Book worm ....

... Hi!  I can hardly believe it's already Wednesday - the week is simply flying by.  This morning's card features the cutest little bookworm, why?  Well, I just love books of all varieties.  I made this card using a couple of challenges:

• The Sweet Stop - SSS222 - layout
• Less is More - LIM131 - colours

Stamps:  Sweet 'n' Sassy Stamps - Bookmark Bits & Pieces; Invoke Arts - Dream
Inks: Stampin' Up! - So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso
Accessories: SU Card - Naturals White, Baked Brown Sugar; SU Blender Pen

It's been a while since I played along with The Sweet Stop challenge, but as I was lucky enough to meet Korin and Dan Sutherland (owners of Sweet 'n' Sassy) at the Heirloom Stamp Show last week and picked up that last set of Bookmark Bits & Pieces, I had to play with it.  I believe it's one of the new sets coming out shortly.

The colours over at Less is More are not my favourite, but the whole point of a challenge is to make us work out of our comfort zone.  I decided to use the lovely Naturals White card to make the base (like the flecks in the card).  I stamped the cute bookworm onto Naturals White card and coloured him with SU inks using my blender pen.  I really like this quote and it works well with the bookworm image.  I layered them onto some Baked Brown Sugar (one of the new SU in-colours).  The big "dream" sentiment is part of my in Invoke Arts stamp.

For the inside I used another of the verses and added the owl image (just love owls).  I think the owl is perfect for this card to do with reading and learning; the owl is traditionally associated with Athena the Goddess of Wisdom.

That's all for now - I'm off to get the rest of the washing sorted out!  I do wish I had a magic wand that I could wave and all the housework stuff would be done.  Then I could play for hours!!  Well, I might do that anyway :)))  See you soon.