Just a little love

Hi Everyone!

TGIF. I am glad the weekend is upon us, finally. I'm not sure who's idea it was to put 5 whole days between Monday and Friday; but I personally don't think it was a good move! LOL!

Ok, so just a quick card to share. I actually decided to check out the list of challenges over at "Feline Playful" and found a couple that my card fits. I made a little list at the bottom. Not a lot of need to go into great detail about this one, I think it's all relatively straight-forward. I wanted to do something classic, and I couldn't think of anything more classic than black, white and red. I think I'm going through a white phase! I seem to be using a lot of it lately. I am going to get this linked in the appropriate challenge sites and then spend a bit of time traveling around blogland. Have a great weekend, I'll see you on Monday!

Challenges:
Our Craft Lounge: OCLDT49 CAS use a heart
Get Sketchy : Sketch (71)
Raise The Bar: N.E.W. (Nesties, Embellishment, White)
Totally Paper Crafts: Add a heart
PaperPlay Challenges: Back to Black
365 Cards: Word of the day Love

Inspired by You

Good Afternoon Everyone!
Some of you may be thinking you've already seen this card today and you may have. I actually posted it twice but for different reasons. If you somehow ended up on this post from Twitter in regards to my tweet about Becky H, you need to go to this post instead.
For those of you who are my crafty and stampy friends let me tell you about my card for today.
This is for yesterday's SCS sketch challenge. I started out knowing that I wanted to use my flower from Fifth Avenue Floral. Another neglected stamp set (mmm, seems to be a theme this week!) I don't use this set nearly as much as I would like simply because I don't know what to do with it. I made two discoveries regarding this set today. The first is that it is easier to color something and then stamp it and then cut out the rose rather than trying to color it in after you cut it. I brayered some Ruby Red and Cameo Coral ink onto glossy white paper and then stamped the flower in Memento black ink and then outlined it with diamond stickles.
The other discovery I made is that this rose really needs to have some leaves with it. It helps to anchor it instead of making it look as though it's just floating out there in space somewhere
I chose Smoky Shadow, Ruby Red, White and Sage Shadow for my color palette. Since I wanted the focus to be on the rose, I opted to just use one cuttlebug folder on the other panels of the card.
Have a fabulous evening and I will see you all tomorrow!

My Letter to Rebecca Herbst

No, you aren't seeing things. I'm posting the same card twice today; but in separate posts for different reasons. If you linked to this post from Twitter, then you will know that this post is about our dear Rebecca Herbst who is leaving General Hospital in the spring. I have spent the last few days reading various tweets, articles, blogs and comments all showcasing the outrage, and disbelief at this "executive decision" that has blindsided us all. I kept thinking, what can I do to help bring a little light into her world at this dark time. People are flooding ABC with phone calls and twitter is about ready to burst with all the tweeting and retweeting. I decided that I wanted to do something a bit more personal, something that would be just for Becky. It didn't take long for me to realize that what I need to do was to make her a card. Making cards is what I do, it's a therapy of sorts. I also decided that I would write her a letter and include it in the card. I hope she doesn't mind if share my words to her with all of you:

Dear Rebecca,

The first time I saw you on General Hospital, my initial thought was "Who is this snarky little brat?!" I didn't know who "Elizabeth" was or why she was important to the history of Port Charles. I figured I could stomach your sassy little bad girl wannabe character for a few months and then you'd be gone and I'd never have to see you again.
Then, you know what happened? In no time flat, I went from "Who's that little brat?" to "Where is that spunky girl, I thought I didn't like?" I found myself drawn in by your presence on screen; and realized that I began to be disappointed when you weren't there. I feel as though those of us who have been with you from the first days in Kelly's diner have watched you take the character of Elizabeth from someone no one knew anything about to a character so entwined and deeply rooted in the canvas of the show, that losing Elizabeth is like losing a little piece of the foundation on which we have all built our love for the show.
Some of us are from the "newer generation" of General Hospital fans. We weren't here for the Luke and Laura, Robert and Anna Scorpio, great adventures of the 80's era. For many of us, like myself, our first memories of the show are of Elizabeth and Lucky, Emily and Nikolas, with Eli's Ribs, brownies, guitars and boxcars. We still laugh at the memories of Elizabeth saying "We'll See" the first time Lucky told her his name. It makes us smile when we remember the sleepovers that Elizabeth and Emily had so they could giggle and gossip like girls do. We still feel our hearts break when we remember her collapsing into Sonny's arms thinking Lucky had perished in the fire. We know we'll never forget Elizabeth crawling out from the bushes on that horrible night, and we still get tears in our eyes when we remember how Lucky saved her both that night and beyond. The pain and devastation of finding Lucky with Maxie was so palpable we were ready to hate Lucky forever (well, at least I was!!) The reason we remember those moments, Rebecca, is simply because you brought so much life to Elizabeth. Portraying her with such talent, such grace and above all else passion. Those people who don't like Liz, still have respect and fondness for you as an actress.
It has been a magical journey watching Elizabeth grow from a misguided teenager to a passionate lover, a best friend, a survivor and a mother. There is no doubt that if anyone else had been playing this character, we would not feel as awful as we do about your departure. For me, as a fan, I simply wanted to tell you that I am "impressed, amazed and inspired by you" I wish you nothing but the best and happy hopes for a bright future in your career and with your family. I will be watching closely to see where you land and rest assured, no matter where it is, I'll be there cheering for you always.

Much love,
Dori

Thoughts of you

Hi Everyone! Well, have I got a treat for you. Not one; but two cards to share with you today, so grab a beverage and a comfy chair and sit back and join me for a few moments. The first card that I have to share with you today is for this week's color throwdown challenge. I don't have the exact colors; but I think I found a few that made a comparable substitute with what I had on hand. I also decided to use my Medallion stamp. That is another one of those stamps that has been long neglected. I was pleased with the results and will have to remember that I really do like this stamp and not leave it sit in the drawer for such a long time. Now, the second card I have to share with you is actually for a new challenge that I recently discovered through a new blog, Simplicity, that I found. I know, I know, just what I need another challenge. This one, however was just too inspiring not to at least try. The "One Layer Wednesday" challenge just looks to be so much fun! The challenge this week was to use two or more sentiments on your ONE layer card. Sentiments only, no images at all. I'm afraid it may be a bit hard to see in this photo; but I did do a bit of paper piercing beneath the ribbon. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I really liked the way this card turned out.
Ok, well, I better go so I can get these linked up in the right places and then spend some time visiting blogland!