One-Layer Wednesday #13

Thanks for all you guys' sympathy (or is it empathy? I can never remember what the difference is) on my fear of public speaking in yesterday's blog post! It was nice to know that I was not alone in my feelings of nervousness. I guess all you can really do is be prepared and "fake it 'til you make it." At least that's what I'm going to do.

I received a nice compliment at work today. I was in the copier room to check the fax machine and the communications director looked up from her snail mail and said, "My mom had a card of yours on her dining room table for weeks." Aww, that's nice. Sure beats the trash can or recycling bin.

This week's one-layer card challenge focused on a "Christmas in July" theme. This was perfect timing because it gave me an excuse to break out some of my new Christmas stamps that I had yet to use. I guess I don't have to wait until the holidays to make holiday cards. I thought I had finished the card with just the ornaments and sentiment, but the card looked like it needed something more. The trick was to still keep it a one-layer card, so I reached for the clear embossing powder and heat embossed some clear snowflakes. They might be a little difficult to see, being that they are small and clear, but I promise that they are there in the background.

Card Specs:
Embossing powder: Stampendous! in clear
Embossing ink: VersaMark
Ink: Colorbox chalk ink in Warm Red, Warm Green, Prussian Blue, Charcoal
Stamp: Fiskars- Winter Wonderland (ornaments), The Paper Company Studio- Christmas Expressions (sentiment)
Punch: We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper
Other: Black Sharpie Ultra Fine Point marker

Hooray, I heard some exciting news recently. Taylor Swift's new album is coming out in October. I'll have new music to lip synch to in the car.

Yep, I'm that dorky.