PTI anniversary, day 5 + "things my kids said" thursdays

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I thought I'd reverse the order today - kids stuff first, card second ;)  Time for my 2nd thursday installment - my 20-month-old Maia woke up with CRAZY hair the other day (I'd love to say it was an unusual sight, but no), and 2 tufts stood straight up on either side of her head.  Sofia, (she's 6), took one look at her, and yelled: "it's like a helicopter!"  I whispered a quick something into Maia's ear, and she gave a hearty "go, GADGET!" hee hee.  The things we teach our kids.  We were all in stitches - it was the most pleasant hurry-up-and-get-to-the-bus morning of the week :)  Don't forget to share your own kid-funniness in the comments section - I love hearing them!

Now, back to business/play time: today is Pinterest inspiration over at PTI.  Love it.  I pinned the print (above) this morning, and got busy.

My full-disclosure for today is that this is the 3rd take on the same card.  Some inking-problems, a few layout issues, but I'm happy to say I think I worked them out :)  I embossed my card base with an SU folder first. THEN I SET IT ASIDE (no red ink on this one, lol!).  Next, I stamped my aqua mist mat with polka dots in versamark ink.  The "you" was selectively inked from a "think big favorites" sentiment, and then flanked on either side with part of a picket fence die-cut.  The sentiment banner was created as per last week's MIM tutorial - I love the look!  I stamped the back-side of the banner with an image from the "mat stack 4" set.

I stamped the bird (from "happy trails") in aqua mist ink and then, with a sponge dauber, inked up his little belly in red ink.

Thanks for looking!

Congrats on your graduation!

I was asked to make a few graduation cards... this one's for a high-school girl.  I'm thinking this teenage girl (who's apparently more "grown-up" than I am... word-for-word, that's what I was told by my friend... ha!) will appreciate the quirkiness of these little russian dolls :)  Wouldn't this card also be perfect for a congratulations to a newly-pregnant friend?  hee hee.

The main images are from a retired SU set, "my matryoshka".  I first inked up the dolls in fresh snow ink and repeatedly stamped them to cover my kraft card base.  Then, I die-cut a few xl ric-rac strips in brown felt (it needed the bulk of a few strips, I thought!)  For my focal point, PTI's mat-stack 4 set provided the perfect opening for my sentiment, and left a spot for my main gal...

It's a simple card, but I love it!