Nothing Like a Challenge on World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day!

I think today is going to be a fun day all

across blog land as so many paper crafters are

taking part in sharing their creations.

I actually am sharing this card with a few challenges.

Taylored Expressions

Sketch Challenge #130

Wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge

'CAS or Tags'

Unity Stamps/SCS
'Handmade Flower Embellishments'

The City Crafter Challenge

'Flowers and Frills'

and here is my offering...

I absolutely LoVe these new papers from BasicGrey.

The 'Jovial' Collection.  Both the background and

flower were created from this set.

Check out this little collection...

 I made these in the workroom of Archivers when I spent

the day there last Sunday.  They're made from the

'Tattered Blooms' die cut from Tim Holtz/Sizzix.

The sentiment is from one of my faves...Unity!

It's not as easy to tell from the photo, but the flower

is 3-D and each petal is pulled 'up' for a layered effect.
Add a little Prima 'bling, and beautiful brads also
from BasicGrey and you are set!

Short and sweet...hope you enjoyed it!

If you did, won't you please leave a little comment

before you go?  I LoVe to hear from you.

I will actually be back a little later with another

post.  I have a batch of birthday shopping photos

to share from my trip to Archivers

and

I am late with a giveway from last week's

Growing in Unity.

Enjoy World Card Making Day

and I will see you a little bit later!

World Card Making Day is Tomorrow!

It's the eve of World Card Making Day! Are you planning on celebrating? Maybe you are going to be a part of the many blog hops that have been going on all week...maybe you are getting together with a few girlfriends to make cards for the afternoon...is there a stamping convention in your area...or are you planning a nice, cozy, fall day in your very own 'space' making cards until you are just too tired?

Well...I hope you are able to celebrate it in your own way tomorrow and I would love to hear about it, so please let me know what your plans are. You know the drill...just leave me a comment below. I know that there are lots of you out there that would like to know, too!

As for me...not totally sure. Although I have not shared this with you this week, I have been feeling dreadfully under the weather. I am sure you noticed (or at least I hope you did) that I did not share Thursday's Favorites List yet, and I can tell you that I won't be able to share the Friday Night Feature tonight. I was hoping that it was all due to my own home diagnosis of a possible ear infection but as it turns out, my doctor believes it is due to some possible nerve problem. Long story short, if you have ever had an earache (my eardrums ruptured as a child, and I remember it like it was YESTERDAY) then you know how it makes your WHOLE HEAD HURT...I mean, you don't know if you have a tooth ache, a headache or what....am I right?! The only thing you do know is that at any moment, you may just lop your entire melon off and be done with it! Having experienced this pain first hand, even though my home diagnosis HOPED for an easy ear infection, in my heart I had a feeling it was not, because the pain is different.

There is no easy fix for this, like an antibiotic...bummer! So this weekend may not be a carefree one for me, but it will be fine. I just have to get to Monday to see a specialist and go from there. I just don't know if I will have the 'sense' to make any cards...AND ON WORLD CARD MAKING DAY! How frustrating is that? So I may just get on the computer here and there
and see what all of you are up to...how's that?

Thanks for your patience....
and you know I CAN'T stay away for long!