Stamping 411-Sketch Challenge #170

I just want to apologize to everyone for not posting much this week since I have been home from my recent Founder's Circle Retreat trip. I have had the best intentions on showing everyone my hundreds of pictures from Founder's Circle but life just gets in the way!! Since turning 40 at the end of August my life has gone crazy!! I had my very first mammogram right before I left for Founder's Circle and the radiologist found something they wanted to ultrasound in both breasts. After doing the ultrasound they decided they wanted to biopsy something in my right breast but could not do it before I left. After returning home this past Sunday I had the biopsy on Monday. Everything turned out fine but I had a reaction to the dressing they put on me so now I have blisters and sores all around my breast. This is far worst then the actual biopsy!!

I also have had my laptop go out on me while traveling to Founder's Circle, but that has been fixed under warranty and now my beloved Rebel Camera has broken!! I was getting ready to photograph the card I did for this week's Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge and the strap got caught and the camera went flying out of my hands onto the floor in my scrap room. Needless to say it does not focus or take a picture with my standard lenses. So please bare with me for this weeks card. I had to take the picture with my daughter's camera and edit it on her computer (with no photo editing software).

There has been other minor bumps in the road lately but I want to get to my post which is for the brand new Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge this week. I just love this sketch and how my card turned out so I hope you all will be kind in regards to my photographing this time!!

Is this card not wicked cool??!! While at Founder's Circle I was hanging out with Heather Summers and she was telling me how much she loves this stamp set called Aviary. She said she uses it all the time and some of her customers questioned how versatile this stamp set can be. Well she took the challenge and used this stamp set for a Halloween card and I totally freaked when I saw it!!!! I told her I was going to CASE this idea and sure enough I have!! So how do you like??

I also used the stamp set called Wicked Cool, Nite Owl DSP, Basic Gray, Tangerine Tango & Whisper White Card Stock, Small Oval, Large Oval & Scallop Trim Border Punches, Neutrals Designer Buttons, Basic Rhinestones, Raven 1/2" Lace Trim and the Distressing Essentials.

This new Distressing Essentials Kit is awesome!!!! If you have not tried it yet I encourage you to do so. I used the solid stamp block and the Charcoal Vintage Ink Spot and just "wiped" it all over the card. Too fun!!!

Make sure you hop on over to the Stamping 411 Blog to check out what the other Operators have done with this same sketch. I am sure they have not disappointed!!

Have a great day!!!