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Dorothy was right. There is absolutely no place like home! After an uber busy March thus far, and being gone forever (or so it seems), it's just plain good to be home. This last trip was particularly brutal on many levels. We had to go to my sil's funeral in North Carolina. Marilyn lost her battle with cancer but is no longer suffering its ravages. For that last part, I am truly thankful. It was good to see her husband and children, and her sisters and brother, but I would have much preferred to see everyone in a happier setting. We could only go for the day, so flew in and out on Monday. Harsh. Too many hours spent on an airplane, but there was no other choice; we wouldn't have missed being there to support family for anything. DH doesn't travel well, especially overnight, due to health concerns. But we just had to go and thought this would be the best option. I can't recommend this kind of trip for anyone. I hope never ever to have to do an in-and-out kind of trip like this again. I'm doing my best to get caught up with the housework, and DH is just trying to 'catch up.' He's still beat. Poor thing.

I did get some crafting time in yesterday, and since I've written enough already, I'll get to the cards I'm posting today. The first one up is for two challenges. Retro Sketches #106, and also for Lawnscaping #78, where we are to go CAS.

         

And this is my card:

The dp and stamp are both LF. A scrap of navyish cardstock and white, a Neenah white base, some SC sequins and that's it. Pretty CAS, or QACAS as Darnell says (quick and clean and simple). 

My next card will be popped into Curtain Call, where we are challenged to be "Farm Fresh."

If you look closely, you'll see some corn, and also some red gingham ribbon on the vase. Those were my inspiration for this card:

Everything about this card (paperwise, anyway...) are scraps, except the Gina K. kraft base. Sorry, couldn't tell you who made the scraps. LF corn images, stamped and fussy cut, and the sentiment is from Joys Life. With both I used SU black ink. The die is from SU, but it belongs to Sandy, and I can't remember the name of it. Really and truly an easy card to make. And since I'm in a crafty mood, I'm going to get back to it! Have a great first day of Spring, and go out among the tulips and happy dance for the joy of life.