Monday, February 23, 2015

Violet Birthday Blessing

Tomorrow is my oldest daughter's birthday celebration. It will be the warmest day this week, above freezing! We're taking her out to her favorite place for lunch near her work, Sweet Tomatoes. Her birthday is actually Thursday when we're expecting another snow storm, too far for driving 100 miles in the snow to see her.

I know she won't see this card on my blog because with end-of-the-month accounting duties at her job, four children, basketball practice in the evenings, she has very little personal time. I chose these shades of lilac and purple for her card since her February birthstone is the amethyst.


I used CTMH cardstock and diamond embossing folder, Graphic 45 paper, and a stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs. I die cut a Spellbinder's label, but cut off the top portion.

Winter will soon be over! I'm so tired of seeing white, gray, and shades of brown outside. I can't wait for spring when we have wild violets growing in our yard!

Thank you for visiting. May God bless you and your family.

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create #112 - anything goes with optional twist - birthday
addicted to stamps #98- embossing dry or heat
Allsorts Challenge #299 - the color purple
Crafty Catz #267 - for a special lady
One Stitch at a Time #231 - anything goes with birthdays
Really Reasonable Ribbon #112 - purple and green with ribbon
Scrap & Craft Challenge #3 - Birthday

8 comments:

Karen Letchworth said...

This is such a gorgeous card, Vickie. Thanks SO MUCH for sharing your talents with us by playing along. What a treat!
Karen
Really Reasonable Ribbon

Sheila H said...

I love your color combo - the colors are beautifully combined. The embossed background nicely highlights the image. Love the die cut and ribbon! Thanks for dropping by our house at 613 Avenue Create.

Wendy L said...

Lovely design on this one, thanks for joining us at Allsorts, xxx

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Beautiful card Vickie thank you for joining us at Crafty Catz this week
Dianne x CC DT

Bonnie Garby said...

Such a pretty card Vickie! Thanks so much for participating in our Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge.I am now your newest follower and would love it if you visited my Make Time To Craft Blog and became a follower too.

Em Louise Fairley said...

Beautiful card. I love the colors you've used. Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create this week and I hope you'll join us again soon.

Hugs,
Em AKA Creative Em
613 Avenue Create DT

Nikki Byrne said...

Gorgeous card and fab embossing :) thank you so much for joining us at OSAAT this fortnight and goodluck. Nikki DT

cherry said...

Very lovely I am sure your daughter loved it! Thanks so much for sharing at RRR