WARNING - You May Need Sunglasses...

WOOHOO!  Another Snow Day ~ -33*C plus a wind chill right now and I'm sure it was colder this morning when they decided to close school.  On the positive side, it is sunny and clear outside and I'm INSIDE creating.  :)  But, the sunshine is NOT the reason you may need sunglasses reading this post...

Don't say I didn't warn you!  This card is exceptionally bright.  Very, very, very bright.  You'll get a hint of why when you see the colors Embellish Magazine has given us this time.  Don't get me wrong, I totally {heart} the color combo but I do NOT use bright yellow E-V-E-R.  In fact, I took the plastic wrap off of my Yo-Yo Yellow ink pad this morning 'specially for this card... sad, eh?

It's Monday which means Julee has given us another fantabulous sketch to inspire us over at Mojo Monday.   It's another sketch with circles, and I *was* tempted to use my new Verve stamps but I controlled that impulse.   :)

 

OK - here goes...are you ready?  Sunglasses on????

I didn't want to blind you all at once so I thought I'd just give you a teaser to convince those of you out there who thought: "I don't need sunglasses.  How bright could it be?  What is Melissa thinking?" to go and get them...NOW.  :)

Here it is - are you ready???  You might *not* want to click on it to make it bigger...that's a lotta yellow all at once.

Recipe: Stamps - Snowflake Spot (Stampin' Up!), Many Merry Messages, Label (Daisy Bucket)  Paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Cool Caribbean, Yo Yo Yellow, Chocolate Chip  Ink: StazOn Timber Brown, Chocolate Chip, Yo Yo Yellow, Cool Caribbean  Accessories: Nestabilities, Martha Stewart border punch, shrink plastic, gingham ribbon, silver cord, button, adhesive pearls, paper piercer, Swiss Dots CB EF, heat gun

Can you all still read??  I'll give you a minute to recover...





So... you needed the sunglasses - was I right or was I right?  Seriously, I have never made a card with this much yellow so these colors really made me step out of my little box.  It also gave me a chance to use my shrink plastic that has been collecting dust on the shelf for far too long.  I {love} the little sentiment charm - like a little ornament.  And you all know I canNOT make a card without pearls...I almost put them around the scallop circle but it was too much.  HOW there can EVER be too many pearls, I'm not sure but this was one of those times. 

If the sun isn't shining outside at your house today, hopefully my card brought the sun inside if only for a few minutes.  :)  Enjoy the rest of your Monday everyone and STAY WARM...

*Is it January 21 yet??? *