Cute flower

Cute as an Inch, that is...
I enjoyed making these flowers so much. I just loved Cute as an Inch at first sight! (Thank you, Linda!)
I inked up the stamp with markers (Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz and Crumb Cake for beak and feet). The scallop punch flower base was cut from (retired SAB) paper pack.


This little petal card punch piece is adorable closed up and waiting for someone to open it... I embossed various flowers with different embossing folder - this one uses Perfect Polka Dots.






The sentiment is from Upsy Daisy. The leaf ribbon is from PTI.

Such a cheery little note, don't you think?

Holy Crow, my Boss is 65 - I hope he doesn't Retire!

On Monday, Ken, my boss of the last two years (as well as the ten years before I had children), celebrated a milestone - his 65th birthday! He is a pension actuary, and the company is all about retirement; and now he has reached his Normal Retirement Age. I joked that I hope he wasn't going to retire, and thankfully, I don't think he plans to any time soon.



This card was made to appeal to Ken's playful nature. The cover sentiment, from Hope Happens, is a bit tongue-in-cheek and is stamped on a great die set I borrowed from Linda. "eat cake" is from Cute by the Inch and the inside sentiment is from Whimsical Words. Card stock is (retired) Buckeroo Blue (because I needed a 12x12 sheet), Crumb Cake (embossed with Perfect Polka Dots folder), Early Espresso and Very Vanilla.

Since the candle is missing from my brand-new Create a Cupcake stamp set (I must have missed it when popping out the rubber stamps - aaggghhhh), I used the cake-with-candles image from (retired) Birthday Whimsy to stamp 66 candles (one to grow on, remember). It was a challenge to fit them all in! I added Dazzling Diamonds to make the flames sparkle - a lot safer than 65 real candles on his cake!



I enlisted my kids (well, Connor, really) to help me hang a banner over the building entrance in preparation for our luncheon celebration the following day.

Happy Birthday, Ken!