HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NINI!!!!

Today is my Nini's Birthday...she's the most WONDERFUL Aunt anyone could have!

She had two sons so she tended to spoil my sister and I.  I love her as if she were my own!!!

She's an "outdoorsy" type person and LOVES the dark Autumn/Winter colors...if it were up to her and my Uncle, they would move to Colorado or somewhere mountainous!!!

This card is for her (from my Mother)...

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I used the heart and the lips to make it a little girly (added Liquid Glass after I took the photo)....

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Inside of the card....isnt' that owl the CUTEST!!!

Supplies used are all CTMH:
Paper: Back Country, Autumn Terracota C/S and White Daisy Cardstock
Stamps: You're a Hoot (which if you knew my Nini...you would know
that this stamp is SO FITTING!), So Lucky, and A Little Everything (March's SOTM)
Exclusive Inks: Barn Red, Outdoor Denim, and Crystal Blue
Ribbon: Outdoor Denim and White Hemp (it's kinda an off-white)
Edge Distresser
Foam Tools
Liquid Glass

Back Country Workshop

Below are the 4 layouts we did this month using Back Country pp and an idea from fellow consultant, Tresa Black (click <<<here>>> to view her video...BRILLIANT!!!).

This is a picture of all four layouts as they would appear in an album.....

This is Layout #1....we also used Dimensional Elements in Color - Adventure which very versatile...especially these little "dials" which let you point to whichever sentiment fits your layout best! Here, my dial is pointed West and it reads Wildlife Encounter (each sentiment begins with W, E, N or S for the directions....cool, huh?!?!). I also have an arrow at the bottom pointing to the next picture in the sequence which can be found on Layout #2 (helped the flow of the layouts). You can view the journalling at the end of this post!

Journalling reads: "This day was supposed to be a work day...but somehow you two turned it into a play day complete with shooting the bb-guns and playing in the sprinkler to cool off. I think, to satisfy Grammy, work was actually done at some point...you picked up sticks and rocks around the yard, you swept the leaves off the patio and you even managed to help with bug-control by finding grasshoppers. Looking at you both in these pictures, a stranger would think you were a bunch of city boys but I know you have some country somewhere in you!!!"

This is Layout #2 that can be viewed under Layouts #3 & #4....

This is Layouts #3 & #4 which are actually 9" x 9" and are attached to the back of Layout #2 as a flip book...best part is that I didn't have to cut the page protector. Shhhh...I still need to add journalling on these pages!
This is a view Layouts #3 & #4 lifted....

Products used are all CTMH unless otherwise noted:

Paper Packet: Back Country

Inks: Barn Red and Olive

Stamp Set: Backwoods

Dimensional Elements in Color - Adventure

3-D Foam Squares & Tombow Adhesive

9"x9" Memory Protector

Sanding Kit

Sponge Daubers

Foundry Bookplates

Outdoor Denim Designer Ribbon Rounds

Red Line Sticky Tape (Hobby Lobby)

NEW Summer 2009 Paper Packets

Here is a peek at 4 of the 5 NEW paper packets in the Summer 2009 Idea Book (I'll post the 5th under a separate post). If you don't have a copy yet, let me know and I'll tell you how to get one FREE!!!

Bella - created by Sylvia W

Back Country - created by Debbie H

Animal Cookies - created by Pamela O'C

Tinkering - created by Michele McC