Happy Birthday Anne Marie!!!

It's a surprise Happy Birthday Link Up for Anne Marie Hile!  My 6 month term as a design team member at the Dynamic Duos challenge blog ended recently.  Anne Marie is the DT and blog coordinator...and all around "go to" person for any questions or "help!".   She's a sweetheart!  So, I couldn't miss the opportunity to participate in this link-up and wish her a very Happy Birthday!

I hope your day is fantastic and fun!  Since I know you love animals and your fave color is pink...this card is for you, Anne Marie. :)

I know that your pets and foster-pets adore you and flourish under your care.  So, I just had to pull out some Lawn Fawn critters for your birthday card.  I used my Prismacolor pencils to color these two pets.  The puppy is sporting a little bling on her collar - pink Stickles and a pink gem.

I added a little polka dot valance to my window (thanks to my seldom-used paper crimper).  The sentiment is stamped on vellum...so as not to obstruct the view from the window. Ha!  Yes, this pair agrees that Girly...you rock!

Hugs and Happy Birthday Wishes to you Anne Marie,

Suppy list ~

card stock: white (PTI), vellum (The Paper Studio)

patterned paper: lost & found/madison avenue (MME)

ink: basic black (SU), jet black (Staz-On)

stamps: critters in the 'burbs, a birdie told me (Lawn Fawn), signature greetings (PTI)

other: woodgrain impression plate (PTI), classic square dies (Spellbinders), pink gem (SSS), pink stickles (Ranger), prismacolor pencils, paper crimper

A Big THANK YOU to Cath!

That big Thank You is for Cath Edvalson at the Moxie Fab World blog.  Cath recently announced that she is leaving the MFW blog.  You can click HERE to read her post.  It was a shock to so many of us (me included) that have followed the blog for years.  I adore Cath's style, love the inspiration she provided, couldn't wait to read each Moxie Fabber of the Week interview.  Oh my...I could go on and on.  Truly.

So, I was thrilled to be invited to participate in the Moxie Fab Thanks! Blog Hop.  Thank you Cath for always giving us more than we ever could have imagined!  Hey Girlie, YOU ROCK!

If you're following along the blog hop, you should have come from Cristina Nuenez' blog.  Becky Olsen is next on the hop, so just follow the link!  If you didn't start at the beginning you can click HERE to go to the Moxie Fab World blog.  You can also use the Inlinkz blog hop list, below.  Yes...it's huge!

You'll see how important Cath is to so many of us, and what she has done for the paper crafting community as a whole.  Oh my, you are Moxie Fab Cath!  I can't wait to see what you do next. :)

Supplies: white linen essentials card stock (Ellen Hutson), kraft card stock (PTI), taken with teal ink on the chipboard U (SU), onyx black ink for the sentiment (Versafine), wonderful words stamp set (PTI), patterned paper strips from the Follow Your Heart/Be Amazing 6 x 6 pad (MME), banner die (CCS), chipboard U from On Board Letters (SU), linen thread (SU), dark chocolate sequins (Cartwright's)