Helen Plus Three

Quite a few special days over the last couple of months, come and gone.

Call this an arty card experiment. Not sure if you can make out the Hero Arts(eiffel tower,) 'Take Time ' splashed with Tim Holtz distress and Tattered Angels inks. The lighting may not be that clear. I kind of like vintage and aged look on accessories and visuals. Then there's my latest pop up box card using my latest embossing plates and dies from Sizzix and Elizabeth Craft. Cupcakes, candles and presents all the happy things that birthdays are made of.  Those roses are dies from Wild Rose studio.  

Sizzix has actually come out with a die (flip it) to do this template without the need for manual cut n measuring. Well this was manually created   It's a fun card to create, more images are needed...and you get to play with paper patterns.... Using Sizzix embossing dies for the embossed image, 

'Plumeria and Leaves' die from Cottage Cutz,    paper from Basic Grey,  another step fold card....  

I'm looking forward to birthday cake....   and wishing you out there hugs as well.... Stamp is from Penny Black 'basket of love', 'Hugs' and scallop die cut from sizzix,  and the words from Inky Antics.

My youngest turned 11. he got two parties this year, one with family including cousins and another with his school mates and neighbourhood playmates. He makes friends easily. And of course where boys are concerned, the in thing now is NERF. So you can imagine, that's all they were talking about and bothering with from start to finish... fixing up their guns, attachments, bullets, extensions and who would have thought there were so many  different varieties. I was concerned they would mix up their toys, but oh no... I'm told 'chill' 'no worries' .... So I left them to it and they had great wild time in the park engrossed in their Nerf war..  Of course my living room looked like a battle zone with parts, and bullets and bags not to mention food and cups and drinks by the time we were half way through the party. And what kind of party would it be without FAST FOOD!. It is now almost coming to the close of my evening. And for the family I hope they enj...

A birthday card for my sweet niece. Stamp from Belles and Whistles set against a spellbinders die. Pat's card, unfortunately I didn't update this photo,  I modified it a litle bit more before I handed it off..