Heart's Delight Cards: Party Pandas

Friday, January 26, 2018

MIF Design Challenge #2 - Colors!

Lots of Lavender, Party Pandas, Sale-A-Bration 2018, Stampin' Up!, Just Because

Welcome to the second design challenge from My Inky Friends! This time it's a color challenge, inspired by the colors on page 35 of the annual catalog. This is such a fun color combination, and so reminiscent of Spring. I'm about ready for Spring, how about you?

https://myinkyfriends.blogspot.com/2018/01/my-inky-friends-design-challenge-2.html

To play along (and see the Design Teams' inspiration, click the graphic above, or click HERE. Please submit your entry before February 9th, so we can see what wonders you have created and vote for a favorite!

I decided to use the beautiful Lots of Lavender set from Sale-A-Bration. The image was stamped in Basic Gray, and the Soft Sky filler was over stamped twice. The Berry Burst ribbon was stamped off once to soften the color a bit.

The blossoms were stamped again on a scrap of Whisper White, and over stamped twice with Soft Sky again. I didn't think the color was a dark enough contrast, so after fussy cutting just part of the blooms, I laid the piece on the ink pad and pressed it down, really getting a darker contrast. The sweet little "Hi" greeting is from Party Pandas, another free Sale-A-Bration set!

Measurements

Image: Whisper White 1-3/4" x 3-7/8", plus scrap for second layer
Mat: Berry Burst 1-7/8" x 4"
Embossed background: Soft Sky 3" x 5-3/8"
Card base: Soft Sky 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"

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Monday, January 22, 2018

Long Weekend

NOT!

I took the weekend off - sorry for no notice ahead of time. It was one of those "life getting in the way of crafting" things, and I almost took today off, too. I really just wanted to sleep today, since I got no sleep last night. It's hard to sleep when you have skunk smell in your nose. Yep, our city dog finally got "christened" after almost 2-1/2 years of living in the country.

We let her out every night to do her business right before bed. So what did my darling husband do? Let her back in the house, while calling to me "I thing she got sprayed by a skunk!" Um, ya think?! Meanwhile, she's desperately trying to wipe the stink off her face on everything she can - the floor, the area rug, etc. We bathed her in the recommended formula, which really helped a lot, but the damage was done - the house reeked. And guess what?! You don't get "nose blind" to skunk smell. I couldn't sleep because it smelled so bad ALL. NIGHT. LONG.

Party Pandas, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up!, Birthday

Soooo, I really thought about taking this day off, too, but I had such a cute card to share, I decided not to. Lookie!

This is a variation of the card we made in Saturday's stamp club, which thank heavens was before the fetid fiasco! I didn't make the ladies fussy-cut their pandas; on their cards the panda was stamped on a Whisper White stitched circle. I'm nice like that!

The Party Panda stamp set is one of the Sale-A-Bration freebies. I think it's totally adorable now, though I didn't think I would like it at first!

I have just informed the husband that we have a new "skunk protocol" on the homestead. Number 1 - we do not let the dog out unsupervised at night. Number 2 - if/when the dog gets sprayed again, DO NOT let her in the house saying "I think May got sprayed by a skunk" under penalty of death! Protocol is now: Grab the skunk emergency box & treat the dog outside *before* bringing her directly into the bath tub. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200, do not let her try to wipe the stank off on everything she touches while you scramble to figure out what to do. Lord, give me strength. Amen.

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