Monday, November 18, 2013

I'm back!

Whew!  It has been a long time - a month, in fact...  I have almost forgotten how to do this.  I will not bore you with all the details - if I get ambitious I will do another travel blog or place photos somewhere.  DH and I just returned from a fabulous 28 day cruise.  We were on the beautiful Sapphire Princess, and cruised round trip out of San Pedro, CA.  We had 4 stops in Hawaii and 5 in the South Pacific, including Samoa and Tahiti - and we had about 18 sea days.   The ports were beautiful, and the sea days were wonderful - food, entertainment, and speakers were all great.  Now it is time to get back to somewhat of a routine - for a while, at least.
Needless to say - Christmas will be here soon and I have a lot to do!  This card features the Stampendous stamp, and misc. papers and ribbon.
Here are the challenges:
http://www.sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com/:  Sketch
http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2013/11/this-weeks-challenge-card_13.html:  Black and white Christmas, with a frame; the Cuttlebug frame folder is available at her store.
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/:  Christmas theme
http://blog.ribboncarousel.com/:  Holidays, with ribbon.
http://beccysplace.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/a-month-of-holiday-cards-challenge.html:  #7, non traditional colors

10 comments:

Jeannie said...

Great holiday card! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Kathie said...

Hi Dorothy welcome back glad you had a lovely holiday. Love this holiday card you've made the embossing looks great giving you card lovely texture and dimensions. Great card and thanks so much for sharing it with out over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and good luck.
Hugs
Kathie SSW-DT

mulberry station said...

I love the simplicity of your card. The balck and white color combo is very striking. Thanks for joining us.
Nancy SSW

Linda Anderson said...

Wow Dorothy, what a stunning card. Love the black and white color palette, really makes a statement. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Linda

Joan Fricker said...

Dorothy, sounds like you had a wonderful time traveling. Thanks so much for joining us at Joan's Gardens with your beautiful card. As someone else said, I love the simplicity of it.
Joan
www.atjoansgardens.com

Heide said...

Love this holiday card. Wonderful texture and the black and white make it so simple yet elegant. Thanks for joining us this week.
Hugs, Heide SSW-DT

Joanna M. said...

This card is so pretty with it's monochromatic coloring. Thanks for sharing it with us over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.
~Jo, SSW-DT

Arlana 11426 said...

Love your colors and sweet image! Have a sweet day! Arlana@SSW!!!

Granmargaret said...

Lovely card.

Beccy said...

Fabulous stamp Dorothy, it makes me think of the lead lines in a stained glass window. I love the sentiment you added, the font is fun and works well with the image.
Cheers,
Beccy