Today's color challenge on Splitcoast was Close to Cocoa/Taken With Teal/Very Vanilla, which is a very cool color combo, and sort of leaning towards masculine, which was the CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge yesterday. I decided to combine the two and came up with this:
The only stamping involved is what's inside the designer label holder - a flourish from Studio G, and the sentiment from Stampin'Up!'s You & Moi set. I freehand cut a little heart to pop up there, too. The dp is reeeeeaalllly old Provo Craft (I'm talkin' six years or so!), but I thought the colors were about right, and it wasn't too fussy for a masculine card...
I finally got a decent paper trimmer, so I went back to getting all of my stacks and stacks of papers trimmed and filed, and I've discovered some great stuff I'd forgotten I had! I'm not too concerned about "trendy", so I'll probably start using a lot of it, too! Woo hoo!
On another note: As I go about the business of the day, many/most of the projects require minimal attention and/or brain power, so I do a lot of mulling and pondering and such-like (you'd think I could've figured out the problems of the world by now, eh?). Much of what I ponder is how my life has gone/is going and what I've learned from it all and how I can apply it going forward and what I should share with my offspring to help them along in their journey, etc. Not always that deep, but often enough to say so...
Anyway, since I was making a card for Greg to remind him that he's still my favorite, I started thinking about our journey together and all. We never "dated" when we were first getting to know each other - we just hung out. Our conversations were long and the subjects of them far-flung, and I was head-over for him in a VERY short period of time! He took a little longer to feel the same way (or at least to admit it), but we were together for two years before we got married. We went through SO MUCH in those two years, that we figured if we weatherd all that mess, we were good to go! Know what? We were - and we ARE! I'm still all twitterpated almost 18 years later! He's truly my best friend, and I enjoy his company over everyone else I know!
I've had many experiences with friends - even members of my family - saying what a great couple we are and what a great relationship we have. Some have gone so far as to admit that they were jealous of what we have together! Pretty cool, huh?
I'm not really sure why I decided to share that info with you all tonight... I guess I figured that it's a good thing to acknowledge the things you're really thankful for, and I feel truly blessed to have this man in my life. He truly has no enemies, and is so much more careful and considerate in dealing with others than I am! I mean well, but sometimes the way I phrase things comes out different (and worse) than how it is in my head. I'm learning from him and trying to do better...
I guess that's enough blathering for tonight - I hope your monitor isn't dripping goo at this point from all this syrupy sentimentality! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great night! Ta!
