Happy 10th Anniversary on St. Patrick's Day

To those who celebrate it: Happy St. Patrick's Day!

A good friend asked me to make a card for her son and daughter in law's 10th Wedding Anniversary which was on St. Patrick's Day. I used a sentiment from TLC, Create and patterned paper. The sentiment is hard to see behind all the sequins in my shaker heart. I put a sticker on the other heart. Naturally I had to include a shamrock and ribbons.  The sequins are gold and there is gold in the bottom ribbon which did't photograph well.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Irish Love Papers 5

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - 10th Anniversary

Die:  My Favorite Things

Shamrock:  JoAnn's

Ribbon:  Michael's and Offray

Sticker:  SEI

Sequins:  Stash (gold)

Challenges

Creatalicious - Ch. 159 Anything Goes with optional monochrome

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 573 Celebrate

Let's Craft & Create - Ch. 145 Anything Goes with optional Green Things

Double Trouble Paper Crafting Thing 1 - Something Green

Heart 2 Heart - Double Trouble Paper Crafting Thing 2 - gold (sequins in shaker)
Double Trouble Crafting Thing 3  - Something Gold (sequins in shaker)

To my tweet friend on St. Patrick's Day

I know I haven't posted anything all week, but I've been making comments....Unfortunately, my 12 year old male Siamese cat Casio has been sick and has been found to have abdominal lymphoma.  In his youth, he was 14.5 lbs at his full weight, then 3 years ago after my husband passed away he stabilized at 11 lbs.  Then I took him in this fall and he was 9 lbs and then the other month he was down to 6.3 lbs.  He has always been the cat that has comforted me when I have been sad or anxious and he has been the Man of the House for the past three years so this is really difficult for me.  He has always greeted me when I would come home from work or from running errands.  He was put on steroids in February; however, he is now having lots of side effects from them so I am weaning him off of them.  So he has been getting a lot of attention this week and he doesn't want to be pet, but he just wants to be around me.  When I try to color he will sit on top of my paper.  My daughter is coming home tonight to spend the weekend with him since technically he is her cat, but she is allergic to him so she couldn't take him with her after college.
I did manage to get the Progressive Challenge for From the Heart colored and made an easel card.

Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp & Sentiment:  From the Heart - Lucky Lil Birdie

Dies:  My Favorite Things
Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories
Gems:  Duct Tape
Chalk:  Stash
Ribbon:  Michael's
Border Punch:  EK Success
Button:  Bazzil
Jute:  May Arts
Clover:  Hobby Lobby

Challenges
From the Heart - March Stamp of the Month
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 108
4CC - Ch. 342 Buttons
Sparkles - Ch. 90 Let's go green
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 119 Use buttons
Creatalicious - Ch. 111 Anything Goes with gems or pearls
Di's Designs - Lots of green
Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 230 Use some green