{a Pottery Barn Beach Bum} TCP Tues110 & TESC113

Hi guys!!! Are you noticing something?

Yup you got it - this card here was the inspiration for my recent Blog make-over. I just felt like this color combo was so me I couldn't help myself. I hope you like it. :)

I don't know how you're doing (I hope your answer is well) but I'm

doing pretty good although life is really funny sometimes - just when you think you've got your next step in life figured out life throws you for a loop and you're back to square one!

You know what I mean?!

I was just getting used to going back to school, I had even figured out what classes I wanted to take next term and now I'm starting to hear from my former employers again. Now I haven't been offered a job yet so it could still go both ways but I just think it's funny that when I was just sitting around at home being unemployed I heard nothing for months and now that I'm going to school - my phone rings again.

It's the exact same thing with dates - when you're single you can't get one but when you have a boyfriend, you can't get away from 'em.

Weird how that always works out! Oh well - I'll keep you posted with what happens next with the whole school vs job thing! :)

One thing is for sure though and that is that I have less and less time nowadays which makes me try and combine challenges wherever I can so this week I combined our TCP Tuesday challenge with a Taylored Expressions sketch challenge.

Toni is our mostess hostess and she brought us this yummy inspiration photo straight out of a Pottery Barn catalog. Isn't it just to die for? I actually couldn't believe it when I saw this because all my recent cards (most of them are for later posts so stay tuned for those) have been using this exact same color scheme. Oh well...what's one more right? :)

So my card features fun Beach Poochie from the TCP set By the Sea. He's just chillin' reading a book, sipping on his lemonade. I'm hoping to be doing the same in a month at my parent's home in Florida. :) The sentiment is also from that same set.

The wooden patterned paper is from the Cosmo Cricket line Snorkel and the beige polka-dot paper is from a paper pack that caught my eye at Michael's last week. It's called Songbird and it's made my DCWV. You'll be seeing lots more cards using some of this paper - it's soo fun!!!

My favorite ribbon (also from the Cat's Pajamas), some fun buttons and a wavy border complete my card today. :)

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Thank you soo much for spending a little time with me here on my blog.

'til next time,

~ Sony

Stamps: By the Sea (TCP), Small Circles (Waltzing Mouse)

Paper: Snorkel (CC), Songbird (DCWV), Kraft, Real Red (SU), Basic Black

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen (Ranger Distress Ink)

Accessories: Sponges, Buttons, Grosgrain Ribbon (TCP), Jute Twine, Nesties, Pop-up Dots, Wavy Border Punch, Sewing Machine, Copics

Copics: R17, R29, E50, C1