NBUS #5 Ends Soon! And a Bevie of Birthday Wishes!

Greetings!

If you are looking for my NBUS Challenge #5, click here!

Sadly, the challenge is ending at 11:55 pm PST on Friday, September 18, 2015! That's very soon! Again, thank you so much to all of you who have already played along and been so enthusiastically supportive of using your NBUS! I appreciate it!

It may be New Year's before I get around to your entry post to thank you personally, but I will get there eventually! I am visiting participants in monochronological order. (Well, it should be a word, right? That's one at a time, in the order entered!)

I also want to again thank the magnificent paper craft companies who are generously supporting me on ride #5! If you haven't already, please stop by their blogs when you can and leave a personal thank you! We would all love to have them come back and support the next NBUS Challenge! There are a LOT of amazing prizes being offered!

Finally, as a last reminder, please make sure you are following the rules!

And to all of my new followers: in order for me to find you and introduce you in my New Friends Corner, please make sure you leave me a comment or email me (darnell dot knauss at gmail dot com) to let me know the name of your blog ~ or let me know if don't have a blog. Thank you! I will be introducing you over the next few weeks.

I'll be back on Sunday to post the names of all the winners! Good luck, everyone!

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So? How are you? I hope your week is going well! 

I was able to get out to the Playhouse and make a card last Sunday, but I held off posting it until today because today is my friend Bev's birthday. Naturally, I call her Bevie! She is a fellow BABE, she makes outstanding cards, and she writes a delightful blog called Happy Dance. (You know you're gonna love someone with a blog name like that!) Aside from her artistic bloggie self, Bevie is a wonderful, kind, funny, fun-loving, and supportive friend. And she loves music!

Very often inside her blog, you will find Bevie hosting marvelous birthday parties for others. Today our mutual friend and fellow BABE Anita of My Papercraft World is turning the tables and hosting a virtual birthday party for Bevie! Please drop in to wish the Birthday Girl a Happy Birthday and stay to enjoy some virtual cake and bevieges!

Happy Birthday, my friend! I send you a bevie of birthday wishes!

Here is my card:

I applied three rows of NBUS musical Washi tape from Tape Works to my white card base and then I ran it through the BS with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I stamped the SU sediment in between the scales. On a separate snippet I made a miniature version and applied it off-set, inspired by the sketch below.

My card still needed a little somethin' somethin.' You know the feeling. Then Hammy remembered we had a few of these ancient small punches and one of them was a musical note ...

Walla! Just the juezz this QACAS card needed for a finished look!

Challenges

• CAS-ual Fridays CAS Challenge: Musical.
• STAMPlorations September Challenge: Theme and Sketch. I actually made a "DJKASE" of my friend and STAMPlorations Designer, Julie B! Check out her card here!

The Mister

We've had a bit of a setback on the surgery recovery. Kevin has been having severe pain and swelling in his calf and foot, far worse pain than the site of the hamstring reattachment. He has had this condition before when he has had leg hematomas, so we weren't overly concerned. The doctor, however, was concerned when we saw him for a follow-up visit yesterday. He wanted to rule out that the cause was DVT (blood clots), so we were sent for an immediate ultrasound. Unfortunately, the results were positive. He is now on medication to break up the clots and once that takes affect, he should be a lot more comfortable. We dodged a bullet there! Thank you again for all you thoughtful comments, your cards, and your prayers!

Fires

On a final note to this colossal post, I'm happy to report we are fortunate not to be in the direct line of any of California's raging firestorms. Our hearts and prayers go out to those who have lost their lives or property due to the infernos. The fires currently burning throughout the state are causing these stunning and vibrant red sunsets. Beautiful, but bittersweet.

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

*Life is too short!

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