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Last of the Whipper Snappers (for the moment!!)

Morning all......is it morning already?!! Had a very hectic night.....got woken up at 1.30 am with the sound of vomit bouncing off the landing carpet!! Sam wasn't very well and didn't quite make it to the bathroom so spent most of the early hours of this morning trying to clean the landing carpet, the carpet in his bedroom, washing bedclothes and cleaning him up!!! Eventually got to bed at 4.30 am then was woken at 9.15 this morning by Sam asking me if I was getting up because his tummy was empty and he was hungry!!! Got to love 'em!! Anyway, at least he's feeling better. Got to try and phone the Carpet Cleaner in a minute and order Sam a new mattress as his is ruined....oh the fun of being a Mother!!

Back to business now, here's a card I made during the week with one of my new Whipper Snapper arrivals.

I don't know how often I will use this stamp but it was a case of "ooh, it's so sweet, I've just got to have it!!" I've coloured the snail with Prismas and Sansodor and layered him onto Doodlebug/Bazzill c.s. The paper, which is also layered onto the same c.s., is part of the Friends Junction paper collection from Blonde Moments. Sparkly flower and button are from Doodlebug and brads are Dovecraft. The sentiment is part of the Just Hatched set from Papertrey Ink.

Going to have a snooze on the sofa now....hope to catch up on my blogging later.

Comments

Jilli said…
Beautiful card, I love your choice of colours, very pretty. The stamp is really cute can see why you had to buy, but am gonna have to stop popping by if you insist on showing me new stamps all the time lol!
tracie said…
very cute card Jo, love the stamp, I do that all the time and have so many I haven't even used yet :-)x hope your
Annie said…
such an unusual image, but so cute too, no wonder you had to have him! hope you manage to get a good snooze after the eventful night!
Jackie said…
Love the card. That stamp is cute.
Glad Sam is feeling better and I hope you managed to get some rest.

Speak soon. x
~Denise Lynn~ said…
Super cute card Jo. Love that image, so sweet. Great blues and greens. Love the flower accent too.

Sorry to hear about your night, hope Sam is better. Oh the messes of motherhood. :) Have a good weekend. :)
Dawn Wheeler said…
Arr Jo what a night ,i hope he is feeling better now xxxxxx its horrid when they are porly like that xxxx
Fabulous card ,love the stamp and theway you have coloured it xxx
take care Dawnxx
Mandy said…
great card Jo, and yes that image is a real cute one.....I am getting a good range of stamps now, but there's always that yearning for more!!

Mandy
Angie C said…
What a gorgeous card Jo. Those stamps are so cute
Andrea, said…
Gorgeous card Jo, that stamp is so cute and I love the colour combo you have used. I hope Sam is feeling better and you get a good nights sleep tonight.
jo said…
hi jo, hope you feel better soon, its a lovely card, very sweet.
Gia Harvey said…
Poor you - not fun cleaning up after an ill child!! Love the card though - those Whipper Snapper images are great.
Unknown said…
OMG! that snail is tooooo cute!!!
Sue Shaw said…
Oh bless - I can remember a night like that - and it's not fun!! Hope he's feeling better! Hope you've caught up on some kip!

But hey - the card is fab - love the stamp and you've coloured it beautifully.

Enjoy what's left of your weekend.
Sue. x
Vicki said…
This is fab Jo, love the snail image. Hope Sam is better now. Been like that in my house all week with my daughter......she's on the mend now, thank goodness. xx vicki xx
Heather said…
Sorry to hear your son is sick. I hope he is feeling better. Why is it that they always throw up in the middle of the night?
Your card is absolutely wonderful, as usual. You are incredibly talented!!
Deb said…
fantastic card Jo, such a cute stamp.

sorry to hear you had such a rotten morning, glad Sam seemed to make such a quick recovery!
Anonymous said…
Super card Jo and love the colours, hope Sam has recovered and it wasnt a bug he could share with you and Lewis
nessy said…
i can see why you love your whipper snappers!! he is adorable!!
fab card ,as always!!
hope you got your 40 winks on the sofa!!
vanessa xx
Vicki May said…
What a great stamp and lovely card. I love the colours.
Hope Sam is still feeling ok, poor little thing and poor Mum too, not much sleep. Happy crafting Vicki
Andrea said…
Hihi,funny card! I like it.

xxAndrea
Michelle Short said…
Lovely card Jo, what a cute stamp! Love the colours you have used. Hope Sam is ok and that you have had some sleep! :0) x
Anonymous said…
Gorgeous card, love the colour combination.
Nikki Fairbairn said…
Oh this is so sweet and you've made me wanna check out the Whipper Snapper website now! Hope your son is feeling better, Nikki x
pickle said…
Wow fab card.
it's my first visit to your blog. i came across it via slumbercards. I'll definitely be back you are very talented.
kerry x
Richelle said…
Another cute card Jo! The image is very sweet.
Richelle
simplyfairies said…
Oh my you poor thing....
Great card btw....
Joanne said…
Can totally sympathise with your night of carpet scrubbing/bed cleaning/child cleaning - years ago one of my daughters didn't make it off the top of the bunk beds. . . . 'nuff said!!
Love your card - such a cute stamp, and great colours you used.
Maureen said…
That is an adorable image and a great card!
Ila said…
This is so Cute!! I love this stamp and your coloring and colors are perfect!!

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