It's Monday again.  How was your day?  Mine was okay.  I got my jobs done at work early today which was good since it was a short day for me.  Yay!  Tomorrow I work all day.  Bummer.  But I'm not at the registers so that's better.  I think we got about another 2 inches of snow this afternoon.  Not much, but enough that my husband did shovel the driveway when he got home.  

Did you watch the Superbowl?  I got bored with it in the 1st quarter.  The Packers weren't playing, so my attention span was pretty short.  I was kind of glad to see the Eagles win only since they never one a Superbowl.  Usuallly I cheer for the under-dogs.

Another card with the Hedgehugs stamp set.  This was a fun card to make.  As I was trying to design it, I realized the background was way to white.  So it's tonedown the white by sponging Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.  Almost gave it a sunset feel. It actually turned out the way I had imagined.   Make sure you sponge a space large enough so you don't see the edges through your framelit cutout.

I couldn't resist the bluebird.  He just added a nice touch in the corner.  And it worked out well having the sentiment come down from there as a banner.  I actually fussy cut out the squirrel and bird.  That's something I tend to avoid.  But they deserved to stand out.  I didn't realize the ribbon I used was retired.  If you have the Emerald Envy Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, that would look good too.  

Look at the card inside.  Just having a little fun, but aren't they cute?  It's a nice surprise to open the card and see this.  I didn't add a sentiment because I felt it would be a great card to send a hand-written note.

                                                      

Kind of a bland color combo, but by sponging with the Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie really adds life to the card.  

Click on the first picture for dimensions and instructions.

Until next time...Stampin' Always,

Cheryl, HomeStyle Stamper