Good day it's Monday
a start to a new week
sorry for not posting Friday and the weekend
it was quite the Friday and I just could not squeeze in a post
I am truly sorry friends
I am happy to report that the weekend did bring me much needed down time
well what I call down time anyways lol
Saturday started at 2:00am in my craft room and I loved that
it was such a beautiful rainy morning how perfect for card making
then I made fish chowder - did the usual stuff
like laundry a bit of house cleaning
and I made homemade granola bars (all before 9:00am lol)
I'll share that recipe on Wednesday they are fabulous
then Kayla and I went to hot yoga
we started doing hot yoga a few weeks ago as part of our health and welness program at work
it's fabulous and we are all enjoying
got home and did the rest of the house cleaning and made cantoloni
they were so yhummy
during all of this our office was geting air contioning installed so was alot of back and fort
did do some work
Sunday morning started with a bit more time in my craft
then Hot Yin with Renee and Tracey
home for the big sunday dinner
We made a HUGE Prime Rib Roast it was pretty yhummy (thank you mom for coming and assisting with the roast and dishes you are a doll)
we made mashed potatoes
Carrots with brown sugar pistachio (this is so good)
asperagus roasted with seasoning and grated parmasan cheese and asiago cheese
gravy
and we made homemade brownies
they were so good
we had such a nice Sunday Dinner (love that so precious to me)
so that was my weekend of being pretty much home
now let me share what I created
I used a colour challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments
and so I took out some new stamps
ouh la la I enjoyed that so much
I used Everything Eleanor - and Blooming with Kindness stamp
ouh I am so excited to finally play with this stamp
I had seen it at Lees as she had received it at Leadership I beleive
and could not wait to get my hands on this one and inked up
that I did
cardstock layers and thinking
I used Sahara Sand ink for the background image here
on Whisper white cardstock
then I reached for some fabulous Framelits
they are called
APOTHECARY ACCENTS
and wait I did more with this
ouh look at this how cool uh?
its called
ESSENTIALS PAPER PIERCING PACK
on page 181 of the new Stampin Up Idea book
sponged the shape with crump cake
and gonna stamp the greeting here
I created a flower from stampin the image from the
EVERYTHING ELEANOR STAMP
and doing a fair amount of cutting and fideling lol
it's coming together nicely don't you think?
I think it turned out really pretty don't you??
here is the card I created with this challenge
the base of the card is basic black
then I used Basic gray as my next layer
then the whisper white
one last photo to share with you
oh and the flower is stamped with sahara sand and daffodil delight
I also sponged the white background with the daffodil delight
so friends this is my card for today
I have had to delay my blog candy announcement
sorry it will come to you on Wednesday
so for now I wish you all a super marvelous Monday
I'll be back tomorrow with another card
ouh yes I know two cards in a row uh??? how cools is that hehe
thanks for visiting and remember that I truly value reading your comment so please don't leave without posting a comment
i'll be back tomorrow
embossed hug from me
Carole'Anne M. Sluchinski
AKA STampin STressaway





















































Such a beautiful card Carole Anne! I love to see what you do with new products and color challenges. Thanks for all you do! Linda
Posted by: Linda Sassman | 06/13/2012 at 06:54 AM
What an awesome card! Great use of the new products.
Posted by: Mitzi Luttrull | 06/12/2012 at 09:02 PM
Oh man, so sorry I missed dinner on Sunday too Carole'Anne!!! You are such an awesome cook!! I have to be honest and tell you I just couldn't afford the gas this week, maybe next time!! Everybody has already said this, but have to tell you again how beautiful your flower came out -- I too love making these. The whole card is gorgeous!
Posted by: Sandi Dailey | 06/11/2012 at 04:29 PM
Very pretty card and your flowers are always so fabulous!!!
Posted by: Carol Carriveau | 06/11/2012 at 03:27 PM
Sorry I missed Sunday dinner--everything sounded delicious!
Beautiful card.
Posted by: lisa808 | 06/11/2012 at 03:25 PM
Another fabulous card! I love what you did with the flower. I just got this set and will be trying my hand at recreating it. Thanks for playing with us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments!
Posted by: Robbie | 06/11/2012 at 02:54 PM
Super Gorgeous flower! Also really like the paper piercing. Love the colors you chose. Awesome! Have a great day. Hugs from your #1 fan, Annette
Posted by: Annette Stelte | 06/11/2012 at 02:31 PM
I really like your flower, it is a gorgeous addition to the card. Very simple and classy. Thank you for joining us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.
Posted by: Shannon | 06/11/2012 at 10:30 AM
Holy Cowzers Carole Anne!!! You've done a beautiful job on this card, I just am blown away by your flower and am so putting that paper pierce pack on my next shopping list, FUN! :) All the sponging really makes this card one of a kind, I love it! Thanks for playing along this week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!
Posted by: Dawn | 06/11/2012 at 09:57 AM
Gorgeous Carole Anne! I am definitely casing this card. Love to you!
Posted by: Cindy Fodor | 06/11/2012 at 09:29 AM
Super pretty. The paper piercing is so cool and the layered flower is AMAZING. Thanks for joining the color challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments. Smiles, Elizabeth
Posted by: Elizabeth Price | 06/11/2012 at 08:34 AM
PRETTY! The flower turned out GORGEOUS! You always make such beautiful flowers.
I love the colors together. Very pretty.
Wow you did a lot of cooking. YUM! I hope you had a dishwasher amongst ya'll
because that was a LOT of dishes. tehee
Glad you got some "down time".
Have a great day my little friend!
Love on Max for me.
Posted by: Tammy | 06/11/2012 at 07:35 AM
Beautiful!!! Love your flower- so pretty!!! Great use of new products!!! Love the new piercing mat- so pretty!!! The bow and pearls are perfect accents!!!
Thanks for playing along with Hand Stamped Sentiments, Diane
Posted by: Diane Vander Galien | 06/11/2012 at 06:57 AM