another thanks

i am really digging the challenges over at the photo-synthesis challenge! the pictures they choose are great, and very inspiring! one time, i'm going to make a proect for their challenge, and it's not going to be based on the colors, but this was not that time! the color combination was purple-y, yellow and white - awesome! here's the inspiration for this challenge:

and this is how i interpreted it:

the white rub-ons are from EAD - my first time using their product. and i have to say...it was fabulous! and here's a confession: i used the most 'boring' rub-ons i ordered incase it didn't work out! i didn't want to 'waste' my good images! lol! oh well - i really liked how it came out! it was what i had pictured in my head, so alls well that ends well, right?

i made the 'fan-flowers' as i decided to call them, and stuck them all together with a dark purple brad (it helps add a tiny bit of unexpectedness and dimension to the card).

do you ever notice that i seem to make a lot of thank you cards? i think it's because i have a lot to be thankful for! ha ha!

enjoy!

look who's turning 2

today is my son's birthday! he's turning the wonderfully amazing age of 2! and of course i had to make him a card!

here's a little back story, my husband's name is Joshua. when we first started dating (we were 16 & 18 - so young!), my friends and i would sing, 'joshua giraffe' (when he wasn't around of course --> please see the afore mentioned age, nuff said), and one thing led to another, and hello giraffe stuffed animals for birthdays, etc. fast forward to present day, my son has a little giraffe taggie that he sleeps with. badda-bing, badda-boom and TMI later: giraffe on his birthday card!

i also wanted to enter this card in the very first challenge over at photo-synthesis! the color inspiration was too beautiful to pass up - black, white and yellow! love it! you should definately check it out!

i used a giraffe chipboard i found at joann's, layered some sparkly yellow ribbon over some more muted (and frayed) cardstock.

if you want to see another adorable birthday card for my birthday boy (and who wouldn't, really?), go over and see danielle at girlracer scrap's card that she made! i'm in love with it!

enjoy!