Live Like You Mean It - Challenge

Are you enjoying your Sunday? It's been pretty lazy around here. Hubby had a day trip to St. Louis, so it's just me and the kids today. I stayed up VERY late again last night. I am such a night owl. I think it was 3:30am before I went to bed. I was really goofing off in my craft room, until the inspiration to make a card came over me.

When I saw the Play Date Cafe challenge I knew where my card was going to start. I had this card base with two patterned papers of Tempting Turquoise already mounted on the Whisper White base. A card that was never completed.
I really like stamping onto patterned paper, I've done it a few times and I've always been pleased with the results. It's a perfect way to work in some black. The solid flower image from Live Like You Mean It really turned out well. A solid image, but not too much black. I covered my seam with 5/8" Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon. I tried a new bow. Don't know what you call it. I don't know how others do it, but I used glue dots the wrangle the ribbon. Then, added my button with some embroidery thread. It was easy and there's not a huge "bump" to worry about if I mail it.

Now I'm off for a little football, helping daughter with her Science Fair project and hopefully more stamping!

Swap Spoiler! Live Like You Mean It!

Have I said it lately, I'm in a creative slump! I spend all day.....literally, trying to come up with a card for the swap I'm attending in two weeks. I worked on two other cards all day long. Continually finding faults with each one. Mostly they were too involved to do in a swap where we bring kits and directions for our cards. I had resisted using this set Live Like You Mean It because it's now retired! Once I decided I didn't care about that, it was done! I have been trying to model the cards in the catalog and take the simple approach. I like how it turned out and the colors are so sunny! Don't you think? Thanks for stopping by today!