EGGROLL - LOL! / CQC #24 & CP #55...

I had to get up at the crack of dawn to make this card... since Jeff had surgery on his hand, he can't help with much around the house these days, so I've been pulling double duty! I'm thinking when he can start helping again, I'll take a month off from cooking, washing & sterilizing bottles until midnight & changing diapers - LOL! (Not to mention getting up with Maisie in the middle of the night - usually just once!)

This week's colors at the colourQ may seem daunting - but they're great for Easter! My philosophy is, with the right sketch & image, you can make ANY colors work... almost! I really liked the sketch from this week's Card Patterns - it's awesome!

I'm still looking for that magic combination for tomorrow's new Color Dare that was due last night, I made 2 cards over the weekend & trashed them both - Riley's colors will be beautiful, but I just couldn't make them work... I'll still be trying tonight if I have time! I think my "Stampin' Mojo" is getting the sleep that I'm missing!

I found this image this past weekend over at Shirley's 2 Girls forum at SNR Card Universe... it was a free digi - and I can't pass up a free, VERY CUTE, digital stamp!

Have a great day!

GO FLY A KITE / 2S4Y #21...

I got some new stamps in the mail~ YAY! They're from a company I hadn't heard of, Shirley's 2 Girls, this one is called 'Kite'. Their stamps are very whimsical, and looked terrific for coloring & for paper piecing! I saw one of their stamps on a card for a challenge I was in, I wish I could remember whose card it was... and I had to get some of their stamps for myself! I love this little kite!

This card is for Kazan's sketch #21 at 2 Sketches 4 You. I used So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, and Kiwi Kiss prints DSP to paper piece the image. Flowers and vines from Stampin' Up!'s hostess level 2 set, are stamped on the Old Olive cardstock with Old Olive ink. I used a Martha Stewart border punch, as well. The card is embellished with Bashful Blue grosgrain ribbon and 2 light blue button brads.

So, everyone go fly I kite~ I plan to!