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Welcome to the MemoryWorks 10th Birthday Blog Hop!  If you are just joining us...go back and start HERE.  If you get lost along the way, there is a blog hop map at the end of this post :)

This 10th birthday thing couldn't have come at a better time for me...as I am celebrating my twin girls 10th birthday on the 30th of this month :) So I am sharing some things that I have made celebrating their 10th birthday.

This first project is an invite to the girls' birthday weekend using the Simple Stories Fab{U}lous collection:

I used one of the 4x6 cards from the set, and used letter stickers to add the info....and the little phone sticker was perfect for an invite, I thought :)  I dressed it up by matting it with brown embossed/punched cardstock. It will fit nicely in a 5x7 envelope.

The rest of the projects I have made with the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection: 

Sweet Dreamy Smile

These are my girls' 10 year photos, I thought  they looked great with the colors of this paper :) I LOVE the chipboard banners that come in this collection...they make for a quick, easy and adorable title.

Smile Pretty

This layout is going to be for photos from the girls birthday outing...they are going to see the movie "Brave" with 2 of their little friends.

Happy Birthday

You can't have a birthday celebration without a birthday card!  So easy...I just used a big embellishment sticker for the focal point, and one of the tags for the sentiment, and to kind of 'ground' everything.

Envelope box

I make this box anytime I have created a card that is a bit too bulky for a regular envelope. You can see how  I made it HERE if you like.  

That's it!  I hope you have enjoyed my projects...now, you are off to Cathie's blog!

 Blog Hop Map:

MemoryWorks Blog  <--------START here.

Sheri Feypel

Lacey Igo

Christy Musack

Jody Spiegelhoff

Rosann Elliott

Jenn Bidwell Edwardson

Kim Hill  <--------You were here.

Kelly Holbrook <--------You are HERE.

Cathie Hollins  <--------Go here next.

Janey Pumphrey

Sharon Hill

Caroline Piercy

Lynn Darda

Christine Pennington  <--------END here.

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Colour Q #141

Only one challenge this time, and it's this one from ColourQ:

Here is my card:

I'm not gonna lie...I stole the 'shirt' collar idea from someone else :)

I hand cut both the tie, and the pocket, and that little 'hankie' is just an upside down heart.

Short, sweet, and to the point....that's it!

Supply list:

cardstock - Stampin' Up! (Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue)

ink - Stampin' Up! (Night of Navy)

stamp - Stampin' Up! (Everyday Flexible Phrases)

patterned paper - Echo Park (text); unknown (plaid)

brad - American Crafts

punches - Stampin' Up (heart, notebook edge)

button - unknown

linen thread - Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking!

Retro Sketches #15, The Shabby Tea Room #118, CAS-ual Fridays #56, Papertake Weekly Challenges

This week's sketch from Retro Sketches:

Plus this week's inspiration photo from The Shabby Tea Room:

Plus this week's challenge from CAS-ual Fridays:

Plus this 3-2-1 Challenge from the Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog:

Equals this card from me:

My 3-2-1 is: 3 rhinestones, 2 roses, 1 button.

I just bought this rose trim on clearance from Wal-Mart, and have been dying to use it :)

Supply List:

cardstock - Stampin' Up! (Regal Rose)

embossing folder - Stampin' Up! (Vintage Wallpaper)

linen thread - Stampin' Up!

rhinestones - Stampin' Up!

ribbon - Ribbon Trends (white organdy); Offray (rose trim)

button - unknown

everything else - Colorbok (photo mat, tag, sticker)

Thanks for looking!

Retro Sketches #11, ColourQ #137

This sketch from Retro Sketches:

Plus these colors from Colour Q:

Equals this card from me:

I thought of this stamp set immediately when I saw the color story from ColouQ this week.

