Flashback Friday!

I've got another oldy but a goody to share today!

I'm not quite sure what I was trying to convey on this card, but it sure looks like the grill was burning the sentiment!!! Oh my Lord. This card is hysterical! It looks like the sentiment is red hot and charred! Sorry about the blurry picture, but I wanted to share it anyways because it was so funny.

The even more amazing thing about my BBQ card is that I made this just last summer! That's not very long ago peeps. I was probably so proud of this. Why oh why??? Whatever was I thinking? I think it's quite obvious....I wasn't thinking.

Quick, let's flash forward to today! Isn't this much prettier than the BBQ card?
Whew. You can be rest assured I won't make any cards like that anymore.

Today's card was such a FUN card to make. I wanted to use my new PMS Bella stamp again, and I knew I wanted to mimic the fun MME paper on the chair she's sitting on. So, I took out my fabulous Prisma pencils and got to work coloring her up. All I did was first color the chair in stripes using blue and lime green, two prominent colors in the paper. Then I used orange for her shirt and socks, and I paper pieced her sweat pants with pink polka dot designer paper. Once everything was colored, I went back over the chair with PINK stripes in the opposite direction as the green and blue stripes. It was so much fun getting crazy like this. Doesn't PMS Bella look comfy and happy sitting in her fun chair?

The sentiment from Bella Stamps is one I could NOT resist! "You Stuffeth, You Puffeth". I mean, COME ON! Is this so true??????????? Unfortunately, I've been "puffeth-ing" a bit too much these last few years, thanks to being over 40. I just thought every woman everywhere could relate to this sentiment.

I have been loving using my slit punch to make scalloped edges, and this card proves it. I used a scallop border on both the top and bottom of my designer paper and on the stamped image. Two colorful bows finish the card off perfectly.

As I said a few days ago, I have not had much luck applying for design teams so far this year. And yesterday was no exception. I found out I did NOT make the Impression Obsession team, which is a bummer. I haven't quite figured out what these stamp companies are looking for in terms of designers. I don't think I'm a fabulous stamper, but I don't think I suck either. I guess it's just not "my" time yet. My "style" just isn't translating well with these companies. Maybe it just means that something even bigger and better is out there waiting for me. I think that's the spin I'll take on it instead of getting down on myself and thinking I suck. I can't let "them" define how good of a stamper I am, as I've said before. Oh well. It will come. I just have to remember that.

Hope you all have a great day! I have my brother's 50th birthday party tonight that I need to make a card for. I might make him one of those "lollipop" bouquets that say "50 Sucks". Time to get busy.

Hugs to you all!
Amy