Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Happy Birthday Karen!

It's the fabulous Karen Baker's birthday today!  And in honor of her special day, we're throwing her a party.  Erin is our host and we were all asked to bring a little something to our party.  In addition to my card above, I thought I'd bring along a little silly string (probably will keep Karen's boys occupied for a bit during the party) and knowing Karen she'd think of something creative to do with the silly string!  She is one amazingly talented designer and above all she is a kind friend and loving mom.  I love reading her blog as she'll teach us, laugh with us and share her amazing talent with us.  I feel blessed to call her my friend.  I'm hoping one day soon we can meet in person.  We have so much fun chatting about being moms to all boys and sharing stories about them.  I'm sure we'd have even more fun in person.

For my card, I had to honor Karen by using my spray mists...she is the queen of mists.  And I did a bit of a diy embellishment by using flowers to create butterflies.  And I think Karen loves the PTI impression plate like me...so I finished off the card with embossing it.

Happy Birthday Karen!  I hope you have a wonderful day!  Be sure to check out what all the talented designers have brought along to the party.  

Jen
Amy

26 comments:

Jen W. said...

A perfect Karen Baker tribute card! :) Love those misted flowers-turned-butterflies! And the Silly String is a perfect idea for a house full of boys!

farmhouse-story said...

sweet card, lynn, and the silly string is such an awesome idea:)

love the xmas tree card below, too!

Dana said...

What a sweet, pretty card Lynn. I love your silly string idea...she would totally think of something creative to do with it!

Christina said...

Such a sweet card for Karen! Your flower butterflies are so clever and look fabulous with the mist. She will love them!

Barb said...

Beautiful card for Karen, Lynn! Love those pretty butterflies!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

I didn't realize the butterflies were misted at first glass, what a great way to add a little something extra to a fabulous CAS card, and yes that impression plate is fabulous. Thank you for joining the party, I can only imagine the mess we're going to make with the silly string, chuckle chuckle.

Laurel Beard said...

Silly String! PERFECT! For adults and kiddos! Love your c ard. Love those pops of colors!

Michele Gross said...

Gorgeous card and what is a party without silly string?! How fun!!

Anita Rex said...

Such a pretty card, love your butterflies! :>

Kelley Eubanks said...

I love silly string! We would have a lot of fun with that!! Great card... perfect CAS card for Karen!

Virginia L. said...

LOVE your butterfly card! The colors and images are so perfect! The silly strings make me chuckle!! What a great way to keep the boys "occupied"!!

jen said...

ooh! the misted butterflies are a great 'Karen' element!!! And the silly string is so fun!!!! :D

Chunyuan said...

beautiful card. Of course we need the silly strings for party.

Tiffany Ervin said...

I LOVE these whimsical looking butterflies, very cute and charming!

Aimes said...

Rockin' those mists again, Lynn! I bet Karen will love this sweet card (and the silly string!)
Hope you're well - I know it's been a while since I've had a chance to bloghop so I'm playin' catch-up!
Hugs!
Aimes
x

Maureen said...

look at those sparkly little butterflies on crisp white!! LOVE! I have 2 more interviews in 5 minutes, then off to see the house and deal with the cable companies again! Hope your week is going well :) Hugs!

Jenny said...

Love the handmade butterflies Lynn, very clever and a great party favourite is silly string :)
Jenny x

Karen B. said...

No way, I thought you stamped those babies out on patterned paper! I love what you did with the mist, such a creative use! Love the crisp white background too on a clean and simple card. And, hmmmm.... how would you have know that Silly String is thee perfect thing to bring to a party at my house as for sure it will keep the boys occupied?! Thank you so much, Lynn, for your sweet post today and for joining in on this party for me, thank you!!

yyam said...

Ooh...how pretty are those misted butterflies! Awesome card! :)

Jen Carter said...

So sweet!! I love the butterflies with the rhinestones! And the silly string...too fun!!!

Cristina said...

You are so sweet. I LOVE the silly string, too! Feel free to bring some to my house next time you come. S would go crazy over it. :)

Lisa Petrella said...

Such a beautiful card!!! Those butterfly embellies you made are AWESOME!!!!! And I LOVE the silly string idea too!! SO SUPER FUN!!

Jennifer Rzasa said...

I love that so many of us think of mists when we think of Karen! She sure does it well, and so do you! Love the card, and the silly string looks fun.

~amy~ said...

Such a wonderfully clean & crisp card...gotta love silly string!!!

lisa arana said...

beautiful butterfly card.

Laurie said...

This is totally adorable! I love the white on white! And the splash of pink in the butterflies~!