Birthday Blessings

I am sending birthday blessings to a friend who needs this special wish.
I struggled with the colors of this challenge - cappuccino, slate and burlap - the bg of the bird, and the Marth Stewart scallops, look more like burlap IRL than on the screen!  I used a swirly Sizzix embossing folder, and the bird is Studio G.
Sketch, feminine birthday:  http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ca/2013/04/seize-birthday-12-sponsored-by-paper.html
Colors:  http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/
Scallops:  http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
Any, with uplifting sentiment:  http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/
Birthday:  http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/

Spring Flowers

Today I used somewhat bolder colors for a spring card - but I think this sunshiny look definitely says spring.  The image is from a set called Happy Birthday by Our Daily Bread. I used Twnkling H20's and an aqua pen, with some accents from metallic gel pens.  It all looks very sparkly IRL, but not on the screen.  The mat is Burning Ember, but I no longer have a company name for it.  The Apricot CS is by AMuse, and the white is GP. I used a bit of lace ribbon, some flowers from Pizzazz Aplenty, and the leaves from a die cut I used during a get together with friends.  I was kind of out of space, so the dots are from a gel pen. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the scallops, and a corner rounder punch.
A favorite stamp:  http://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge
Sketch, which I rotated:  http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/
Lace Ribbon:  http://phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/
I was inspired by the overall collage, and in particular by the flowers in the top center of this lovely inspiration piece: http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/
Freestyle (anything):  http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/

Love Birds Anniversary

This cute digi from Pollycraft (I have had it quite a while) seems made for an anniversary card.  I used chalk pencils to color it.  The aqua cs is from a DCWV stack, and the ribbon is one of the nicer ones I got in a huge box from Costco some time ago.  The sentiment is from a dollar bin.  I embossed with the Argyle CB folder, and the scallop is with a Martha Stewart edging punch.
The sketch: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/stella-says-sketch-challenge-106.html
Wings:  http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/
Wings again: http://www.papercreationsink.com/
spring scallops: http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/
The lovely color inspiration (aqua, butterscotch, grey, brown): http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/
Metal and a sentiment: http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/