Hello Stamplings,
Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week! I just heard on the news this morning that hotels, airlines, and rental cars are all booking up through Labor Day weekend in September because people are so excited to be able to travel again. They don't even care where they go, they just want to go!
I'm not quite confident enough to be traveling yet, nor partying for that matter. So why did I title my post, "I Like to Party?"
Because this:
Haha, that fits most of us gals, doesn't it? I've had that NBUS sediment stamp on my desk for weeks, waiting for the right moment and when I saw the sketch challenge over at Less Is More, the ol' mojo started lighting up. I looked at Hammy and we both ran to the drawer where I keep the stamp of the becited stamping lady and wallah! Well, okay, he ran, and I rolled my chair two feet.
That crazy happy lady is called "Mad Stamper" from The Uptown Design Company and the sediment is from Impression Obsession (B13958). I made several of these as birthday cards for stamping friends.
Challenges
- AAA Cards: 7th Birthday Blog Hop!
- Less Is More: Sketch.
- Seize the Birthday: Make it a bouquet. (No toppings.)
Twofer
This card was prompted by the current CAS Christmas challenge hosted by Christine. She has chosen Foliage and Berries for her prompt. I used a favorite wooden stamp (60-00343) from Inkadinkado. The fancy bordered panel was a gift from a friend. I colored the stamp with the direct-to-stamp technique using markers and Hammy glossified the berries.
That pp with the hollies is prolly a hunnert years old. Okay, not really, but I have had it forever and that little two-inch piece under the card is all I have left. I know there are new beautiful holly pps out there, but I'm sad to see the last of this one. The name in red says The Paper Patch and I googled it to see if it was still around, only to discover that it was a brick and mortar store in Portland, Maine that closed in July 2020 after being open for 51 years. Talk about sad.
Challenges
- CAS Christmas: Foliage and Berries.
- Pixie's Snippets Playground: A/G using your snippets.
- SSS Wednesday: Use dies and/or punches.
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I'll leave you with something that will bring your smile back!
This was taken through the Playhouse window, so pardon the reflection. This time every year the succulents in the window box bloom with their trumpet flowers and the wee birds prefer them over their feeder which hangs just above. This little female has been at it a lot, so I'm guessing (I hope) she has babies nearby.
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Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy, but stay safe! LITS!*
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