Everything's Coming Up Roses

I finally have a day at home! Which meant I was bound & determined to get going on that list of cards that I need to make & mail. Hopefully I'll finish them all up tonight so I can get them to the post office tomorrow.

Here are two cards that I made using the latest Flower of the Month set from PTI. I love roses, so I was excited to add this set to my collection.

The first card was designed with today's Ways To Use It challenge at Splitcoast requiring heat embossing. I will be the first to say that I LOVE the look (and feel) of heat embossing, but I HATE the task. So this definitely was a challenge for me! I'm very happy with how it turned out - the graphic nature of the card & the bold colors are great!

The second card is a nod to all the fabulous floral cards that I've been seeing using polka dot dp. Aren't they great?! So I had to create my own with some helpful inspiration from Nichole Heady! I love how she popped up the center of the rose on one of her cards during release week. Here's mine:

Just love how this one turned out, too!!

On a separate note, I bought new storage containers for my flour, sugar, spaghetti, etc. yesterday. I keep all of these items in my pantry and wanted containers that would keep them fresh and use the space the best. I decided to go with the new (I think) OXO pop containers. Have you seen them? They're really cool! I'd love to hear if anyone has been using them and how they're working out.