Happy Birthday, Big Sis!

Hi Everyone!  If you are peeking in here, that makes me happy because it means you are getting some crafty time for yourself!  I have a card today for four challenges:

 

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CFC #99 ~ CAS-ual Fridays "Birthday Bash."  The prize is sponsored by the fabulous:

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LIM Week 116 ~ Less Is More "Case It"

 

We can CASE Jen's card or Chrissie's card or both.  I chose Jen's, which you can see via the linkie. 

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Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground Week 69  ~ Just use scraps or snippets! 

 

 

I keep telling Di that she needs a logo for her challenge, so until she comes up with one, I think I'll put her picture as the logo!!

 

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RIC #34 Reem Acra ~ Runway Inspired Challenge,

 

 

where the sponsor is the wonderful company, Ellen Hutson!

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That's the challenge line-up.  Sorry it's long today.  By the time I get this written, prolly two of them will have closed!  But last night after dinner out at a Scottish Gastro Pub*, with our extraordinary twin grandsons and their parents, I was too jazzed to sleep, which means the little cray-cray hamster in my head had to take over and she's a bit of an overconceiver! 

 

(Lucky for you, RIC only allows you to combine your card with three other challenges.)

 

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Finally my card:

 

 

I was inspired by the stitched layers in Jen's card and by the label she has in the bottom right with the flags below.  I hope will see the same design element in my card.

This card is not only for the challenges, it's a cyber Happy Birthday to my only older sister, Diana.  Happy Birthday, Sis!  I hope you have a great time today at the alligator reserve!  Please don't fall into the water in your enthusiasm to take a stunning photo!

 

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The other day I mentioned that I had a tool to remove the shanks on buttons and several of you wanted to know more.  Here is a picture of mine.  I have no idea where I purchased it, but you can find many options when you ask the ever-amazing Mr. Google.

 

 

You may find wire snips work just fine.  All I know is I had a whole container of buttons, so I found it was worth it.  You can see the side view here; it slices through the thickest shank like butter. 

 

 

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*So, BTW, the pub listed "hedgehogs" as an ingredient on the menu!  I'm not kidding, look:

 

Chicken:  pressed thigh, cabbage, mustard, hedghogs, carrot butter

  

I was outraged on behalf of all the hedgehogs world-famous in the card-making community and I so informed Kristoph our waiter.  He said he gets that comment second after, "What is 'bubble and squeak'?"  He assured me their hedghogs are a type of mushroom and not an adorable critter. Phew!  Now about the "pressed thigh," . . .  Stop it.

 

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Enjoy your day!  No, seriously, enjoy your day.  LITS*!

 

Thank you so much for stopping by the Playhouse. Special thanks to you if you take the time to leave a comment or join as a follower! 

 

Life Is Too Short!

Paper:  PTI white and true black; Stampland glossy;
  SU! real red, basic grey
Dies:  Memory Box:  "Perched Reed Bird" and "Twigs
  and Berries"; Lil' Inker "Stitched Rectangles"
Mrs. Grossman's stickers
Glossy Accents