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T.G.I.F. for us, HAPPY CANADA DAY! & USA HAPPY INDENPEDENCE DAY!

Hi Friends

 

Happy Canada Day on July 1st.  This is the Canadian National Day today.  So I wish all fellow Canadians a great day filled with festivities!

Well, if you are living in the US of A. you know that this is our National Holiday weekend. So I wanted to make sure I send my special wishes to all of my friends and family there as well.  And if you eat a hot dog or a Hamburger please have a bite for me.  I am craving that stuff, although when we are living there I hardly ever think of eating that food.  But when you don't have it handy, you crave it!  Like so many other things LOL. 

Now for today's Quicky sheet here it is:

Gone for now, and thank you for all the lovely comments about the sheet and Welcome back Cariad Anne you were missed.  Have a fun weekend to you all.

So I hope everyone enjoys the BBQ season out there and remember to stay safe around them, we want everyone well and happy.  So I will post more cards soon.  I have more, not to worry, it's the time I have less of today and tomorrow.

Again enjoy your weekend everyone.  Sending a big wave all the way to you from all the way here LOL, yes my arm is all stretched out, but can't do this for long LOL.

 

Thursday for another share

Hi Friends

Oh dear, another month passed us by.  Half the year is behind us and the other half will at least for ourselves, it will be a very very very busy one.  Another move yet but this one takes us back home.  So, it is happy news because when I am busier than I already am, time flies by and makes me dizzy LOL.

As I always read your comments, I was reading that I seem to be making lemonade out of lemon.  I try my best, each chance I have to make the sweetest of moments when it can be turned around to be more pleasing.  It remains that by the end of August you will see a happier camper because we will almost be out of the Monsoon season, which by the ocean, where we are is a pretty wet one. LOL  The best part about this year though, this Summer I am prepared and remember how many things we had to throw out from the garage last year so this year we took everything back inside the house and left what is no trouble out there since we can't heat up the garage to get rid of the water falling from the wall tiles. The black mold takes home there and somewhere around our bedroom too.  So the fans are on 24/7 to not let it (mold) take over this time.

If it happens again at least we will have tried all of our options and know that this is the last one for us here so that's the light at the end of the wet rainbow folks!  But, this time of the year is excellent for baking bread, (another positive moment) all the factors are there to make a loaf of bread that will rise like never before, so you bet, I will be taking advantage of it and our staff will be happy and welcome to some of it as well.  So that's my chit chat for today.  Sooooooooooo, the other reason I am here for today is for another quickie share, so are you ready?

Trish, I hope you have a safe trip back to OZ.  Glad to have you back on this side of the pond.  While we are still here.

Here it is:

Sorry, gone for now 

I hope you enjoy Tatty wishing for a better day!

I will try and share a card tomorrow and perhaps another quickie so my friends, if you don't want to miss out on the quickies, go under my followers to the left side and sign up for newsletters each time I send a new blog out you will be sent a Feed in your email to let you know about it,  so all you do is, click on it and you are here.  Go for the easiest way, you will enjoy it.  I enjoy all the blogs I visit regularly because of this wonderful tool we bloggers can let our visitors use to make it faster for you to stay in touch with all your favorite blogs.

Have a great day, and if the mood strikes you, why not be creative and make it a perfect day!

I am sending you a smile from the heart

 

I am back with more to share

Hi Friends

Geeperz I had no idea it had been 3 days since I shared anything, my apologies.  I guess I am one that doesn't see the time pass by me.  That's what happens when one is busy busy busy.  But it's all good.  I am into shopping, getting great deals whenever possible so my days are going by fast.

Also on Sunday here we had the tail end of a thyphoon, my teacher told me, She also added that this had been the worst they had seen in in many decades.  It was more than pouring rain it was pouring buckets and the wind was such that if you dared opening any umbrella you were up for a Mary Poppin ride it was windy.  The rain was falling sideways so no umbrella would help at all.  Water in the streets to about 6 inches so it was going over our shoes.  It wasn't a good day to be out there for any reason LOL but we were.  We had a full experience to say the least but it has been cloudy since but not raining so that is all good.

