TESC #114 – Sorry it took me so long to get back!

Hi friends in blog-land! I'm back after a super busy, super fun weekend full of crafty goodness. Sorry to have gone so long without a post! I'm back today with my entry for Taylored Expressions #114 challenge! For my entry, I made a thank you card! On a side note, my card for TESC #113 came in THIRD in the voting last week! If you voted for me, thank you! What an honor – there were so many cute cards.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my thank you card:

I used the stamp set "Enjoy the Ride" from Papertrey Ink to make my cute little VW car. The saying is a stamp from Impression Obsession. I used about 7 shades of green to get my car to look kind of old and beat up but still shiny. I had these funny clear bubbles that fit perfectly as headlights! Added a band of chartreuse ribbon and some buttons….

Okay, so I have to tell you about my weekend! Friday night after work I headed over to the site for the Annual Rubber Stamp Convention put on by my friends at A Stamp in the Hand. Kat, Wendy and Joyce came in from LA and I was anxious to see them! We went out to dinner and gabbed and caught up. Saturday morning I went over early to get situated at the Rubber Stamp Concepts booth. Harry  hired me this year to do demo's and make-n-takes for him. Cute necklace project with ecoboard and foil! You guys are not going to believe that I didn't take ONE picture at the stamp show! It was so crazy busy the entire time that I barely had time to go to the bathroom. The day flew by. I went out to dinner with ASITH gang and Judikins gang and we had Thai food. The best part was this amazing coconut ice cream with toasted almonds and caramel sauce. OMG. My "I don't want any dessert" turned into "yes, please!" THANKS KAT! Got home around 9:30….

I got to meet some of you that follow my blog on Saturday and that was wonderful! I was amazed that some people recognized me because of my new apron! Yay! Nice to meet all of you – and thanks for your support. Leave me a comment if you have time!

Woke up early on Sunday morning and went out to a nice breakfast with the DH and then he dropped me off at my friend LG's house. So, four crazy stamping girls headed off to Berkeley for a day of paper shopping! Whew. It was a perfect day. Beautiful weather, good company, and great shopping.

I think that's the weekend in a nutshell. Well….this morning this is what was waiting outside at 5:30 am!!! Three big deer in the street! I know these pictures are terrible…but it was still practically dark out. I'm surprised they came out at all. Usually the only wild life on our street is skunks, raccoons and the crazy turkeys!