Christmas Joy

Hello Stamplings!

I've got a quick post, but a long ending, so if you can spare five minutes, grab a bev and relax with me from the Hustle and Bustle of this festive season. 

Onefer

This was a fun design to put together. The "Children Skating" are NBUS from Impression Obsession. They are so cute by themselves, but then I thought it might be even cuter to have them holding on to a sediment and the Joy die from Hero Arts worked great. 

Then I set the card across the room, as I always do, and Hammy and I conduct the internationally known Head-Cocker Test. You know, where you slowly cock your head to the right, back to the center, and then to the left. For this card, we liked the skaters holding up the JOY, but we agreed that they looked like they were floating in space. It was Hammy who suggested I cut the thinnest strip of the same shiny ivory paper to make a horizon line. Once I connected the j and y, that seemed to do the trick in a unique way.

Challenges

• Color Hues: Navy and cream.
  
• HLS Anything Goes With Dies.
  
• SSS Wednesday: Ice Cold.

Twofer

This card looks intentional, but twasn't. I used a panel of copper to emboss the NBUS folder from SSS called "Pine Bouquet." Actually, I took a day where I simply embossed a bunch of NBUS folders and set them aside for cards. 

On a different day, I inked the NBUS deer from Honey Bee's "Silent Night" set and heat-embossed her in clear. Then I painted her and her sweet birdie friend with my Ziggies. Hammy winked the wee bird, but he left it at that because he had just gotten into my chocolate almond toffee and could barely lift a paw, let alone a winker.

Both elements of the design sat in their respective places until the day the universal craft axis tilted on its score pad and they ended up on my desk at the same time where, by some miracle, I was able to put two and two together, as it were. Mwah! Love it when that happens!

Challenges

• Can You Handle the Pressure? Anything goes with a Christmas twist.
  
• Critter Crazy: Anything goes with a critter.
• Four Seasons: Winter.
  

That's it for cards, but I wanted to share this story I originally saw on Facebook. 

But, Madam!

A woman decided to give herself a big treat for her 70th birthday by staying overnight in a really nice hotel. When she checked out the next morning, the desk clerk handed her a bill for $250. She demanded to know why the charge was so high.

"I agree it's a nice hotel," she said, "but the rooms aren't worth $250 and I didn't even have breakfast!" The clerk told her that $250 was the 'standard rate,' and breakfast had been included had she wanted it.

The woman insisted on speaking to the Manager. The Manager appeared and, forewarned by the desk clerk, announced: "This hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center which are available for use." "But I didn't use them," the woman declared.

"Well, they are here," replied the Manager, "and you could have used them."

The Manager went on to explain that she could also have seen one of the in-hotel shows for which they were so famous, reminding her that "we have the best entertainers from around the world performing here."

Frustrated, the woman cried, "But I didn't go to any of those shows!"

"Well," he said, unmoved, "We have them, and you could have." 

No matter what amenity the Manager mentioned, she replied, "But I didn't use it!" and the Manager countered with his standard response. 

After several minutes going back and forth, the woman took out her checkbook, wrote a check and handed it to the Manager. The Manager was surprised when he looked at the check. "But, Madam," he said, "this check is for only $50!"

"That's correct," she said, looking him straight in the eye, "I charged you $200 for sleeping with me."  "But I didn't!" he exclaimed. "Well, too bad," she said, "I was here, and you could have."

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