life goes on

Well, it was a pretty rough weekend and we are missing our Hannah-girl very much. She was a goofy, funny little dog (Dachshund/Beagle mix) that I rescued from the Humane Society 14 years ago. She had a long, happy (I hope) life and was dearly loved by all. She used to love to "patrol" the perimeter (the wall) and sniff/snort at whatever delightful things she could smell on the other side. This she could do for hours and absolutely drive you crazy if you were outside working in the yard! LOL! She was also a sun worshipper in her younger days and as soon as the sun cleared the wall in the winter, she would be basking in the rays and warming up those bones. I will miss her precious, happy face and the tap-tap-tap of her toenails as she came down the hall. I know Hannah is in a place now where she can run free and play and have lots of walls to sniff.

I'm trying to get back to stamping, but still struggling a bit. So here is one of the cards I made for our stamp club meeting last week. I was the one to decide what the challenges would be this time, so for one of the challenges I sent everyone a couple of these polka-dotted flowers to do with as they wished (well, not quite, as I'm sure Pat wanted to toss hers in the trash!). All of the flowers were a different color combo - this was mine. I was actually pretty happy with the way it turned out and the others did great with theirs, too. Now I have lots of ideas for what to do with the rest of these flowers that I have (see, there is always a method to my madness!). :-)

Stamps: Looks Like Spring, Define Your Life, All in a Row

Ink: Marigold Morning, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Marigold Morning, Garden Green, Very Vanilla, patterned paper (unknown source)

other: large polka-dotted flower, Spring Flower Bouquet punch, Ticket Corner punch, large and small amber "jewels"