve's leaf die. Verve Diva police.... I really think it looks good on my card and it's not a "true, true" image!!

Here's Tosh's sketch

It's Friday... working girls LOVE this day all over the world!! If you stop by, leave a comment, love to read

them and appreciate all the KIND (Verve Divas) words!!

Ingredients
Stamps: Verve Love Notes, Dream Big, Text Objects, and Bloom & Grow
Paper: early espresso, white, vellum, MME Stella & Rose Mabel
Ink: early espresso
Accessories: clear embossing powder, white embossing powder, Websters bloom, Wild Orchid crafts flower, twine, stickpin from local fabric store, Jenni Bowlin stickpin, Jody Morrow's sticky and foam dots (blog= confessionsofaribbonaddict), MS arches punch, Verve dies- classy label, leaf, and flutterby

Best Wishes

Yikes... I'm early (for me anyway) for Waltzingmouse (WMS) sketch challenge this week. Lately I have fiddled and fiddled with cards over a couple days but, tonight it all came together! Well, truth be told- I finished the card and then realized a needed 3 little "somethings" in the upper right corner but, added them in and I was done. Still play with Gingham & Co. ( bg melon mambo gingham stamped with versamark), gorgeous image on the Nesties Labels 18 is from WMS Vintage Labels 18 and sentiment from WMS Fancy Phrases. Colors are courtesy of the CR84FN color challenge (bright pink, light pink, and yellow). You can find all the WMS stamps I used here.

Julia Aston's skecth (WMS)- one to put in the archives and use again.

and the colors....

Today's Wednesday... "hump" day!! Tomorrow's an early am meeting for me so I better "hit the sack"! Hope you're having a wonderful week!!

If you stop by and leave comments, appreciate every one!!
Ingredients
Stamps: WMS Vintage Labels 18 (nestie compatible), Fancy Phrases, Gingham & Co.
Paper: SU melon mambo and white, Pink Paislee Sweetness and Butterfly Gardens
Ink: SU Melon Mambo and So Saffron, versamark
Accessories: Websters Pages bloomer and stickpin, Wild Orchid Crafts flower, funkiejunkie on Etsy- crochet heart, nesties, Kasiercraft pearls