Good Monday morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the Super Bowl Game. The kids came in and watched the game, while doing their homework. They also brought my cabinet from the river. It needs a coat of paint but in order to get things organized before I leave next Saturday, I went ahead and loaded in the SU stamps.

Anyhoo, you can see how it is going to look in the room. If I remember correctly, my mother used this cabinet as a china cabinet when we were younger. My sister, Carrie, tried to climb it and it fell on top of her. I don’t think she was hurt and I can’t remember if anything was broken. Maybe she’ll chime in here and let us all know!

On an exciting note today, Rubbernecker Stamp Company announced the January winner of the $100 Rubbernecker Bucks yesterday. CONGRATULATIONS KELLY FIGLEY OF NEW CASTLE, PA!!!!!

I checked out the Try a New Technique Challenge on Splitcoast this morning and even though it looks like a fun one, I just don’t have time to participate today. However, I do have some stamping to share with you. One of the new sets released by Lizzie Anne Designs recently is Far East. I have to say I absolutely love this set. Luckily I still had some BasicGrey Blush left and it all goes so well together.

I cut the ovals out with Nestabilities first, and then stamped the tree branch in Jumbo Java on Very Vanilla cardstock. The flowers were stamped over the dots on the branch in Pixie Petunia. I eyeballed them, which is why they are a little off-center in some spots. Not only that, but the final version was maybe the fifth try. The card is 4 x 6.5 and will fit in a standard letter size envelope. I don’t know why I didn’t think about using the square Nesties to cut out the layered scallop, probably because I have just started using them more. Next time I’ll remember!

Stamps: Far East from Lizzie Anne Designs

Paper: SU Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip, Prism Island Mist Light, BasicGrey Blush

Ink: VersaMagic Pixie Petunia and Jumbo Java

Accessories: Nestabilities, Fiskars Cloud Edged Scissors, Ribbon, Mounting Tape

Here’s the product I used to make the card.

If anyone knows where I can get a good deal on Nestabilities, I would love to hear about it. I need to add to my collection.