It's in the mail

Not a check but a card! LOL. How many times do you realize a family members birthday is coming up and you start thinking about the card to make for them. You already have cards made but of course you need to make a special one for them. So you finally make the card but then the birthday was yesterday. No problem. Put it on your mantle and enjoy it yourself. LOL.

I actually did send my sister her birthday card yesterday. I hope she gets it in time for her birthday which is always around Thanksgiving. I just remember we'd always put a few candles in the pumpkin pie and sing happy birthday to her. (Pretty sad huh?) But really who could eat birthday cake after eating a Thanksgiving feast and pie?

Here's the card I made:



Totally cased from Lyssa. (Visit her website here).  I love the colors in this card. Early Espresso, Pool Party, Cajun Craze, Peach Parfait. The saying is from the stamp set Word Play. I still don't know how I got this stamp set since I never ordered it. LOL. But after delivering all my customers orders there was an extra one. Maybe I did order it and forgot.

The splatters are made with the spritzing tool. It's a fun tool to use and you can even tickle your kids ears with it or torment your dog. LOL.

I had to put a little bit of fabric on this card too. I love the Spice Cake Fabric. I even made a cute skirt for my daughter using it. I'll post pictures of it soon.

Well gotta run. Lots to do before Thanksgiving.

God Bless.

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