Work is going well, in fact I had to work out of town 2-3 days a week for most of January- and my social calendar has been filled with fun things to do every weekend. Been to many MN Wild hockey games, saw a play last weekend, played in a Scrabble tournament (and got totally whooped), been getting together with many friends (that has been way overdue) , even had to go help my brother move at the last minute one weekend! I have also been making a real effort to get to the gym 3-4 times a week and shed some of this extra winter weight that has appeared out of nowhere. So this is my poor excuse for not blogging or getting any cards made- I just simply haven't had the time.
Sorry I have not visited all of your blogs much either......feel really bad about that.
I did force myself to take some time and sit down and participate in one of the Hero Arts 90 minute scrambles a few weekends ago, and this is the kind of fun and silly card I made for that.
I pulled out my Hero Arts woodgrain BG stamp, grabbed a Stampin Up heart stamp and randomly stamped all over that, then thought I would try to color this silly looking Cupid quickly! Got out the Copics and colored that image as best as I could feeling the time crunch. The card had to include a frame so I used my white gel pen to make a simple dotted border. I had this whipped up in 30 minutes!! I LOVE these quick scrambles.....really gets the heart rate going and the creative juices flowing.
I hope to find the time and energy to get some more cards made in February- looking over my calendar it's going to be another busy month......have to get those dreaded taxes ready quickly ( ughh!) and have more fun things scheduled to go do on the weekends! Miss you all and hope to be back in the next week or so with some more creations!
Oh yeah, I had my own birthday this month (I turned 43) and I must admit really I don't like getting another year older- EEEK!!
Inky Hugs, Anne
Hi there, my friend! So nice to see a post from you! I know how busy you are, but I miss you around blogland and the pool! Love this fun card you made for the scramble. . .adorable image! When life slows down a bit, we need to meet for lunch. . .would love that! Hugs! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday, Anne; glad that you grabbed a little time to let us know what you've been up to. I know you'll be back when you can!
ReplyDeletecute card- you work well under pressure! happy belated birthday to you! hope you can squeeze some more time in for blog posts, I always love seeing your cards! xo
ReplyDeleteAnne, it sounds like you've been very busy but it's great that a lot of it has been with fun things. Your card is adorable! Love the pretty woodgrain bg with all the hearts and your colouring and shading are brilliant! Wow to making this in 30mins!
ReplyDeleteThis is so adorable!
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