Party Time Wreath and More Blog Awards

First, I wanted to share a card that I made for a Splitcoast CAS challenge last week and then never got around to posting here. The challenge was to be inspired by this photo of a balloon wreath found at How Does She? Isn't that fantastic? I thought my SU Circle Circus set would be just the thing to capture that balloon wreath!! This was a lot of fun. After making a bunch of intricate creations for the Mark's Finest Papers blog hop the previous week, it was a breath of fresh air to go CAS for this.

On my post yesterday, I promised to share more blog awards later in the week. Guess what? It's later!!! So without further ado, I'd first like to accept this lovely Beautiful Blogger award which was bestowed on me by Meg of Corgi Creations. Thanks so very much, Meg!! That was so sweet of you. :)

As a recipient of this award, I need to tell you seven facts about myself and then pass the award on to seven other bloggers. Here goes:

1. I was born and raised in Ohio, but have lived in Massachusetts since just after we were first married.
   
2. I've been to 48 of the 50 states. (I'm missing Hawaii and Nebraska--not what you were expecting, is it??)
3. I love cooking or baking anything that makes the house smell good. (Made our first batch of apple crisp of the season last night for dinner. Talk about a good-smelling house . . . )
4. I am a firm believer in walking to/from school and taking a packed lunch.
5. I hate packing lunches. (I know . . . you just read item #4. Just because I believe in it, doesn't mean I have to like doing it!! I pack lunches every school day for DS and DD. DH packs his own--I have to draw the line somewhere!)
6. My current guilty pleasure is a free subscription I got to People magazine. It helps make my daily six miles on a stationary cycle oh so much more bearable.
7. I try to say "thank you" as much as possible. It's just the right thing to do.

And now the seven bloggers who so richly deserve this Beautiful Blogger award:

1. Colleen of Dietrich Designs
2. Sally of Cards for All Reasons
3. Bonnie of Stamping with Klass
4. Mary of the charmed life
5. Joanne G. of The Inky Ocean Gazer
6. Joanne T. of Sleepy in Seattle
   
7. Susan of Imagine. Create. Express

Congratulations, ladies!! Have fun spreading around the love!! :)

One more blog award to go, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. It's late and I'm about to turn into a pumpkin. Thanks for tuning in--see you next time for another little slice of bliss!!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: SU Circle Circus, SU Party Punch
Paper: MFP CS, various CS scraps
Ink: Color Box Frost White pigment ink
Accessories: CM 1.25" circle punch, SU designer label punch, CM corner rounder punch, heat tool, black pen, circle template, dimensionals, white brad, white photo turn