Happy Birthday To You...

Hello Hello - Checking in really quick with another sketch challenge card I made. This is for Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #329. I used some leftovers from this month's Duel Kit that Judy sent me. I love this Birthday die-cut (Die-cut sentiments is something I don't have a lot of!) The patterned paper and bling is also from the kit, and I used some SU! ribbon from my stash. 

Here is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

Happy Birthday Tavi!

Today is Tavi Pearl's 3rd Birthday.....Woo-Hoo! This is the card I made for her which I gave to her Saturday at her Birthday party. We had such a fun time! All supplies except card stock are from October Afternoon. Their flower sacks are so much fun! 

It's hard to believe this little blessing in my life is THREE years old already ~ where does the time go? .....I still remember the very day she was born:

Her first birthday.......

Her second birthday (this taken the morning of)

And every little moment in between...... 

Thank you for going down memory lane with me today......... Hugs ~ LJ

SFYTT - January 2012

Here's my card for Jen's Sketch for You To Try for January. I had a lot of fun putting this one together, as I love cards with lots of layers. The adorable image is from Stamping Bella. I totally need to add some Birthday cards to my stash right now. The patterned paper is from Crate Paper (6X6 Pad - Neighborhood collections. I added a spiral clip, some SU! Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, and some Basic Grey Brads for embellishments.  The green panel was embossed with a CB Swiss Dot folder.

Below is a close-up of the main image that I colored:

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC50 - Celebrate

Hello ~ Hello

Happy day after Christmas ~ I hope yours was as wonderful as mine, because then you would be pretty blessed. I spent the last three days with my family.

I wanted to share the card I gave to my mom for her Birthday a couple of days ago. I used this week's My Favorite Things sketch over on SCS. The patterned paper is from SEI (Happy Day 6X6) and the stamps are from MFT (Birthday Princess) I used a couple of EK Success punches, one for the border, and another for the sentiment (which is a portion of a square punch). Her dress and crown are both paper-pieced.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

MFT - SFYTT Sketch January 2011

Hello ~ 

I hope you all have had a bright and cheery 2011 so far. I love the new year, especially since in January I have a very special birthday to celebrate at the end of the month. My niece will be two years old on January 30th. It makes the long winter month go by much faster when there is special day to look forward to! So I will probably be in a Birthday-theme card-making mood all month. :-) 

My card for the day is a Birthday themed card (surprise!)....I used the MFT Pure Innocence Birthday stamp set for the image and sentiment. The dress and crown on the image is paper pieced (the Xyron Create-A-Sticker machine works great for paper-piecing cards like this ~ it's one of the crafting tools of mine that never leaves my craft desk). I used some pattern paper from SEI (Happy Day 6X6 collection ~ so adorable!) and some satin pink ribbon. 

This card was entered for two challenges: Crazy 4 Challenges (Celebrate) and I {heart}2 Stamp's Monthy Sketch Challenge (SFYTT-January 2011). I'm a little late on the MFT WSC for this past week (Party), but it would fit that challenge also :-) 

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday, thanks again for stopping by. :)

Hugs ~ LJ