Don't write in the dust!

This is definitely one of my favorite humorous stamps! It makes me smile every time I look at it! I made two of these, but evidently forgot to photograph one. Oh well!

Gotta laugh!

While I relate to poor Charlie Brown's experience, while I can truly feel his pain .... this cartoon always brings a smile to my face. Maybe it's just because it's a classic, or maybe it's just because I've learned that sometimes we do have to be willing to risk people letting us down, that when it happens, we have to just get back up again ...

I like Charlie Brown, he really wants to believe the best about people. :-)

Sisters collage

I don't know if these two are supposed to be sisters, but that's what I think of when I see it this image. I am borrowing a bunch of Paperbag Studios stamps from a friend; I wanted to make sure that if I get to a place of being able to order some of them, I would actually be able to work with them.

Though I absolutely love the look of collage, I have done little of it. I had a day about a week ago to work with these stamps, and just could not get anywhere. I have a perfectionist streak which dramatically affects how much work I get done. Because I am very aware of my inexperience and lack of knowedge, I spend an ridiculous amount of time making decisions in my cardmaking. Today I was determined that instead of taking ten minutes to decide if I should stamp an image in a certain place, I was just going to "do it!!" When I found a background paper I liked, I resisted (well, after a minute or two!) looking for a "better" paper. Once I had the card more or less done, I stopped myself from continuing to play around with the embellishments.

So, whether the card is a technical success or not, I am delighted with it because I did not second guess ( or 3rd, 4th, 5th guess!!)myself at every step!