Miserable Monday

Readers, be warned--I have had a rotten day! I knew it would be rotten when I woke up in the middle of the night and had to peel my left eye open. Pink eye--again, for like the third time in the last few months! I went back to sleep, knowing I couldn't do much about it at 3:15 am and also knowing that I had to be up relatively early on my day off from work to wait for a service call on one of my sliding glass doors. So, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised when the phone rang during the service call window and a service rep called to tell me that they didn't have the materials for the repairs that needed to be done, even though they called on Friday afternoon to confirm my appointment. Then, since I was already wide awake and dressed, I visited the walk-in clinic for drops for my eyes and antibiotics for the cough/cold/sinus thing that has pretty much consumed me for the last week. After that, I tried to run several errands--all completely unsuccessful (store not open at the time the website said it would be, wrong size items, sold out special deals). So, I decided that coming back home and putting my pajamas back on might be the way to go . . .

I figured I'd try to do some stamping and see if I could get anything to go my way today and to keep from rubbing my itchy, irritated eye. To get me started, I decided to use some sketch challenges posted by fellow bloggers over the weekend. This card is based on Lauren's Saturday sketch. I used the dainty thank you image from the SU! hostess set For a Friend as the main image on the card. I paper pieced the flower (tried watercoloring it first, but my aquapainter was really watery--no surprise today!) and added a tiny, tiny Twinkle sticker to its center. I found papers with floral patterns in coordinating colors to pair with the image and matching ribbon, too.

In keeping with the floral theme of the rest of the card, I created a circular floral embellishment element. I layered two cardstock circles, then added a Prima flower that matched the colors of the card. I used some Crystal Effects to attach a glossy green Dew Drop to the flower's center. I added a few more Dew Drops to the patterned paper, too.

I'm off to work on some kits for a Stamping Bella card kit swap I'm participating in. I've neglected my Bellas lately, so maybe I'll do a little stamping with them later on today . . .

Materials Used: For a Friend stamp set, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Old Olive, and Whisper White cardstock, Fall Flowers designer paper, Old Olive marker, Soft Sky stitched grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4" circle punch, Crystal Effects, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); Noir Black ink (Palette); flower (Prima); Dew Drops (Kitchen Sink Stamps); Twinkle sticker (Amuse); rectangle dies (Nestabilities)