Floral - bits of this n that

Hi & hope all my USA friends are happy with the way the Superbowl went. DH watched bits of it. I'm not a sports enthusiast; get annoyed with how the singer does our National Anthem; that so many of the players don't seem to realize how to stand to show respect while it is being sung - so I end up fussing at the television. Better I just leave the room.

Let me welcome Irish Cherokee as a new follower. He & his wife, Jill, are new to blogging & both have some fabulous cards & posts for you to enjoy. My DH was making cards for a while, then got away from it. I mentioned Irish & Jill & their enjoyed hobby...all he said was "Good for them". Hmmm...Since he spent his Saturday chauffeuring us to the stamp show, walking around & waiting, then went back out to get pizza & salad for our supper -  I can't get too aggravated him.

Speaking of the stamp show: Had the nicest event happen. I kept seeing this person walking around the different vendors and thinking "Do I know her from somewhere?". We never made eye contact and I don't know if she had been seeing me as well. After going through all the vendor booths that I really wanted to visit, I was thirsty, so got a soda and sat down at a table in the food court to rest my sore feet. This lady walked up to a table 3 or 4 distant from ours, with some friends, and we did make eye contact. Thankfully her name popped into my tired brain and I said "Are you Sheila?" about the same time as she said "Are you Mary?". Bear in mind, we were reading each other's lips, as we were not close enough to hear what the other was saying! We both nodded "Yessss" and she came round to our table -  & oh, long lost friends. How exciting to meet a fellow blogger face-to-face. Even more wonderful to realize that she is just as pretty & sweet in person as she appears to come across on her blog. Now that was one _Big_ plus to my trip. Oddly enough, after realizing Sheila is in the Atlanta area, I had nearly left a comment asking if she'd be at the show, perhaps we could meet. Wasn't sure until the last minute, we'd actually go, so I didn't. Talk about happenstance & small world. Sheila has a lovely blog, so if you have a minute, please check out her nifty projects.

OK, enough blah, blah...here's the card, and it really is bits & pieces of snippets / leftover things. I also tried to adapt the lightbox that Cornelia  showed how to make. I used a clear plastic organizational bin, lined it with white poster board weight card stock, set an Ott light to the side. The photo was taken after the evening dusk. I did adust the camera light setting to fluorescent. Might play around with that some more. On the whole I was pleased with the card & photo.

 

 

- MS small doily stamped with Memento Desert Sand - I don't know how long ago. Been on my desk being pushed around for ever so long. It's raised with dimensional tape atop another snippet from one of the C/B embossing plus folders, (the hard plastic kind that also had cutouts ..believe this one might have been from Lace Door). I used some DI Antique Linen to soften the white of each piece.

 

- border was part of a 12x12 that was on the snippets pile - used a Fiskars ribbon border punch - which became hard to see once the MS punched trim (also a snippet) was added behind the stripe border.

 

- Cheery Lyn butterfly diecut from vellum, pressed into a Versamark pad, then poured DI Antique Linen EP over & heat set from underneath. When that color finished I did the Versamark bit again, then poured some Ranger Christmas Green over the Antique Linen but didn't completely cover. I liked the look. I don't work with vellum much, and really need to do more.

 

After all was done, I used Viva Décor Glitter Gold pearls to add some decorating. Started with corners on the white rectangle corners. Then added to the MS border trim points. After telling myself, don't get carried away and add too much, mess up something, I blopped some drops onto the doily & butterfly, and made myself set the card down & leave it alone.

 

Now I have used a ton of snippets on this one, but since I'm behind in visiting & commenting, I'm embarrassed to submit it to Pixies Snippet Playground Week 110, cause Miss might send me to stand in the corner! But I would suggest if you have any snippety cards, that you take a visit over & join in the fun. See that pretty easel holding my card? Well, Miss Pixie always has some good stuff for prizes, so you might be a winner too, if Mr. RanGen should select your card as he did one of mine.

 

Gosh I got chatty today. Sorry, I'm trying to stop that! But I had a lot to say...ok? Anyway, thanks for your visit, and I promise, I WILL get back round to see what you're up to! Sunday was catch up Saturday stuff and I was tired from all the shopping fun. Oh yeah, I did find some goodies! Lots of new dies & paper (these were BARGAINS! I did so need more!) and a few stamps. Bye. Hugs too.