Happy Birthday Judy

My sister-in-law's birthday is on Sunday and she has been playing flute for MANY years.  She has played in the pit for my husband when he conducted musicals, and unfortunately I don't have a picture of her doing it. When I saw this image from Mayzy Art, I just had to get it for her.  I know that she is a person who is "card worthy" and appreciates all the hard work that is put into a card since when I was at her house a few years ago she had one of my Thanksgiving cards on display that I had made several years before at that Thanksgiving so I know that she saves them.  For this card I distressed all the papers or inked the edges to destress them.  I added the three blue flowers to go with the Blue Jay on the flute.  I used a Sakura jellly glitter pen on the flute and bracelet to add sparkle to make it look metallic.  On the inside, I embossed a strip with musical notes on the bases and put a button to make it into an easel card since she uses them as a decoration and keeps them.

My husband, Jeff and his sister, Judy in 1954

Judy and Jeff 2005

My second card is using this weeks Deconstructed Sketch which I think is perfect for ribbon with the four strips.  I got the mushroom image from Alley Way as a free download and thought the sentiment was just too cute.  My husband is always telling puns so I thought this was a perfect card from us.  When I showed him the card, he really like the burlap ribbon from Ribbon Carousel which I thought was perfect for the natural look with the mushrooms.  It was funny to see him feeling it like a child with a texture book. hehe.

inside

easel

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Jazz Hands & Little Steam Engine, Music- free Vintage digital stamps

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollections

Stamp:  Mayzy - Bibis Harmony

Inside Sentimetn: Stampibilites

Sentiment:  Verve

Ink:  Memento, Black Tuxedo & Lady Bug

Distressing tool

Spellbinders:  Small Circle, Large Scalloped Circle, Ribbon Label Trio

Button:  Stash

Flowers:  Recollections

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

Sweet Wednesday Sketch - sketch #152

Splitcoast - Ways to Use It - Don't Stress, Distress! WT373

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzio, TPC, Recollections

Stamp:  Alley Way - Fungi

Sentiment:  Alley Way - Fungi

Buttons:  JoAnn's Basics

Ribbon:  Burlap from Ribbon Carousel

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Spellbinders:  Small & Large Squares

Challenges

Deconstructed Sketch - Sketch #50

Splitcoast - Free for All Friday - Birthday Boy F4A115

Colour Q