Double Pocket Card

This is the card for today's New Technique challenge over at Splitcoast. We were to make a Double Pocket Card. Judy has a great tutorial on her blog, Jar Full of Joy


RECIPE:
Stamps: Office Accoutrement, Linen
Paper: Paper Notations, Garden Green, Groovy Guava
Ink: Colorbox Chalk in Yellow Ochre & Dark Moss
Accessories: MM brads, SU rhinestone brad, Spring Moss Grosgrain, Eastern Elegance Rubons, crop-a-dile
Technique: Double Pocket Card
Difficulty: 1 (easy peasy lemon squeezy)

Poor Little Birdie (aka: a good reason not to clean)

As I was uploading my card for the daily challenge, I heard a very loud thud on my back door. I've heard this noise before & knew what it was, but never this loud before. I looked out to find a poor little bird completely dazed on its back. It was blinking its eyes and moving its legs a bit so I left it alone to recover. I figured why add the trauma of a giant trying to "help". I checked on it a little bit ago and it's sitting up. Looks like he's got a doozie of a headache. And now, a bit later he's still in that spot but looking around and chirping. Hopefully he's gonna be ok. Guess I should relax about cleaning my back door and maybe put some window clings up so birds stop getting knocked out.

Any birders out there who can tell me about this beauty?

Young@Heart sing 'Fix You' by Coldplay

I first heard about this group on Good Morning America yesterday. Grab your tissue cuz you'll need them! I sobbed like a baby! What a blessing!

Driving by with a birthday "Hi"

One of our very bestest friends turns 40 this Sunday. He has a superstition about buying red trucks - they're lucky. It was love at first sight when I saw this "Loads of Love" stamp set. It may have been the first set I ever bought when I started stamping 1 1/2 years ago.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories, Lots of Thoughts
Paper: Whisper White, watercolor, glorious green, night of navy
Ink: real red, night of navy, glorious green
Accessories: scallop punch, CM wavy trimmer, CM cutting system

Yummy Stacked Stems

LOL! Not that I'm planning on eating any stems, it's just that the name of the papers I used on this card are soooooo yummy! Probably a little too wintery for this time of year. Especially here in Texas. I think I just totally made up a word - is "wintery" a real word? Maybe my favorite "Word Nerd" David Cook would know! HEEHEE! OK, that was a bit fan-girly, but COME ON! Have you heard this guy sing?!?
Back to the card ~

This combines 2 Splitcoast challenges: TLC163 - Stacked Ribbon; SC171
The main image was completely inspired by this canvas at Target.
RECIPE:
Stamp: Stem Silhouettes
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Apple Cider DSP (See what I mean!?!)
Ink: River Rock, Soft Sky, White Stazon
Accessories: Pure Pom Satin Ribbon, Offray Brown Minicheck ribbon, clear embossing powder, Antique Brass Hardware - ribbon slide & brad
Technique: heat embossing

Thanks for stopping by & have a Blessed Day!

Rock & Roll and a Celebrity Interview

Hello all!

So apparently there was an earthquake here in south Texas this morning. Word is it happened around 4:50 am (Central) and was around 3.0 on the Richter scale. I have to say I slept right thru it. I sleep too soundly in the mornings. In fact it's a rare occasion when I hear DH's alarm. I had that problem in High School too. I can't tell you how many hurried mornings I had. God Bless Carnation Instant Breakfast!!!

Back to the earthquake business - the one we had in Hawaii October 2006 was "fun"! It was around 8 am (local) on a Saturday so it did wake us all up. No damage where we were on Oahu, but apparently there was a little damage on Maui & Hawaii (the big island).
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My friend Lakendra Lewis recently interviewed May Pang. If you are unaware, May was John Lennon's girlfriend when he was killed. May has written a book about the relationship. You can find the interview here.

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DAILY THOUGHT FROM REALSIMPLE.COM:
"Grace isn't a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It's a way to live."
-- Jackie Windspear

TaaDaa...

I actually have not 1, not 2, but 3 cards to share! Not that they're anything exciting, but I made them all by myself! heehee!!! All are for today's Limited Supply Challenge at Splitcoast, LSC162, which was to use white and only 1 other color.
Pomegranate For You
Stamps: One of a Kind; Paper: Love Note in Purely Pomegranate & Whisper White; Ink: White Stazon, Pure Pom; Clear Embossing Powder
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Happy Birthday
Stamps: So Many Scallops; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: Real Red; Clear Embossing Powder
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Green Carte

Stamps: Carte Postale; Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi DP; Ink: Wild Wasabi; Clear Embossing Powder, Grosgrain Ribbon