A Short and Random List of Just Some of the Things that make me HAPPY:
- Lots of people in my home
- The phone ringing at 7:03 am – and my Dad on the other end saying “Good Morning”
- Marty’s laugh
- Seeing my boys in love
- Seven Deadly Zins Red Zinfandel
- When my boss sends a reply email to a project I’ve done with a one word reply: “Perfect”
- Mikey’s tail wagging and the greeting I get EVERY time I come home – even if I was only gone 10 minutes
- Girlfriends – deep conversations and belly laughs
- Sunshine and blue skies
- Bombay & Tonic with lime and lots of ice on a hot evening
- Sending a card to a friend “just because”
- My first cup of coffee in the morning with sweet Italian cream
- Text messages from Rob and Ella
- Brady Bunch songs
- The beach
- Tight hugs
- Smiles from strangers
- Christmas music
- The smell of Apricot Nut Bread – Grandma’s recipe
- Baking cookies for friends and family
- Thursday date night to John’s Bar
- Finding and giving just the perfect gift
- Allowing myself to get lost in a good book
- Marty snoring – because that means he is there beside me
- People saying “Love ya”
You can NEVER have too much happy – right?!
So I had fun making this card for Mojo Monday Challenge #357 and using this Stampinup Yippee-Skippee Stamp sentiment: “You Can Never have Too Much Happy,” which I heat embossed with white on Blackberry Bliss cardstock.
This is the sketch we were to follow:
I used some Park Lane DSP, some more of the new In Colors: Hello Honey and Tangelo Twist with some classic Old Olive, and stamped and cut out the flower and leaf from SU Flower Patch. I embellished with a few of my homemade faux enamel dots, and the finishing touch was a spritz of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (which I picked up on our brief shopping trip to Hobby Lobby this weekend). Fun!
I love how the light catches the Shimmer mist, but it was hard to capture in a photograph. I can’t wait to share this with someone and hopefully make them happy.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 