Birthday Wishes

Can you believe it’s taken me two days to post this card? That’s how insane my life has been lately. Our cat’s been responding well to her chemo treatments and drug therapy, but my father-in-law was sent back to the hospital the day before he was set to be released from the rehab centre. We still haven’t heard why and we can’t seem to get a hold of my mother-in-law so we’re quite worried. Today, the little munchkin was less than cooperative and skipped his nap for the first time ever. I had a hard time dealing. To put it mildly, I had a rough day. I really need a vacation but I’d even settle for a massage. It figures that on a night when I could use a glass of wine or a martini, there’s no alcohol in the house!

Anyway, enough whining since there is no wine. Groan. LOL I used more of Unity‘s incredible July 2010 KOTM to make a birthday card for Wplus9‘s Color Cue {6} Challenge. As I’ve said before, I don’t normally participate in colour challenges but I had so much fun with the last one that I just had to play again this time, especially since it involved kraft! I know, my addition to kraft is probably not healthy. Mwahaha. Now, I have to say that I was never into coral until SU decided to retire Cameo Coral. Ugh. It’s Murphy’s Law, isn’t it? Well, I went to my local scrapbook store just to get some coral cardstock for this challenge. How’s that for commitment? :Þ These four colours worked so beautifully together that I could’ve put them in any order.

I stamped the flower image three times and cut out the ivory flower twice. It’s layered but not popped onto the kraft background. The title of the Randy Newman song You’ve Got a Friend in Me is repeated in the text. Isn’t that cute? I chose to pair it with the birthday sentiment because this card is going to a friend after all! The chocolate panel was impressed using PTI’s woodgrain impression plate and it was such a happy coincidence that the centre of the eyelet lace border die matched perfectly with the centre of the flower. Awesome! I layered the main image on a piece of ivory felt cut with a circle nestie, popped on the sentiment and voilà. Well, I’m off to watch some TV and have some ice cream. I certainly hope you all had a better day then I did!

Sources: SU Kraft, Chocolate Chip & Naturals Ivory cardstock; AC textured coral cardstock; Unity July 2010 Kit of the Month – Happily Ever After; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; PTI Eyelet Lace border die; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large; CPE Ivory felt; PTI Woodgrain impression plate; QuicKutz Epic Six; SU Crystal Effects; Forever in Time pop-dots