48 HOURS SINCE THE RELEASE...

and January's "Resolution 2010" dies are flying off the shelf.

The Door Knob Hanger is HOT!
The Cookie Cutter Borders are even HOTTER!
The Rooster and Runners are IN DEMAND!
And everyone is clamoring for the Garden Font.

But while all of you shopped Tuesday and Wednesday - I mopped up water. I soaked up water. I blotted at water. I am drowning in the desert, and water is still coming down.

The other thing coming down around here is citrus. Because of the 48-hour downpour we've had, and the high winds, our trees are losing fruit by the bushel. I have the only lemon tree on our cul-de-sac, so this morning during a 5-minute rain stoppage, I ran outside and filled 2 laundry baskets with downed lemons. Today I'm going to distribute them to my neighbors.

Kind of a "day brightener" during our third day of cold and gloom.

But of course - I needed cards to go with my "sunshine" baskets. {It's almost a rule in my neighborhood - LOL!}

I made these square blue cards for the outside of the grocery bags I will put the lemons in. Each tag is going in a clear envelope first. Because, you know, it's still raining!

I used the NEW Revolution Sun and the Garden 4x8 font...I just LOVE this font.

Then I made up a couple of these cards for inside the bags, for my immediate neighbors...

The inside of the card says "...we didn't all plant lemon trees!" {Okay, and I might include my recipe for Lemon Drop Martinis!}

I used the NEW Revolution Citrus Fruit...which could be lemons, oranges, limes OR grapefruit...and the Sticky Note 4x8 font. I cut the card base using my new favorite Spellbinders Nestabilities, the Large Deckled Mega Rectangle.

For the card base I folded a 4"x 12" piece of cardstock in half, and laid the fold line just inside the top edge of the largest die. I ran it through my Epic Six and VIOLA - a cut AND slightly embossed card blank. Fast and easy...and pretty darn cute I think!

Today I'm packing for CHA, making up snack bags for the basketball team, figuring out if you can dry clean a lamb {LOL}, trying to prep meals for my family AND delivering lemons. All in the rain. I should definitely take some pictures, because these are the days I love remembering!

If you have any questions, comments or rain-rain-go-away spells...you know what to do!

I'm here for your habit...

Comments

[Karen W]

Rain, Rain,
Go away
Come again
Another Day
Susan wants to play!

Let me know if that worked! I understand that if you return it to me, it will help my cold rain here disappear! LOL!

Love both your cards and wish I was closer to get some lemons! Not to mention a Lemon Drop Martini! (recipe please)

Karen

[Gail]

Ditto what Karen said!! Love those cards, and I'm so envious that you have your own lemon tree, and that you get to go to CHA, but dry cleaning the lamb?? Not so much! (Giggle) Have a great trip!

[Dania]

On the bright side Susan, if the sun isn't out your beautiful red hair won't fade. :) Love the lemon/orange. I thought to use that phrase "When life gives you lemons make lemonade" would be cute for a card.

Anyway I was all over the runners and sneakers (I can't understand why?) Later when the money tree sheds its leaves I'm thinking of that great Garden font and those hot borders.

[Susan]

HI GIRLIES!

Karen - thanks for the "rain chant"...it hasn't worked yet! Still coming down and now the wind is picking up. We're in for a stormy night me-thinks! LOL

Gail - lemon trees are great, until they start dropping their over-ripe fruit. Then the dogs think they have a tennis ball tree at their disposal and it makes for an interesting backyard disaster! LOL

Dania - love your "brighter side"! Thanks for reminding me of the silver lining. Great sentiment for a lemon card...will try that one next. And I figured you would indeed be all over the runners!

thanks ladies for chiming in! Scrapy Land blog readers are the best!

:D

[LollyChops]

I would so love to have my own lemon tree (sooo jealous)!

I love how you gifted them up! Adorable!

[Vicki]

Great tag and card Susan. I got my order today and I got the cruise ship, it's making me dream of my cruise in October during our downpour today! It was a great release.

[Charlie]

CUTE CUTE - I want lemons too.... Rats I live to far away - OK then I will buy some on my way home from work. Have fun at CHA - should you run into Gary from QK - tell him his special friend from Denmark - the former Sizzix-lady is still spreading the love of QK all over Denmark with every card she makes. I know him from his visits to Denmark and we always had great fun. Hugs