Today has been the BEST day! It is the first day in weeks that I have been able to spend entirely with my family. I got to sleep in until 10:00 (!!) am this morning and then we took our little guy to see The Backyardigans Live this afternoon. It was so good to just spend time together without feeling like I am on a deadline. This is what every Sunday should be like! I actually (almost) feel ready to go back to work on Monday.
Today's post is a card I designed for the Stamp-A-Stack I did on Wednesday. It was the only card that wasn't chosen ahead of time by the ladies. They requested a snowman card using traditional Christmas red and green. See what I came up with:
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Holiday card using the Snow Much Fun set and Frostwood Lodge DSP |
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Inside of card with sentiment from Many Merry Messages |
You know, when I first saw this snowman set in the new catty it really didn't do much for me. Perhaps it was because I was in the midst of planning swaps for convention during the heat of July, but whatever the reason I just wasn't all that excited about it. I am happy to say that I was DEAD WRONG about this set! It is just the cutest and all the many amazing designs I have seen featuring these images are just so inspiring! In designing this card I tried to keep it simple, knowing that my ladies would be doing three other designs in the same evening. In the interest of time, I avoided watercolouring the snowmen, though they would look even cuter with a little colour added. The early espresso baker's twine wrapped around the cardfront and tied in a bow with the tiny little jingle bell as the perfect finishing touch reminds me a little of a package wrapped up ready to go under the tree. I actually used this design as the inspiration for a card I designed for another SAS I did yesterday afternoon. I'll show you that one later this week. In the meantime I'm going to go spend some more quality time with my family!
You're right, Leena, I wasn't blown away by this set when I first saw it either ... now, with all the samples I've seen, I'm really kicking myself for not ordering it!
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Enjoy your family time!