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Friday's challenge and....table dancing??


Ha! Did that title get your attention? ;o) It is not what you think! First, the challenge. This week we had to use Green Galore, Turquoise, and pink on our projects. I made a small pink card with a blue flower. The flower is from the 5 petal punch from Stampin' Up! as is the leaves. I sponged th edges on both to add some depth. The swirls are from the baroque motif stamp set, the dotted tag is from Be happy, and the thank you is from Enjoy. All SU sets. You might notice the background is blue.....I don't particularly like it, but my desk was completely covered and, well, this paper was a handy background. I think I'll go back to my white backgrounds!
Last night was our stamp a stack and scrap night. We had a great group of ladies! This is a picture I snapped as we were just getting going. It kind of looks like a dance on a table, but really, it is a fan adjustment. You know how stampers can work up a sweat! We had to keep it cool in there! I'm glad we had some brave souls that were willing to brave a table tower to make us comfortable. I meant to take more pictures of the evening, but, we were all having so much fun I totally forgot! Oh well, next month! I'll share the page we did later. I need to get my pictures printed first.
Tomorrow my daughter turns 16! aaaahhh! You know what that means, yep, my parents are getting reeeeally old! ;o))

Comments

Elizebeth said…
super cute, TFS! And have a fun day tomorrow!
Chrissy D said…
Ohh Happy Birthday to your DD - my DD turns 17 on Tuesday! I wonder where the time went? LOL Thankfully - I have it balanced out as I have younger children so while I deal with teenage angst - I have a 3 yo to enjoy the *cute* in the children! Your card is wonderful! Love what you did for the challenge!
Lynn Mercurio said…
Fun card, and I like your background. Loving those swirls!

It looks scary up there so high on the table, but then again, I don't DO heights...even low level ones like that.
tonistamps said…
The flower punch is awesome Beckie! I like the turquoise base card too.
Patti Chesky said…
This card is really cute!!! I love the flourish from Baroque Motifs too.
Darling card Beckie! I really like the swirls in the corner! Nice accent! :D
MJ said…
Great card. Wish your DD a happy birthday for me, YIKES 16!
Lisa Somerville said…
Love the soft Baroque Swirls as your background.
Ida said…
Nice. The pink card is pretty with just a few hints of the other colors. Love how you layered your flower and the swirls are so pretty.
Lori said…
Pretty! I like how you used the 5 petal flower punch to make leaves, too--so creative.
Love how you used Baroque Motif's with the flowers.
Connie Paxman
Kathie Bailey said…
Very pretty card Beckie. I love that swirl stamp and use it often too. Great job.
Lovely card, and LOVE the table dancing story! Yes, stampers need to be comfortable!
Anonymous said…
Great job...love the softer colors you used!
Gina Wrona said…
OMG!

I'm so glad no one was hurt table dancing, kwim?

16? Oh, my sweet 16. Tell her happy birthday!

Love the challenge card. You did a great job!

(hugs)
Gina
Jenni said…
Happy Birthday M! I can't believe 16! I still see her as 11/12 and the girls running from house to house! K won't be 16 until Dec. but she did pass drivers ed last week and is looking forward to getting her license! Wish we could be closer together - then I might be inspired to get some crafting done!
Lisa Bohler said…
I like that you made your card mostly pink with touches of the turquoise and green!

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