Well today is it for me.. kids are fighting.. kids are hot and miserable, the place is a mess.. etc.. blah! Where’s my Calgon when I need it? lol! Today will be one of those days when i’m counting the hours till bedtime.. There goes my MOY award.. 
(Mother of the Year) hahaha!!
Anyways… I have 2 cards to show you today… one from a Sketch Challenge on “Triple the Sketch” and can be found here:
http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/2008/08/sketch-18-cards.html
Our 14th Anniversary is on August 11th, so I decided to be ahead of the game and make Dh an anniversary card early this year.. 
I used some gorgeous Melissa Frances pp on this card, twine, misc. buttons, Maya Rd. Velvet Ricrac, AC thickers, and.. my dh bought me *another* FISKARS punch this morning!! He said there was one more he didn’t buy for me yesterday so brought it home! This one is called “Lace”.. i love it!!
Triple the Sketch - Sketch 18
My 2nd card to show you is from a Sketch challenge on Lil’ Scrappers! Loved the sketch… it was done by one of my dearest friends whom can now create sketches since she’s not on her computer that runs with a hamster and a little wheel anymore… rotfl!
Here’s my card…
Materials: MME Garden Party pp, tags, Primas, MAMBI gems, Micheal’s Ribbon & twine, Misc. buttons, AC Thickers.
Well that’s it for today ladies… i’m off to make some strong coffee.. lol! Have a great day!
Gorgeous cards!!!!!! The green velvet ribbon on your top card, I used that same ribbon on my 2 sk 4 u card today!
Loving the orange ribbon in the second one!!! I LOVE orange!!!
Comment by Deanne Burton — August 5, 2008 @ 2:07 pm
I can find the words to tell you how much I love your cards!
Comment by Fiorella — August 5, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
WOW! How wonderful your card is! I looove colours you used and sewing
Thanks for nice comment in my blog!
Hugs from Maria, Norway
Comment by Maria — August 5, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
Wow!!! I love the soft blue and white on the first card (especially the pearls), and the *pop* of green rick rack is so unexpected!
The other card is gorgeous, too! I love bright colors! Definitely a WOW card!
Comment by Ann — August 5, 2008 @ 3:42 pm
Wow, adorable cards!
Comment by Nevis — August 5, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
both cards are so beautiful Carla, wow!
Comment by danni — August 5, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
Gorgeous Carla! And your DH is awesome too! Wish mine would bring home things like that….
Comment by chris — August 5, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
I’m so pleased we’ve got broadband now, which means I can actually see all the pictures of your creations rather than just the text. I love your cards. They are so full of little details, but yet so perfectly balanced.
Comment by Lisette — August 5, 2008 @ 5:18 pm
The first is just Beautiful, is that a light purple I see or is that a blue and my computer colors are off a little
The second has such pretty colors, so bright and cheerful!
Comment by Conniecrafter — August 5, 2008 @ 5:27 pm
Both of these cards are gorgeous Carla!!! :]
Comment by Michelle Dobbyn — August 5, 2008 @ 9:14 pm
Superbly stunning!! I love, love, LOVE it!!
Comment by bunnyb — August 5, 2008 @ 9:15 pm
PS … I did the tag … your it … again … bahahahaahah!! just kidding
Comment by Michelle Dobbyn — August 5, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
Wow just love both of your cards! And I love the softness, the pearls, the ric rac, etc. on the anniversary card. Just stunning! Thanks for playing along with us at Triple the Sketch and Happy Anniversary!
Comment by Patter Cross — August 6, 2008 @ 5:25 am
Your cards are as `beautiful` as always Carla!!!
Hope you have a better Day today:)x
Comment by terrie bailey — August 6, 2008 @ 5:34 am
Each card is absolutely beautiful!!!!
Comment by Edys — August 6, 2008 @ 10:16 am
Accckkk! Carla stop it! Your cards are GORGEOUS!!! Really, could you take it down a notch… you are simply too talented!! LOL:) Don’t you LOVE those Thickers! They photograph beautifully:)
Have fun house cleaning, I need to do that too!
Laura
Comment by Laura Davis — August 6, 2008 @ 11:10 am
Oh wow!! Your cards are gorgeous! I’m new to your blog, but will certainly be back!! By, the way, I have days like that often!! (two boys at home) I lost my mommy of the year award back in January!
Comment by Deena — August 6, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
These are both Gorgeous!! I love the Anniversary card…..absolutley Amazing and Beautiful!!..and that punch is fabulous!!…Ila..:)
Comment by Ila — August 6, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
Fabulous cards! I love how you layer so much gorgeous stuff without making it look crowded.
Comment by Jess — August 6, 2008 @ 3:36 pm
Happy anniversary!! This card is perfect for DH not too girlish but just right.Now your second just blew me away I love the colors and flowers.
Comment by Terria — August 6, 2008 @ 8:51 pm
Hope today was a better day for you, Carla! These cards are so gorgeous! Love the flowers on both of them, and I must get my hands on some of those yummy pearls! I adore the second card…it’s so vibrant and fun! Beautiful creations, girlfriend!
Comment by Christine — August 6, 2008 @ 11:31 pm
Beautiful!!!!!
Kises from Barcelona, Spain
Comment by Mariona — August 7, 2008 @ 2:15 am
you rock girl!! your cards look always amazing!!!
xxx
Comment by Hanneke — August 7, 2008 @ 5:53 am
Oh yes I have had “one of those days” on many occassions and I could never produce such a lovely card as yours even on a realxing day. How on earth do you do it LOL? You are my hero. Love the card.
Bela
Comment by Bela — August 8, 2008 @ 1:25 am
The Hello Card is just a smile in an envelope! I absolutely love it.
You were the Featured Card of the Week at Card of the Week.com. You can check out the original post at http://www.cardoftheweek.com/2008/08/card-of-the-w-1.html
I used a picture from your site, with links back to the post and the site itself. Please contact me if you’d like me to change anything — you can email me at susanna.boyd@gmail.com.
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Comment by Susanna — August 8, 2008 @ 8:48 am
Both gorgeous….the 2nd is so fresh n funky…great work!! bx
Comment by Bernie — August 8, 2008 @ 11:12 am