{Caardvarks} Tri-This Submission!

Yesterday's challenge over at {Caardvarks} 10 Day-10K contest was to make a tri-fold card! I have to tell you, participating in these challenges has been so much fun! I never make tri-fold cards, so this was the perfect challenge for me. It's so wonderful to challenge yourself now and again, did you know that? You end up accomplishing many things you thought you couldn't do, AND you end up feeling better about yourself. It's a win-win situation, and how many of THOSE do you run into on any given day? Uh, none. Usually.

I haven't made a baby card in a while, so this quickly turned into a baby card! I used my fun new polka dot paper by Cosmo Cricket (I think it's the Storytime collection and the pattern is called Jumpin' Joan). Isn't it pretty? Such fun colors. I paired it with some Perfect Plum cardstock. I also paired it with a piece of pink Basic Grey paper and some orange polka dot paper by Kaleidoscope (Friends Dots) and My Mind's Eye. The card opens to the right (the giraff panel flips up).

The round sentiment in the center of the card is from the $1 bin at Michael's. I cut it out using my Creative Memories cutting system (which I use nearly every day!). I outlined the whole verse with my Stardust Gel pen and then painted around the edges with So Saffron and my aqua painter. It is adhered to the right panel with Mono, and then on the left side of the sentiment I placed a piece of dimensional tape to keep the flap from opening. I thought about using ribbon, but there was really no place to add ribbon on this card that wouldn't overwhelm what was already there!

The b-a-b-y letters on the left of the card are also from the $1 Michael's bin. I stamped it with Versafine Black Onyx ink on the back of the Cosmo Cricket paper. I cut each letter out and then colored it with my Uni-ball White Gel pen. Each letter is also outlined with the Stardust Gel pen. The giraff is from my SU Bundle of Joy set. He's painted with So Saffron, Rose Red, Old Olive and Perfect Plum inks. He's outlined too with the Stardust pen.

I hope you guys like it. I'm pretty sure my little card will NOT be a winner in the Tri-This challenge. You have GOT to go over to the Tri-This gallery and see some of the CREATIONS that have been submitted. OMG. There are some BEAUTIFUL, jaw dropping cards in there. I mean drop-dead gorgeous. How the heck are they gonna be able to pick ONE winner out of all the amazing cards? That's gonna be one tough job for Jen and Sarah and the sponsor! Good luck girls! You sure do have your work cut out for you!

If you are interested, today's challege is called Four Square, and you need to make a card using 4 squares! Sound like fun? It is!!!!! Come play with us-please! We'll have a blast!

So.....I have to tell you a funny story that happened last night, and how I've obviously failed as a mother in raising my young sons. Well.....we took the boys to the horse racing track (Canterbury Downs) yesterday afternoon for some fun. Because of a contact the hubster has, we are treated to a beautiful table (in the clubhouse) covered with a white linen tablecloth right at the window overlooking the track. There are red cloth napkins at each place setting. We all sit down and take a look at our surroundings. The waitress comes and takes our drink orders, and during that time, I take my red napkin and place it on my lap, as does the hubster. I see that Eldest Son has unwrapped his napkin (it was wrapped around the silverwear, as typical) and thrown it on the table, unwrapped, in front of him. I guesture to him to put the red napkin in his lap (he's only 15, he's still a little--ok, a lot-unrefined in his table manners). He kind of shakes his head and indicates that he can't use it because--get this--because he's stuck his GUM in it to get rid of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??????????????????????????????????????? You've stuck your GUM in a CLOTH napkin to get rid of it????????????????????? My god, were you raised with a pack of wolves, boy? What are you thinking????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? OMG, I am so MORTIFIED at this moment that I want to crawl under the table so no one can see me and pass judgement on what just happened. I cannot believe MY intelligent, kind, smart nearly 16 year old son put his gum in a CLOTH napkin to get rid of it. It's official. I've failed as a mother. I must have missed the chapter in the Dr. Spock book that instructed me when to teach this very obvious lesson to my son. Thank heavens the gum had not been squished down into the cloth napkin and was easily removed with no damage caused to the napkin. But really, can you believe this actually happened? I would not believed it had I not seen the situation play out, in technicolor--right before my very eyes! I bet you are all in a fit of laughter right now reading my play-by-play rundown of what happened. You are clutching your sides, rolling with laughter, thanking your lucky stars this did not happen to YOU. Well, beware. It could. Just RUN, don't walk, over to your Dr. Spock book and re-read the chapter I so obviously missed!

Geez. What'a a mother to do?

Run for her life.

Hugs,
Amy