A Birthday Card

Well, I haven't posted in a while, but have been very busy crafting! I went to a scrapbooking retreat toward the end of July and got completely caught up with the girls dance albums. I also was able to get the books separated by girl. So now each of the three girls has their own dance album! I will try to get pics of the layouts posted sometime soon.

This is a birthday card I made for my father in law. He likes birds and wildlife - and even flowers, so it was nice not to feel trapped into using something completely "manly".

It's a 6x6 card using a kraft base. The bird is a print and cut shape from the Silhouette Store, designed by Echo Park and cut with my Silhouette (love that thing!). I used thick foam adhesive to pop up the birdie. Here are the details of the products used:

Cardstock - Bazzill, Archiver's and Close To My Heart; patterned paper - Basic Grey; die cut - Silhouette designed by Echo Park; Stamp - Close To My Heart; Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black and Antique Linen Distress by Ranger; Flowers - Petaloo and Prima; ribbon - Stampin' Up.

As a fun side note, I am a huge fan of Nichol Magouirk and Kerri Bradford. I entered a giveaway on Kerri's blog for her new site launch and I won $50 worth of products from her amazing store! Yay me!!

I will try to make it back soon with more stuff to share!


~Melissa