July 31, 2009


Happy Friday! Well, I finally have some good news. My husband will be returning to work full time starting today, Yippee! We have been really been pinching our pennies lately. My husband was only working four days a week towards the end of last year and again since January 1st.

I was also surprised when I checked my email this morning only to discover that I won a prize from the gallery comment game on splitcoast stampers. Thank you so much Tina, for hosting this round. I will be hosting the next one which will begin tomorrow morning. I'll post more information and a link tomorrow once I get the thread started.

Now on to my card for today....LOL Today’s limited supply challenge was to create a card using die cuts. We could use any type of die cutting machine and punches were also included. We were to only use stamps for creating a background or the sentiment. My son brought me home the daisies that you seen in the second picture from my mother-in-law's house on Sunday and those daisies inspired me to create my card.


Today's challenge forced me to use my cricut machine. I recently had to have my cricut expression machine replaced and my husband has been after me to try it out and make sure my new machine works. (Hi there Eric, my machine works ;) LOL

I used my Plantin Schoolbook cartridge for cutting out the daisies and my 1/4" circle punch for the center of the flowers. I used my cuttlebug and Argyle Cuttlebug embossing folder for my background. To create my background I embossed only the upper and lower half and then I added two score lines (one above and one below) my black background paper.

My sentiment is from SU's Warm Words and my ribbon is from Offray. Have a great day!
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12 comments:

Vicki said...

Beautiful card! I love daisies and you made them look so sweet on this card! Blessings to you!

Beth Jacobs said...

What a beautiful card... very clean.. love the color combo and the daisies!!

Unknown said...

Good news for your husband and you. Sure is a weight off your shoulders I'm sure :)
Great card......so springy!

Mandy Schneider 97 said...

How sweet! your DS bringing you flowers..I like your card very pretty colors and great layout..Congrats to your Hubby...tough times right now..best wishes headed your way..TFS!
Mandy

Mary G. said...

BEAUTIFUL card! So clean and simple but stunning at the same time! Great job!

Susan (peebsmama) said...

Love the black and white with the touch of yellow. The white daisies just pop on the black panel. Great use of the embossing folder too.

Ann said...

I love the colors--very pretty card! Yay on your husband's job...mine has been laid off twice in the past year, so I know what it's like to pinch pennies.

Amy J said...

Yay for your hubby! Love this card! Very pretty!

Cassie said...

such a happy card!!

laos348 said...

So bright and cheerful - looks great! Congrats to your husband - thats wonderful news.

Gina Lindsay said...

This is perfect! I love yellow and I love daisies! Congrats on your win!

Unknown said...

I so love black yellow and white together. lovely card.