At a snail's pace

This is exactly how I'm feeling lately! Summer is moving quickly, only 3 weeks till school starts & I'm not ready! I love summer. My younger son is starting K this year & even though we waited an extra year (he's 6) I'm still not ready!! HE'S ready, but I'm not! I keep reminding myself of all that extra time I'll have but I'll still be behind, lol! I'll be subbing in the school district & while I'm hoping to work a lot because we need the money, I don't want to work TOO much because for the first time in 10 years I can run errands by myself!!!

Enough of my wishy washy mood ~~ on to the card!! I received this adorable Penny Black stamp recently from HM Stamps. This is the best place online to buy Penny Black, House Mouse, Peanuts, Great Impressions.......go check them out!! I actually made this card a week ago, but am just now able to take a picture & post it. The mouse is stamped twice, cut out & is placed on dimensionals. I used my Versamark marker & clear EP for the snail ~~ because snails are gooey, aren't they? The paper is from a K&Company pad I bought at Michael's a couple of months ago. The vertical strip is embossed using the Cuttlebug with the textile folder. A bit of ribbon, some Dew Drops & it was done!

Here's a better look at the dimension of the mouse & hopefully you can see the slimy snail better :)


I've been meaning to do a card for last week's sketch challenge on SCS but I haven't gotten around to it. See?? Snail's pace. I have the image sitting out ~~ one of the adorable Magnolia's that Ila sent me. I have the paper picked out. I just need to get to it!! I really wanted to get it done before the next challenge tomorrow, but it doesn't look like that will happen!! I think I can count on one hand how many times I've posted a challenge card on the day the challenge was posted! Good thing we're not graded on timing!

Ok, off to feed my kids lunch, then we're going for a bike ride. It's been in the 70's & sunny just about every day for the past week ~~~ very unusual for August in Wisconsin!!! I received my Schwan's catalog in the mail today & I'm very excited to look through it. I've never ordered, but have heard only good things about them. I came across a thread on SCS where everyone stated their favorites. They are a bit pricey, but it looks like they have some sale items (pizza & ice cream ~ yum) so I will definitely be getting those. If you've ordered from them in the past, what is your favorite item????