Scrappin' My Own Scraps

Have you had a chance take a peek at the Scrap My Scraps Challenge on Erin's Inky Smiles blog? It was so much fun albeit a little intimidating once I saw who the other participants were. I also messed things up right from the start. When I received my packet from Erin, I pulled the contents from the envelope only to have the pieces for all six cards fall into one big pile. You would have thought I was a man, because had I read the directions first, I would have learned that the pieces for each card were in an organized stack that should have been removed from their packaging more carefully. Embarrassed, I emailed Erin and told her of my plight, and a day or so later I received photographs from Jeanne showing what pieces went with what cards. Thank you, Jeanne! Once I commenced to making the cards, there was only bunch of card components that really threw me, and those were the pieces used to create the card #2 that Erin posted last night.

The card I'm showing you tonight is my take on Jeanette Lynton's Color Me Monday "Hollyhock in Bloom!" color combination. It's also a another rendition of one of the cards (posted Sunday evening), I made for Erin's challenge.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy, Blush, Hollyhock, and Juniper cardstock; Blush, Hollyhock, Juniper, Creme Brulee, and White Pigment ink pads; Hollyhock marker; Spot-on Backgrounds and Say it in Style stamp sets; Fancy Cuts Botanicals; Spring Blossoms Mini Medley Accents Collection; Hollyhock mini brads; Sponge dauber.

This next photo is a picture of some of my new stamping tools and a little teaser for the card I'll be posting tomorrow. I'd post it tonight, but after the debacle I described in last night's post, I didn't think you needed to hear about a "card with a story" two nights in a row. Tomorrow's story isn't quite as long, although I'm still licking the wounds incurred while making another not-so-simple simple card. It's a tough job, but somebody has got to do it. LOL.

How was your day? Mine was a good one as in productive and hassle-free. With all that is going on I managed to make some plans, and we're having dinner with Dustin and Miranda tomorrow evening.

Thinking about Dustin's birthday, I can't help but remember what I was doing 29 years ago. My pregnancy with him was not fun. I believe I started vomiting the morning after conception and kept puking right up until the day he was born. Nevertheless, I managed to gain 85 pounds. I owned maternity pants in five sizes, starting with a six and working my way up to a 14. This photo was taken at a golf course event a couple of days before he was born. I look like a beached whale, and a skinny friend is shown holding Cameron, most likely because I wasn't able to do so. Anyway, the day before he was born, I did the "nesting" thing, doing all the laundry and cleaning everything in sight. Sure enough, I woke up the next morning in labor and as miserable as the pregnancy had been, labor and delivery were relatively easy. He was a sweet little boy who has grown up to be a wonderful man, worth every white hair he caused getting him to where he is today.

I didn't intend for this to be such a long post and will cut it off now before I bore you to tears. I hope yours was a great day and tomorrow is, too! Catch ya later ...