TeaPot Party for Connie Jo

If you frequent SplitcoastStampers you may be familiar with the TeaPot Tuesday challenge and party.  I have not participated very regularly as of late, and I need to get back in form.  Each week a special recipient is chosen, and the leader writes a nonsense story to go with the situation.  Connie Jo has had a lot going on in her life and needs some cheer.  Our mission is to do humorous cards to accomplish this.  I used the first bubble from a piece of Paper Pizzazz dp -and hand wrote "Things could be worse... we could be trying on bathing suits!"  The image is large, so the card is 4.5x6.75.  I added a strip of gold sticker, and some garnet gems. The sketch is flipped for this image.  Difficult to see - the garnet mat was embossed.
Sketch and colors (garnet, pink, sand):  http://poppysketches.blogspot.com/
Stamped image:  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/http:
Not square:  http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/
Embossing:  http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/
                   http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/