Hi Friends! Happy weekend! Yippeeeeeee! This week was a bit rough – especially at work. Yikes. Lots going on at my job. Isn't that true of everyone's job right now? I was so happy to see this week be over and I had a very nice dinner with a sweet friend last night to start the transition into weekend time. I have a fun card to share with you today…inspired by, of all things, a purse! One of my gal pals at work brought in the most adorable purse and as soon as I saw it I was inspired. My little crafty brain cells started thinking up a card! It was mostly the color – bright and happy and vivid. You'll see…
Here is the purse that inspired me! I loved the raw edge on the denim, and the crisp white stitching. Also, that pop of pure white and yellow is perfect in the simplest way. Love.
I wanted to mimic the stitching, so I busted out the sewing machine and stitched a free form double border around the blue paper. The buttons are from Stampin' Up. I love their buttons.
The flowers and the words were cut out using my Cricut machine. I tried two different fonts and ended up liking the one that looks like typewriting (Doodletype). The flowers are from the George cartridge. I wanted to incorporate that yellow ribbon…but it didn't work out. I put three flowers on at first, but then I added more later. I couldn't help it.
I hope that LIFE IS GOOD to you this weekend!!!
Here's a little tidbit from our dinner last night! Beautiful early evening light in the restaurant on a gorgeous plate of Caprese salad. MMMMM.
My sweet friend and her doggies Mezzo and Aria! I went over to her adorable house after dinner and we chatted some more…
And, then, when I got home, this is what I found passed out on my work table….HA! What do you suppose this one is dreaming about? Have a wonderful day everyone! Thank you for coming by to visit my blog. Mwah.
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16 responses to “Life is Good!”
I really like the colours of this card, so cheery.
Life IS good Wanda! Thanks for reminding us that even though our daily career life can be hectic, we shouldn’t forget the creative outlets waiting for us when that office door closes. Have a great weekend!
Love this card, Wanda! Yellow and blue and crisp white make me smile BIG! Your weekend is off to a great start, and hope you rapidly forget about the past week.
Great post, great card, great pix… you are fab! 🙂
Patty
Buddy looks so sweet..he missed you thats why he took the ribbon,to make an art work for you!’
LOVE the card so gorgeous,cute bag too!
sounds like you two had great fun on your evening out..the saled looks delicious!
This is such a FUN card Wanda! I love the cheerful daisyies with the bright yellow buttons and your denim background with stitching looks great! Love the shot of Buddy sleeping in the ribbon…he’s so cute!
Your card is simply delightful, Wanda! Life Is Good! I LOVE how your crafty mind works…great inspiration piece! Your stitching is wonderful! I’ll have to try going around the card two times…I LOVE the way it looks! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I hope that this work week is better for you! 😀
Buddy with the ribbon just cracks me up. He must have really worn himself out with it and just crashed right where he was. Too cute.
And speaking of cute, how cute is that card? Love it! So happy and fun. 🙂
So glad you’re having a nice weekend. Sounds like you really needed it. We’ve been having a great one, too. Dinner out with friends on Friday, and my son and I went to see Cowboys and Aliens last night. SO fun!
Oh,what a cute card and I agree, the colors together are fantastic and cherry!
Love the doggies, too!
And yes, having a good weekend (and rest of the week) with my daughter’s doggie that looks like your friend’s, except she’s white.
Buddy needs to have his own Facebook page.
It would be fun seeing lots of pics of him in his day to day life. Meow…
What a super fun and cute card Wanda! Congrats on your win over at HA! Have a great week!
Sorry to hear you had a rough week at work but found a card inspiration from a co-worker’s bag! I love it! I really like the shade of blue used with the white flowers!
What a fantastically happy card!! Hope you have a better week this week! Love the pictures, too!
Such a cheerful card! Love it! Love the colors and the sentiment.
What a fabulous card Wanda. The blue, white, and yellow are stricking! Just perfect.
Great!