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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Better late than never!

You didn't really think I'd let Courtney's birthday celebration come and go without posting a card myself, now did you? Yes, I'm a day late and a dollar short, but here it is! It was nice to spend some time in the stamp room tonight - last night was not fun, but tonight Carter went right to sleep and so far (knock on wood!) hasn't started crying. I'm not sure what sort of bug he had last night - at various times he said his ears hurt, his tummy hurt or his head hurt, and at one point he woke up screaming that his hands were cold and he wanted his mittens on, even though they felt very hot to the touch, that was a little freaky - anyway, after a really good nap this afternoon he is apparently much better. And we ended up having a fun day for Courtney's birthday - we went up to Toys R Us to pick out her birthday present, then met Daddy at work for lunch. At dinner we sang Happy Birthday to Courtney, which made her grin from ear to ear. Her big birthday party isn't until Sunday - I'll have to post photos of her eating her birthday cupcake! And speaking of photos - my camera is still dead, I did quite a number on it! :-( But, I pulled out our little cheapo camera that I make Joel take on his trips (rather than taking my camera!) and it actually did a fairly decent job on this card photo. So, I'm not dead in the water afterall, hooray! For my card this week I decided to try one of the oldie-but-goodie techniques I've had on my list to try for ages - Faux Postage! Beate did a great tutorial on this over at Splitcoast - it's funny though, her sample shows postage as 37 cents. Ahhh, the good ol' days! I can't believe postage has gone up five cents since she wrote the tutorial!!! The cute little cupcake stamp I used on this is from the Michael's dollar bin! I cut them out and raised them up. The frosting is coated with glitter, and looks far more dazzling in person! That sentiment is from Flourishes and is one of my favorites, I use it all the time. Of course I haven't used a single other stamp from that set yet...! I also took a photo of the goodies I'm giving away to one lucky participant this week!! I should have mentioned in the previous post, the deadline for getting in the drawing is 9pm CST Wednesday night, Feb 11. And if you don't have a blog, no worries! You can upload to Splitcoast (use keyword FCCC) or just email me your card photo! I'll update the original post with all of these details - don't forget to link your creations there!! Ok I better get this posted and get to bed, I'm about out of energy. :-) Thanks for stopping by!
  • Stamps: Michael's dollar stamp, Sweet Treats from Flourishes
  • Paper: Taken with Teal, Pink Passion, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Taken with Teal, Pink Passion, Pumpkin Pie, Copic markers for coloring
  • Accessories: Transparency sheet, craft knife, sponges, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, bling, ribbon

25 comments:

  1. Your cupcake postage stamp card is awesome, Libby!! I love all of the texture, bling, and pretty ribbon!! I'm also glad to hear Carter is feeling better, and Courtney's birthday was fun!!

    That's some delish candy you have there!

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  2. Adorable cupcake card, Libby! And Courtney looks so sweet, too! Just wanted to stop by and wish her happy birthday! My "baby" had a birthday yesterday, too... only she's 12! Enjoy it... they days fly by fast!

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  3. Beautiful/fun card all in one! Glad Carter is feeling better; nothing worse than a sick little one that you can't help feel better. Can't believe Courtney is already 1!

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  4. What a pretty card! That camera took a really nice picture of it. Everything is so vibrant! I'm glad you had a good day yesterday!

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  5. Oh yeah!! What a yummy creation!! Love those cupcakes!! :) I've not done one of these faux postage creations in a long time!! What a fun one you've created!! TFS!

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  6. This was so worth the wait!!! I love it! So bright and cheerful.
    I'm glad to hear things are better and we don't have to be without your creations :)
    Fabulous candy, hope you get a lot of new players, this is seriously one of my favorite challenges!!!

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  7. Very cute Libby! I love the orange/red/blue combo.

    Glad Carter is feeling better!

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  8. What great colors and the postage is so cute! Fabo blog candy too!

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  9. Love the "stamp" of "stamps" card :) Glad to know I have until Wednesday. I was said because there was just no way I could get a card done earlier this week!

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  10. Wow! Your card and photo are both fabulous! No worries about the camera--it looks great! What a super layout for those itty bitty cupcakes. Love that hot pink ribbon. A totally adorable card, Libby! Awesome candy, too! Wow! Just look at all that! I love all those cupcake stamps!

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  11. Love your card -- so CUTE!!
    I LOVE the outfit sweet Courtney is wearing - -super ADORABLE!!

    Happy Birthday To Courtney -- I hope she has a fabulous celebration! :)

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  12. This is one of the best faux postage cards I have ever seen! Great job!!!

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  13. Cute card! I like the idea of postage stamp layout.

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  14. Oh, you know how I love the faux postage!!! This is adorable -- thanks again for letting me participate in Courtney's Birthday!!! Hope she had a great one, and I can't wait to do it again next year! :)

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  15. Ooh, I have a little time today--I have been so wanting to play this cute challenge--and now you have blog candy! Yummy!
    LeAnne

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  16. I forgot to comment earlier that your card is too stinkin' cute! I love that postage technique and it is perfect for your little cupcake! I finally had a chance to stamp today:
    http://weeinklings.blogspot.com/2009/02/courtney-birthday-challenge.html
    Thanks, sweetie!
    LeAnne

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  17. I have a blog award waiting for you at my blog!

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  18. I wasn't sure which place to post my card...so I am putting it here, too...LOL.....looks like Courtney likes her cupcakes in the post above!
    http://nelliesnest.blogspot.com/2009/02/balancing-act-for-from-courtneys-closet.html

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  19. ADORE your card! I'll try to play tomorrow night - I LOVE Courtney's birthday outfit & her devouring her cupcakes!

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  20. Finally have my card done - can you believe that I only have one cupcake image and it's not one I like - so I improvised (it's the top card in the post):

    http://mudmaven.blogspot.com/2009/02/monday-night-madness.html

    ~chris

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  21. Love that card! The postage idea with the big wash of ribbon is super! I have to play! And Courtney is gorgeous...I love that hot pink! You certainly pick out some cute stuff for her!

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  22. OMG goodness I can't believe I didn't post to t his thread when I posted my card on my blog...LOL~ If it isn't too late, it has been posted for 3 days now...Thanks so much!

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  23. Goodness, i must be daffy to have not commented on your wonderful card! Can't wait to see how your celebration goes...and to see how Courtney handles such a big responsiblity!

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