And Happy Wednesday WOYWW!
For those of you hopping along the popular What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday (WOYWW) trail, here is my desk for your snooping pleasure:
As you can see, I'm showcasing l.o.v.e. again this week because yesterday was my birthday and folks do like to see their beautiful cards take center stage! And well they should! Thank you to my sisters and friends and bloggie friends Karen, Bonnie, Brenda, and Bev. You can also see some fantastic crocheted mats by Jessi and card candy by Loll! Thank you all so much for your sweet cards and/or birthday wishes, both yesterday and last week on WOYWW!
We are still sweltering (and still waiting for those landscape rocks!) so the poor plants are having a tough time. One particular sensitive pot gets a daily sunbrella.
I loved this quote from the card I received from my SIL:
Front: "So you're another year older. Hey, look at the bright side."
Inside: "Okay. There is no bright side. There's a bright light, but you're gonna want to stay away from that."
Birthday Gadget
So, in my never-ending quest to come up with never-ending ways to stir things up: Why don't we all just put a 'text gadget' on our sidebars that states our birthdates?
I mean, why are we so shy about it? I totally understand the feeling of not wanting to "toot your own horn," but it's not like we had any say about our birthdates. I mean, right? And we all have them. (Oh, my candles and icing, thank goodness for that!) So why not put it out there and graciously accept all the love and good wishes that will come forth on your special day?
Well, now that I've put it that way . . . !
I'm leading the way. On my salad side bar you will see my birthdate, right under my bloggie followers adorable little faces. I hope you'll do the same! You don't have to say the year, nor how old you are, just the month and day.
I know nothing about Wordpress, but if you would like info on how to get your birthdate gadget added on Blogger, just let me know in your comment or email me at the address on my profile page.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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The next stop on your visit here is a card I made for a challenge, so this would be a good place to hop off if you want to move on to visiting other WOYWWers. Thank you for popping in to visit and for letting me know you did, so I can return the flavor!!
BTW, if you don't know what the heck WOYWW is and you want to join in the fun, see more desks, and show us yours, click over to the beneviolet Ms. Julia Dunnit's What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday for all the details.
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MOJO Monday
MOJO Monday
My card today took me pretty far outside and around the corner from my usual CAS (clean and simple) comfort zone. One of the first challenges I played in when I started my blog was MOJO Monday's sketch challenge. This week they are celebrating their 300th challenge and I really wanted to join in. Congratulations, ladies! That is sensational!!
You'll want to check them out if you don't already know about this site. Also, for this challenge, there are lots of incredible prizes being offered!
Here is the sketch:
You'll want to check them out if you don't already know about this site. Also, for this challenge, there are lots of incredible prizes being offered!
Here is the sketch:
And here, in honor of America's Fourth of July holiday, is my card:
I made both the star and the striped background paper:
I used the top of a spool of Washi tape for my circle because it fell off and anywhos, I was too lazy to cut a circle with my die. I striped it with various widths of the tape. I embossed the sentiment, used sparkly Washi tape for the fishtail banner, and added ATYOU sparkle pens to my fireworks, so this card has lots and lots of sparkle and shazzaz!
The NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) on my card is the fireworks stamp which is from The Alley Way Stamps set "Ka-Pow." (Thank you and good job to those of you who are also working on using your NBUS!)
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Shopping Our Stash (SOS)
I've just noticed I can also enter my card in a brand-new challenge to me: Shopping Our Stash where this week the theme is "Red, White, Blue, or Your Flag Colors." Perfect! I love the idea of this challenge and I'm glad to finally be joining in!
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Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy. LITS*! I hope it has lots of sparkle and shazzaz!
As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse and special thanks to you if you take the time to leave a comment and/or join as a follower!
*Life Is Too Short!
Paper: PTI white
Stamps: stars: SU!; sediment: FR1017, Stampabilities;
Fireworks: The Alley Way Stamps: Ka-Pow (NBUS)
Ink: SU! navy ink, markers, embossing powder
Washi tape: Freckled Fawn
Pop Dots
Pop Dots
