90-Minute Scramble at Hero Arts

Hello, friends!  I was SO happy to be able to play along with the 90-Minute Scramble at the Hero Arts Flickr group today, hosted by Ger (Cards n Chocs).  She challenged us to make a card of encouragement with the optional theme of masking.  I did both, and I may go back and make a whole bunch of these since it was so quick and easy to do!

I first embossed the label in black, then added the sentiment with wet cement mid-tone ink.  Next, I masked the label and stamped the Classic Fabric Design background using wet cement again.  Finally, I rounded the corners, and done!  A quick and simple one-layer card...my favorite kind.

On a personal note, I am happy to report that I am officially done work for the summer, and the kids are done school.  However, we are still busier than I expected and I actually do have to work a bit this summer even though I am "off."  A good friend and co-worker recently retired and I am taking over some of her duties, which will require some summer hours.  In addition, even though the spring sports have ended, somehow the kids are now on tournament teams and attending sports camps of all sorts (baseball, soccer, field hockey, etc.).  I also help out with the digital yearbook pages for my kids' school yearbook, and my pages are due soon.  AGGHH!  Oh well, at least there is no homework! 

I'll leave you with pictures from our recent vacation Cooperstown, NY (where we visited the Baseball Hall of Fame) and then Niagara Fall, Canada.  We missed the guy crossing the Falls on a tight rope by one week...darn!

This is from Babe Ruth's locker...cool! 

See that boat heading for the Falls?  We went on that (the Maid of the Mist) and got very wet. 

Here are the Niagara Falls lit up at night.  Very cool!

 
Thanks for stopping by...I hope to visit you soon, too!
Judy