Now here are the shares for today.  I have a quickie sheet to share with you as well as another card with recipe:

 
Recipe

Well, this card was really fun to make.  You need only two CS colors

A Sizzix or Cuttlebug embossing folder for the white BG-background may then you will need a mask.  If you are new to a mask technique here is how you do this, it get ready because it is easy and so effective.  All you need is a piece of CS that has been cut into a shape you like, in this instance it was a pieces of metal I conveniently found in my stash of goodies.  I placed it down on the white CS with a little tape to hold it down, then some ink and sponge is needed for the next step.  Sponge around and inside of the mask.  Then finish the whole piece by gradually sponging the color from the edges toward the mask and only remove the mask when you are happy with the color.  I added some metal nails from my stash to finish the middle.  Stamped a Birthday Celebration in black.  Adhered the piece to a pink mat, the final little touch was to add a ribbon to the bottom of the mat part and the card was done!

I hope you want to give it a try and add your own little quirk to it!

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Next comes the quickie sheet for you today:

 Sorry, gone for now 

An ideal sheet for cancer month coming up in October. 

I hope you enjoyed the shares today and thank you so much for all of your comments I really enjoy reading them all as well as answering questions you may have.  Please let me know if there is anything about the technique you would like to know.  I will reply by email.  Thank you for visiting, I appreciate it very much!

 

Just a quickie

Hi Friends

I had another chance to decoupage a fairy today:

Gone for now. 

I also wanted to answer some questions about my bread.  Yes I have a bread machine which is great.  Although, I must tell you that since I can't knead more than 2 minutes, I have found an easy way to make bread with the machine, it kneads for me and it does also does the first rise.  When the dough is ready, I take it out of the machine and cut it in half, place it in greased pans to let rise for another hour.  Then bake.  It is that simple so if you want the look of a handmade bread, and you have stored your bread machine to collect dust, take it back out and try a loaf I think it tastes better too!

Have a great weekend everyone. 

 

T.G.I.F. back here

Hi Friends

I am so happy to say it is Friday.  It is hot and humid, it is to the point that no wet towels are drying on their own, so I have to wash towels and dry them in the dryer so it don't go bad on me.  The humidity is seeping into the walls and floors so I have to make sure everything stays dry so we don't get mold everywhere like last Summer.  I assume that I can't help it from getting out of control but at least I am trying, that's what counts, right?

I just made a fresh decoupage sheet for you, to celebrate Summer and the coming weekend.  So I hope you enjoy it and will leave you with happy weekend greetings!

 Gone for now until I add it to my photobucket folders

 I wanted to add a picture of my wholewheat loaves of bread I made yesterday. 

 

 
 

Wednesday's card on the masculine side I dare going!

Hi Friends

Already mid-week here and I can't believe how time is just flying by, seems I get up and I can't see the days so much so I feel I am not able to do as much as before.  Sounds crazy doesn't it?  Trying to clean up my work space, finishing up some few odds and ends.  I also have to put away all the vacation pictures on DVD to have a back up and I could continue with my odds and end schedule.

I was happy to hear that the link for my blog feed is working for you.  If you have not signed up yet, this feed lets you know about my newly posted blog each time I post one.  It is easy to sign up just enter your email and it will send you an email back to ask you to confirm you have subscribed to my blog feed, you just accept and voila.  Each time I post, you will be sent an email, I really love this because it lets me know who has added new content to any blog I regularly visit and get inspired from. 

So this is the card I wanted to share with you today, I hope you enjoy it:

One for the boys!Recipe

This card was a real delight to make and it was one that took so many turns in the process of making it but, the end result was very pleasing to me so here is what you will need to make this card.

Masculine background paper for the frame and the Happy Birthday tag. Bazzill blue CS, Stampin Up Bashful blue CS, Black Soot Tim Holtz Distress ink pad and sponge, 3 brads, 3 dimensional tape for the frame and clock image.  A watch image which I used some Crystal effect from SU to form the glass look on the watch. 

I used my distress ink and sponge to distress around the Bazzill (textured CS) I also inked the edges.  I cut my frame to size for an A2 note card size, adhered it with 3 dimensional tape.  Decided on my Birthday tag placement, adhered it and at last the pocket watch also on 3 dimensional tape.  I really enjoyed the man-ish, boy-ish look of this one.

