SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY -- WISHING FOR SPRING

HEY BLOGGIES,

My card today is showing you that I am WISHING FOR SPRING.  Flamingos are a tropical bird and I would love to be feeling the tropical heat and sunshine right now.  We aren't as bad as New England is for sure, but I am sick of the cold wet weather we are having in February.  My pasture is just one big mud pit for my horses.  With all the MUD on them they pretty much look like dirty little homeless beggars!!  Black mud up past their knees!!

Anyways, here is the sketch challenge for this week's SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY:

And here is my take on the sketch.  For some reason, I just couldn't do only 3 flamingos.  I had to do four.  Oh well, four is my lucky number anyway so that's ok, right?

This is the charity set that Stampin' Up! donates a portion of the sale of this stamp set to the Ronald McDonald House each year.  It is called FLAMINGO LINGO.  These flamingos are so fun in different colors, aren't they?

 A closeup so you can see their cute expressions.  I absolutely L.O.V.E. their knobby knees!!

This would classify as a Clean and Simple card I believe.  I used a mask so each flamingo could be real close to his "buddy" without stamping on top of him.

Thanks for visiting.

EASY PEASY LAST MINUTE MONEY HOLDER CARD

HEY BLOGGIES,

I needed a money holder card for my grandkids gifts today and I created them in the 'WINK OF AN EYE" just like Santa!!

I cut a 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock in half.  Then I folded each piece long ways to make a long, skinny card - perfect size to hold MONEY!!

I used my mitten punch to make the cute tied mitten on the front - that is all it needed on top of the Christmas DSP.

 The background of this DSP is very vanilla.  Sorry it shows so yellow in this photo.

All it needed was a sentiment inside and VOILA - all ready to put under the tree for when the grandkids arrive. (p.s. the older grandkids love getting money so they can shop for exactly what they want!!)

I have entered this card at SUO Challenge and CAS SUNDAY CHALLENGE.

Thanks for stopping by.  MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family.  BE SAFE AND BE HAPPY.