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Fabulous Hello Kitty

Happy Friday! I don't know about you, but I'm so glad this week is almost over. It's been a rough one around here, and I'm sooooo ready for a little break. And since he's worked so hard following me around all week, I'd be overjoyed if my migraine would take the weekend off, too! Hear that, migraine??? Scram! LOL

Well, it's time for another Viva la Verve! challenge over on the Verve forum and one of the inspiration photos this week was especially for me! Isn't this Hello Kitty apron from Etsy just adorable? EEEK! I've been resisting the urge to buy one since Amber peeked the photos to the team earlier this week! And look at this one, the lace and vintage pattern of it just make me giddy! Hello Kitty heaven, I tell you! :)


Anyhow, I knew as soon as I saw the inspiration photo, that I needed to pull out the fabulous Hello Kitty Spring Set of embossing folders that Laurie gave me. I had to tweak the sketch a bit to accommodate my HK face, but it was totally worth it! She's embossed on white and cut out with Classic Circle Nestabilities. I inked her whiskers, nose and eyes with a black multiliner pen and then carefully colored her flower with Copics, adding a few polka dots to it with a colorless blender. The flowers on either side are from the Love's Flower set and colored with Copics and accented with liquid pearls and a mixture of glitter and diamond glaze. The black strips are a flocked zebra print that's just fabulous in person, but hard to see in the picture. I embossed both the hot pink paper {I promise it's not as neon as it looks - the colors just wouldn't photograph right!} from BasicGrey and the pink pirouette paper with a Cuttlebug folder, then added some bling and a ribbon up top to finish the card. Finished size is 5.5" square. And I chose the "fabulous just the way you are" sentiment from Love's Flower because it was something I really needed to remind myself of this week.

Hope you all know just how fabulous you are, EXACTLY the way you are today. Have an awesome weekend!

19 comments

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

This is just GORGEOUS Julee! LOVE the Hello Kitty embossing folders! You ARE fabulous just the way you are!

Lynda Benden said...

LOL Julee, this is SO cute!!! I think we all knew you would be using that inspiration piece!!! Great card!

Carol Dunstan said...

Noooooooooooooo! I mean fabulous card, but I do not need to be lead into Hello Kitty temptation!

delightfuldaisy said...

This is great! :)

Regina Mangum said...

Oh Julee, I just LOVE this! How can anyone not love Hello Kitty, and you are right. We are fabulous just the way we are! XO

Maureen said...

I am still drooling over this this since seeing it in the gallery last night...you are so talented!! Every detail is just perfect...black and hot pink...just delicious!! You are the most FABULOUS!!!

Unknown said...

Darling, Julee! I love that HK embossing folder!! I just knew you'd pick this one as your inspiration photo and it is nothing short of fabulous!!

Vink Design said...

Fabolous cute!

Marisa said...

Totally adorable card, Julie. Great colours and I love the flower on Kitty :D Hope the migraine leaves you alone this weekend!

Deborah Young said...

Well, you could not have interpreted this challenge any better! Perfect!

Anonymous said...

OMG Julee, this is the most adorable, cute, vibrant, perfect card! My friend just about pee'd her pants she loves Hello Kitty as much as you!!!

Jen Cuthbertson said...

Feel better, Julee!

Your card is amazing and HK is the bomb! Love it!!

Rosie said...

Hi Julee...great card. You always provide great inspiration. Check my blog for a gift from me.

Amber Hight said...

so adorable Julee! I just KNEW you'd do something completely fabulous with this piece:) I say you buy the apron, it's SO YOU!:)

Tasha said...

WOW this is gorgeous! I love all the layers and the fab colour combo
love tasha xx

quiltedcavalier said...

What is not to love about Hello Kitty? I hope your migraine leaves you alone in time for the weekend. Migraines are the worst. I know first hand.
~Roberta

Radha said...

I love making things for the Kitchen, table clothes, napkins ... and apron are my FAV:))

This Kitty is soo cute!!!

Janelle Stollfus said...

Simply adorable. I love that HK emboss my sweet DD would too.

Anonymous said...

I LOVE it. Too stinkn cute! :) The pink and black are perfect! And that cute little flower in her ear tops it off! Fabo!