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August 19, 2008

Fellow August 18th-er

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I made this card for a fellow GSG girl, Nancy Morgan.  It's so funny, I have NEVER known anyone with my birthday - nor has anyone I have known known anyone with my birthday.  Weird, huh.  Then, after I got invited into the GSG group (#2) Nancy shoots me this e-mail saying that we share a birthday.  Too cool, huh?  Nancy is SO talented, and I love her blog, Paper Smiles.  She sent me a card for our birthday too, and I'll post it tomorrow.  It's ADORABLE so stay tuned for that!


As for my card for her, I was inspired by this card I posted by Brooke Stockman the other day that she made for our WOW swap. I hadn't ever done the grid technique and her card made me want to try it.  It was really easy and fun to do - you should try it out if you haven't!!  HERE is a tutorial for it from SCS that the lovely Beate created.


Stamps:  Fresh Cuts, Canvas BG
Paper:  Watercolor Paper, Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip CS
Ink:  Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, and Chocolate Chip classic inks
Accessories:  Bashful Blue Taffeta dyed with Baja Breeze ink, Pretties Kit (half pearls, hat pin and beads), paper trimmer w/ scoring blade for "grid", sponges

5 comments:

  1. Cute card Marie!! I am so jealous of all the "Pretties" on the card.. I need to take the plunge and buy them...
    hugs, Brooke

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  2. That is a super cute card!! I think I might have to try it. I love Birthdays. There was a boy from school who shared my B-day only a year younger. September 20th. We always ask how each others B-days went when we see each other! I also met a guy when I was stationed in Honduras with the same B-day. We became friends over it. One more cool B-day fact w/me...My Husbands is the 23rd, mine the 20th, and my daughter is the 18th. It is like BIRTHDAY WEEK!!

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  3. Very Pretty card!Love the colors! Happy belated birthday Marie! Hope you had a fabulous day!!!!

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  4. Wow Marie, what a beautiful card. Guess I need to get my pretties out & stop hoarding them! :)
    Cherie

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  5. Wow! I was reading your info for January on Score-pals,and went to the link for the card and found out we have the same birthday! I knew there was a reason I liked your blog!

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