It’s Thursday, and time to play at Pals Paper Arts. This week is a color challenge: Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze. I bet you thought I would create a leaf card with these colors, but I opted to create a card using the Ray of Sunshine stamp set just to be different. I hope you enjoy today’s card!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Fun and Funky
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.
- Array of rays! I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to help me place the Crushed Curry rays around this sunny orb. I then stamped and snipped a few Cajun Craze rays and interspersed them. The result is fun and different!
- Feeling sentiment-al! The sentiment was stamped twice, once in Always Artichoke and once in Crushed Curry. I then cut off the Crushed Curry “Sunshine” and popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals onto the Always Artichoke one, just to add a little…dimension. Don’t you just love this sentiment? Wouldn’t the world be a happier place if we did indeed bring our own sunshine.
- Pearls! A ring of pearls were added to fill in the interface between the sun and the rays. And since I am pearl crazy, I just could not pass up the opportunity to add pearls to the eyes. Just call me the crazy pearl lady!
I had fun with today’s card. It really is not a style I would normally create. As I was making it, it brought back memories from my college days. I had the privilege of attending Monmouth (IL) College, which was nationally renowned in the 60’s and 70’s for its biology and chemistry faculty. Dr. Berwyn Jones was one of those professors. Although I have long forgotten which Chemistry class I was taking at the time…I think it was either Inorganic or Analytical…I vividly remember trekking up the stairs to the Chem floor weekly to get help. Monmouth was small enough that the professors knew their students by name. However, to Dr. Jones, my friend Debbie and I were his little “rays of sunshine”. “Ah, it’s my little rays of sunshine”, he would exclaim when we would appear at his open office door. “Do come in and grace me with your presence.” Dr. Jones helped me hone my critical, analytical thinking skills, and instilled within me a love for intellectual challenges…and for that I will be forever grateful. Wherever you are, Dr. Jones..YOU were my ray of sunshine!
The Muffy Chronicles
Alas…Muffy did not win on Sunday. For those of you keeping track, we remain at 11 points, out of the 25 needed, for our Grand Champion title. Now it becomes critical that we get points every weekend she is out, or she will not earn her title before she retires to have puppies. Here is a peek at her ad that will be published in the Boxer Daily magazine and in Dog News:
We are preparing to head to Manitowoc, WI…a trip of nearly 6-1/2 hours, not counting puppy potty breaks. She will be right behind my seat. She loves to travel, and I will put in a movie for her.
I will be sure to keep you posted on her adventures! Thank you so much for your patience as Muffy and I continue on our quest to build memories to last a lifetime…
As always, your comments are so very important to me. Won’t you let me know what you think of today’s card? I hope it brought a little sunshine into your life today! Until next time…
Today’s card is fabulous – love the pearls around the face of the sun…great color combo and enjoyed your reminiscing about your college days with us. Muffy will do what she can do and you will both be happy when the travels and travails are done…hoping that there are few travails….just fun and big wins for all of you! Great ad!
Wow, that’s so Atec or Mayan or whatever – gorgeous!! Go Muffy! Hope she gets her points!
Definitely not a normal Ann card but as always, unique. Sending good vibes that Muffy has a successful weekend and you both have a safe trip.
The sun is less scary to me with those pearls around! Love your chevron on the card! Congrats Muffy girl!
Let the sun shine! Fun card! And go Muffy Lin!
Ann – I have so enjoyed your adventures with Muffy. She is beautiful. I pray that she can get her Championship ribbon soon.
Your card reminds me of the Sunday Morning Logo – a very happy sun indeed.
Well now I’m curious – what is Muffy’s favorite movie?
Thanks for sharing.
What a work of art that belongs in an art gallery. So unique and absolutely gorgeous! A great Aztec look and those pearls are fabulous.
Awesome story of your teacher. That is such a neat connection!!
Best of lucky to all of you and Muffy!
Thanks for sharing!
Of course there are pearls! What a lovely story and memory of your college days. Best of luck to Muffy this weekend.
Love the sunshine card, Ann! That sentiment is fabulous. Great to be a little unpredictable, isn’t it?
Best of luck to Muffy, I will be keeping you both in my thoughts!
Ann…you are such a great story-teller!
I really laughed out loud that you put in a movie for Muffy!!
I love your sun card! Especially since summer is still very much with us in SC. Not quite as hot, but definitely still here. Good luck to Muffy on her quest for points.
A bright and cheery ray of sunshine!
Good luck Muffy!
Ann…. I would not have guessed this was an “Ann Schach” card until I saw those trademark pearls. Love it!!!
Go Muffy, go Muffy, go Muffy!
I love your stories and cards. Following your show dog is fun.
Hi Ann, It’s nice to stretch our style sometimes and I really like yours! I would never have thought about pearls on this one! Thanks for all you do to inspire me and others!
One more thing: what movie do you play for the pups on your long trips?? Do they have a favorite?
I LOVE this card Ann! Getting a card like this in the mail . . . let’s just say it brought a little sunshine into my life right now. 🙂 The pearls are so you and so perfectly placed around the sun!
I’ll pray that Muffy acquires the rest of the necessary points to obtain her Grand Champion Title!!! Best of luck and safe travels to you both! 🙂
Ann loved reading the story and good luck …. I was also surprised by the design of this CAS vs the usual Schach lots of ‘stuff’ going on, but the touch of pearl is all you! hugs.
Definitely NOT of the Schach style, but lovely just the same!
‘Crazy Pearl Lady’, I love your card. It is so cheerful. The pearls really set the card off. I enjoyed your college days story. You are a ray of sunshine in my days too!
Best wishes to you and Muffy as your journey continues. Go get that title!!
Hi Ann
I love the card the pearls and the story about your teacher.
Wishing you and Muffy a safe trip and of course Muffy earning some points!
Give all your little ones a hug from Cookie and m!