You Make Me Smile

Good Friday morning everyone!!  Gee, that kind of sounds like it’s Easter!!  Well, it is almost a holiday!!  Less than one more week to go.  Many people ask if I’m counting down the days.  I actually don’t count down days. I count report cards and field trips!! LOL  Zero report cards and 1 more field trip :)  Today’s card uses Diva Teresa’s sweet little Viva La Verve sketch for the 4th and final challenge of June.  I have continued to use my beloved October Afternoon Schoolhouse paper to make another teacher thank you card.  The flower is made from PTI’s harvest gold felt and I’ve stitched the white border to the gingham paper, although most of it is covered by the panels.  Have you been playing along with us this month?  You have 6 more days to get all your cards in for the chance to win the next whole release!! Oh, that would start off the summer with a BANG!!  Hope you’ll join us over on the Verve Forum :)

Okay, how about  a few more house photos?  This first photo is from the street again.  You can see that the garage is all framed and work on the second floor has started :)  We even have a funky zesty orange waste bin now :)  Cool!!

Here’s the view from the back.  The sundeck is on.  The studio window is that one on the bottom right.  Yes, there’s a post blocking a small portion of my view, but that’s one of the few sacrifices I’ll have to make.  Cold drinks on that sundeck at sunset or a coffee in the morning will more than make up for it :)

Here’s a picture of the kitchen again, but with the second floor on top now.  The great room (living room) will have a vaulted ceiling and the master suite starts up there above the kitchen and dining room.

As I was walking through the house (I do that every time I go up…visit each room and visualize living there), I heard a familiar truck drive up.  The dh stopped by to see how the day went.  It was kind of cool that he did because just as he pulled up I was thinking about how lucky I am to be building this beautiful home with him.  Here he is hamming it up in the guest room walk in closet on the second floor.  There are no stairs there yet, so he shimmied up a wall brace!!  I’m waiting for the stairs!! LOL

That’s all for today :)  Second floor should be complete in the next day or so.  Have a glorious Friday and join us over in the Verve Forum this week!!  Ciao, bellas!! 

what’s in it?

stamps: Fabulous You (Verve)

paper: cream (PTI), kiwi kiss, basic grey, black (SU!), Schoolhouse (October Afternoon)

ink: onyx (Versafine)

accessories: oval, scalloped oval, labels 18 (Spellbinders), ribbon (SU), blossom die, button, twine (PTI), gems (Kaisercraft), stitching