Christmas #5

http://365cards.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-151-friday-background.html -3 layers on your card

http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-challenge.html - White with Bling & Flower

Yippe I did all 5 of the challenge at Christmas Cards all year round!!! I get so excited over the littlest things but to me it is not little. I also have done a whole 5 days at 365 day cards and again, no small feat for me. OK Enough patting myself on the back. let's get to the card...I used my cuddlebug on glossy white paper using the snowflake design. I placed a pretty white striped paper on and then on basic white cardstock I stamped and embossed in silver the narcissus flower (again)and just used a light green tombow marker for the leaves. I used a soft gold dye ink pad and, using cotton that I saved from a pill bottle, dabbed that colour around the sides for a little shading. I used glitter stickers for the border and I again used my cuddlebug to cut out the filigree and adhered it to the card with Diamond glue and also used the glue for the snowflake that I found and unsure where I found it.... possible was my mom's former stash. By the Way she is doing much better with the rispiradone and , yes, I have been hiding from her on my vacation. This may sound cruel but if she knew I was not working she would not leave me alone. Last night she came down looking for me 4 times in less than 5 minutes. My hubby talked with her but she was crying and upset but when I went up 5 min. later she was smiling and OK...such is the nature of the disease. I spent a wonderful day with her last Thursday and the weekends too so i am not a complete meanie. You just need some moments to yourself when dealing with someone with dementia. Anyhoo at least she is not telling us off, leaving the house, or burning the house down. She is 8 weeks free of smoking!! I am very proud of her and relieved...no more pens in her mouth lit up!! Oh I do carry on but I felt like blabbing. Now I wonder what August will bring...I mean with card making:) Life is always full of surprizes and I choose to ride the wave of mayhem making cards, enjoying each day and all that other friggin crap:)