Tedious Tuesday

My card for tonight was inspired by this sketch on the Poetic Artistry blog. I colored the images first and was then left with the dilemma of selecting papers to go with it. Desiring something a little more than solid cardstock, I decided to use the solid (almost) side of CTMH's retired background and texture papers. Aiming for a rustic look, I stamped my images on retired Naturals cardstock. I think I might have been just as happy with the card if I'd used white paper, Rustic might be looking a little drab. Spring is no time for blah.

Materials & Tools: Retired CTMH Naturals and Cocoa cardstock; Retired CTMH Autumn Garden background & texture papers; Black, Autumn Terracotta, Garden Green, Olive, Hollyhock, Grey Wool, Chocolate, and Indian Corn Blue ink pads; Hollyhock, Garden Green, Indian Corn Blue, Olive, Autumn Terracotta, Grey Wool, Cocoa, and Sunny Yellow markers; Stampin' Up Blooming With Love stamp set; Dove Blending Pen; Brown mini brads.

I am exhausted tonight for no good reason other than the fact that my day was rather routine and a bit tedious. I suppose I could have stirred something up with someone and probably could still pick on the guy on the other side of the door, but I think I'll leave him alone for tonight and take my weary butt to bed instead.

I did come across something interesting today that, as a huge advocate of mothers staying home with their children, I thought I'd pass along. There is a company based out of Denver called Alpine Access that hires people to work out of their homes. The jobs are phone-based, taking sales calls. Note I said "taking" sales calls, not "making" sales calls. This is not a telemarketing scheme. Instead, this business provides customer service solutions for a number of reputable companies. The hourly rate of pay is only $9 per hour, but from what I understood from the magazine article I read, there are incentives and opportunities for advancement. Besides, many of the young working mothers I know are not netting $9 an hour after paying for daycare and gas to get them to and from their jobs. The company also has a full benefits package, including a 401K retirement plan. While this particular company only hires 2 to 3 percent of the applicants who apply, I was encouraged to see that there are legitimate companies like this. Alpine Access' website is worth taking a look at.