Stampin' Chez Moi

I just loved this challenge and they both came from Stamping 411 ~ if you've never joined this challenge, you really should ~ I love playing along with this ~ So first I found the colors that I would be playing with and this was the Stamping 411 Color Inspiration #152  ~ and then the sketch at Stampin 411 Sketch #194 I knew exactly what I wanted to play with ~ so out with Forest Friends (this sketch was perfect)....incidentally....another stamp set that I had never played with...I think I'm on a roll here! ~ Here's the picture of my card ~ As I began to play with this, I thought I was really going to be able to keep my sponge away ~ but I just can't seem to do it ~ I LOVE TO SPONGE MY EDGES!!! So after I stamped my Pear Pizzazz with my Sanded Stamp ~ out with my sponge!  I put together each little frame as follows ~  Each little Forest Friend was punched out with my 1 1/4 Square Punch and then sponged (surprise!!!) ~  I then punched out a Scallop Square using C...

It's a beautiful sunny day here...but...oh so cold!  I'm sitting in my sunroom and soaking up the promise of spring! And this little card just feels like spring to me ~  and it flowed wonderfully with the layout challenge  from SSC189 and I nspirations Color Challenge #56 ! I took the layout challenge and flipped it on it's side ~ and I think this really came together nicely, although the picture really doesn't do it justice! I found these darling little purses in one of my many travels through blogland ~  Carrie Gaskin  gets the credit for this creation! I knew I needed to CAS this one. Isn't that just adorable!  And can you see who's peeking out of the inside of my card? You guessed it! Tote-ally Tess, grabbing her own little purse! I love that stamp set and have forgotten about it ~ so nice to pull this off my shelf and blow the dust off of it! I'm really not sure what is up with my camera...hmmm...maybe it's the person behind the cam...