Monday Montage #198

I THINK I might be given permission from my foot doctor this Tuesday to DROP the BOOT! Man oh man oh man ... I sincerely HOPE that happens! I'd like to go on a short and easy walk to see how it all feels! Sheesh!! Wish me luck!! Y

FINALLY got my craft room all spiffed up, so stamping for this week's Monday Montage Blog Hop was SUPER DUPER FUN!! I could find everything and clean up was a SNAP!!

Elegantly Said - Stamps and Punch!!! YAAAASSS!!! So fun, so pretty and so, well, ELEGANT!! I braided some linen thread to tie around the punched Elegant Tag.

Stamps: Elegantly Said

Paper: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Fresh 

Freesia

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Mango Melody, Sahara Sand, Soft Succulent, Versamark

Accessories: Whisper White Embossing Powder, Elegantly Label Punch, Linen Thread, Pastel Pearls

Here's a blog roll just in case you get "stuck" trying to hop around ...

Monday Montage Hoppers
Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts 

Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma
Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs
Charlet Mallet - Painted Orange 
Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance
Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner - NOT PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots
- NOT PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK 

Julie Warnick - Julie Warnick Stampin' Up! Blog 
Melissa Stout - NOT PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK

 Click "Next" to see Amy O'Neal... and "Back" to visit Julie Warnick!! LOVE these ladies!!

Sketchin' with the Freaks

Here we are again, playing with the Control Freaks! This week has somehow just gotten away from me ...  and I only got ONE card done ... DANG!! Did you see the two beautiful cards that Bree Renwick did?? She sent me the pix earlier this weeks and knocked my socks off!! 

I've been wanting to play with this sweet little birdhouse set since I got it months ago! This is how my life has gone ... sigh ... but it really is a fun and cute set. Birdhouses make me happy!

Stamps: Garden Birdhouses
Paper: Pale Papaya, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Expressions in Ink DSP

Ink: Black Memento, Night oof Navy, Pale Papaya, Stampin' Blends - Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Layering Circles Dies, Stitched Greenery Die, Scalloped Contours Dies, Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack (Faux Linen Ribbon), Champagne Rhinestones, Linen Thread

Here is the sketch we followed for this month's challenge ... what do you think??

Next up? Melissa Stout! She always creates JUST what the doctor ordered!!

Monday Montage #197

I am STILL on the sitting train ... which would make you think that I had TONS of time for crafting, right? I have entered week THREE of crutches. Stitches come out Tuesday and I am HOPING and PRAYING that I will be downgraded to one crutch (NO crutches would ne GREAT!)! It has been difficult for me to sit with my foot unpropped, and sitting in a chair with my foot propped on another chair gets uncomfortable very quickly. Don't get me wrong ... I am THRILLED to be on THIS SIDE of surgery and on my way to healed. Patience is HARD, isn't it?? I did make myself sit and make a card for this week's Monday Montage hop ... things are improving!

Forever Grapevine! You GUYS!!! I luuuuuurve this stamp set and dies!! I used some of my Stampin' Blends to color in the leafy grapevine image that I stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with Whisper White embossing powder. I likey!