Warm Birthday Wishes

So I have a friend who lives in the far artic north - well, Kentucky - but that's north enough for me. And with the weather they've been having up there lately, it's a pretty good description!

Her birthday is in 2 weeks, so I thought I'd send her some warm birthday wishes by the way of a summery birthday card - and what is more summery than seashells from the beach?!?

Again - I ran to SCS for inspiration - the sketch challenges are a great way to get your creative juices flowing. I had bought the Seaside set last year and was sooo upset to see it on the dormant list for the fall/winter - I was so afraid it would retire - but lo and behold! It came back in the spring/summer catty! yippee!

This set is a great set. It has a few smaller pieces that are perfect for cards - yet, it also has a few bigger pieces that would be great accents on scrapbook pages too.

I've been telling the lucky receiver she needs to move down here near me. When we lived in Kentucky, we saw each other every day. I miss our talks and our tennis matches. Our kids are best friends and Lord knows they miss each other too. But so far, no dice.

So, don't tell her, but I've included some sand in the card so when she opens it, it really will be just like she's down here with me at the beach! And this will probably be one time that I'll be glad I'm not close enough for her to reach out and touch me because when she gets the sand in her lap, she'll probably want to hit me! haha

Happy Happy Birthday, my dearest friend. I do miss you! I hope you enjoy your card!

Deets:

Stamps: Seaside

CS: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Bording Blue, Close to Cocoa

Ink: Stazon, Versamark

Accessories: Crafter's toolkit, dimensionals, aquapainter, markers