Sister Floral Grater

Here is another birthday card for my Mom's birthday stash. This image is from Stamp by Judith & Heather. I dry embossed the background and have two ribbons.  I didn't realize how big the stamp was until I went to put it on a 5 inch X 7 inch card and there isn't much room around it.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Stamp by Judith & Heather - Large Flower Grater

Die Cut:  Birch Press

Ribbon:  Michael's & Offray

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

Atlantic Heart Sketch - Ch. 368

Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 271 All Occasion

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 438 - 439 Anything Goes

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 481 Hand colored image

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 207 For the Ladies

Sparkles - Ch. 128 Use a Real Stamp (no digi)

Polkadoodles - Wk 20 Anything Goes

Good sister or bad sister

Today I have to go to parents to celebrate my Dad's Birthday and my brother will be there with his family and my daughter will be there.  My son is in SC so he won't be able to attend.  We are having a late dinner since my parents have plans to go to a craft show during the day.  I gave both of my parents a hard time about this because my Dad will be 74 years old and said that he was at the stage in his life that he was "Waiting to die."  So I asked him, "Why are you going to a craft show, you don't need to buy anything that my brother and I will have to dispose of?"  He laughed and just said he likes to look around and see what people make and do to waste their time.  Growing up I was the good one and had the good grades and didn't get in trouble and my brother was just the opposite.  I moved away for college and never went back and my brother lives 5 miles from my parents so now the roles have reversed and he is the good one and I'm the bad one.  Funny how that works....hmmm.
For my card, I used a great image from TLC, Create.  I distressed my papers, and kept it simple with added some bling, hemp and a rose.

Patterned Paper:  Prima

Carstock:  Bazzil

Stamp:  TLC, Create - Vintage Tag Good Sister or Bad Sister

Hemptique

Flower:  Recollections

Bling:  Mark Richards

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Challenges

CHNC Patterned - September

613 Ave Create - Ch. 201 Anything Goes with optional twist distress it

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 188 Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 432 Use at least 2 DPs

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 173 Anything Goes

Sister 70

I was asked by a friend to make a birthday card for a Sister who was turning 70 so I did this monochrome floral card.  I added a  stamp from TLC, Create and then heat embossed 70 on the corner.  For the inside I also used a sentiment from TLC.  Unfortunately, my friend that it was too frilly and too many flowers.  So, I will try again.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  TLC, Create - Sister Valentine Painted 5
             EK Success - 70
Versa Mark
Embossing Powder:  Stampendous
Spellbinder:  Labels 42 Decorative
Ribbon:  Offray
Flowers:  Recollections
Ink:  Distress - Concord Grape

Challenges
CRAFT - Ch. 432 Embossing
CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 80 No patterned paper
Paper Shelter - Ch. 308 Lots of Layers
Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 195 Monochrome
RRR - Ch. 171 Anything Goes with Ribbon
As You Like It Challenge - Flora or Fauna and why? (Flora, because you can have a color like purple and do a monochrome so well)
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 359 - Punches and/or dies