Thank you!

Spring is here! Although it doesn't really feel like it here in New England. My crocuses are up but I really would like to see some green on my trees! The colors for this card were chosen by the girls over at Stamping 411 for this week's color inspiration and the sketch was provided by Mojo Monday's Weekly Sketch Challenge. I absolutely love these colors together. On this card I tried out the inlaid embossing technique for the background. I first saw it over at Joyful Creations with Kim and then there was a tutorial last week on it at Stamping 411 so I thought I would give it a shot. There's a million things you can do with this technique!

Here's my card! I hope you like!

Back and Relaxed...Back to the Grind!

One of the greatest things about my line of work is the flexibility in scheduling. I'm just back to work after 20+ days off. During my time off I traveled to Miami to run in a Half-Marathon and five days after getting back from Florida my husband and I packed up the car and headed to Myrtle Beach for a week of golfing and sun. The weather was amazing! It was a bit of a shock and a bummer to come back to cold and snowy weather on Monday. I have faith though, Spring is just around the corner!

This 'little' dude was sunbathing just off my tee-box at TPC Myrtle Beach...YIKES!

I took some time yesterday to stamp before I left on my trip. I can always count on the Ladies at Stamping 411 to have a great sketch to work with. And they didn't disappoint! Here is the final product...

I hope you enjoy!

Feeling Fortunate!

happy to have finished!

Twenty three hundred runners gathered in the dark this past Sunday morning to run in the Miami Beach Half Marathon. I was fortunate enough to be one of them. I had never started a race in pitch black darkness before so this was new territory for me. The sun was shining by mile 3 and I had already settled into a nice groove. At mile 6 I felt great and at mile 10 I hit a wall. Perseverance won out and I finished with a personal record of 1:55:59.

As soon as I saw the sketch for the Stamping 411 Challenge this week I knew right away the card I wanted to make...I've said this before..but you gotta love when that happens! I am obviously still on an in-color kick as I mixed Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz with an old favorite of mine...So Saffron! I hope you enjoy!

I had a dear friend of mine travel the 1500 miles with me to cheer me on as I crossed the finish line. This card is for her. I am so grateful to know such a wonderful person and feel extremely lucky to call her my friend! Thanks, Darlene!