I don't have anything Wisteria Wonder or Lucky Limeade, so I used Lavender Lace for the purple, and Kiwi Kiss for the green...which happens to be one of my favorite colors in the whole wide world :)

Anywho...here is the supply list....

stamps - BoBunny (flowers); Stampin' Up! (It's Your Birthday)

ink - Stampin' Up! (Lavender Lace, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey)

cardstock - Stampin' Up! (Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey)

patterned paper - Stampin' Up!

ribbon - Fancy Pants (turquoise); Stampin' Up! (white grosgrain)

other - Stampin' Up! (rhinestones, linen thread, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, scallop punch) 

button - unknown

Thanks for looking!

The Shabby Tea Room #113, Mojo Monday #240, Love to Create Challenge #14, Moxie Fab World - Damask and Brocade Challenge

This challenge from The Shabby Tea Room:

Plus this sketch from Mojo Monday:

Plus the Damask and Brocade Challenge from Moxie Fab World, and a 'For Mom/ or Special Lady' them from the Love to Create Challenge Blog....

Equals this card from me:

I always love the sketches from Mojo Monday, but I  have a hard time with them.  I don't know why, I just never know what to put where.  So, this card took me a lot longer than I would have liked :)

I thought from the colors, and what I took from the inspiration photo, and just how the whole thing turned out....this would make a perfect Mother's Day card for my grandma.

I used the technique found here to make my border for my circle. It was really easy, and I just used the rhinestones to cover up my cut marks. That's it!

Supply List:

stamps - Stampin' Up! (Special Greetings, Lot's of Thoughts)

ink - Stampin' Up! (Blue Bayou)

cardstock - Stampin' Up! (Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Crumb Cake)

patterned paper - Fancy Pants (pink damask); Simple Stories (text); Stampin' Up! (pink stripe)

rose - Making Memories

other - Stampin' Up! (rhinestones, border punch, sm scallop circle punch)

organdy ribbon - Joann Fabics

baker's twine - Bloomerie (Etsy Shop)

button - unknown

Thanks for looking!

Tuesday Trigger: Vintage Vogue, Card Patterns #164, CAS-ual Fridays #51

The Tuesday Trigger: Vintage Vogue from Moxie Fab World:

Plus this sketch from Card Patterns:

and this challenge from CAS-ual Fridays:

Equals this card from me:

Ok, so it's very loosely based on the sketch. I started out using it, but really wanted to incorporate these butterflies onto the card. Also, instead of a border-ish banner, I stamped my sentiment on banners - and have them pointing in the opposite direction.

I thought about a small vellum butterfly where the button is on the sketch, but it just didn't look right.

I've been wanting to try this reinforced hole/tied together card thing for awhile, and it really seemed to fit this  one.  Anyway.....

Supply List:

stamps - Stampin' Up! (It's your birthday)

ink - Stampin' Up! (Basic Grey)

cardstock - Stampin' Up! (Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, vellum)

patterned paper - My Mind's Eye

glitter - Ranger (gold stickles)

gold pearls - Recollections

buttons - unknown

other - Stampin' Up! ( Linen Thread, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, 1/2 & 1/4 inch punches,Very Vanilla organdy ribbon)

Thanks for looking!

ColourQ #135, Retro Sketches #9, CAS-ual Fridays #50

This weeks colors from ColourQ:

Plus this week's sketch from Retro Sketches:

Plus this challenge from CAS-ual Fridays:

Equals this card from me:

I've been using this Triple Treat Flower from Stampin' Up! quite a bit lately, probably because it's still pretty new. Although, I did mix it up, and just used the punched out parts this time :)

Everything I used is from Stampin' Up! with the exception of the wide grosgrain brown ribbon, that is unknown - probably from Wal-Mart. 

Supply List:

stamps - Triple Treat Flower, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, So Very 

cardstock - Whisper White

ink - So Saffron, Ridinghood Red, Cool Caribbean, Early Espresso

Early Espresso baker's twine

Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder

rhinestones 

punches - Label, 5 Petal Flower, 1/2 inch circle

Thanks for looking!