A Bright Happy Birthday!

Good Monday morning all! I got a little time in my craft room yesterday so I thought I'd share over the next couple of days.

I got a call from a friend on Tuesday night last week asking me if I could make her a card to give to her friend for her friend's 90th birthday.  Of course I replied when do you need it?  By Thursday.  Okay, that might not seem like a short period of time to you guys but considering my day off was just concluding when she called I was not sure how I was going to get it done BUT I said yes and got it done on Wednesday night!

I'm sure you are wondering why the bathing beauty for a 90th birthday card, right?  Well, the card was also a gift certificate of sorts for the birthday girl to spend the weekend at the giver's family cottage by the ocean.  I wrote a cute little invitation on the inside including the opportunity for the birthday girl to 'work on her tan'.  Heehee!  This card is super bright but I just loved the boldness of it and after a tough year the birthday girl deserved something bright and fun to celebrate her birthday!

Sketches by Carly Day!

Good morning friends!  I know, it has been a long time or at least it feels like it!  I'm back today to share a fun card and sketch from Sketches by Carly.  I made this card before I left to go see my son and I still love it today as much as when I made it!

Our sponsor for the month long challenge is Paper Shelter and we were provided with some super cute images to use.  I chose Santa Cute Helper.  I did NOT color this image but instead took advantage of the pre-color version that Paper Shelter offers.  I used MME 12 Days of Christmas pattered papers on this card and then just added all sorts of fun embellies.  I love it when Carly's sketches has lots of little pieces to it as it if fun to be fussy sometimes!

Here are the details of this challenge:  This challenge will go for the entire month of December (Dec 9 - Jan 5) so you will be able to enter as many times as you'd like.  The random winner will receive a $20 Paper Shelter gift certificate! 

Here are the rest of the design team gals. Make sure you check out all of the amazing work they've done!

Jerusha

Julie 

Danni

Ceal

Margreet

Genevieve

Sarah

Shakira

Kathy

Kris

Carly

I will be back probably tomorrow to share a photo or two (or maybe a digi scrapbook page) of my boys.  It never gets old thinking your kids are the most handsome around!  See you then!

Thought of the day:  I'd rather be a Proverbs 31 woman than a Victoria's Secret model!