CYS: This isn't merlot in my cup!

Hi friends!

It's raining here today ~ a good day to stay indoors, craft

and enjoy a refreshing beverage of choice!

Or at least that's what Suzy tells us --

 the hostess for July in the Challenge Your Stash card group. 

Her theme for this month's card group is 

"make a card showing off your favorite beverage." 

It's no secret that mine is coffee.

Preferably wrapped in a Starbucks sleeve ;)

But one thing I drink a lot of and is actually a favorite of mine is water!

Yep, water.

Which is technically a major component of coffee ....

so there you go.  
ROFL!!

Since making a card with water was a bit confusing for me,

I chose to make a card using my favorite beverage memory. 

When dh and I were first married - reaching our 1st year anniversary -

he had a great idea to take us camping.

me.

camping.

As in .... outside. In a tent.  

me?

Alllllright! 

 Always up for a good adventure, I was all in.

We actually had a great time,

but some reason, I kept trekking the 3 miles

 (barefoot, in winter, up a hill, carrying 20 pounds of coal to light a fire ...)

Kidding!  Just seeing if you were still here *wink!*

 up to the general store to buy grape soda.

I wasn't even a big fan of grape soda!

 But on our way in, I saw the old coke machine 

and new what the choices were.  

And I couldn't stop thinking about it - during the day, all night.

Grape soda, grape soda, grape soda .... 

And that grape soda may as well as had a neon sign,

buzzing "Pick me, Pick me!"

I was digging in the car seats, under mats, in the ashtray for coins

and plunking them down into the machine, guzzling those purple beauties.

Flash forward a week after we got home .....

at the Dr's office, he joked:

"Been having any cravings lately?

Because you are going to be a mom!"

The funny thing is:

I wanted no part of it after that week 

and my oldest "grape soda" daughter isn't a fan either.

But we sure were back at camp - LOL!

So in honor of my oldest daughter,

this is truly NOT a glass of merlot .... it's grape soda :)

I'll enter my card into the Your Next Stamp challenge #67 -

I used their sketch, and color combo which you can see here!

I used a stamp set that might be retired - Quirky Animals.

These stamps are a riot.

I used a sentiment in the stamp set both inside and outside the card,

but my blog post is so long and busy, I'll skip the inside.

The first sentiment I used is a single line - 

I just masked and stamped, then turned it and remasked, restamped

to create the corner Happy Birthday.

  So cheers to you - 

whatever you have in your glass :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly