As I sit here bouncing between the NASCAR Race and the Academy Awards, I find myself at a total loss for words.  I know . . . amazing!  Oh please I hate these rain cautions.  Let’s talk about my favorite driver for a few minutes . . . Mark Martin.  Mark and I are the same age.  I tell you this because we were 16 when I first met Mark.  My dad was the Race Director for the American Speed Association (ASA), and Mark started driving ASA when he was 16.  So I have a soft spot in my heart for Mark and hope beyond hope that this is finally his year to have a good season.

Let’s see if I can catch you up on what I’ve been doing the last few days.  I finally got my laundry and book work caught up Thursday and Friday.  Two of my most dreaded chores . . . but what is a girl to do when Mr. Stodgy runs out of clean clothes and let’s you know about it.  I’ve also learned that I can’t multitask anymore.  If I start laundry, I must stay with it.  Otherwise, I forget what I was doing and it ends up sitting in the washer for days.  So . . . one task at a time!

Since no one jumped at the chance to come over and help me organize my studio, I had to do it myself on Saturday.  It took all day and I didn’t even vacuum!  I did open up the floor space a little bit, and no longer have to walk around my work table.  I was able to keep my work table situated so that my back isn’t to the door, but I also have space behind me now to push my chair back.

Now for today!  I actually got some stamping done.  I know, I know . . . surprising!  It took all day, but I did get a card done.  I decided to watercolor with Distress Reinkers today.  I actually have a watercolor pallet that holds all my Distress Reinkers, with a few empty wells that I can mix colors in.  When I purchased it, I brought it home and added a dropper of each reinker in the wells then wrote with a marker what color is in the well.  It’s great because there is a plastic cover that keeps the ink from drying out.

Anyhoo, there are four of these seed packet images that I have set out on my desk to eventually watercolor.  The seed packet itself is a great image, but I just decided not to include in today’s card.  Thank goodness because I had enough trouble with the layout.

Once I had the image water colored, I die cut and embossed the image panel with Spellbinders Small Labels Nestabilities.  To throw a little fun into the card, I decided to die cut and emboss the layer for the image panel with Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities.  Don’t ask me why I decided on a green button, now I think red might have been a better choice.

• Stamps: Stamp Oasis Fantasy Collection –  Friends SKU:34 SO JB from Rubbernecker Stamp Company
• Paper: Canson Watercolor; Prism Majestic Purple Medium; Crate Paper Samantha Collection
• Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black; and Broken China, Tea Dye, Antique Linen, Mustard Seed, Weathered Wood, Black Soot, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint Distress
• Accessories: Spellbinders Small Labels and Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities; Sewing Machine; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Royal Aqualon Paint Brushes; Venture Foam Tape; Ribbon; Button

Well I guess that’s all for today except . . . thanks for shopping by!Well poo, now I see that Mark has had some trouble . . . going back to the Oscars!