Life can be a Circus

     Happy 4th of July!  Hope your is safe and sane.

     This morning, I'm sharing a card with an image from Sasayaki Glitter for their Progressive Challenge on FB.

     I colored with ProMarkers (don't you love my subtle red, white, and blue?), and cut both the image and the sentiment with  dies from QuicKutz.  I inked all the edges and layered them onto dp from a large, 12x12, DCWV stack.  I added the baker's twine and CAS card which can be mailed easily.

     Challenges:
Crafting from the Heart
Crafty Cardmakers
Outlawz Festive Friday
Outlawz Twisted Thurs.
Pammie's Inky Pinkies
Passion for ProMarkers
Polkadoodles
Simon Says Stamp & Show
TTCRD

     OK, I'm out of here for a day of celebrating freedom and thanking those who keep us free with their service.  Then back home for a couple of days before I take a couple of weeks off.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

The Show Must Go On

     I thought this cute circus performer (Scrapper's Delights Progressive Freebie) would make a great encouragement card for a gal trying to decide if continuing with college is something she can do in the face of also raising twin 6 year-olds.  It does seem to be a juggling act, and nobody knows that better than I since I did that whole parent vs college student decision many years ago.

     In the long run, it was worth everything it took, including a lot of nights with little or no sleep.  Some people said I was lucky to graduate but was it luck or making one's own luck through perseverance?

     The image is colored with my ProMarkers, then die cut with stitched rectangle dies from Die-namics, as is the sentiment.  I layered that onto striped dp from the DCWV "Basics" stack.  That became the card front and I added the twine for a bit of embellishment but still kept it a very CAS card design.

     Challenges:
Colour Crazy Craft
Crafting by Designs
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Boots
Crazy Challenge
Lemon Shortbread
Path of Positivity
Simon Says Stamp
Words to Craft By

     I'm getting back into my routine after 10 days of craziness and then a day off completely to just be lazy and do nothing.  I'm going to do another one of those tomorrow if I can manage not to answer the phone.  :-D  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

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