Happy Monday!
Yes, I KNOW it's 8:13 pm and I'm just getting around to posting but HEY! Better late than never, right?? It was one of those crazy busy days today … and although I'm ready to drop into bed I must admit I LOVED it! Why? Because I could MOVE!!! Seriously. It was a dream to get out of bed this morning and not have to stand tilted … my weight on my right leg, fist pressing on my back while I tried to shift my weight and stand straight. This morning I simply got up! I enjoyed every pain-free step to the loo! Of course the downside of the morning was that we were back to the "what-to-pack-for-lunch" dilemma … made more difficult by the fact that I haven't been grocery shopping for 2 weeks. I thought the Principal might call social services if I sent the girls to school with nothing but a limp stick of celery in their lunch kit *lol* We somehow made it to school on time and with quite the mix of ingredients in their lunch! I walked the dog (and enjoyed every step!!) and then it was off to the chiropractor for my last session. He confirmed I am much straighter than I was - he re-aligned my hips, got rid of the screaming headache I'd had for the last 24 hours and I was good to go. I spent the rest of the day running errands and catching up on all the things that were left undone while I was horizontal.
Now the day is winding down and although I SHOULD be in my craft room putting the finishing touches on my Technique card for tomorrow's class I thought I'd post instead. After all, I DO have a few hours to work on it tomorrow, right?!
Last week I did a lot of Research and Development while I was flat on my back. R&D? I had a lotos cards pinned that I planned to use for my Stamp-a-Stack (that was yesterday). Alas, as usual, I start OUT CASEing a card but when push comes to shove I end up changing it. This card was what I PLANNED to case:
It was created by Danielle Daws over at www.danielledaws.com I realized I must REALLY like this card because I found I had pinned it three times!! I actually came really close to copying her layout. I used my Flower Shop flower stamp and my retired square punches and corner rounder and it looked quite similar. Buuuuuttttt … the more I looked at it the more I decided I really SHOULD use current SU products .. then I could use the card for upcoming workshops and classes (like tomorrows class!) So … I played and played and cha ged and played … and this is what I ended up with:
LOVE it!!! It never ceases to amaze me that a card as simple as this could take 2 hours to come up with. Seriously. 2 hours. I REALLY wanted to use this colour combination - Elegant Eggplant, Island Indigo and Basic Grey (thank you once again dear Color Coach!) My favourite part of the card is the use of my new Basic Black Ink Pad! I FINALLY got 3 brand spanking new ones … and they DON'T SMUDGE!!! Even better, they are JET BLACK!!! … not the dark purple the old felt pads were - these are super crisp, deep, deep black. I highly recommend them!!! I stamped the background pattern in the black using the Summer Silhouettes set. I stapes the flower on the various card stocks using my White Craft ink and punched them out with the coordinating Pansy Punch. I then stamped the black flower centre using my retired Itty Bitty Shapes (I think that's what it's called!) and punched it out with the corresponding (current) punch. I used glue dots to attach those … 'cause life is WAY too short to try to get adhesive on something so small! The sentiment is from the hostess set Express Yourself … and the Eggplant flower is popped up on a dimensional. I love the final product! What I also love is that this card works for most occasions … just switch the sentiment with what you need and Wa-Low! You're good to go!
Right … it's bed time … hopefully I'll be able to shut my brain off for the next 9 hours so I can hit the ground running again tomorrow … SO much to do … Pop in again soon to see if I manage to post another project for you,. Until then, have a stampy night!
Tam
I'm SO glad you're back to normal! Can't wait for tonight's technique class!
ReplyDeleteAwwww … don't YOU just know how to make my day! Thanks - I can't wait to see My Girls too! xoxoxo (now I better go design that card … 10 hours 'til class! *lol*)
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