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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Hey, everyone!  I want to thank you all for the sweet birthday wishes for me - and for the anniversary wishes for Wendy and her hubby.  It was a great day!  The project we're sharing with you today was made by Becca, and she had this to say about it:

"I made this birthday card for Monique.  I've always wanted to do something with this cart.  All of those birds are just so cute!  I really enjoyed using the "Glossy Accents" to make the shiny dots on the background and on the bird's eye.  What a neat product!  I can't wait to use it more.  Hope yall are havin' a great day so far."

Don't forget to leave a comment for Becca to be entered for this week's blog candy - a custom layout that I will design just for you in your choice of theme!


 
Cartridge:  Three Birds on Parade.  Paper:  Fancy Pants, Bo Bunny Cardstock, DCWV Cardstock. 


Need: Three Birds on Parade Cartridge, Pop Dots, General Adhesives, White Gel Pen, Glossy Accents - (clear bubble dots on back ground and on the bird's eye), Diamond Stickles, Buttercup Liquid Pearls - (cupcake), Rhinestones, Chalk Ink - Jumbo Java (brown), Malted Mauve, Aegean Blue. 
Cuts:  Cupcake Bird - 4 1/2", Cupcake Bird Shadow - 4 1/2", All Colored Layers - 4 1/2", Phrase "You Take the Cake" - 1 1/2", Phrase Shadow - 1 1/2".
Other Measurements:  Card - 5 1/2" x 4 1/2", Polka Dot Mat - 5 1/2" x 4 1/2".

It's such a beautiful AND cute card, Becca!  Thanks for making it for me!!!

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 In other news, my birthday was soooo superly duperly awesome!  I got to sleep in til 10am (heaven!!), then out to lunch with mom, Lucy and Becca at Mimi's.  We came home and got ready for a party with 55 people.  Steph met us here to help get everything organized.  It was our Team Monique dinner since the Race for the Cure is only a few days away, but it kinda turned into a birthday party.  What a way to celebrate!  

It was SOOOOOOO much stinkin' fun to have everyone here, and they even surprised me with a few gifts.  My sweet husband got me an iphone, for crying out loud!!!!  Please help welcome me into this century.  Wendy and Stephanie went in on a gift certificate toward my pink ribbon butterfly tattoo, Lisa Kirk got me a beautiful salad bowl, Brenda got me a Vera Bradley gift cert, and Paul & Becca got me an Old Navy gift card.  Plus - get this - remember the Tim Holtz item we had at the silent auction?  Tim made it himself, signed it and donated it.  It went for a hefty sum, but it was all just a sneaky plot by a bunch of my scrappin' friends to give it to ME for my birthday!!!!!  Can you even believe that?????  Oh my goodness, I am not kidding you - I have the best friends and family that a person could ever ever have!  This has been the BEST birthday of my life!!!!!  I'm gonna share a few pics of the party just because it was such a blast...

Wendy with her girls - Brittney and Maddy

My little Emily with her Uncle Matt and Auntie Steph

My friend Jennifer Jackson who is an angel on earth.

Sharon, Erin and Steph - Love them!!!

Alison (my bestest friend of 20 years) and me.

Waiting in line for some grub.

Me with the team cake.

My hubby got me this new iphone.  Woohoo!!!

Friends and fam hanging out in the living room.

Speech, speech, speech!  I have no memory of what I said.

The sneaky surprise - the Tim Holtz treasure!!

Phyllis, Monty and Janet - some of my amazing scrappin' friends!

We had quite a crowd, and it was an evening I'll never forget!

67 comments:

SiskiyouSue said...

Happy Birthday, Monique. And great card, Becca. The Glossy Accents really dress it up.

Aman said...

Happy Birthday! It looks like you had a great day!

Becca, I love your card! You always do beautiful work!

Fran said...

Becca's card is great. I love all the details. Glad to hear your birthday was so special. Awesome.

Liz said...

Happy Birthday....great card Becca...I always forget about using glossy accents...thanks for the reminder!

Cathy said...

Happy birthday Monique. I love the card Becca, I love all the little details.
mexicopetshop@hotmail.com

Suz said...

Awesome card Becca! Looks like a great time was had by all....Way to go Team Monique!!

cgreer said...

Becca, i love the card..nice and glitzy! and monique, you deserve all the gifts and well wishes! happy , happy birthday.

Maquel said...

What a fabulous birthday you had, Monique! You are obviously well loved my MANY!!! 3 cheers to you, your journey of survival, and your wonderful family...

Maquel
mderosby@gmail.com

Beverly said...

