Mucus Marathon

Why do students feel the need to stop by my office, plop down in a chair, and announce between nose blowing, and coughing that they are sick? Maybe it's because they know I have 'good' (Puffs) tissues and not the generic slivers of wood that pass for off-brand tissues. Maybe it's because they know I'm just getting over a cold so I can't possibly get any sicker. Maybe they just like the comfort of a motherly litany they know they will hear from me..."oh you sound just horrible, are you drinking plenty of water, are you drinking lots of orange juice, be sure you are getting enough rest....

This card is an homage to mothering and mucus! A card perfect for the season of coughing, sneezing, and anti-bacterial hand slathering!

Be sure to join the inaugural challenge over at Do You Stack Up. There are heaps of prizes from many different sponsors! The challenge from Do You Stack Up is to use buttons.

I made a square card for an actual square card envelope this time! Too bad if my sisters don't want to pay additional postage for square cards - guess I'll have to keep this one for myself! (Sorry Judy and Gail - but I really liked working on this size/shape of card...too bad Santa didn't bring me any square envelopes for Christmas! The middle photo is a detail of the image the last photo is a detail of the tissue popping from the tissue box.

AhhhhhhChooooo!
~Base card Paper Trey Ink Berry Sorbet; 5.25" x 5.25"
~Layer of BasicGrey Oh Baby Girl - Natalie
~Two layers of vellum squared and scalloped using Spellbinders die cut and my Cuttlebug - edges dotted using a fine tip black Sharpie
~Three buttons with silver metallic thread
~Diagonally placed sheer green ribbon
~Sentiment from the dollar bin at Michael's - Studio G - hanging by silver metallic thread
~Layer of square navy blue cardstock
~Digital image by Di's Digi Downloads printed on Cryogen White from Paper Temptress colored with Copics; tears and thermometers highlighted with Inkssentials Glossy Accents; pink tissue paper 'threaded' from the back of the image through to the front as if it is popping from the tissue box
Challenges
Do Your Stack Up Challenge #1 - use buttons
The Sweet Stop Sketch - SSS87
Stamp Something - use a digi
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Delightful Challenge - use buttons

Thanks for clicking by. Be sure to check out the challenge and a chance to win over at Do You Stack Up.
All good wishes,
Nancy