Happy Birthday Karen!

It's my mate Karen over at Scrapbook Sisters' birthday today so I thought you'd like to see the card I made for her. I'm hoping that Julie has passed the card on to her before she reads my post today but if she hasn't DON'T LOOK KAREN!!!! Karen is a great lover of "Molly Blooms" so I thought I'd use the stamp that I got free with a magazine along with the "Forever Friends Good life" clear stamps to make the postmark. These are available at Scrapbook Sisters, I can't see them on their website at the mo but I'm sure that if you gave them a ring they'd be able to help you. It's a great set with a couple of different post marks and various other sentiments. I'm using this card for the following challenges:- Make It Monday 30,Inspirational,

OLLC76,Special friends,

Pollycraft 86,Friends,

IDICCB48,Pink and purple,

Allsorts 96,Special lady,

Simon Says Stamp,Girlie.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Stitched Up.

I know,the same papers again! can't help myself though,I love using them,I've seen them on cards from all over the world,though I must admit,the lovely lined paper with the bunting only at the top did have me a bit foxed.That is until I saw this card by Claudia,I've borrowed the placing of this paper but played around with the rest of the layout. The lovely image is Molly Blooms, what a find,there's a set including 2 larger images,this one and a boy with a balloon,a little cupcake stamp and 4 different sentiments free with issue 80 of Simply Cards and Papercraft. This isn't a magazine that I'd normally buy but with these lovely stamps on and at only £3.99 I couldn't help myself.
Check out the stitching,I've been meaning to get my machine out and give it a go. The papers are Fine and Dandy paper pack by My Minds Eye,I've paper pieced the gift and coloured the rest of the image using Copics.
I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
FFF44,Happy Birthday(28.1.11)
Fairytale Challenge 6,Flowers(28.1.11)
Fussy & Fancy 28,Sketch (28.1.11)
Delightful Challenges,Celebrate,(26.1.11)
PWC137,Paper piecing (26.1.11)*
TSOC,Birthday(26.1.11)*
StampFairy,Paper piecing(24.1.11)*
Crafty Pad 104,Something new(23.1.11)*
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x