Aug 29 2008
A Dear Friend’s birthday
My dear friend Beth recently celebrated a birthday. When I think of her, I think of rich florals, bold colors, lovely old lace, and the wonders of nature.
She lives in a 100 year old refurbished farmhouse (with 140 acres) and besides working a full time job and being a single mom, she maintains the 4 acres of beautiful landscaping around her home and collects antiques of all kinds. You should see the gorgeous treasures in her home and stored in her garage! It’s always an adventure to see her latest acquisitions!
So when it was time to make her birthday card, the beautiful Basic Grey Stella Rose paper is what came to mind first. That and flowers, birds and lace! So finally this is the card I came up with for Beth~
I just love it and almost hated to give it up! If it had been for anyone else….! She loved it too and said she was going to frame it!
The base is textured wasabi and the floral and striped DPs are both Stella Ruby. I used my Cuttlebug Just My Type border folder to dry emboss the striped DP, then sanded the embossing a little to remove some of the color. The so saffron layer is stamped with Pretty Pattern backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms. Both the saffron and pomegranate layers are distressed.
I sewed around the DP, added May Arts gold metallic ribbon tied into a knot through the Prima flower, lace and a Prima acrylic bird painted on the back side with Butter Cream Shimmerz. The sentiment is from the Lizzie Anne Au Naturale stamp set.
Well, I hope you liked Beth’s birthday card! And I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day holiday!! Me? I’m working Monday. Phooey!!
Oh, I almost forgot to mention….did you see that Jacksonbelle Embellishments is having a 15% off everything sale from August 30th (Saturday) through September 1st (Monday)!! Just think of all the great Inkadinkado stamps, May Arts ribbon, Cuttlebug folders and Shimmerz paint you could save on!! Just use the code LABOR08 to get the discount!
Thanks for coming by today! Please come back soon!
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Stamps: Pretty Pattern – Cornish Heritage Farms, Au Naturale – Lizzie Anne Stamps
Paper: wild wasabi – textured, purely pomegranate, so saffron, Basic Grey Stella Ruby 6×6 pad
Ink: Versamark, Palette Hybrid Noir
Accessories: Prima Painterly Petals Urban, Prima Just Corina acrylic birdies, Shimmerz – Butter Cream, sanding stick, Cuttlebug, Just My Type border folder, lace, May Arts sheer gold ribbon, sewing machine
18 responses so far
Beth sounds like somebody I would love to meet. This is a gorgeous card Broni, she will treasure it!
BEAUTIFUL, Broni!
This card looks PERFECT for the woman you described!!
I love the embossing on the dp and the layered ribbon over the lace.
Such a beauty!
Oh my cow, Broni! This is FABULOUS!!! What a beauty, and how lucky is your friend to receive it! Awesome idea she has to frame it!
WOW this is just stunning! I LOVE that clear bird, layout, colors, ribbon, just GORGEOUS!!!!
Wow Broni this is gorgeous!!
This is absolutely gorgeous, Broni!! A very special card for your very special friend!! I think she is smart to frame it!! 😉
What a gorgeous card! I love it! I would love to see her house with all the antiques and her yard. I love old things!
A beautiful card. Many happy wishes to your friend. I am sure she will be most pleased with this beautiful card.
Wow, this is beautiful Broni! I love the rich colors and vintage feel!
Wow! This is so gorgeous. You are a great friend. I would have a hard time giving this up too!
Great paper and color combo!
Beautiful! She will love it Broni~
Absolutely gorgeous, Broni! The colors and the texture of this card are stunning! Your friend is one lucky gal!
Wow Broni, this is just gorgeous!! I love the bird painted with Shimmers! I just ordered a whole bunch from JBE-can’t wait to get them!
So pretty — love the rich, vintage collage type feel — I just orderd some new CB folders and borders — can’t wait — love how you used yours here!!!
What a beautiful card! She is going to absolutely love this!
As I was looking at your card, I was thinking your friend should frame it. So nice that she plans to do just that. It is totally gorgeous, Broni!!
This is lovely. The vintage look with the lace is just the most wonderful touch with those colors and design.