Thursday’s are all about playing Tic-Tac-Toe….but also TODAY….THIS THURSDAY is a super special day for me because I am going to meet a blog follower, Georgette Huff. I am over the top excited as she contacted me months ago saying that she would be in the area visiting a friend and hopefully we could meet!
Can you say….MUSIC TO MY EARS!!! I feel so blessed to do this simple thing of “paper, stamps & ink” and to have the opportunity to “cyber meet” but then to “real life” meet…..EEK – I am pinching myself! 😀
OK…..here is the challenge board for this week and I went down the right side….(well, kinda) The plants thing kinda got me so when in doubt….ask friends!
That’s what I did and I loved the response that I received from fellow PAL and TTT Challenge Designer, Shannon Jaramillo…she said “Open to interpretation”…to me, that’s like saying…HAVE FUN!!!! 😛
I used the Whisper White Notecards to make this sweet card. When I think of Georgette I think of DSP as she is the Queen of using “prints” of DSP to make her card fronts pop! Truth be told, she is much more creative that I am showing you today as all I did was a quick cut to 3 1/2″ X 5″ of the DSP from the Birthday Memories DSP Collection.
When you look at the line up of products that I used at the end of the post…you will see that I am using several framelits from a variety of Bundles. YEP, I like to do that and if you get in the habit of cutting the shapes out of your bundles and having them on a paper for reference, it makes it super easy to flip through and find the perfect shape/accent for you to add to a project!
I know that many times we all can remember the shapes etc…but if not, this works great. I will wager to say that the framelits of May Flowers gets overlooked by many….this is one framelit that I love to use as a “go to” filler….(On this card, it is the Daffodil Delight little circle flower thingies! 🙂Â
The “hugs” was from the Lovely Inside & Out Bundle and I just snipped the edge of the circle that was attached when it was cut out. This is a very unique framelit offering and again, Stampin’ Up! did a fantastic job with being so unique with the design. You know I adore “words” to use on cards….and this set makes me smile!
I should have used the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets to do the “stacking” of the “hugs” but silly Susan, I forgot…..so great glue did the trick for me today! Have you tried these Adhesive Sheets yet? They do a super job with die cut adhering and no sticky fingers!
So….seeing the card upclose you can see the “row” of “all things round (the circles)…stacked words (the hugs)…plants (my lovely “greenery”) to play this weeks challenge. Please make sure that you go to the Tic Tac Toe Site and see the BEAUTIES that the designers created this week.
I say….their creative juices were on overload as they are insane! It is just so much fun to see other peoples work and also when you play a challenge, to see the interpretation that others do.
I can remember one of the reasons that I was afraid to try a challenge was when I looked at the challenge I took it too literally and said….“I do not have that”….so in my head would think  –  I can’t do this one….DOES THIS RING A BELL WITH ANYONE????
There you go…and NOW IT IS YOUR TURN….how about going to the “room or space of fun” and have some well deserved “me time” and play with us this week?
Not only would I love to see your work in the gallery….but I am sure that …..NO, I KNOW – that you will feel great about yourself….because YOU DID IT! Please feel free to email me if you need help!
Have a GREAT day….I know that I am going to….grabbing a “hug” from Georgette and her friend Chris…..it doesn’t get any better than this! See you in the morning!
Great interpretation of this week’s challenge. Love your layered circles. Already starting to think which direction I want try.
Woot-Woot….GO TO IT! It is fun….right!?!?
Goes to show…no matter what our age is, we still like to play games!
Beautiful card, Susan. I love the way you worked the challenge items in. The big stacked “hugs” really makes it pop on the night of navy with your signature dots/dashes around it. Have a fun time with Georgette.
You just can’t go wrong with the basics and layering….works to your favor each and every time! I am still pinching myself for the fun we had yesterday!
Oh, Susan, I love this card so much. First, the colors are fantastic. I love your dots and dashes, they are always my favorite and now to add them to the envelope . . . I hope I remember to do this. I also love all the layers of flowers and “plants”.
Have a great time today with Georgette.
🙂
P.S. By the way . . . we haven’t seen any fur baby pics in a while.
I do not know if I have ever said this but…the stitches and dashes started eons ago in my CM days when I simply needed to fix boo-boo’s on a scrapbook page! Something so simple…yet just seems to work!
You are right….I need to snap away with the furry friends of mine!
Great card Susan! Gota love those hugs!!! Have a fun day with new friends!
You know my friend…these fun type of days create lots of wrinkles from laughing and smiling but I’ll take them any day!…..hugs to your side of the state!
Seriously cool, right down to the little “stitches” on navy! Very Susan!
I might not know how to “stitch a lick” with sewing…but it’s my thing with paper!
Bright, cheery and fun! Your card is so “huggable” and will put a smile on someone’s face. So awesome you will be meeting up with Georgette. Have a great time!
Thanks my NJ friend…..we had a BLAST yesterday but it IS going to be OUR time as well…..meeting my favorite “sheep herder” – YEP….it’s gonna happen!
My gosh, you did use like one of everything on this card, didn’t you?! I love how it came out and the happy colors.
You are too funny….there is just something always so uplifting and cheery about your comments!!! Happy Colors make a Happy Susan!
Such a fun cheery card! There are even circles in your plant thingies so you get bonus points for circles lol. I was stumped why you listed the Ribbon of Courage Bundle so I had to look it up. Never realized what was actually in the framelits portion… I thought the leaves came from a different set. Now I am extea happy I hit the relpy button for the kit of the month. Have a wonderful time today!!
Good for YOU in looking it up! YEP, there are always…..odd shapes on certain framelits that’s why making a “cheat chart” is helpful at time. I know that you are going to love the kit this month – that is one fantastic bundle and it is sooooooo much more that the “ribbon” image!
Clearly a cheerful hug on paper! Love the colors. I took stacked sentiment to mean like the words stacked up on top of each other “Have a Merry Christmas” cut apart and stacked on top of each other. Talk about interpretation – no wonder I have problems with these I am trying to make it too hard. I was looking for a long sentiment that I could hack up! Maybe I will give it a whirl again.
I hear you and I will say…I WAS IN YOUR CORNER BEFORE! I use to always look at things so literally – what the heck was I afraid of – a CARD CHALLENGE POLICEMAN coming to get me!
Seriously, it took me ages to just say – go for it…..and I know that you have plenty of product….so GO FOR IT!
This is a warm and fuzzy kind of card ! ADORABLE !! Love the colors and as others have said it is a SUSAN KIND OF CARD !!!
Everything about it is CUTE !!
Awe Sonny….you made me smile….I was doing so much of that yesterday….we had a blast!
Lovely card! It makes me happy and want to smile. I simply adore words inside of shapes!!!
I agree…I think that having the option of having the words “stand alone” like I did is great – or using the framelit as it is made is great…I am just a HUGE FAN of “words”
Such a pretty card Susan! Love the colors you used…so fresh! Love being on the design team with you, friend!!