Celebrate, It's Your Birthday...

For my friend Vicki.  She loves to cook and bake so I thought the My Favorite Things Birthdays Take the Cake stamp set would be perfect to use for her...

I always struggle with a layout for my cards.  When I'm in a slump, I look on my various go to websites for sketch ideas to get my mojo going.  I came across this Sketch Starter Challenge and wanted to give it a go.  What I really love about this challenge is that it's a monthly challenge, not weekly.  You can participate as many times as you like.  And...there's four sketches to choose from.  Do one, or do them all.  A lot of times I'll participate in a challenge but a week is not enough time for me to blog and get it uploaded to the challenge, I'm lazy, I know.  Anyhow, I stamped my images and run them through the cuttlebug with the coordinating die-namics.  I used Neenah card stock and colored them with copics.  I used a clear star glaze pen on the candles, stickles on the cake, and a clear glaze pen on the frosting and stand.  I also filled in the sentiment with stickles.  I love the glittery pop it adds to the card.  I used Rose Romance card stock and Echo Park Happy Together paper and mounted my image on popdots.

It's snowing today...a rare sight in the desert!

Thank you for taking a look at my blog, have a wonderful day