REally cute card, Becca! Glad you had such a blessed birthday, Monique! I loved seeing all the pics!

Evelyn said...

Very cute card, Becca! Now I have another cartridge on my MUST HAVE list! Looks like everyone had a great time celebrating!

toptinmanswife said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Love the card! Think I just might get this cartridge!

Katy

chandale_berry said...

Happy Birthday!! Just love the card. Cute, Cute birds. Going to go broke wanting to buy all of the cartridges that you do layouts with. Beautiful work as always.

chandale_berry@yahoo.com

Gwen said...

What an awesome day! Glad you had fun. Love the card from Becca I am going to go and try to make one.

IRW Dana said...

The little cupcake is so sweet. Love this card.
Looks like everyone had a great time at the party. You have the most wonderful friends and family. Glad you enjoyed your very special day.
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Dee said...

Great card for a great lady and what a wonderful party. I will be thinking about Team Monique this weekend.

JenJackScrap said...

I saw this card in person and it is DARLING, Becca! You did a great job! And to Monique, love ya girl! Can't wait to celebrate 50 more birthdays with you!!!!

-mandy said...

Very, very cute card Becca! Keep it up!
Monique, it looks like your birthday was super fun!
-Mandy
hull.mandy@yahoo.com

Court said...

Happy birthday (yesterday) sweetie!!! I'm SO thrilled you got the Tim Holtz album and everything else, but I must say I am most excited about your iPhone! I seriously didn't know how to answer your phone when you handed it to me!!! hahahaha.

Loves!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday, Monique. Loved looking at all your birthday pictures. Nothing better than sharing with family and friends.
Ruth
irlundsten@aol.com

Nati Tristan said...

Those are wonderful pictures! God bless!

MAM said...

Glad you had a great birthday celebration and happy you were surprised to recieve the 'Tim Holtz' gift. We knew you really wanted it!
Becca did a great job on the card!

CathyinMN said...

Such an adorable card! I'm so glad you had a wonderful birthday. The party looks like it was a blast!

Kim said...

Monique, it looks like you had a wonderful birthday! You always seem to have so much love and life for everything that you do. Becca, the card is so cute! TFS!

Faye J said...

Your birthday sounds as tho it was perfect, the way those occasions are meant to be. Becca, I too, adore the "3 birds" cart...use it often.

Ashley said...

Your birthday looks wonderful!! Im glad it was fabolous. Becca, your card is awesome!! I love that cart!

Ashley
ScrappinAsh at gmail dot com

Debbie said...

happy birthday monique, love the card. the picture show that you must of all had a great time
upnurse at aol dot dom

Angela said...

What a "tweet" birthday card, Becca. Sounds like an awesome cool birthday for Monique. So glad you ended up with the Tim Holtz Book too.

gshrader said...

Great card! Looks like it was a great party too!
Congrats

Jeanie said...

What a cute card, and looks like you had a great party!!

blueskygirl said...

Becca, what a cute card! I love the "stitching".

Anonymous said...

Absolutely Adorable card!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONIQUE!!! Hope you had a WONDERFUL one! :-)

Luria said...

Happy Birthday Monique. Beautiful Card.

Luria

Mary Jean said...

sooooo Cute!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Looks like it was a great one!

Linda said...

Looks like you had a fab. birthday!!!!!!
Love the birthday card great colors.
Thank you
Linda in Stanwood

DIANA L. said...

It looked like you had a great time.
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Julie Kight said...

Happy Birthday Monique!!!
Wow Becca! Your card is just toooo darn cute!! You did a great job on it. Thanks so much for sharing it with us and inspiration that comes with it. You are so talented!
scrapnmom atlive dotcom

Anonymous said...

Becca I loved your card...it was even cuter in person...JazzyJan

Julia said...

Nice card Becca. Thnaks for sharing.

So glad your birthday was a great one Monique!

juliayoder@hotmail.com

Scrappin' Girl said...

I love, love, love this card Becca! Happy Birthday Monique! I'm going to have to get this cartridge!
paulanshane@att.net

Cynthia Baldwin said...

Becca, thanks for sharing this cute card. Love all the sparkle from the stickles.
Monique - looks like your Bday rocked!! So great that you have friends surrounding you on your day. :)

Brenda in AZ said...

What a great birthday surprise from your friends!
Becca's card is too cute! Just love it1 Have a wonderful day:) disneygirl0001@yahoo

Lenise Brown said...

Happy Birthday Monique! May you continue to inspire us all through your creativity and strength for years to come!!!

Sharka said...

What a CUTE card Becca! Looks like you had an amazing time and it's so nice to cherish and be blessed with great family and friends... some friends just become family! I'm jealous, I've been wanting an iPhone and I still don't have one, hopefully one of these days soon...

Sukie said...

Looks like that get together was the icing on the cake, so glad you had such a great day! Beautiful birthday card too, obviously it was handmade with love!

Also, so that you won the E2 today, congratulations, you deserve it, can't wait to see what you create with it!

scrappindhilly@gmail.com

Melissa said...

Happy 1st birthday and wishing you many more. Great way to celebrate. Love your hairdo,it looks really great. Becca's card is so cute,she does such goood work.

Travel Bug said...

Cute card, Becca!

Shawnee said...

What a great party! I love your card, Becca. Such great detail!!

Anonymous said...

Cute card, Becca! TFS! What a party...Happy Birthday! Looks like fun was had by all...you have been blessed!

Carol aka cyimbugbitten
bugbitten at hotmail dot com

Shelley said...

Love this card! So super cute Becca! Great job!

Shelley
http://carleys-closet.blogspot.com
shelleymace21@gmail.com

cardchick's world said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.....you are blessed to have such a wonderful family and fantastic friends...
Becca...your card is sooooo cute!!! the glossy accents makes the card pop....tks for the enabling on that cart :)

Donna said...

Wow! You all had a great time celebrating birthdays and an anniversary!

Great job Becca, the card is really cute!

Blessings, Donna
grandma4five

kristyscraps said...

Sounds like a wonderful birthday! May your Race for the Cure weekend top it all off! And, oh ya, there's Mothers' Day too! What a wonderful May! :)
kristyscraps@sbcglobal.net

Sherrie K. said...

What a great card, Becca!! Happy Birthday Monique! It looks like you had a wonderful day...you deserve it!!
Sherrie K

Dawn, RI said...

Happy birthday again Monique, Hope you celebrate it all week long!
Becca what a great card, guess I'll be adding this cart to my list. Have a great day.
Dawn RI

MeGlo said...

What a great evening! Thanks for sharing photos. You are very blessed.

Northwoodszoo said...

We could all take a lesson from you -- you do have fun! Cute card, too.

Cheryl said...

Wow, looks like you had an awesome b-day and got some amazing gifts to boot! Love the card Becca did!
surfnfroggie

Sandra Joy said...

Looks like you all had a good time! Becca the cupcake on your card looks so yummy!

AShu93 said...

What a fabulous party! That Tim original is a great present & it's nice your could spend your b-day with so many family & friends.

Harriet said...

Hope you had a happy birthday and were excited to get the Tim Holtz signature and gift. Janet had the idea but the rest of us chipped in - so fun to surprise someone with something that they really want. Wishing you a wonderful year. Harriet

Rose said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONIQUE!!! WHAT A CELEBRATION,GREAT BIRTHDAY PARTY, LOVE ALL THE PHOTOS! GREAT TO HAVE SUCH SPECIAL FRIENDS & AWESOME FAMILY!TSMFS ALL THAT LOVE...

Rosebud

Jill K. said...

Becca -- what a cute, cute card!!!
Thank you for sharing with us.

Monique -- your Birthday pics certainly give us an idea of what a special and fun time it was for you, your friends and family.
I'm thrilled it was such a special day for you -- you deserve it all and more!

OKScrapGal13@yahoo.com

Melissa H. said...

Go Team Monique. Love the card!

Vickie said...

This card is Beautiful!!!!!
TFS the card and pictures of the evening that was a celebration for both Team Monique and you too. Happy Belated BD.
God Bless

Peg Toth said...

beautiful card. fun pictures. thanks for sharing.

Just A Pac Rat said...

Wow, looks like you did have a wonder day and that card is wonderful. Such a cute bird, great job on it. TFS

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Devin said...

Becca I loved your card...it was even cuter in person...JazzyJan

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Monique Griffith
Rocklin, CA, United States
The Monique Griffith Design Team consists of 4 Cricut Designers: Monique, Wendy Lawrence, Susan Rees and Becca Rees. We specialize in making Cricut Project Kits that you can make on your own with your Cricut, learning more about your bug in the process. You just need your Cricut Expression, the required cartridge(s), and a few basic tools. The directions come with a Cricut Cut Chart that shows you line by line exactly what you'll need to cut on your machine, with all of the settings for each cut. There are also well-organized written instructions and color photographs. We pride ourselves on our detailed designs, and on teaching others how to most effectively design with the Cricut. Currently, we have have downloadable directions on sale for only $5, and there are over 50 projects to choose from.

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