Come Unto Me.....

I had a pretty productive day beginning about 7:30 this morning.  Saturday is my day to sleep in since I get up at 5am during the week to get ready for work.  But this morning I woke up about 6:30 and couldn't get back to sleep so I finally gave up and got up.  I went into the kitchen to fix myself some breakfast but got side tracked by my 'tupperware cabinet'.  You know the cabinet.  It's the biggest cabinet in your kitchen that is full of every size and shape of plastic ware - containers, bowls and lids!  My cabinet had gotten to the shape where you quickly open the door - throw something in and close the door before something else falls out.   I opened the cabinet and sat down and begin taking everything out.  I was determined to keep only the items that had a lid, and get rid of anything that I no longer used.   I probably threw away about 40 lids!  I guess I had this fear that a container would show up looking for it's matching lid so I saved the lid just in case.  If it wouldn't stack - I got rid of it!

Of course, after the cleaning and purging of the 'tupperware cabinet', I then proceeded to the utensil drawer, the silverware drawer and finally the drawer that holds the foil, plastic wrap and baggies. The 'miscellaneous' drawer will have to wait for another day.

Next on my list was to work on projects for the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  Since I can't share those projects yet, I wanted to create something I could share.  So I looked to this week's challenges for some inspiration.

This is a pretty simple card using the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch, colors from Color Throwdown and a condolence theme for Friday Mashup.



Recipe:
4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Colonial White Card
Chocolate Cardstock
Juniper Cardstock
Stamp: Love This (B1432)
Stamp: Look To the Light (B1428)
Inks: Chocolate, Juniper, Desert Sand, Autumn Terracotta
Blending Pen
Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems

Challenges:


Comments

  1. LoriSeptember 14, 2013 at 11:11 PM

    Lovely, soothing design. Thanks for joining us for this week's Color Throwdown!

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  2. LynnSeptember 15, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    Beautiful card. I love the way you used the stamps to mimic the inspiration sketch. So very pretty.

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  3. Joan ErvinSeptember 16, 2013 at 8:23 PM

    Ooooh, this is sooo soft and pretty....love the butterfly and the wonderful verse!!! Thanks for joining us for the Color Throwdown Challenge!!!!

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  4. Heidi BaksSeptember 17, 2013 at 6:56 AM

    Very pretty, Gina. I love the light, subtle colors.. perfect for a condolence card! Thanks for joining the Friday Mashup this week.

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  5. Tara BourgoinSeptember 18, 2013 at 7:26 PM

    Beautiful colours and feel to your card. The butterfly is just gorgeous, and I love the addition of the pearls. Thank you for sharing with us at The Friday Mashup this week.

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  6. Leigh PennerSeptember 18, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    Oh, this is beautiful!
    Thanks so much for playing along with CAS(E) this Sketch this week!

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  7. Joni AndayaSeptember 19, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    What a lovely card Gina! Thank you for joining us at CTS!

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  8. LiliSeptember 19, 2013 at 12:27 PM

    Such a soft and lovely card! Thanks for playing along with us at the Friday Mashup this week!

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