Cheers to you...

I was looking through my masculine die sets the other day and came across some fancy drink and small hibiscus dies that were part of a man's shirt die set. I decided to use them to create a couple of feminine birthday cards.

The leaf die was not part of the set, but I thought it looked like a tropical leaf, so I used it. I colored the drink in with a pink alcohol marker.

The orange flower was popped up with a small pop dot. All the other die-cuts were glued directly to the arched rectangle, which was popped up with foam squares.

I stamped a sentiment on the inside to finish the card, but as sometimes happens, I smudged it! To fix it, I cut a large, arched rectangle and stamped the sentiment on it. Then, I glued the rectangle down above the strip of DSP, which I had added previously.

I decided it looked okay since the arched rectangle mimiced the one on the front of the card.

This is the second card I made using the same small dies, along with a couple of circle dies.

The larger circle was glued directly to the card front, and the smaller circle was popped up.

The pink hibiscus was also popped up.

The sentiment on the inside was the same as the previous card, so I opted not to share a photo of it. 

We have finally gotten our cleaned and pressed drapes back from the cleaners. I hung them right away in the living room and dining room. 

Today, the new dining room rug will be delivered and I'm looking forward to seeing how it looks. I have a photo of it on my phone, but I really want to see it under our table! Once that is in place, we will have to work on wall decor. Everything had to be removed before the floors were refinished because of all the sanding dust. Of course, now I want to change things a bit, so that may take awhile.

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

Cheryl