All Things Creative.....

As time begins to get more taken up with "things" in my life, creative time becomes less and less.  And it is taking a toll on me as I mentioned yesterday.  I become cranky when I don't get some "me" time in there.  So, I did the few chores that needed to be done yesterday and then went to the pink castle to play.  Both of the 2 projects that I am posting were started WAY before then but finished up finally.  And I need to be organized in order for creativity to flow so I spent about an hour organizing the castle as everything had just been left where it had been dropped.  I actually feel more settled today (even though I will not have time to craft today as I work an 8 hr shift)!

First project is a card that I tried, not a new concept by any means, but something different than the usual A2 size.  It is a "tall" card and will fit into a legal size envelope perfectly.  The base of the card is 71/2" X 9", scored at 3 3/4".  All of the paper and embellishments were from my stash.  The large burgundy flower was cut from a patterned paper that co-ordinated with all of the other papers.  The sentiment is hand written as the stamped one in brown was too hard to read on the burgundy paper and I do not have a white stamp pad.  :)

A friend that I work with lent me a Cricut cartridge that I do not have Everyday Paper Dolls (Thanks Christine!)  I wanted it to make the snowboarder boy and skiing girl originally as this is what my son and his fiancee do in the winter and I am going to take some pictures for a layout.  But I got carried away and this was the result.....8 little "people" complete with bling.  My hubby asked what I was gonna do with them.  My answer was that I am not sure but they are cute.  Any ideas????

Well, that's it for now.  Happy Friday, my crafting buddies.  And have a wonderful weekend as well.  Not sure if I will be around or not.

~ Hugs, Heather ~