A Smooshing Birthday Garden and A Playhouse Visitor!

Hi Stampers! I hope your week is passing smoothly and happily!

I'm going to get right down to business as I'm feeling a bit under the weather. But wait. Instead of getting right down to business, first I see a squirrel and must go off and research the origin of that oft-used phrase. They say it either stems from the idea that the weather affects our mood or it is believed to be shorthand for the phrase "under the weather bow," which referred to the windward side of the ship's bow, which took the brunt of the high seas.

Okay, good. I think it's both. Let's move on: 

This "artsy" coloring was done by applying DI to my teeniest one-inch acrylic block, one color at a time, and then just "stamping" it onto the paper and smooshing it just a little. I stood my Corner Garden stamp up in front of me while I was applying the inks to the naked paper, so I could sorta aim my smooshing in approximately the places where the blooms were. I suppose it would have been easier to stamp the image first and then smoosh the colors, but I, well, I just went the other way. I think I was afraid the black ink would smear. Or the hamster was at lunch.

The whole coloring process took like five minutes and I just love how it ended up when I actually stamped the image onto my smooshed colors. I'm usually a "color inside the lines" kind of gal when it comes to coloring, but I have to say this rebellious outside the lines behavior worked beautifully with this line-drawn stamp. To give some added interest, I popped the image panel over an embossed card bottom.

Challenges

• Cuttlebug Mania: Tic Tac Toe [pink, emboss, birthday theme]
• Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge: Stamping.
• The Paper Players: The Great Outdoors
• Virginia's View Challenge: 100% Stamped

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A Playhouse Treat!

No twofer card today. Instead, look who came for a visit to the Playhouse!

This tall and pretty lady is none other than Susanne Vargas of Keep in Touch. She and her handsome husband and sons traveled from the East Coast to the West Coast on holiday and Hammy and I were fortunate enough to be included in their itinerary!

Susanne is as sweet, kind, and fun in person as she appears to be on her wonderful blog! It was a true pleasure to meet her and spend some time with her. It wasn't enough time, but it was fantastic! If Susanne is new to you, you'll be doing yourself a favor if you go and get acquainted with this beautiful lady and her incredible cards!

Thank you, Susanne, for taking the time out of your vacation to come for a Playhouse visit! Mwah!

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