 

I hope you have a creative day and remember always feel free to share with me what my cards have inspired you to create, you never know I may just ask you if you mind my posting it on here for you.

 

Monday! Where did the weekend go?

Hi Friends

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Summer is almost officially here. The year is going by so quickly it is amazing. 3 more months before we can come home again. With preparations to this event we are going to get increasingly busy. Different packing process for me to prepare and so on. No need to bore you with details but it will be making the remaining time here feel like a HOT breeze since it is getting so very hot and humid. July and August are really something else so that means I will be shopping quickly since there is no A/C in stores or restaurants for that matter. Only a select few has the luxury item so I will be baking a lot more loaves of bread because it is sandwich season when it gets this hot and sticky here.

So I will also be making more cards as well as some that I will be able to send to my friends when I get home and can finally use the postal system again. Boy do I ever miss that. I have never thought I would appreciate Post Offices like I have been while here. So I will have fun going to mail my cards for about 6 months and then get to take it for granted after that. That's what we do, we seem to not appreciate the simplest things we have to help our daily lives most times. That was another lesson learned while here as well.

But without any further due, let me share another one of my cards with the recipe.

Recipe

Martha Stewart pop up butterfly punch, White CS and Cuttlebug Folder Swiss Dots, such a favorite. Then for the butterflies I have used another MS punch. I punched out butterflies from all the colors I could find that looked good together, placed them on the card and adhered when in position. Oval punch from SU Stampin Up. I inked up the edge of the Happy Birthday tag. Birthday stamp was from my stash can't recall who made it. I had seen this card made in the past and always wanted to give it a go, it is easy to do. Adding some stickles to the butterflies would give it more flair.

Have a go at it too!

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A guitar quickie sheet!

Gone for now.

 

I hope you enjoyed today's shares and have a lovely day!

I have a new quickie sheet for today

 
Hi friends

Well, as I had mentionned yesterday I was working at getting a link that allows you to enter your email address so you can get my updates automatically so no more missing too many things from my blog.  So if you sign up on the left hand side of the blog, you will be asked to enter your email and then to verify it from your email box to be added.  That's it.  So the sooner you sign up, FREE, the sooner you can get to know when I send a new sheet providing you visit while the sheet is still on display.  So that's the good news for today.

Now here is a sheet I had such a great time making and I hope since Summer is here it is one you will want to use for so many different themes.  Even for a party invitation is a great one to use:

Gone for now.  Will send another sheet shortly.

Enjoy, and most importantly enjoy your weekend!

 

 
 

Friday for me on this side of the world

Hi Friends

Well, just FYI my air conditioning is fixed. (Crossing fingers for at least 3 months LOL). 

Today I am sharing a quickie sheet and will post a card later.  Thank you for all the lovely comments, all of them are appreciated.  As I told you before, this is my first coffee read of the morning so it is one that makes me smile knowing that you have been visiting when I was sleeping and you all left a little something for me to start my day ever so well and I Thank you for that.

Next topic.  I am trying to get the widget that allows you to sign up by just writing your email so you can get my RS feed (newsletter each time I post something new to the blog) So bare with me I have been trying for sometime now and hoping I can get it to work soon.  I hope my friend's blogs will also enjoy the same little widget so I can too sign up to their blog and get instant access each time they post something on their own blog for me to comment as well.  So I have to make this work hee hee.

Here is your quickie sheet for today: (gone)

Gone for now, sorry.  Will add the last 2 months sheets to the photobucket folder soon.  Watch for updates on this blog. 

Sorry if this one is a repeat.  I have to make more new sheets this week so if you got this one before, smile.  If you didn't, well, enjoy this new quickie for now.  I find her so cute and ideal for a little girl's Birthday card.

Just also know that if you are new to my blog (Welcome) you might want to know that when I post a quickie decoupage sheet it is here for no definite period of time.  It could be from 1 hour to a whole day.  But when the time is up, I remove the decoupage sheet from this blog so it will be in the waiting of my posting many new sheets to my photobuckets, which in turn, I will let you know in an update blog where I have added them all and what folder they are to be found.  So I am hoping this information will help you answer a few questions you were asking and thank you for reminding me to renew the FYI on the decoupage quickie sheets I post here regularly.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone

Hope to write soon with a new card to share with the recipe.

