Happy, happy birthday!

My sister-in-law turned 19 this past weekend...whaaaat?!?
When I started dating Pete she was only 8 and we used to
write pen-pal letters to each other and play Barbies.
Now she's in her first year of university, living away from
home and all 'growed-up'. {insert little sob here}
Actually, she couldn't be any more awesome and it's been
such a delight watching her become who she is today.
So, to celebrate this momentous occasion, a lovely card
for an even lovelier sister was in order.

Here's what I came up with:

I ended up making a 6x6 card (something BIG for the

big occasion) but I had a hard time figuring out how
to arrange all the elements on it. I guess I need to
stretch myself out of my 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 comfort zone
a bit more :) I started with the Basic Gray patterned
paper and pulled the colours from it for stamping the
Happy Birthday sentiment. The white space in between
seemed kind of bare, so I used my scoring board to add
some lines. I like the texture and detail they added without
making the front too 'busy', y'know?

Lastly, I made this flower and attached it to the front with
a little bit of twine. I really wanted to attach it with a jumbo
paperclip, so she could take it off and use it as a bookmark
or something, but I didn't have any so I guess I'll just have
to tuck that idea away for later. Other than the wonky
layout, I like how fun and cheery this card is. And sister
loved it, so that's all that really matters ;)

Supplies:
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake (SU!), Green at Heart (BG)
Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango (SU!)
Stamp: Happiest Birthday Wishes (SU!)
Other: Flower layers die (Sizzix), button (BG), twine (SU!), scoring board (Martha Stewart)

Well, hello!!

It's been a little while since I've last posted here...
Lately, a certain fellow stamper has been nagging me
unmercifully, I mean kindly urging me ;) , to get my butt in
gear and share what I've been up to again.
So here's two cards from last week. I used the same papers
and colour scheme for both and, while I'm not sure they're
my style so much, I'm still happy with how they turned out
because I know the people they were made for will enjoy them.

Card #1:

Card #2

Supplies
Paper: Crumb Cake, Almost Amethyst, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Barely Banana (SU!) and
Sugar Rush dsp (Basic Gray)
Stamps: Wings of Friendship (SU!), Distressed Dots background, Scripture (Unity), Year of
Flowers: Sweetpeas (PTI)
Ink: Crumb Cake, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink (SU!), Versamark,
Old Paper Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Other: clear embossing powder (Ranger), adhesive backed pearls and rhinestones (Kaiser),
Organic Flourishes embossing border (Cuttlebug), button and string from my stash

Hope you're happy, Marn.
I mean,
Thanks for visiting!!
;)