Sitting, Thinking...

I just had a little bit of time this afternoon to try and make a second card for this week's Summer Card Camp colour combo and managed to come up with this:

Paper: cardstock (PTI); Patterned Paper (Making Memories: Paper Reverie "Brun Antique")
Ink: Copic markers; Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Hero Arts (CL480; S507; E5465)
Other: Spellbinders Netabilities (Big Scalloped Squares & Large Circles); EK Success label punch; black pearl (Hero Arts); Embroidery thread

Ok, I like this better than my first attempt, maybe because there was no real technique involved.   I had this idea of a red fox and I wanted to pop him/her up on some dimensional squares.  So that's how it started.  The fox is stamped twice and paper pieced as I only wanted the red bits to have the texture of the envelope pattern stamped over it.  I used a little black pearl for the nose.

The circle is made by using two nestibilitie dies, one inside the other. I also decided that the sentiment strip looked bare so added a line of hand stitching on it.

I am also happy that I got to use some of my patterned paper that has been around for a few months.

I am thinking about a lot of people today:

• My sister, niece and Mom who have just arrived safely back in South Africa after a very, very long flight.  I get to see them in December again!
• My gorgeous husband whom I miss more every day that he is away, but, only 8 more sleeps!
• My in-laws who are just back from another wonderful trip to Alaska and I cannot wait to see all the photos and hear the tales!
• My dear friend Jacqueline who needs her blood cound to improve and her son David to get better.
• And my friend, Lisa, who came to our rescue last week when we were all down with some bug and unable to lift our bodies into an upright position!

I love you all, deeply!

Bye for now before I get too mushy!  It happens you know!