Good morning, Captain

Have you been wondering what the Captain has been up to?

Captain Stupidhead loves my Birkenstocks.  I don’t know if he likes the leather and suede or if it’s my stinky feet, but he does like to sleep with his head on my Birks when I’m reading the newspaper in the morning.   He’s very social in the morning and likes to hang out with me while I drink my coffee.  Our kitchen is sunny and he happily stretches out on the floor.

Of course, if I’m trying to accomplish something in the morning – say, pack my son’s lunch – then he’ll carefully position himself in the one spot he knows will create the most disruption to my pre-coffee stumbling.  If that doesn’t work, he’ll wait til I’m standing at the counter and then sit directly behind me, letting out an indignant howl if I step backward and onto his precious tail.

Enough of the Captain – how about an autumn candle?

Candle with cork and paper leaves

Robbie brought over a few sheets of Stampin’ Up! cork and we brainstormed ideas for using it in different ways.  I’m not sure who was inspired to turn it into leaves, but we loved the results.  Crystal had the idea of sponging a little color onto the cork and the rest, as they say, is history.

Card so nice, I made it twice

Where has More Mustard been all of my life, and how did I overlook it for so long?

Blessings Brighten in More Mustard

  • Blessings Brighten Jumbo wheel
  • Always Artichoke ink cartridge
  • More Mustard, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla card stock
  • Always Artichoke Seam Binding
  • Antique brads
  • Big Shot and Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing folder

Our new Antique brads really suit my style.  I love the texture they add to a card, and they come in a gorgeous range of finishes.  The only disadvantage to using them is that they really have to go in a padded envelope with extra postage if you want to put them in the mail, but that’s a small price to pay for such gorgeous-ness.  I liked this so well I did it again with the colors reversed:

Bright Blessings Always Artichoke

This is almost the same card.  I used the Vintage Wallpaper folder and the Victoria 5/8 inch crochet trim, and the accent behind the wheeled panel is Chocolate Chip.  Don’t know which one I like better – what do you think?