Sweet flower birthday card...

Sometimes all it takes to make a birthday card is a sweet flower die, a scrap of pretty paper and a bit of ink.

I had this scrap of DSP in my stash and wanted to use it, so I matted it and then prepped a card base.

I went through my flower dies to find one I thought would work nicely for the card. My usual instinct is to cut a flower out of green first and then to cut just the flower head out of colored cardstock. Luckily, I looked carefully at my DSP and thought, "Why not cut the stem out of the soft tan color?" I'm so glad I did, because I really like the result.

"Happy Birthday" was stamped with a copper colored metallic ink. I think it reflected both the tans and the pinks in the DSP.

I cut the flower head out of the same pink cardstock as the mat and then added a little ink blending to the center of it.

The flower head was popped up with dimensionals, but the stem and leaves were glued directly to the DSP. When that was done, I tied a sheer ribbon around the matted piece, making a bow over the flower stem. Then I glued the whole shebang to the card base.

For the inside, I stamped a sentiment in the same copper metallic ink. I also added a strip of the pink cardstock and another small, die-cut flower head.

My life is still a little crazy right now, caring for my grandson and the family's five dogs and two cats. I run back and forth between our houses several times a day, but I do spend my nights at my daughter's house. Luckily, they are only about one mile away. I even "get" to get up at 4:45 a.m. twice a week to make sure my grandson gets off to his 5:30 a.m. swim practice on time, and I make dinner for all of us each night. Like I said, it's a little crazy.

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

Cheryl