Flower Bouquet Card

Good Evening, Friends!! Hey, I made a big decision today. I typically can't make up my mind on what I want to do and I tend to mull over the pros and cons of any decision I have to make until I get tired of myself. LOL! Anyway, I decided to direct all my crafting on to one blog. All my "scrappy" projects/cards that I typically post on Card Inspired will be posted here as well as all my Stampin Up projects. I tried to maintain 3 blogs to prevent myself from concentrating on only one area of "paper crafting".

I decided that I no longer can keep up 3 blogs without compromising the quality of the projects I create. I was beginning to create projects really quickly just so I can post something on the other blogs rather than working on projects that I really wanted to work on.

Card Inspired was my very first blog. . .and I feel a little sad about letting it go and ending my Stampin Up club was a really hard decision for me. I have subscribers and readers that follow both sites and I hope they'll come and visit this site.

I've been thinking about letting go of the other 2 blogs for some time now but I wasn't ready to do it until now. The only changes for this blog will be that from time to time, you'll be seeing "scrappy" projects such as scrapbook layouts, altered projects, mini albums, as well as cards and projects using Stampin Up products.

In the following months, I'll be going on several short trips to the different college campuses that my daughter has been accepted to and I could not continue my Stampin Up club because I won't have the time to create the kits for my club members. I decided to change my status to "hobby demo" because the next few months will be very busy for me.

My husband thinks I'm funny. . .he's like "what is so tough about making a decision about your blogs and Stampin Up, they're just hobbies"! Arggghhhh. . .he just don't understand. It's not "just a hobby"!! It's hard to explain it. . .but it's more than that.

Anyway.. . .now that I made the decision. . .I have to stick to it and be happy about it so. . .let's move on. . . .

I've been making a lot of cute type of cards lately and I decided I needed to do something different. I haven't used a "flower" image for a long time so I decided to color an image that I haven't used for maybe over a year.

I colored the image using my Copic Markers, cut the tulips out and remounted them with foam tape. I then added SU Crystal Effects to give them a shiny effect.

We went out to an early dinner to TGIF today. It's funny because when I was living in Hawaii, I LOVED eating at TGIF near the Neal Blaisdell Center. . .we would eat at TGIF after a show or concert and the feeling of eating there was different. . . it was like festive and fun. When I eat at TGIF here, it feels like I'm just eating at a restaurant like Dennys. It's strange how it feels different.

Anyway, I hope y'all have a fabulous weekend!!

Card Details:

Stamp: I don't know

Paper: SU Certainly Celery, Purely Pomegranate, Groovy Guava (I think)

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Making Memories ribbon, metal heart charm, silver cord, CB embossing folder, JoAnn brads, SU Ticket Corner Punch, SU Crystal Effects