Monday, May 5, 2014

Just a Note to Say...


Oh how I love flowers, so when I see a new floral set, I'm always checking it out.  So...click add to cart on the new Reverse Confetti set and it quickly saw ink from me.  Florals and sentiment stamps are a definite go to in my stash.  Funny thing is though that I rarely have flowers at my house because I don't water them enough to keep them alive!

So...my card today is for two fabulous challenges.  ColourQ where I never play often enough despite loving the color combos and One-Layer Simplicity Challenge:  Floral Cards.  I think I'll be playing along with this one fairly often this month.

Before I go, I wanted to share two pictures of Ryan and me from yesterday. We ran the last two legs of the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati. Ryan ran 7.5 miles and I ran 6.5.  The weather was absolutely perfect. I was very pleased with my finish time - averaging 9 minutes 32 seconds per mile.  Not bad for a 43 year old!

Here's our pre-race selfie at 5:45 am...

And our post race picture...our team finished in 4 hours 2 minutes.

I hope your week gets off to a fabulous start.

22 comments:

Hannelie said...

Wow Lynn, you look good after completing the race!
I started exercising again, 3 weeks ago (gym) and it feels good. After my neck surgery a year+ ago, I had to be so careful with what I do...
Your card is so beautiful. Wish I had your stamping skills!
Have a great week!

~amy~ said...

Yay! Awesome work on the race! You are such an inspiration!

Fabulous one layer floral card Lynn!

Barb said...

Big congrats on the race! Love the pics of you and Ryan!

Love your card too! Beautiful stamping!

Gerrina said...

Congrats on the race! The flowers on your card are beautifully arranged again! Hugs, Gerrina

Tracey McNeely said...

Yay, you rock doing the marathon! So much fun. Now I LOVE your RC one layer floral card. Isn't that set so fresh and current? Thank you for playing the colourQ this week, I hope you do more often!

sandie said...

Love the layout and the flowers with the dots! Congrats on your fab run x

Sara Mac said...

First of all, congrats on the run. I admire you for doing that and still smiling:) Great running time too. WOW! As for the card, it's another winner. Love the colors and simple layout.

Happy Dance said...

So proud of you! Way to go girl! I'll bet Ryan is extremely proud of you running too. I know he'll always remember it, that's for sure. And your card is lovely. Beautiful colors, and a wonderful design. Love it. Bev

Kara said...

Lovely card!!

Diane Jaquay said...

Your card is beautiful! Way to go running the race, I admire you!

Marisa said...

ADORE this card! Fabulous use of the colours and wonderful layout. You do CAS so well!! Wish I looked that good at 5:45 a.m. LOL! Way to go mama!!

Claire said...

Beautiful one layer wonder Lynn - so dainty and pretty. Congrats on the run - I think I'd have collapsed! Thanks for playing along at Colour Q!

Dawn @ LilyPinkScraps said...

Such pretty floral swags on a lovely fresh card :)
Well done on the run!

Ardyth said...

Well done on the run! I could not run a mile if someone was chasing me! (I can walk fast though! lol!) Love this pretty floral card too, so glad you joined us at OLS, Lynn!

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is so pretty! You're rocking the Reverse Confetti, Lynn!

Deepti said...

Congrats on the fab run!! Your floral cards are so pretty, love them always :)

Unknown said...

I love your beautiful card and how your flowers framed your sentiment! Congrats to your and your son on your amazing run! I am totally in awe that you guys can run so far....amazing!!

Michelle said...

I can't believe how good you look after running 6.5 miles. I also can't believe you put lipstick on at 5.45am before going running! If I did that, I'd have a lipstick smear mixed with my sweat on my already red face about five seconds into the race, lol! You put me to shame in the fitness stakes, I'm only a year older than you. ;-) Love your card, too, Lynn! :-)

Jinny Newlin said...

Woohoo! You go, girl! I so need to get back on my feet after baby. I'm just soooooo tired. And I love the way you've framed that sentiment here! FUN!

Joyce said...

Fabulous race photos and great times, too. I have been working out a lot, but think I could only barely run a mile. Your card is lovely, and I am chuckling because I am the same way with flower stamps and real flowers. I have plants and flowers all over my house, and they are all fake. And, I seem to want to own every flower stamp set on the market.

Sue Lelli said...

Whoo! Hoo! to you and your son! A Wonderful accomplishment! Pretty stamping on your card, too, Lynn!

Katie Ann Brooks said...

hey, look at you! Great job! AND, love your gorgeous card!