Aqua, and Pink, and Green....

...oh my!  **Sigh**  I love this color combo!  Come check out my Christmas tree if you don't believe me...tee hee!  This is the color combo for the Micro Challenge at Caardvarks, so I absolutely had to play along!  Here is my card:

"I *heart* U Mom" supplies: 

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Paper: Basic Grey

Paper Frill: Doodlebug Designs

Rub-ons: American Crafts & Basic Grey

Jewels: Doodlebug Designs & Kaiser Crafts

Ribbon: Renaissance By Design (Tropic Satin Dot)

Ink: Clearsnap (Chalk- Azurite)

Corner Rounder: EK Success

Diecut Machine: Cricut Expression by Provo Craft

Diecut Cartridge: Accent Essentials by Provo Craft (circles)

Card Instructions: Round the right hand corners of your white card base.  Round the right hand corners and ink the edges of a patterned paper block.  Adhere to the front of the card.  Cut six circles from cardstock at 3/4" using the Cricut Expression and Accent Essentials cartridge.  Adhere the circles to a strip of white cardstock.  Tie ribbon around the left side and accent with jewels.  Add pink paper frill to the top and adhere the entire strip to the front of the card.  Add your sentiment with rub-ons, and accent with small pink jewels.

I also started this card for the challenge, and realized that it didn't have any green in it.  So- it became my 10 minute card of the day to share with you.  Super quick and easy....and pretty cute! (Well, I think so anyways!)

"Some Bunny Loves You" supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Sticker/Chipboard: We R Memory Keepers

Jewels: Doodlebug Designs

Pen: American Crafts

Corner Rounder: EK Success

Embossing Machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft

Embossing Folder: Love Language by Provo Craft

Card Instructions: Emboss a white card using the Cuttlebug and Love Language embossing folder, and then round the bottom corners.  Round the bottom corners of a block of non-textured white cardstock and adhere to the front.  Pen the line around the block of cardstock and accent the bottom with three jewels.  Adhere the chipboard bunny to the front, and then adhere the sentiment block with foam adhesive.

So, when we lived in a tiny little apartment forever ago in Salt Lake City...I found out that I don't like to burn candles.  Not even soy based ones.  NO- I didn't burn anything down.  But, upon moving out...I found that candles make your walls VERY dirty.  Thankfully...the rental company had plans to repaint, so we didn't have to pay for how dirty the walls were.  When we moved to our next little tiny apartment in Missoula...I lit candles underneath the kitchen venting.  That worked like a charm, and our apartment was tiny enough that it made the entire place smell good.  It also kept our walls nice and clean.  When we bought our home, I knew that this concept wasn't going to work any longer.  Not long after we moved in, we found these at B&BW, and have been using them ever since:

My favorite oil scents right now are the Spiced Cider, Frosted Cranberry, and Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin.  YUM!  And they make my entire house smell like that, while burning a tiny little tea light!  No dirty walls from a tea light!  During the rest of the year, I use scents like Pineapple Orchid, Apple, and Fresh Linen.  I love these things!  So, the reason I bring them up, is because I am wondering if anyone has tried this thing out yet:

It is called a Scentbug, and works with the same oils and a fan.  No candle at all!  So, if you have any experience with one...let me know! I would love to hear how they work.  Now...I am totally not a candle Nazi.  We do light candles occasionally...but I like my house to smell good all the time, so I use the oils a lot.  And so far....my walls are super clean!  I know...it is a weird obsession.  I can deal.  ♥

Well, I better get going for now.  I hope the rest of your Wednesday is a great one!

Until later,

~Lea