Happy birthday flowers and a new family member...

 

This card actually uses another card part - the white, woodgrain embossed background. It had been sitting there for a long, long time.

The flowers and sentiment came from a stamp, die and stencil set that I've had for a while. I stamped the flowers, used the stencils to color them and then cut them out with the coordinating dies--easy, peasy.

I should have varied the colors a bit more (and I definitely will the next time), but it actually looks better IRL

The sentiment on the inside was another card part. It had been stamped and cut out with a stitched rectangle die, so I simply adhered it to the inside of this card.                                                                                                                                                        

And now for the big news at our house - we are adopting a fur baby. His name is Mickey, he's a one-year-old Australian Cattle Dog mix, and he's with us for the next two weeks on a foster basis. After that, if all goes well (and I expect it to), we'll formally adopt him.

He has the sweetest temperament, loves everybody, and is even house-trained already. He's so quiet, too. We've had him for four days so far and I've yet to hear him bark. 

Yesterday he had to undergo neutering surgery. Poor little guy!! He was still loopy from the anesthesia when he got home and slept for a couple of hours. He perked up later, but I can tell his incision is uncomfortable. We have medication to give him for the next five days, but he's really good about taking it. Like me, he's definitely food-motivated. LOL

I hope you won't mind if I add a picture or two of him to my blog posts from time to time.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl