Off to a PARTY!

My baby turns 6 today! I know every mother says they can't believe how fast the time goes but it is sooo true! I remember last summer getting him all psyched up to go to kindergarten and here he is on his last day today celebrating with all of his little classmates! We, of course, have 3 soccer games tonight so it's a quick dinner and gift opening and then we're off. A few years ago we were totting him around in his car seat to soccer and now he's wearing a uniform! I always let my kids pick what they want for dinner on their birthdays and Markie picked spaghetti so that's quick and easy! Well, enough about my reminiscing, you came to see a card right?!

When I saw the MFT challenge this week, to use 3 different patterned paper lines on a card, I thought how fun it would be to use it on Markie's birthday card. I dug through my enormous stack of paper and found 3 that coordinated and were bright and sparkly for a 6 year-old. The red polka dots are from the Citronella line by K&Co, the stripes are from a pad by Me and My Big Ideas and the brown sparkly polka dots are from the Animal Crackers stack by DCWV. I stamped my image on watercolor paper and used my water color pencils to color them in. I added some glitter to their party hats and collars to make them festive. A button with hemp twine and some brads completed my party look.

Thanks for stopping by (and did you see THIS?)

"Party"

stamps: let's go for a walk (MFT); short order numbers (SU!)

ink: versafine vintage sepia; real red (SU!)

paper: chocolate chip, real red, barely banana, water color paper (SU!); DP by Me & My Big Ideas, DCWV and K&Co.

accessories: ribbon (Michael's); button, brads (MM); hemp twine (May Arts); watercolor pencils, glitter, paper piercer (SU!); Fiskars border punch