Birthdays are like boogers

Well when making my cards back some time ago for the 9th Annual Birthday Bash at Catch the Bug I made this one for Day 5 for the Humor Me because it makes me laugh.  Then as it was getting closer, I thought it's not a monster card.  So that's why I made the other one and asked to have this one pulled for a different posting. I guess that didn't happen because when I checked it did get posted so I figured I better just go with it and add it to my site too.  It's just that this one hits too close too home right now since with the packing in my nose...it's harder to breathe unless I sleep sitting up. lol
The image is Frame it - Gertrude - Birthday booger.  I dry embossed the background and then used an olive pearly accents for the "booger" which is included in the corner...I couldn't help it, my sick sense of humor, lol.
Now I put it on my Facebook page and my son commented on it - he has never commented online on one of my cards. He is very critical of my cards in person, but not online.  So I teased him about boogers when he was a kid so this sparked a conversation between my kids and I.  So I had to joke that I would make a disclaimer that NONE of my son's boogers were harmed in the making of his card. haha 

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up; Recollections
Stamp:    Bugaboo - Frame It - Gertrude - Birthday Booger (see above for direct link)
Ribbon:  Offray
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug
Pearly Accents

Challenges
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 370 - 371 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 413 Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 243 Embossing
Crafty Catz - Ch. 444 Anything Goes with optional birthdays
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C466 Humor

Thick ice or thin

I wanted to get a few Christmas cards made since I haven't been keeping up with one a week like I wanted to.  For this card, I used the pre-colored image from Imagine That Digistamp called Toasty Penguins and the sentiment that comes with the set, except I cut off the "Happy Anniversary".  I want to be able to give this to my friend for Christmas.  I added some Stickles and Pearly Accents on the image.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That Digistamp - Eskimo Friends Kit

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollectioins

Stamp:   Imagine That Digistamp (see above for direct link)

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Snowflake Punch:  EK Success

Stickles

Pearly Accents

Twine:  Darice

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 460

CHNC - Ch. 330 Anything Christmas or for the kids

CHNC Extra - April

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 348 Christmas

CI - Ch. 404 Animals

If you give a Crafter a Cookie - Ch. 67

QKR - Ch. 240 Feathered Friends

International Art & Soul - Ch. 6 Wings

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 90 It's hip to be square

First Friend Best Friend Forever

My Mother's Birthday is in the beginning of May and I made this birthday card for her using a stamp that I got from Unity.  I had several of there stamps from years ago, but when the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop came out and when a fellow blogger and a past DT member that I worked with Cynthia had a Unity posting I saw some of the newer stamps and fell in love with them.  I picked up this set called, First Friend, Best Friend Forever which is not listed on the site and they recently had it as a freebie if you ordered a certain amount of stamps so I'm not sure if it is still available.  I just love the sentiment, which I put on the inside of the card.  My Mom doesn't come on my blog so she won't see it.  I added some white butterflies and pearly accents to the card besides I used Derwent Watercolor pencils instead of Copics.  I put green bling on the card since her birthday is in May and the birthstone is Emerald and to match the leaves.

inside of card

Cardstock:  Recollections; Bazzil

Watercolor Paper:  Artist's Loft

Stamp:  Unity - First Friend, Best Friend, Forever

Sentiment:  Verve - Simply Amazing

Ink:  Distress - Black Soot; Seedless preserves

Embossing Folder:  We Are Memory Keepers

Ribbon:  Michael's

Bling:  Paper Studio

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Dermont Watercolor Pencils

Tim Holtz Water color brush

Pearly Accents

Challenges

Allsorts - Wk 412 I spy something with "B" (Birthday, Bouquet, butterflies, bling, bow, blue, buds)

RRR - Ch. 162 Put a bow on it

Aud sentiment - Ch. 178 Use a stamp for your sentiment

4CC - Ch. 347 Butterflies

DDD - Birthday (Happy 50th to Lisa)

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 474 Birthdays

Creatalicious - Ch. 113 Birthday

The Card Concept - Ch. 71 Fresh Flutters (Clean and Layered)

Here's hoping you forgot your birthday too!

Here is my card using the Sasayaki Progressive Challenge Birthday Elly image.  The sentiment is from TLC.  I attached a candle as an embellishment that is pink and purple.  When I went to the store, I was surprised at how expensive candles are.  I guess since my kids are older that we have been recycling candles so I haven't bought any recently.  Otherwise we have bought desserts or ate at restaurants.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Sasayaki Glitter Birthday Elly

Sentiment:  Hoping you forgot bday

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Jute:  May Arts

Candle:  Spritz

Pom:  Creativity

Stickles

Pearly Accents

Challenges

Sasayaki Glitter - March purple

Sasayaki Glitter - Progressive Challenge #8

Sugar Pea - Ch. 29 Sketch

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 319 Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Ch. 53 For a child