Happy Birthday Sandra Sue!

Gerry Morse is my humor muse so decided to CASE her today for my dear friend Sandy’s Birthday.  She also used a Bugaboo image and it’s JJ, so it was meant to be.  Here is Gerry’s card http://stamptv.ning.com/photo/cooking-with-wine?context=user JJ Cooking with Wine. And here is my take on Gerry’s card.  Since my image isn’t really about wine, I kept the cardstock white but for detail I used a new Spellbinders detail emboss die set for interest.  Now for the rest of the story…

I had a little time today, so got a birthday card made and off to a dear friend who has her birthday on Ground Hogs day.  Sandy has a very good sense of humor, so thought this would be a good fit.  This very humorous image is from Bugaboo called JJ Tequila and Shoes instant fun and the character is JJ.  JJ reminds me of “me” with the reading glasses perched on her nose and silver hair, like mine.  Colored her in pretty grays and reds and created the sentiment using Photoshop Elements 9 from a funny joke in the newspaper that I filed away.  Thought it would work well with JJ here.  The birthday sentiment is from GinaK Designs Framed Greetings stamp set.  So Happy Birthday dear Sandy, I hope you like it.

 

Five O'clock Wine!

Well here I sit, with wine in hand...yes, Dave climbed those stairs once again with glass in hand.  Thinking back on my day, I retook command of the entry way closet and as it happened it really did need retaking!  Found our Son-in-Law's winter coat that he's been looking for and donated coats and jackets to our local charity of choice.  And now after finishing another big job, I opened the email to see wonderful, encouraging comments from some of the most amazing and talented ladies, I have known.  I appreciate all your comments, they are full of positive anecdotes from your lives and how you all got through similar situations.

So I lift my glass to you (hic) as I sip (hic), to say thank you (hic).  Humm...maybe I've had more sips than I thought...

I may be a little tired, but always remember, I remain..."Happy as a clam in white wine butter sauce"!

PS: above image is Chef Pierre from Bugaboo

Happy Birthday Carol!

My sister Carol has a December 19^th birthday and she doesn’t like Christmas themed birthday cards…no red or green allowed, so I printed out my Bugaboo digi image Stella 29 Again and colored it in purples and oranges and greens, layered that onto GKD Springtime Silhouettes patterned paper and then topped it all off with a frame made from a Spellbinders oval die cut.  Added a few rhinestone shapes and wished her a Merry Birthday…I mean Happy Birthday!

Merry Christmas Maggie!

This clean and simple card is for Granddaughter number 1, who just turned 15, now that truly makes my head spin (no wine needed for this one!).  Maggie is a fun loving young lady and I knew she would love this little Penguin from Bugaboo called Little Penguin Winter Candy Cane.  (Bugaboo is still having their 50% off sale if you would like to go check them out.)  After coloring it with Copics, it didn’t require much, just a little glitter and layered it onto a piece of Christmas card stock.

Merry Christmas Aidan

I made this card for my 9 year old grandson who loves to go whooshing down the side of a mountain at full speed with no fear what so ever.  Truly unbelievable, I would literally be quaking in my boots.  This sweet image is from Bugaboo, one of my favorite digi stamp shops and is called Winter Snowboard and was a freebie no less.  This fit Aidan to a tee.  This is totally a digital card.  I layered two Christmas papers and added my snowboard image and a sentiment.  Printed it out and colored my little daredevil with Copics and layered that onto cardstock.  Added some Stickles and glitter and it was done.  And as I think of my favorite Christmas song and this image, it has to be White Christmas as in I'm dreaming of...