I'm the Drama Queen!

Ugh, I never realized until reading the comments that it came across any other way - I'm totally the drama queen. I meant my temper tantrum, and feeling like I was going to quit making cards. To Rob's ultimate credit, he listened and nodded a lot during that rant. The customer was (hopefully) happy with the order, although I wasn't. It held to the theme, and it turned out OK, but it definitely wasn't worth the amount of stress. Like Meg & Mr. Corgi say, it's supposed to be fun!

Speaking of Meg, hopefully if you're a paper crafter you're aware of the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol competition going on right now, and are registered to vote...I added a widget for Meg's contest entry at the top of my page. If you're so inclined, I would love for you to vote for her - once again, her card knocks my socks off. (The fact that I was already barefoot notwithstanding...)

Today is so definitely a Monday - for the second night in a row, Gertie the cat has had me up in the middle of the night. I defy anyone to sleep through the sound of a cat regurgitating multiple times. My favourite would have to be the one from my nightstand, landing on the carpet next to the bed. And then, by 7 a.m., the thunderstorms we were expecting at mid-day had arrived, and last week I made a mistake. It was raining really hard, so I let the kids skip day camp...and so as soon as they saw the rain, {partay! Stay at home!}
Not that I wanted to ride my bike in a thunderstorm either, but that makes 4 days in a row at home. They're going tomorrow if I have to build an ark. {And the sun's been shining all afternoon, of course....but it was raining this morning, so outside is a no-go.}

OK, mind wandering...Sandy Ang from Sandy's Space is having a fantastic challenge for summer - create any handmade item with a travel theme. I've now made 3 different things for her challenge, and managed to photograph only one! Here it is:

Supplies: Papers all from Basic Grey "Wander;"
'enjoy' stamp & mesh texture stamp from Studio G;
Bicycle stamp from Recollections;
Memento Tuxedo Black ink; black embroidery thread;
buttons from stash

The challenge ends July 22, so bop on over there & link up!

And in case you're wondering what I'm drinking to be so chipper, Rob found this at the liquor store:


Me likey, in sparkling lemonade. Summer is nice :)