Good morning everyone....I am kinda shell shocked this morning!! I met my friend, Bev (TexasGrammy), in Salado yesterday...it's a little village about 12 miles south and it's full of shops, antiques, and the best little stamp shop ever!! We shopped for a few hours and then went back to my house....we fed the horses, went out to eat, and then stamped till 3AM...yikes!!! Bev made a card called Best Friends for one of the Cling to Hope challenges on Splitcoast for Breast Cancerawareness (the brown challenge by Lori Craig) and I thought I was making a CAS card for the pink challenge by Lydia Fiedler but I failed to read all the criteria. It was supposed to be pink and for a holiday of some kind. I hardly think making a wish is much of a holiday!!! That's what happens when I stay up too late and my brain cells stop functioning...LOL!! Anyway...I'll share it here with you and make another one for the challenge.
The silhouette from Flourishes Kids at Play set was stamped with Black Onyx Versafine and embossed with clear ep. The frame was made around the image and sentiment with a Labels 12 Nestabilities...the pearls in the corners are the only embellishment. This is pretty simple but very CAS!!
Edit: Betty Wright (gbedwright) suggested I enter this in the Flourishes World Card Making Day challenge since it's not an A2 size and it's pink....thanks Betty!!!
Sweet Bev is making friends with Midnight....
The girls have been a little cranky because we made them wear fly masks....they can see through the mesh but the flys can't attack their eyes. They will pout for a few days before they get used to the masks.
Thanks for stopping by this morning...have a great Sunday!!! 
26 comments:
I love your card, even if it didn't follow the rules ;) The girls looks great! Looks like they are doing really well, eating and living as they should. Thanks for posting the pics so we can keep up with them!
This is beautiful Joan, love it!!
This is just darling Joan!! I love the pretty embossed frame! Lucky you to spend time with Texasgrammy!! :)
Well, even if that card didn't *make* the criteria...I just love it Joan! Awesome pink card!
OOOO LOVE your pink CAS creation, it is SOOO BEAUTIFUL!! Wonderful photos too!!! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
your card is fabulous....I have that set in a bag upstairs but I am not allowing myself to use if until I finish purging in the stamp cave AND go to a 'Craft Unload' sale on Saturday where I hope to get rid of all the sets I have purged....then I can play with my new toys....it is KILLING me not to play with my new sets....
anyhoo...am so happy that you had a wonderful time with Bev....how lucky it is when we meet our SCS friends face to face.....such a joy
hope you had a great time...and I LOVE your CAS card
Sounds like you and Bev had a WONDERFUL time!!! It's so nice that you two can hang out and stamp too! FUN times for sure!
Your card is wonderful!
Well it may not fit for the original theme, but it is still a beautiful card and it sounds like you had a FANTASTIC time with Bev!!!
This is so pretty Joan, I love pink. I have to laugh that you didn't follow the rules, I'm the same, we're two peas in a pod!
This is such a beautiful card, I'm glad you shared it with us, love the CAS, but it really does pop. Just love your horses, being a horse lover, horses have such personalities and it sounds like yours definitely do.
Ooooh such a pretty card, even if you didn't read the last paragraph. Love the silhouette image. Sounds like you and your friend had a lot of fun but 3AM...you're going to need a nap about noon!
very pretty cas card joan-love the pink & black together-I would be so out of it myself at 3:00 am but when you're with a friend you dont think about all of that (lol)
I really like the card Joan, even though you didn't meet all of the criteria! What a beautifully simple card.
Your card is so pretty Joan. I love how you embossed around the image. Very Nice! Love your horse too. :)
Regardless, your card is absolutely beautiful and so are your horses. Lucky girl.
Well Joan I'm glad someone else besides me does something like that!!! I feel much better now!! LOVE your pink card and I know it can be used for the cause very nicely even if not the challenge!!! Your place looks amazing and what gorgeous horses! Must have been so fun to get together with Bev!!!
How fantastic!! What a wonderful day or should I say "days" with Ms. Bev! Its such a thrill to find a new stamp store too -- I found one right here in my backyard and I was astounded! Had to drag DH there first thing LOL!! Love the work you did at your slumber party and your GORGEOUS horses Joan!! What great inspiration!
Hugs,
Anne
That is such a cute card! I love that stamp set! How fun that you got to spend the day with Bev and go shopping and play!! I think about meeting you and Bev at CHA this year and how awesome the two of you are!!
Hugs, Harriet
I love this gorgeous and simply elegant card!! Fantastic!!
Goodness! You do more in 24 hours than I do all week...lol! Your cared is gorgeous and I think it works for Flourishes WCM Day Challenge if you want to enter it into a challenge. It is beautifully elegant! Fun times and a great card!
This is a stunning creation! Love the fabulous clean and simple design.
Love that silhouette stamp Joan! what fun you and Bev had! Salado sounds like a wonderful little town!
Oh rules-smules....lol! It's BEAUTIFUL regardless!!
...and I'm so jealous of you and Bev hanging out 'til 3 a.m. I got the chance to talk to her recently on the phone and she's a SWEETIE! What great pics of her and midnight.
It's fun to see your "beauties", Joan! Very pretty CAS!
What a great day that sounds like, and what a beautiful place you have. Looks like a dream! I've had the pleasure of meeting Bev and I'll bet you two make quite a team. Now, your card -- gorgeous clean and simple in pink! Very striking, but delicate all at once. LOVE the design! It certainly does fit Flourishes' challenge beautifully!
>>The frame was made around the image and sentiment with a Labels 12 Nestabilities...
I'm fairly new to cardmaking and have a couple of Nestabilities but I notice that your frame looks like it's just embossed not a cut out. Is that true? How is that done?
I really enjoy your blog.
Post a Comment