A Celebratory Moment

I have something fun to share today.

This week I spent a little bit of time at Barnes and Noble doing this:

You know why?  Yep, that's MY card on the cover (the Hero one)!  A little overboard?  Maybe.  But, as I told my son, it's not every day that you get on the cover of a magazine.  I mean, really.  I had to let that really sink in.  MY work is on a cover across the country in front of millions of people.  So yeah, I may have added 2 min. of extra work to some employee's day, but I told my son to just let me have 5 min. of fame.

 Aside from that, picking up a copy of this magazine is totally worth it.  It is chock full of inspiration (and no, Paper Crafts didn't pay me to say that).  I ALWAYS turn to old copies of this magazine to jump start my creativity when I'm in a slump.  So, I was doing the world a favor by pointing it out to them. :)

Alright, my 5 minutes are done.  Aside from that excitement, Clear & Simple Stamps is sponsoring the Card Patterns Sketch challenge this week.  The newest sketch is designed by Tracy Schultz who I am on the CSS team with.  I thought it would be fun to support her and CSS by playing along.

I love using sentiments to create backgrounds.  I've used the Cart Pals: Occasions set here.  I also thought it would be fun to use a bit of cork since it kinda looks like sand.  Why don't you pop over to Card Patterns Sketches and give it a try yourself.  If you win, I promise you won't be disappointed in those amazing Clear & Simple Stamps!

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you are having an amazing weekend!