Strength

Yesterday school started, and for whatever reason, I had this illusion that the paperwork I would have to sign/ approve/complete would decrease once you hit a certain school level... WHO WAS I KIDDING ?? Myself, apparently! 

It was great to hear all the first day of school stories... like from my son whose in 10th grade... "Mom, if everything I needed to know, I learned in Kindergarten, why do you have to attend 12 grades afterwords?"...   Hes the literal one in the family.    ... I learned from my daughter, whose in 8th now, that there is a "spray zone" for the teacher that apparently spits when he talks, and he can cover two lab tables long and wide.. This is interesting stuff right? ... I love it! {wink wink}.

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I made it through all the paperwork. I signed my name atleast 20 times, on documents that from what I glanced over, gives that school permission to do everything - well almost everything, including random drug testing..for each of the children. Do not forget about all the privacy acts that they have now... What a wake up call that was!!!... Reality at its best!  I do not recall such forms when I was in school, but hey, its just a good thing they are past the Room mother stage, because at the rate I was going, I may have signed up for something like 72 cupcakes every other month! {wink wink}.

In the meantime, I didn't get to enter my card into the Just Add Ink challenge, but I still love it {I just hate my lighting!}. I love the Strength and Hope stamp set and I paired it with Sweetly Said. Its clean and simple - exactly what I needed after all that paperwork!



I hope that the rest of the school year days are as entertaining as the first! I love the stories that teens have, and I know that within a flash - there will be no more... WOW! ...

Have a great day!

Hug the ones you love!

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Its a PLAY DATE!!

I love to play with the Play Date Cafe Challenges!  Isn't this just beautiful!?  Honestly I had to keep from trying to make those flowers! They are just addicting!!!!

Blueberry...Cream...Dusty Rose

Instead I know that I have a few cards I need to make alittle vintage -ish... and thought I would give this one a shot. I really wanted to sponge this out with some river rock - but kept it clean... and I like it!

The most time consuming thing is dying those darn pearls in the pinky shade!  Since my thumb is healing I can stand the scissors alittle better, so cutting the butterfly out was not too bad!  I used the boho flowers at the base, thinking I was going to put a sentiment near them, but I like it without!  That stuff can go inside.

NOW- go ahead... get your stamps out ... and have your date with the PLAY DATE CAFE!!!!!

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Have a great day!

Last Easter Greetings... well maybe!

Since I was alittle occupied with company, here were two other cards that I put together for Easter. They were fun to make. I used a sketch - however cannot locate the layout blog name to tag back to.. which is fine... I used some of the Ice Cream Parlor DSP from the Occasions Mini.

The butterfly hails from the Strength & Hope stamp set, that $2 of every set goes to the  Breast Cancer Research Foundation. WAHOOO!!!! Way to go SU! and supporting the tatas!

Again, with the only change being the flowers.

Have a great day!

Hug the ones you love!

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