Stampin' Chez Moi

What a fun day of creating for me ~ I guess this really has become something to sing about...figuring out my creating without a studio in our new Condo ~ LOVE IT!!!  This forces me to stay organized and tidy as I go...quite a feat for this gal!!! Here's a view of the sunset the other evening ~ and of course the pictures jus don't do it justice AT ALL!!!  Painted by the very Hand of God! I had just posted on my dear cyber friend LeAnne's blog about having sympathy cards on hand and not needing to creating one when needed ~ my heart is so sad having to say 'see you later' to a dear friend and prayer warrior ~ you will be missed Vivian I  found these wonderful challenges to help me with my card ~ thanks so much for the inspirations and with great starting points as we create ~   Just Us Girls  had a beautiful color challenge and  The Paper Players  with this perfect sketch ~   ~ hug those you love.... better yet, hug them and t

What a fun day of creating I had today ~ I can't believe I finally inked up my Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set ~ I've had this sitting in my cupboard for months...today was the day...I was determined to use it and found my starting point with these fabulous challenges that I played along with... I started with Color Throwdown , loosely followed the sketch from Sugar Pea Sketch 47 , found inspiration at The Card Concept and because this is a birthday card for a friend, I jumped in at Seize The Birthday !  Join in the fun and come create along with everyone!!! I used Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise on my Whisper White Panel ~ it's almost hard to see the white with all the stampin' & sponging that I did...but it's there!!! As I said previously ~ I very loosely followed this sketch ~ love the sketches found on this site!  My inspiration came from seeing so much going on in the photo, so I followed #5 ~ Free style Collage ~ lots of sponging a