Friday's Forgotten Stamps

What a beautiful morning! The glorious sunshine is pouring through my office window, so right now I am basking in it's rays! It's still a little chilly this morning (44), but it's suppose to get in the 70's today. Yippee!

Since I haven't had a spare minute to pick up a stamp since I've gotten home (I am so bummed about it too!), I am going to show you a card I made back in January using a sentiment from the Friendship Flowers SU set. I haven't used this set in forever, and I should! I love the verses in it.

I used one of my favorite Basic Grey patterns (I don't remember the name of it!) for the background. To carry the pattern on into the sentiment, I used one of the floral stamps from Carte Postal and stamped it randomly on a piece of Whisper White cardstock very lightly (stamped off) in Bashful Blue. Then I stamped the sentiment over that with Old Olive. It's matted on a piece of Old Olive cardstock that was first sent through the Cuttlebug. To bring in some more color, I took a piece of Bashful Blue and put it through the Cuttlebug as well and then laid it underneath the sentiment. A big, fat piece of green satin ribbon is laid horizontally across the card and adhered on the back side of the card. No bow.

To finish it off, I used a stamp from the Riveting set and stamped it on a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock with Old Olive ink, punched it out with the SU circle punch and then matted it with Old Olive cardstock. I adhered it to the front of the card with foam tape to make it pop!

Ok, on to other things. While I was away, I was tagged by a bunch of fun ladies: Sara (Sara's Studio), Tracy (Stampingly Creative Art by Tracy) and Jeanine (Stamping with Jeanine)! Thanks ladies! Sorry it took me so long to respond. What a week it's been! I am supposed to tell you 7 interesting things about myself, but I'm telling you, I'm afraid I'm not that interesting! I hope I can come up with 7, but if not, I'm sure you'll understand! Here goes:

1. I was born with beautiful strawberry blond hair, and carried it with me for many years. That is, until I had children. The minute they popped out, they took my red hair with them! After both of them, I was left with mousey blond hair. Yuck! What a mother won't sacrifice for her children....

2. I am the youngest of four children, AND the only girl in the family! I'm sure you're thinking I must have been spoiled being the only girl and the youngest, but I assure you, I was not. By the time I came along, my parents were too tired to expend any extra energy spoiling me. I wore my brother's hand-me-downs (my choice, much to my mother's chagrin), and was spanked right along with them if the need arose! And, my brothers never failed to torment me until I was hysterically sobbing and gasping for breath. They thought it was funny. The only bright spot was, no one ELSE could torment me or else that person would have to deal with the wrath of the Stewart boys!

3. I am a Fresca freak and a Cheezit freak! Put these two staples in front of me and I'm happy as a clam.

4. I am a former senior media buyer for a large advertising firm here in Minneapolis. I worked in this capacity up until I was laid off nearly three years ago! Now, I do the same thing, only as a freelancer out of my home. I was lucky enough to have snagged this opportunity just a few weeks after I lost my job. I am contracted to work at least 13 hours a month for the guy I work for, but during busy times of the year, I can work upwards of 50+ hours a month. It's a perfect setup for our busy family!

5. I am an amatuer photographer! I LOVE taking pictures, especially of my son playing baseball. I take it as a personal challege to get the most amazing action shots I can each season. I can't wait to get shooting this year's team!

6. I am an introvert by nature. I can hold my own out in public, in business or social situations, but that's not where I derive my energy from. My energy comes from internal, not external forces. I would consider myself shy!

7. I come from great parents! They have been married 50 years, and each of my brothers and I have been married 20+ years to the same spouses. No divorces yet! I am so proud of that fact, and it's a direct reflection on my parents and their dedication and commitment to each other. In this day and age, this is quite an accomplishment!

Wow, I did it. I came up with 7 interesting tidbits about myself! I amaze even myself! I'm not going to tag anyone else, because by now, everyone has already played this game, seeing as I came into the game late due to vacation. But, there are so many great blogs out there, it would have been a really difficult thing to do anyways. So, I'm copping out!

Hopefully I'll be able to stamp a little bit today. I've got ZERO cards in my stash, so it's time to get busy! Have a great day! I'll leave you with one of the photos I took at the National Botanical Gardens in Washington, DC, since you all know now that I'm an amatuer photographer!!

Amy