 

Sharing a card

Hi Friends

No, I still don't have an A/C to speak of.  We are promised a day and then out of nowhere the day changes.  So we are told tomorrow again so let see how that turns out *rolling eyes*.

On a more fun topic here is my card I want to share with you for today:

Recipe

Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder, White and Black CS.  Ribbon from my stash.  Any plant you have for stamps, also a Birthday stamp black ink I used Memento Tuxedo black (my favorite).  Spellbinder rectangular shape and rectangular scallop to mat with black CS.  This card was one that I have made in the past only I had used a different stamp and had done something different with the Birthday stamp.  But it all comes down to this simple card that looks stunning when in front of you.  Give it a try, you will see how beautiful it looks and so crisp and clean looking card. 

I am preparing to make another batch of cards.  I have all my new things put away so I can find it all easily when needed.  That feels so nice.  How many of you, when your craft table looks like a high wind has run through it, don't feel so much like making cards?  I am pretty sure it is most of us.  But, once the table is clean, the outlook becomes so positive because you can bring new ideas to the table and let your creativity invade your head.  I for one, see a big difference in my creativity level.  So give that a try perhaps you will be one to think like I do.  Nothing to lose other than making more cards from it.  Oh and hoe about all the Christmas cards you all have to make soon?  So get a good head start so you can't say, I am late once again, I should have known better hee hee.

Have a fantastic day to all of you readers.  It pleases me to see your comments all the time.  It pleases me to see more of you signing up to be a follower of mine.  You mean so much to me.  Thank you friend readers.
 

Playing outside of my box today

Hi Friends

Well, I have had to spend time outside of my home to a meeting for relocation today and yesterday I guess I got cursed because I decided to wash my filter in the Air conditioning unit in the living room area.  I will tell you that it has become so hot here with the sun all day on the huge windows we have in that room, but my A/C unit quit on me as soon as I put back the filter in there I got a big E2 and since I don't have the manual I had to call the agency to send us someone to repair it.  He came at the end of the day to announce that it is not good anymore and needs to be replaced.  So being out part of the day today nothing happened.  It is very hot in here I have to shut all curtains so it looks dark all day *smiles*.  Crossing fingers that I will not have to call and stay on the case before action is taken.  Not a good time to not have what keeps me nice and fresh oh and HAPPY *smiles*.  Let see how long it takes for a new one to make it here.

On the other topic which makes me say being outside of my box today is because Colleen B. sent me her card she made out of my little panda sheet I posted less than a week ago.  I was so pleased with her card, I asked for her permission to post it so I can share it with you.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.  I particularly loved the saying on it.  Quite funny.  Don't hesitate to let Colleen know how you liked her card.  Will come back tomorrow posting more for you.  Hoping A/C issue is solved by then.

 

 

I hope you are enjoying your day where you are.  Oh, did I ever tell you how much I miss seeing all of your cards.  That was the part I was having a hard time announcing having to stop posting all of your cards no matter how brilliant all the cards were.  So on occasion if I see a card that is made from one of my sheets, that is sent to me by email, you never know when I may decide to post it here! 

Smiles are contagious, you may make someone's day, not having a great day by smiling!  It is FREE and so rewarding

 

A new week begins and so are my shares to you

Hi Friends

I hope everyone had a charming weekend.  Mine was all but boring, this is when I know I am having fun!

So here is my card share for today:

 Recipe

This was a very easy card to make.  With white card and layer I used some Bazzill lavender I added some embossing with the Swiss Dots from Cuttlebug.  A background paper to mat on the white cardstock.  The piece de resistance is a sticker from Penny Black.  I stamped a Happy Birthday greeting on to background layer and this simple card was born!

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For today I am taking a chance that this sheet was not previously posted but if it was, there's your chance to grab it if you didn't see it before!  It's a quickie sheet so grab it while it's here...

Gone for now

 

I just hope that you all had a lovely weekend, whether it was a busy one or a relaxing one, what matters is that you enjoyed what you made of it. 
 

One more card to share for the weekend, as they say, one for the road

Hi Friends

Well this is going to be shorter today hee hee.  I know it was a lot to share yesterday.  I was happy to read all of your comments by email or on here.  So just know every single comments are a treat to me.

