Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Happy Birthday Yvette

It was my lovely sister's birthday on the weekend and the whole family gathered at her place to celebrate. I was feeling a wee bit under the weather (kidney infection, resistant to first dose of antibiotics, so I was drugged out on pain meds and much stronger second antibiotic) but since I wasn't contagious I went along rather than sit in misery by myself at home. And I couldn't go along without a handmade card, made especially for her. In my brain-addled state, I decided the best option was to CASE myself (why does that always sound a bit rude??). So I took THIS card and made it this:

I just used the reverse side of the paper and it became a completely different card! I also added some Sahara Sand shadows to the stamped Poppy Parade flowers to make them 'pop' a little bit more, and the greeting is from another Sale-a-Bration set, Elementary Elegance. My sister has always been a fan of the colour red, so this version was much more 'her' than my original. We had a lovely birthday lunch!
...and the kidney infection is now on the mend, so it's all good :o)

7 comments:

  1. Marelle this is such a beautiful card!
    I'm loving the new DSP :)

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  2. Marelle, the red colour palette on this card using that stamp looks gorgeous! Sorry to hear you've been unwell but great that you're now feeling better. Helen Cooke

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  3. Just gorgeous, love it as much as your original. Hope you're getting better!

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  4. Kathy Reeves1/2/12 4:56 pm

    Gorgeous Marelle. I love it! Nothing like caseing yourself! lol

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  5. What a beautiful card Marelle! LOVE it! I bet your Sister did too! :)

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  6. beautiful card & i love that stamp set xo

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  7. That is so elegant - just gorgeous! Glad to hear you're on the mend.

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