…is like a spring day. And today, the middle of February, I turned on the a/c in the house, cause it felt more like a summer day. So the kind word is…crap! It's too soon to turn on the a/c. Jeff even told me so when he came home from work, after he said "Hi honey I'm home!"
Jeff: is the a/c on?
Me: yep
Jeff: It's only February
Me: but it's hot in the house
Jeff: open a window
Me: that does not work in the middle of the day
Jeff: you best be blogging that YOU turned the a/c on in the middle of February!
So there you have it folks, now he can't say I don't do what I am told.
When my new catalogs arrived (well first I went over to MAMMa's and took a gander at hers) and one of the stamp sets that as soon as I saw it, I was like "I am getting that!" was this cute set, it is so sweet, and this is gonna sound freaky weird, but I love the little feet on the girl, I mean they look real, they aren't sticks like in some sets, they are honest to goodness feet with little toes and everything. 
So I got the set right away but did not get it inked up till the other day when I was working on some special stuff. So while she was out, I thought I would whip up a card. My back is killing me today (I got under my desk to do some detective work on my noisey computer, I tried two different power cords and neither make the fan quieter – and I tweaked my back coming out from underneath – it didn't help that Toby was sitting on my lap under there…I swear you sit on the floor and the dog is like Lap! Lap! I call it!) so I am gonna post early and go to bed. I gotta get up early and get my computer in the shop, club orders delivered, meet my girlfriend Rhonda who I have not seen in like forevah, and go see my girlie girl Shannon, then get my butt home to get my Prescott Pines stuff done.
Back to the card, see how Mustang Swingin' Sally is sitting on her rump like she should be? She is not trying to impress the other girls on the swings by sitting on her knees, so that when she gets swinging too high, she falls right off the swing into the mud puddle underneath, and has to wear huge clothes that make her look like a dork from the lost in found for the rest of the day cause her clothes are covered in mud…no siree, Sally is gonna swing a while then she will skip into the house and drink lemon-ade with her little sister (I'll do up a card another day using her sister from the set).
Stamp Set: A Kind Word, Owl Together Now
Ink: Jetblack Stazon, Blush Blossom, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, More Mustard, Regal Rose, Ballet Blue, Going Gray
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Watercolor paper, Parisian Breeze Specialty Textured DSP
Misc: Kraft Taffeta ribbon, white gel pen, aqua painter
I even did a little paper piecing on the cover dress, whatever you call it the aprony dress over the dress-dress. Yeah Cojo from Entertainment Tonight has nothing to worry about me taking over his job on fashion.
Well I hope you have enjoyed the card, I know I enjoyed coloring her, give me an aqua painter, and ink refills anyday, and I am a happy girl…add a little Lindt chocolate (that has been kept in the fridge) and I am an even happier…although wider in the buttocks girl…hey it keeps me from falling off the swing into the mud right?
Have a great Wednesday, American Idol will be back on…yeah! We can forget the woes of the world for 2 hours. Thanks so much for stopping in!
Hugs, Di
She's cute…makes me think of Holly Hobby 🙂
Charmaine
awwwwwwww………so cute. I also bought this set right away……………maybe I will ink it up tomorrow. I love your card!
Love this card! Very, very sweet. But I have an observation to make. You seem to know quite a bit about swinging on you knees and falling into mud puddles. Is this first-had experience, by chance? : )
All I can say about having warm enough weather to open the windows in February is 😛
Di, if I lived in the south, I'd have my a/c on in February too! As it is, I live in the Chicago area, and I've been known to have it on in April – and October!!
LOVE your Kind Word card – I finally realized I NEED this set and mine is coming Friday – I can't wait!!
Susan, aka Soozie4Him on SCS
That is such a cute card!
It's far too cold and snowy here to have the AC on just yet…we had a snow storm yesterday and just when we thought maybe winter was on its way out…kablam! A zillion more feet of snow (or so it seems)…
She is sweet and the pinafore is especially dainty with its piercings 🙂 I'm the one who would ruin everything by falling in the mud and ripping a tight and bumping a body part when trying to extract myself from under the computer desk. Are you sure we weren't related in a previous life? Please be sure to call the computer guy so he can open the door for you and you won't have to use that kind work (crap) for him. He doesn't deserve it. Love the coloring!! Is it really hot or could it be hot flashes? Mary Jo
Crap you beat me to the punch!!!! I just inked up this set last night and started colouring her! I love it. I too am using the aquapainters and the re-inkers…but so far….mine pales in comparison to yours…
Remember swinging on the swings at the Parkhill Conservation Area!!! Oh the good times!!!
Luv ya
Jax
Beautiful….just beautiful
That's just what I said when I saw this stamp set – I'm gonna get this one! Except that I haven't yet : (
She'll be on my next order anyway.
LOVE your card – it's perfect for that little girl!
This is such a sweet cute and a very charming story to go with it. Beautiful! debb
I love your daily word….it sometimes is the only way I can describe something!
Husbands! what is up with them not wanting the a/c turned on?!?! My hubby did the exact same thing. It was warm here too. Silly men~
Cute, cute. I like your addition of a branch to swing from! And her patterned pinafore is cute. If she were to say, drip ice cream or lemonade on it, it wouldn't show as much with a pattern to hide it. 🙂
HA, I TURNED MY AC ON YESTERDAY TOO, NOT FAR AWAY FROM TURNING IT ON AGAIN TODAY! I HAVE BEEN SICK FOR 3 DAYS, THOUGHT IT WAS MY FEVER, BUT NO SUCH LUCK, JUST FLIPPIN' HOT HOT HOT. EMILY.
I can't even imagine needing AC. It is cold here!
Love this card Di! And Swingin' Sally is adorable!
I love this card, just saw it today- I missed checking out your blog yesterday! I can't believe it but I did miss a day !:)
Anway, I just rec'd this set yesterday in my order and could not wait to do something with it. I love how yours turned out. So pretty and sweet! :)Thanks again for all your cool ideas-
I love this stamp set & the colors you used to make your card. Takes me back about 30yrs to my first Holly Hobbie doll & sewing machine…
Thanks for sharing!
Diana this card is absolutely positively precious. Your coloring is second to none! LOVE IT!!