Here is your treat for today:

 
Recipe

Cuttlebug die cut for the top left corner, Bazzill textured off white, yellow cardstock for the matting, the use of two circle sizes of the Round Spellbinder die cuts plus I have embossed each one.  I cut and embossed both at once so I could see if I had my die cuts centered properly.  Gina K. Design stamp set called Buds and vases.  I colored the flowers and leaves with prismacolor with OMS Odorless mineral spirit.  Ribbon was from my stash

I hope you enjoyed this one and go ahead and put your own little twist to your own creation.

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Enjoy your weekend.  I have plenty to keep me busy this weekend so I will let you enjoy this card until I post another one probably on Monday. 

 

Beautiful Friday, it is cooler and loving it!

Hi Friends

Another rapid week went by.  As we are returning soon to our homeland with excitement, comes the wave of changes I want to make within my blog.  I am not telling details yet, but I will lean toward a new look that I am sure will be to my advantage as well as I am hoping that it will perk more interest from all of you my loyal and new readers.  I always, as you know, welcome suggestions as I know the world of crafting is always evolving with new exciting products to either make our work simpler but always aiming for the prettiest look we can give a card when possible. 

I was chatting with a friend the other day when I told her that in so many places I visited online I get the sense of having cards that are more complicated and thicker than ever before.  I like this only when I know it is going to be shared with someone who is near me.  But for the mailings of other cards, if we aim on saving money when sending loads of them as I know some of you do.  Either from participating in swaps of any kind or plainly caring and sharing with friends around the world, the fact remains that over all the years I have been a crafter, it is easy to forget that a lot of us have started a week, a few months ago or better yet, have never crafted in their lifetime but they are eager to give this a try.

I will keep in mind the newbie crafter as I explain or give recipes for my cards.  I started too and I remember back then there was hardly any blogs or homepages pertaining to any crafts at all and I wished then I would have had more inspiration coming my way but I had to make due with learning on my own in my dining room table looking at the palm trees from my patio doors.  That was ages ago it seems but it was 10 years ago.  How time flies.

Where am I going with this?  Well, I am wanting a nice change with some goals in mind.  I will make that clearer when I get closer to having a clear plan on what's to come.  I need to plan and prepare so all elements are in place for me to share more fun with you.

So, remember, I need your input on what you think is missing on blogs you are currently visiting, things you would love to see about cardmaking, either it is more videos, more turorials or images?  More hands on cardmaking, I know I am not a sketch maker but I beleive that when you are able to describe how the card was made it is just as helpful for you.  Not to worry about the photobuckets they will stay for you to use.

So on this positive news I better share another card and a new decoupage before I close for the day.

Here is the card for today:

 
Recipe

For this card I have used some Wild Wasabi, white whisper and black SU (Stampin Up) stock.  Cute black and white ribbon from Gina K Designs ribbons.  One cardstock hand made button *explanation on my button below*.  Some Spellbinder fancy tag, greeting from my stash.  Barn door ink from Tim Holtz distress ink and sponges to color the edges.  Background of scripted text stamp + I stamped and colored two small flowers to accentuate the script background look.  Cuttlebug swiss dots was also used for the layer on this card.  The heart piece was really easy to make.  I had made a black heart a while ago and had the left over cardstock sitting on my table and I thought hey, what if I just tear around the cut heart to make a cute little frame with it and this is what I got as a result.  I couldn't leave it as is, thinking it had to be mounted on something beautiful so the script stamp idea was born.

Button:  I keep a lot of packaged boxes that are frosty looking or a shimmer to them because I know I can use one of my punches to make something one day when needed.  In this case it was a nice box I had kept from some rice cakes we had a few months ago.  So the button was born from that since I didn't want the bulkness of a real button on my card, at least not that one.  So I cut out one red circle 3/4 inch, and cut out 3 more in plain stock to give some thickness to the button.  When the red and board buttons are glued and dried, I can pierce my holes and on a mouse pad, I ran my medium size stylus to make a subtle border around the almost outer edge of the button.  I took a red marker and colored the edges after all 4 circles were adhered in one piece.  Ran through some decorative cord through the button and glued it down with a glue dot.

