Goodness, where has time gone?

I tell you, when your kids are home time sure seems to fly by. It is Thursday and that means I have to get ready for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Challenge and she asked us to use half circles. When I heard that I knew exactly what I was going to do. A while back I had ordered some cs scalloped circles from http://www.limelightcrafts.com/ and they came in handy for this fun challenge. I actually was able to pull 2 off for this challenge. It was almost like I was on a creating trip :D:D:D The first card that I made is a little on the romantic side, since I've used some of this wonderful paper from K&Company called Ancestry. It also went very well with some NEW Prima Hydrangeas I got the other day. I have not bought anything from eBay in like ages and when I was searching for Hydrangeas it took me there. I ordered on Sunday and my order arrived yesterday (Wednesday) I'd say that was pretty quick. Have a look for yourself.

For with God.......

Recipe:


Paper: PTI Aqua Mist, SU Chocolate Chip, K&Company Ancestry Pad, scalloped circle in chocolate from http://www.limelightcrafts.com/


Stamp: Clear Dollar Stamps "The Word" (you get 11 stamps for like $7.99)


Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Chalk Box Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan for the distressing


Accessories: handmade stick pin with shades of brown glass beads, chocolate satin ribbon, Prima Hydrangeas from the Deep Woods box, Kaiser half pearls in copper

So, what do you think? I think the hardest part was to take a half way descent picture. It is pretty windy in AZ today ;D. The pictures that I took inside did not come out right at all.

All right, on to my second card. When I was putting the first one together I kind of said to myself that the half circle on the card reminds me of a purse. You probably wonder, what? No, really, if you look at it, it does :D:D I cut this card at 5.5"x5.5" to take full advantage of the circle, well, half circle ;D. I was looking through most of my DP pads I have, and I have a lot, LOL!!!! But, there was nothing that looked right, so I just ran my SU Pretty in Pink cs through the Bug, the Cuttlebug that is, in my Textile folder and I found that I did not want to do anything else. To keep it flowing I also ran the half circle through the Bug. I know this card is very simple, but yet again, that is what Sharon wants, right? To finish everything off I simply took the shank off of a button from a vintage button set I bought a long time ago at Joann's and added it as the faux purse closure. Some pink grosgrain ribbon and a simple "Thank You" sentiment layered on some punched out circles and tiny rose buds finished this simple card.

Thank You

Recipe:
Paper: SU Pretty in Pink, chocolate colored scalloped circle from http://www.limelightcrafts.com/
Ink: SU Close to Cocoa
Stamps: ISC Hibiscus "Thank You"
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder Textile, Vintage button, 1 1/2" and 1 3/8" circle punch, pink grosgrain ribbon, Nursery Tales Prima rose buds in pink, corner rounder punch

Did I say too much? Pretty simple card, right?

I truly hope that you'll get to head on over to Sharon's blog to see what see created and play along.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to be back with a few more creations over the weekend ;D. I cleaned my stamping space today, yep, couldn't find things anymore, so it was time :D:D:D.

I am sorry I forgot to add this before, here is the list of the wonderful ladies of Sharon's DT , please make sure you head on over to check out what they've created

Julie, Tammy , AJ, Deb, Becky, Janine and Jennifer. Those girls are amazing!!

Hugs,