Clean and Simple – Words to Inspire

Hi Everyone.  Happy Tuesday night.

Thanks for popping by to visit me!

Tonight's card uses the fall to layout #104 from clean and simple stamping.  (I actually made several cards using this layout!) as well as the theme from a new challenge site I found, Sentimental Sundays.  The theme for Sentimental Sundays was to create a card with a sentiment that inspires.  You really should pop along and check out the inspiration and submission cards.  I know you will find something case-worthy!

Well, I don't know about you, but I certainly find Mother Teresa inspiring!  I found some stamps called Wordsworth… well I guess it's short for "words worth remembering".  They are fabulous sentiments and this sentiment comes from one of the sets that I bought.  I don't often do cards that are focused on the sentiment – and, I don't often do cards that are primarily not SU – but tonight is one of those occasions.

I absolutely LOVE my SU, but occasionally find that there is something that I like and we do not carry something similar.  This card uses Webster's Pages papers, the Wordsworth sentiment and organic linen ribbon.  However, it is on a  base of SU card stock and uses SU inks.  I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink.  It works so well with this paper.

Isn't that the most amazing sentiment?  I love the fact that the illustrations on the paper frame the sentiment so beautifully.

I also love this paper.  I love the natural elements, it reminds me of my garden (still a work in progress- the landscaper was here again tonight!) and, of course, the chipmunks that drive the cats crazy.  I swear one of the chipmunks sits on the other side of the screen door to the deck, about 3 inches away from the noses of the cats and goes "nah-nah-nah-nah-nah! you caaaaan't get me!"

On a personal note: 

Trish, I had never heard of your condition until I read your comment this morning.  It sounds terrible.  I did google it and found several references to it, but chose to read the one on the mayo clinic site.  I really like to go to trusted sites on these sorts of things.  Now I can understand why they sent you for an MRI.  As Brenda said, we are sending you even more prayers than normal.  Please know that we all care and are thinking of you.

Let's talk about the pipsqueak-with-an-attitude – Mr Charlie!  He might only weigh 7.5#s but boy, does that cat think he's Christmas, Easter, birthdays and anniversaries all bundled up in one.  He is so full of himself.  He really thinks he owns the joint!  The others are dealing with him in different ways.  The Norwegians think he's exceptionally strange – and a little pip-squeak.   Little being the operative word cos the wegies are pretty big bodied cats and Bailey and Sam love teasing him!    Chester… well… Chester doesn't think much of the pipsqueak at all.   Muffin just looks at him as if to say… yeah… right… and you are?  My old man Merlin decided to go off to his favorite spot on the couch and just go to sleep and ignore "it".  As I write, the pipsqueak is exploring every inch of my stamping space, chirruping as he goes.  Also, he has let us know – as only cats can – that he doesn't approve of his name!  The thing I have learned over the years is that cats will not respond to a name of which they do not approve!  So, we are back to the drawing board on that!

Today is cooler… oh yeah…. with very low humidity…. OH YEAH!!!  It is heaven.  I have had all the windows open and the breeze has been coming through.  Tonight it is set to get down into the 50s!  Trish, I hope this cooler weather is coming your way.

I hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday!  As always, thank you so much for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere.   Your visits, your support and your comments are always appreciated.

Hugs

Jaydee

BTW…. don't forget to join the paper players for our inspiration challenge this week.