You Move too Fast…Just Sayin’

Hi everyone!  I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving!  I sure did.  I dearly missed the absent family members, but it was still nice.

My card today was inspired by cinnamon sugar.  Let me explain (because I’m certain you’re thinking “Huh???”). 

I am always rushing in the mornings, trying to get my kids out the door on time.   Breakfast is usually cereal with strawberries and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.   A couple mornings ago I needed to make some more of the sugar.  I grabbed the two ingredients, mixed and sprinkled a bit over two bowls of Frosted Mini Wheats.  Just as I was carrying the bowls to the table, I noticed the spice on the counter.  It was not cinnamon.  It was cumin.  YUCK!  I made cumin sugar!  AND I almost fed it to my children.  I’ll be honest and say that for a second I hesitated…should I still give it to them just to see what they’d say?     Sooo tempting… but nah, I didn’t do it.  (Am I evil for thinking about it?    Maybe.)  I decided it wasn’t worth the risk, dumped the cereal down the drain, threw away the cumin sugar, took a deep breath and started again.

Slow Down

I paper-pieced i-wish-i-looked-so-good-on-a-bike-abella’s outfit, basket and hair bow/flower, and I added a brad in the center of each bicycle wheel. 

After stamping the sentiment, I thought it didn’t stand out well enough so I quickly dumped some clear embossing powder over and heat set it.  (That always helps.)

To get the bigger scalloped border, I pieced together four smaller sections of Nestabilities.  I only have the squares and none are that big.  But if you overlap pieces by one or two scallops, it’s pretty much unnoticeable, especially with darker cardstock.

A little reminder:  Jacksonbelle Embellishments has 20% off your entire order through Monday, 12/1.  Use code THANK08 at checkout.  🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day, and may your cinnamon sugar always be made with cinnamon!!  🙂 

Stamps:  Stamping Bella   Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Black, Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Urban Prairie   Accessories:  Copic markers, brads, Spellbinder’s Nestabilities, clear embossing powder, pop dots.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.