Enjoy making your own with your own little touches

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Here is your quickie sheet:

Gone for now 

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I wish you a great weekend.  Whatever you choose to do, be sure to enjoy it fully.  And remember this, a smile is contagious, try it and you will see I am right!

CREATIVE WISHES TO YOU!

 

About last night's sunset (UPDATED)

Hi Friends

Last night Mark and I decided to go next door to a world away from the city life.  We have near us lushes mountains we can hike easily to because of a path going to the top where there is a flying saucer, (you read right) a flying saucer, one that is anchored to the top of the mountain and is going nowhere.  At night it is lit up and gives us the sensation that it is about to take off, but it is just an optical illusion.  Nevertheless something really nice to look at when we go for our healthy walk before sunset.

I wanted to add more pictures to the blog's albums but first, here is a sample of what we were given for a view last night.  I hope you can enjoy our view away from the city and watch for the pictures I will add in a new album, not named yet.

 June 8th, 2011

(UPDATED) a new folder was added, called NEIGHBORHOOD VIEWS.  Enjoy!  Please let me know what you think.

More to come soon.  Just keep on checking for the new cards shares as well as another quickie sheet coming shortly.  I will also add more lovely pictures of Hawaii, I had forgotten that I had taken more photos of our fabulous trip on my other camera so I will also let you know when I do add them to the existing Hawaii 2011 album.

 

Birthday frames

Hi friends

Here is another card I made to share with you:

 
 
 Recipe

White and pale plum SU card stock (stampin up) spun sugar ink (Tim Holtz) with sponge.  Birthday Hugs and Wishes stamp.  Marianne's Creatables frame in white as well as for the fern.  Spellbinders Fancy tags in pale plum, Oval Scallopped Spellbinder die.  Cuttlebug folder (??name) in white whisper.

It was fun and very easy to make this card.  I hope this inspires you to use your die cuts.

Have a great day!

A card and photos were added

Hi Friends

I am so happy, I finally finished all the photos I wanted to share with you.  You can find them in Hawaii 2011 and Xi'an China folders (right hand side of the blog) from our visit to the Terra Cotta Warriors photos.  So I hope you can enjoy travelling from your home not having to go through security or long waiting periods at the airport, lost luggage, well you know what I mean right? hee hee

The second topic at hand brings you another card with its recipe so I hope you enjoy it.

 Recipe

Shimmer green stock, So Safron and white card stock.  Copper Peel Off Happy Birthday and left over tiny circles, nail looking.  Magenta image, prismacolor pencils, OMS "odorless mineral spirit.  Ribbon from my stash and so safron SU ink sponged around the white mat.  I also used one of my Cuttlebug folders not sure of the name, but it looks like distressed wood another one of my favorites.

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.....And a surprise

Gone for now 

I hope you have a great weekend.  Whatever you do, put your everything into it.  The results can only be rewarding.
 

 

Truly blue with a daisy touch

Hi friends,

I could never say I live a boring life.  No way!  Although I must say as busy as I may be, I am enjoying every minute of it.  I got up at 6:00 am and never stopped until dinner time.  Then we went for a walk around the tracking field at the park.  So I am going to start slowly and post another card of mine I made in my bunch of 60 cards before leaving on our recent trip. 

I also will post some of our pictures of our trip to Hawaii as soon as I am sending this post.  It will take a little bit to upload since I have quite a few.  Look for Hawaii 2011 on the right hand side of the blog.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking those shots.  The blue was bluer than the blue you see on the photos.  It was stunning.  We went around the Island in half a day but what beautiful scenic areas our eyes were treated with.

So for now here is my card and the recipe:

 
Recipe

This card was made using white and two tones of blue card stock.  I used the Spellbinders label 21.  I had some daisy ribbon that I thought was complimenting the card beautifully.  I also used the die cut in white by  Marianne.  I also had some beautiful perfumed marbled paper made in Thailand where I added the Happy Birthday sentiment.  The blue larger label 21 was used to created the faux layer.  I was trying to just emboss the label to the stock but I used the wrong plate and ended up cutting through.  So I decided to just put it all together anyway and I loved the finished look of it.  Another happy accident.  I hope I was able to pass some  inspiration to you for your next project.

Have a fantastic weekend