You Take the Cake Card & Birthday Pics

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!