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Hi friends!  How was your weekend?  I'd like to say mine was fabulous... after all, it was Valentine's Day, Mark's birthday and my Dad's.  However I had a bad reaction to a new prescription and have spent the past 4 days sick to my stomach and missed all the festivities!  I'm pretty sure Mark had the lamest birthday on record.  Boo!


Anyhow, I finally started to perk up a bit yesterday afternoon (and am hoping the perkiness continues today), so I spent a little time in the studio making a sample for this week's Mojo Monday 333 sketch.  The card uses the Poppy Birthday set from Verve.

I started with the sentiment circle, stamping the poppies all around in soft sky.  Next I ran the Build a Poppy Die Set through in soft sky and then cut some old olive leaves and stamped the coordinating stamps.  I made a little old olive background by repeatedly stamping the have an amazing birthday sentiment, then added some piercing accents, a bit of ribbon from the Signature Ribbon Collection and some polka dot embossed panels.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: soft sky, old olive, smoky slate (SU!), white
Ink: soft sky, old olive (SU!), black
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), Signature Ribbon Collection (Verve), Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

10 comments

Annheidel said...

I'm glad you're feeling better. Hopefully that continues! I love your card. Poppy Birthday is at the top of my wish list and I love the non-traditional colors you used. So soft!

Colleen Dietrich said...

You just can't catch a break with the illnesses! Boy i hope spring does wonders for you. Hang in there. ;)

Lovely card, lovely sketch!

Petra Swart said...

Love your card, Julee!! Great combination of colours!

Hope you will be feeling 100% shortly!!

Tricia T said...

Bless your heart! I don't like those kind of reactions.
: ( I hope you are on the upward swing now! But how do you keep making such gorgeous cards when you aren't feeling well? This is beautiful! I like the piercing around the circle and the soft colors and the beautiful poppy!!

JoAnn said...

Oh Julee, I'm so sorry you were sick and missed the birthdays & Valentine's festivities, but I am glad you are feeling better.
I love your card, especially the stamped background and pretty poppy.

Mary Marsh said...

this is such a cute birthday card Julee-love that poppy stamp and die-glad you are on the mend

Marisa said...

Love how you create your own BGs and what a great colour combo! That poppy is darling with the bling in the middle. Sorry to hear about the reaction to the med - ugh!! - but glad to hear you are feeling a bit better. No worries about lame birthdays, happens to all of us ((hugs)).

Papercrafting With Angelina said...

Love, Love Love your card! Love that you used the same embossing folder on two panels! ~Angelina

Stacey Schafer said...

gorgeous, Julee! I LOVE how you use your stamps to create such amazing backgrounds!

Stacey Schafer said...

P.S. So sorry you've not been feeling well! Big hugs, sweets!