Three in One

Well, somehow, someway, even after yesterday's busy, away-from-home day, I managed to get dinner on the table and all the laundry done.  I was still folding it at 11 pm last night, but it got done, and that's what matters ;).  Today has been much more relaxing just being at home, which is exactly what I needed to catch up and recoup from our crazy weekend.  I even found a little time to play, just for me, in my creative space.

I started this card by masking off the partial, vertical, "THANKS" sentiment, on Whisper White cardstock, with Thickers and spritzing it with Key Lime Pie Glimmer Mist, before removing the alphas and stamping the completed, "for everything" sentiment, in Basic Black ink, amidst the first, three, masked letters.

I then trimmed its right side with a strip of blue, stripe, patterned paper, which I had stamped, in Brocade Blue ink, with the "thankful" text; adhered the two to a piece of Brocade Blue cardstock; and machine stitched, with mint-threaded, straight stitches, around their combined edges.  A length of lace, as well as a length of blue, taffeta ribbon, tied, in a bow, near the top edge of the prepped piece and embellished with a mint button blossom, laced with a couple of hemp twine bows, as well as a mini clothespin, dresses up the space between the two papers and preps the piece for the Crumb Cake, cardstock, card face, to which it was adhered with foam tape.

Finally, I couldn't resist playing with those jars, from Market Street Stamp's May Daydreaming Market Fresh Kit, again.  And I think this one , filled with stamped, in Brocade Blue ink, and glittered butterflies, is the perfect finishing touch.

Inspiration for this card came from Little Red Wagon's Challenge #132: Mist-ify Us, Card Pattern's Sketch 165, which I tipped to its side...

and Create for Fun's Color Challenge #54.

That's all, for today, folks!  Please don't forget that you have until the close of today EST to link up your takes on The Play Date Cafe's Challenge #131.  Then, I'll be back, bright and early tomorrow morning, with a brand new challenge from Papercraft Star.  Until then, thanks so much for stopping by, and have a truly amazing evening!

{Supplies & Tools}
Stamps: Mehndi Medallions - "for everything", Mother's Day Bouquet - butterflies, & Defining Words - "thankful" text (Wplus9) Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, & Brocade Blue (SU); blue stripe & jar (American Crafts) Ink: Basic Black & Brocade Blue (SU) Other: mint thread (Coats & Clark); sewing machine (Janome); Key Lime Pie Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels); Thickers (American Crafts); lace (Hobby Lobby); blue taffeta ribbon, mint button blossom, & Dazzling Diamonds (SU); mini clothespin (Canvas Corp.); hemp twine (May Arts); foam tape (Scrapbook Adhesives)