Hello My Deer

Hi there and welcome to Studio 5380.

I cannot believe that it has been almost a month since I last blogged!

I recently returned to the working world (part time) and it's taking me a while to get back into the groove of balancing work, family and creative time. This week has been a little easier and I'm hoping that I will soon have a balance that doesn't leave me exhausted, stressed and wiped out at the end of the day....because I am seriously missing my inky time!

So, this afternoon, after leaving work and before picking up my grands for church, I managed to sneak in about an hour (the dusting and vacuuming will just have to wait) to play in my Studio. I finished up a card that I started a long time ago. The images had all been colored and I just need to put everything together, but it felt wonderful to actually complete something.

The images on my card are from the adorable stamp set, Oh, Deer, from Your Next Stamp....

The circle mat is cut with a Cross Stitch Circles Die by My Favorite Things and I colored the background with Distress Inks.

A simple layout is all I needed to pull this card together.
I used these pretty prints from My Favorite Things, a bit of seam binding, a few enamel dots and a sweet flower that I colored to match with my Copic Air Brush System.

Wow...that felt good!
Hopefully it won't take me another month to get creative again.  I'm going to try to squeeze in some creative time for myself this weekend (so, the dust can wait a bit longer) and do some bloggy visits. I've missed seeing what you ladies have been up to these days!

Hope to see you soon....