Happy 1st Birthday

Happy weekend everyone! I managed to finish a card for Craft Roulette #261 last night but not during the show. Just ran out of steam while trying to unplug my glue bottle - I hate that!! I was visiting my dad who watched hockey while I crafted. Luckily, my "satellite studio" had some supplies that worked, plus I brought a recently received Hero Arts kit.

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 card;

Neenah Solar White; Echo Park Birthday wishes

Stamps - Hero Arts Big Ticket (retired but still

available HERE at Frantic Stamper),

Fantastic Birthday (retired) & 

Kelly's Outline Letters (retired)

Dies - Hero Arts Studio Mar25 Card Kit

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape

Mary Gunn FUNN had Mary Polanco (@marypolancodesigns‬), an Air Force retiree & card maker since 2007, as her guest. Mary P. loves to find multiple ways to make the most of her crafty supplies & passes the tips along on her channel. 

The wheel was fairly kind to us:

• Project - A2 Card: There were many cheers for this standard card popping up! I used a pre-formed card.
• Colors - Amusement Park: More cheers - just about any color of the rainbow here! I used bright colors found online for a Ferris Wheel, plus brown for a log ride.
• Element - JD: I used those letters on a bitty label. JD is Mary's grandson who just turned one. More on him in a bit....
• Random - Ticket: I used a ticket stamp.

I found a pretty, deep orange A2 card in a box of brights. Added a piece of birthday dotted paper. Stamped the ticket, then a birthday sentiment in the open area. Fussy cut it and added some shading with a Copic B0000. Next I stamped, colored and fussy cut the cupcake - perfect with one candle! Next I stamped the initials JD using an old alphabet set; they're outline so I colored them with Copics, then die cut with a bitty label from the March Hero Arts kit. Assembled & done.

I may have mentioned this before but, since JD was born, anytime his name comes  up during the show people eat chocolate. Not exactly sure how this came about, but it's a thing & if Mary doesn't mention JD early and often, the chatters prompt her - so funny!! Anyway, last night the only chocolate I had on hand was Easter candy which I'm saving. Pastel peanut M&Ms were on sale at Target about a month ago & I optimistically bought a couple of bags. Polished those off over time and when I bought more (not on sale - darn it), I swore to save them for Easter! Besides those, I have some dark chocolate non-peanut ones & the usual jelly beans etc. No Peeps - can not stand them! How about you?

Oh - and this is my 52nd card which gets me into Club 52 at Craft Roulette. No prize or anything - just a feature during next week's show when Mary covers achievements, first timers, etc.

I'll add my card to the current Seize the Birthday Challenge #302 where the theme (if you choose to use it) is Milestone.

Anyway, that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by & have a crafty weekend!! I'm working on a card for the new JUGS challenge which I hope to post tomorrow....