These are pictures from my birthday this year. Since it’s on Valentine’s Day we decided to go celebrate at Dockside with their Prime Rib and Lobster special. It was delicious as always! And when it was time for dessert Lorille and Tommy surprised me with a slice of this gorgeous mud pie with a candle and sang Happy Birthday to me. So special! For the Taylor Swift Challenge – I fussy cut flowers, stenciled flowers and stamped flowers; 100 Papers Challenge – 8; 30 Items Prompt - #21. My birthday is in April, so show me that birthday layout; For Team Stinkerbelle – Challenge #1 - Taylor Swift Challenge – I fussy cut flowers, stenciled flowers and stamped flowers; Other Challenge – I’m taking a class on patterns made with papers; 100 Papers Challenge – 8;30 Items Prompt - #21. My birthday is in April, so show me that birthday layout; Emboss an Item – the postage stamp on the left page is embossed and die cut then I put some white chalk on it to show it off better; 2 or more flowers – fussy cut and stenciled; Handmade embellishment – the large heart was die cut with my Silhouette and then I arranged the patterned papers in the pattern from the class; At least 2 mixed media products – on the white circles I sprayed Tim Holtz Spritz and then stenciled flowers with stencil butter; at least 31 die cut from a machine – the large heart background and the title were cut with my Silhouette; 3 colors on the layout – teal, red, yellow (the brads in the center of the flowers on the white circles) and a color of my choice – pink; use 6 or more circles – there are 6; 5 or more patterned papers – polka dots, stripes, flowers and 2 others (another flower and a heart pattern); gallery post for a total of 12 points.
Materials – Sketch – Allison Davis; Cardstocks – Bazzill Avalanche, Blue Calypso, Classic Red, Pink; Patterned Papers – Polka Dots – Bo Bunny, Stripes Authentique, Others – Simple Stories My Valentine; Stencil – Catherine Pooler; Stencil Butter – The Crafter’s Workshop – Rose; Spritz – Tim Holtz Barn Door; Ink – Ranger Broken China, Faded Jeans; Embossing and Die Cut – Cuttlebug; Brads – Unknown; Stamp – Amy Tangerine Brave & Bold; Enamel Dots – Nuvo Glitter Drops – White Blizzard; Title cut with Silhouette using ZP Sister Troll font