Freaking Awesome

My favorite (and only) niece Becky is marking her 15^th year at her law office job in sunny rainy downtown Seattle today . . .

Having made it through various upheavals and transitions through the years, she's shown herself to be a tenacious survivor and a team player.  I really hope her bosses know how lucky they are to have her on board . . .

Meanwhile, a row of colorful city buildings seemed like a fun idea.  With all of the Northwest's wet weather, a rainbow-colored cityscape probably happens more often than one would think . . .

Cardstock:   Bazzill Raven, Strathmore Ultimate White, Generic Matte Silver

Stamps:        Hero Clouds, Neat and Tangled On the Corner

Inks:               ColorBox Black, Ancient Page Aegean Blue

Emb Powder:   Judikins Detail Black

Dies:              Spellbinders Row Houses, Mama Elephant Peek-A-Frame,

                           Neat and Tangled On the Corner, Fiskars punches Cloud

 Watercolors:   Inktense Poppy Red, Sienna Gold, Cadmium Yellow,

                            Apple Green, Iris Blue; Zig Clean Color Geranium Red,

                            Orange, Yellow, Light Green, Cobalt Blue

A Day to Celebrate

While the recipient of this card was presumably happy to be celebrating her birthday, I found myself quite happy I had saved the scraps that found themselves quite at home on this layout . . .

 . . . as it happens, the pine branch sprays on the ribbon were die cut from a scrap left over from a previous project.  As the inks I used were the same, serendipity is well served and we are happily reminded that scrap-hoarding pays off yet again.   Booyah!

Cardstock:         Bazzill Purple, White, Rain Forest, Watercolor paper
Stamps:              Hero Zig Zag & More, “A day to celebrate”, Touché Doodle Flower
Inks:                    Distress Stormy Sky, Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord
Emb Powder:    Judikins Opaque White
Dies/Punches:   Cheery Lynn Pine Branches, Spellbinders Petite Ovals,
                                 Wplus9 Banner Trio
Doo Dads:          White-stitched Green grosgrain 5/8” ribbon, Prisma glitter