Happy Birthday, Barb!

I hope you're having a terrific Tuesday!

I am just popping in with a birthday card I made for my friend Barb G of Barb's Studio Creations, Happy Birthday to yoooooo and many, many more!! I hope you enjoy your special day! If you don't know Barb, you should check out her blog where you will find gorgeous CAS card art!!

There is a party going on up in this card's head. From looking at it, you won't be surprised to hear that Hammy the hamster is back from his dallydiddly in Hollywood making those Sprint commercials. Ms. Thing was able to visit for the entire last week and I'm pretty sure she went home with a lot of blingadingadoo coz the little Hammy dude came home with little empty Hammy pockets! Which is fine with me, otherwise there would be no living with a Hamster Of Means, if you know what I mean. He is back up in my head where he belongs, he is newly humbled, and he went right to work making this foo-foo fabulous party card for Barb!

The DSP papers, ribbon, and sediment are all from Stampin' Up. The tag is from My Favorite Things "Tag You're It," the embossing powder is from Zing, and the embellies are from Mrs. Grossman, Mr. K. and my stash.

I am finally getting the opera tuna tea to play in the new The Challenge sketch challenge created by the multi-talented and energetic Lesley! Here is the sketch:

Another challenge owned by the busy Lesley is Seize the Birthday and I'm also entering my card there. The current challenge is "Anything Goes" with no toppings, so how easy is that? Make sure you pop over and enter those birthday cards you're making!

The links provided will take you to the challenges where you will find the information regarding rules, sponsors, and prizes.

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New Friends Corner

Helen F. of Handmade Cards by Helen. Helen has been blogging since 2009. Helen is from sunny Florida and now that she only works outside the home one day a week, she has lots of time to travel and make cards. In addition, Helen loves photography, gardening, and sewing. She makes happy CAS cards and you'll often find her playing in the Make it Monday PTI challenges!

Heather of Houses Built of Cards. Heather has been blogging since 2010. She is well-known in our community from her service on many design teams and she was a Stamping Royalty winner in 2014! In addition to making beautiful cards, she sells them to fund a ministry called Sister Connection which you can read more about on Heather's blog. She is a talented and giving card artist!

Kathe D. of Kathe's Adventures. Kathe has been blogging since 2009. You will enjoy your romp through Kathe's blog with her wonderful card art and warm writing style! She is an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator who enjoys entering challenges where her entries are often recognized!

Robin Johnston. Robin, I'm sorry but when I click on your name which is hyperlinked in the thumbnails, I get a Blogger 404 error. Please email me (address on my profile page) and let me know if you have a blog that I can mention!

Julia of Julia Sue's Stamping. Julia is another stamper who has been blogging since 2009! She is also a Stampin' Up demonstrator. You will love her cards and tutorials and the passion that she has for this incredible hobby. As a designer and award-winner, she has tons of inspiration waiting for you!

Thank you for joining, ladies, and welcome to the Playhouse!

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I may not be on again for a couple of days. I am off to have my head eyes examined and for various reasons, it takes my eyes a long time to recover from dilation. I was an unruly pupil as a child and the pupils in my eyes act out in the same way! When I get home, they will go straight to the Naughty Chair!

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