Friday, March 29, 2013

Happy Birthday to You


Happy Easter my friends.  I'm off today and the cousins from Pittsburgh have arrived so there will be lots and lots of play time for the boys.  Before our day gets started, I thought I'd share two cards for you.  First up is a card for the current MUSE challenge.  To say I admire this week's MUSE's style is an understatement.  Ardyth is extremely creative.  Her graphic style inspires me.  I follow her on Pinterest and always love to see how she is inspired.  You can tell from my card above and her inspiration below that I followed the layout pretty closely and loved all the colors.  I used an SRM sticker for the sentiment and my new Verve goodies for the flowers.



Two of my co-workers had their first children this week.  I have a baby girl card in my stash, but no boy cards.  So...I quickly got to work on making a boy card following along with this week's Retro Sketch.  Can't say I love this card...but it is out the door!  
Hope you have a fabulous start to the holiday weekend!


17 comments:

Ardyth said...

Lynn! I LOVE this! You've captured the bounce and fun of the original, but made it completely your own! Thanks for showing how versatile the layout can be. I'm so glad you played along! Have a wonderful weekend!

Barb said...

Love them both, Lynn! Enjoy your company and Happy Easter to you and your family! Hugs! :)

Maureen said...

you've got quite the fun line up today! LOVE the new flowers stamp (was that fast shipping or what?) I'm loving the way you are using the stickers too. Did you get them at Archivers? Oh, and congrats on the Festive Friday shoutout! Woohoo! That quilting was amazing! Have a great time with the relatives...so glad you get a day off :) Happy Easter to everyone!

Virginia L. said...

Absolutely FABULOUS, Lynn! Gorgeous design with the flowers and use of SRM sentiment! It will be awesome if you can share your SRM card over Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1376214@N22/ Hope you and family have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Marisa said...

LOVE that wonderful splash of VERVE flowers on your first card! Fun and funky for the second (you are rocking the neon girl!), and cute baby card with the last one. Enjoy your family time and wishing you a blessed Easter.

Hannelie said...

I agree full hearted!
Ardyth inspires me too!
Love your take on her card Lynn!
Wishing you a blessed time with your family!

Jinny Newlin said...

They're both ever so pretty, Lynn, and perfectly dressed for springtime! Have a blessed Easter!

Tracey McNeely said...

Lynn greqt cards for both challenges. Love your Muse card and i love seeing how you are inspired. Sweet sweet baby card.

Kristie Goulet said...

Great cards Lynn! I too am so inspired by Ardyth and her fun creations. You did an awesome job making her card your own.
Have a blessed Easter!

Amy Kolling said...

Hiya Lynn!! I love how you took Ardyth's graphic card and made a Verve beauty!! Love those blooms soo much!! Verve must have been on our minds as I have a Verve card on my blog today using this same Retro Sketch!!!! Have a great Easter!!

~amy~ said...

Sounds like you're going to have a fun and busy weekend. Love both of your cards!

Bethany Stellpflug said...

oooh...so pretty! I really love the softer colors you used! And the way the flowers have various heights and overlap. :)

Greta said...

Fun card for the Muse challenge!

Lisa Arana said...

both cards are darling and oh so sweet!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Oh these are both great, love the bit of bling on the first card.

Jen W. said...

Those Verve flowers are fabulous and look so good paper pieced. Love the colours on the baby card and those awesome enamel dots!

Aimes said...

That first card is so fun! Love the bling too! :)
Such a sweet baby card too - great layout!
Hugs!
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