Tuesday, October 18, 2011

A BIG Happy Birthday Blog Party!

Hello there!  I am so glad you could stop by today because this is a special day!  It is my blog friend Karen's birthday.  I always enjoy everything that Karen creates and she is a sweetheart too, always leaving love on so many crafty people's blogs.  In honor of her special day, Erin invited a bunch of us to a party to celebrate Karen!  Of course she didn't want us to come to this special party empty handed so I made a few place cards for the special event.  Using the latest Embellish Challenge for inspiration, you had to incorporate buttons along with the specific color combo of Brown, Green, Yellow and blue,  so here is what I created for Karen.



Starting with some patterned paper from Jillibean Soup, I adhered a full panel to the front of a white card base. I cut a white strip and stamped my leaf image along with my sentiment.  I added a few Aqua buttons and a cut out bird, adhering the strip to a brown panel and then to my card.



For the place cards, I simply cut coordinating colors of card stocks down to 3 x 2 added polka dots to the side and a white panel, stamped with the same elements as my card.


I hope you have enjoyed the party here on my blog, in honor of my friend Karen!  Be sure to pop on by her blog to leave her some love and also to Erin's blog, as she has a list of all involved.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY friend!!

Here is a list of my fellow party-goers!  Be sure to pop on by to see what they brought to the party!


Cristina (who's also celebrating her birthday!!!)
Lindsay <---that's me!


Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: White, Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, Dark Chocolate
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples Jillibean Soup
Stamps: Dandelion Dreams Skipping Stones Designs, Delicate Leaf Clusters, Dictionary Greetings Hero Arts
Ink: Harvest, Chocolate Fresh Ink, Grass Amuse
Embellishment: Aqua Buttons Papertrey Ink
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25 comments:

  1. ~amy~October 18, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    What a wonderful card....love the buttons....the colors are spectacular! What SWEET placecards...soooooo fun!

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  2. farmhouse-storyOctober 18, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    i love your place cards and card, lindsay! great colors, too!

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  3. DanaOctober 18, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Such a beautiful card Lindsay. Perfect button placement, great colors, fresh LO. Just awesome. And those place cards? LOVE! Can you bring some to the party I'm having? You know, like every party I ever plan to have in the future? *chuckle*

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  4. UnknownOctober 18, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    love the card and the place cards!! so bright and cheery, perfect for her birhtday!!!

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  5. ChristinaOctober 18, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Ooh, I love these bright colors and the way you incorporated the buttons. The place cards are SO incredibly cute!

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  6. KaryOctober 18, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Such a lovely card, Lindsay!! I love the huge green polka dots. The stamped images are so adorable, looks really fun. The place cards are so adorable. What a great party idea.

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  7. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)October 18, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    How fabulous are these place cards? I love how you incorporate the polka dots from the card to the place cards. Love it and I think the buttons are perfect. Thanks for joining the party fun, what a great way to celebrate Karen's birthday.

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  8. Laurel BeardOctober 18, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Your place cards are perfect, as is your card! Bright, colorful! Perfect! :)

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  9. alexandra s.m.October 18, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    What a beautiful set Lindsay!
    TFS~

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  10. Virginia L.October 18, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    SO clean and fresh--so Karen's style!! Love this party card and place cards, Lindsay!!

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  11. Michele GrossOctober 18, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    So sweet! I love your place cards!!

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  12. Kelley EubanksOctober 18, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Gorgeous!! Love the colors! I love the card and the placecards... too cute!

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  13. jenOctober 18, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    What a great card & I love that the fun placecards match! So FUN!!! :D

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  14. ChunyuanOctober 18, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    beautiful color. Love the card and matching set of place cards.

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  15. AimesOctober 18, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    What a gorgeous card and coordinating place-cards! If that's your handwriting on the place-cards then it's seriously gorgeous - I wish I could have handwriting half as beautiful!
    Hugs,
    Aimes
    x

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  16. JennyOctober 18, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Love this matching set Lindsey, such fresh colours too :)
    Jenny x

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  17. Leigh Ann BairdOctober 18, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    So fresh and pretty!

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  18. Karen B.October 18, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Ok, so I need to study this post and jot down some notes. First, look at the green, the glorious use of green that usually evades me. Then, the patterns, love the patterns! Just the right scale to the images so as to not overpower them. Lastly, the buttons. I love the buttons! Lindsay, you are one talented girl and I always love coming here to visit because I learn so much! Thank you so much for joining in on the fun, you sure know how to make a gal feel special!

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  19. Savannah O'GwynnOctober 18, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    What a gorgeous card--LOVE the paper and your little birdie!! Great name place cards too!! Beautifully done!! Happy birthday, Karen!!

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  20. CristinaOctober 18, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    This is stunning! You always make the freshest-looking cards!

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  21. yyamOctober 19, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Wow! That is one beautiful card for Karen! Love the colors!

    And how sweet are those placecards!

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  22. Lisa PetrellaOctober 19, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    BEAUTIFUL card and coordinating place cards!!! LOVE the colors and the layouts!!!

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  23. Jennifer RzasaOctober 19, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Oh gosh, Lindsay! I'm absolutely LOVING what you made. They are gorgeous, yet fresh and cool looking. Only one question- where's my place card!? I thought I was invited to this party too :)

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  24. Jen CarterOctober 25, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Fanatastic!! Love your design and the colors you worked with!!

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  25. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)November 4, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Well I already thought this was a winning card b/c it was a fabulous party, but glad to see that Embellish thinks it's a winner too :)

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