witticisms

There once was a blogger. Who blogged {just last week} about how life wasn't perfect but how she was happy, anyway. Beware of doing the same, my friends. Because just a few hours after posting said blog you may be forced to prove it. One ruptured ear drum {Zeke's} and one virus ridden computer later... and I was a little less happy. Um, yeah. It turns out "ruptured" is just a fancy way of saying "broken." And "virus ridden" is just a fancy way of saying "RIP Beloved Computer." It should be noted that the computer was like one bajillion years old in computer years {it was an actual desktop... remember those? :)} and was, therefore, probably actually due to die a quick and painful death. The ear drum was only 2 1/2 years old and therefore I feel a little more cheated on that one. One behalf of Zeke, I guess. They just don't make ear drums like they used to, sigh. {Oh, wait. I guess I sorta made it. Oops.} Anyhow, in the midst of being computerless with stacks of work to do and a broken ear drummed child to tend to, I did actually find time to score a couple of 10 minute cards. Good thing, because I have far too many graduates to write notes to these days. Not an actual scrap pile card, since I used a brand new sheet of butterfly paper from Melody Ross' Artsy Urban line (GCD), but satisfying nonetheless. And let me tell you, that paper is *perfect* for quick cards. Just trim out a butterfly and voila, you're 9/10's of the way to a quick card.

You might even have time to make 2.

And did I mention the butterflies are embossed with a clear coating?

Love that.

To get the super straight lines of glitter, I cheated and added another layer of cardstock. That makes it super easy to just run your glue pen along the edge of the layer and add the glitter.

I love this sentiment for graduation cards... so perfect.

I probably love the various cakes I get to partake of at all the various graduation parties that happen in May more, but still... I do really like the sentiment.

Here's to me being back online and hopefully back to blogging!

Later, friends!