Baby Cakes......PPA176

Honest I really tried to CASE my own pink elephant baby card (see it here) and do it shades of blue for a baby boy. But when I opened up the Zoo Babies set the lions just begged to come out and strut their stuff on circus stands. Since they are baby lions I figured they wouldn't know they are actually standing on upside down cupcake papers that I punched out and trimmed with Baked Brown Sugar ribbon. And nope there will not be a Baby Cakes card done in pink..........I have thrown in the towel, given up the ghost and closed the book on making more than one card of the same design. It is just too much fun looking for the next best thing to create!



                     Margaret sketched a fun design for us this week at Pals Paper Arts!

                                

Aversion - Diversion....FMS108

I am actually making my Christmas cards this year - first time ever! Knowing my aversion to making multiples of cards this is a major challenge for me! I kept the design super simple and I am making five at a time.  Creating even five at one sitting puts me over the edge and then I need a diversion........so that's what this card is.......a diversion. There was Christmas stuff lying all over my desk so I went with a holiday theme this week at Freshly Made Sketches.  I will post my family Christmas card design at a later date when I have all 80 of them finished.  So far I have completed 15........seems to me I had better develop an aversion to diversions or I will never get done in time!

                  Narelle has a beautiful layered sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!


                                                   

Blog Candy Winner......PPA175

A special HI to Robin S. who left me a comment and won the blog candy from my Halloween Hop Post you can find here.

Robin wrote:

Very cute little creepy crawlies! I think the weirdest thing my mother ever dressed me like was Smurfette. It sounds cute, but all the blue makeup was actually kind of creepy! Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy!

My husband picked Robin's comment randomly......meaning he shouted out a number from 1-40 and I counted down to Robin's winning position!  But I do think Robin deserves some blog candy for putting up with all of that blue makeup! 

I have sent you an email Robin - hope you enjoy your prize! And many thanks to all of you who took the time to stop by and say HI to me!  It is always fun hearing from you!

Pals Paper Arts has a beautiful fall color combo this week!

Signs......FMS107

Signs of a fabulous fall:  Sunny days, beautiful blue skies and spectacular leaf color!  Total inspiration for today's card.

A sign that I might need to slow down and enjoy these days more: The kid in the take out window at House of Pizza handed me our pizza and wings as I was rushing home and said "See you tomorrow!"  Hmm sounds like there is way too much take out food in our house these days!

Jen Timko designed a simple and oh so versatile sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Have fun with it!