To my dear sweet Carol, Happy Birthday!!! Oh Carol, where do I even begin?!! I don't know what I ever did to have this caring, thoughtful, incredible woman come into my life. It's been almost a year to the day now since we "met". I started my blog on January 1, 2013 and Carol was one of the very first to leave me a sweet, supportive, encouraging comment like only Carol can! She just has a way. A way of making you feel like a million bucks and of making you smile with every comment she leaves and every post she writes. Funny, endearing, warm, and a heart the size of Texas (or in our Canadian equivalent, Quebec!). Not only has she become a blog friend, she has become a true friend. My bestie! She has been there with me through the good time and the bad, has laughed with me through the good and lifted me up during the not so good. I honestly don't know what I would do without her. And guess what, I have never even met her (hopefully that will change one day SOON)! What an amazing gift blogging has been to make this friendship possible, and what an amazing gift she is. HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAROL!!! YOU are the BEST and SWEETEST friend ever!!!
I got to play with my Lawn Fawn Into the Woods set - I have been looking forward to getting this set in my hot little hands ever since I saw it! It just arrived last week, and what a treat to use it for the first time on Carol's card!! The frame is from WPlus9, another new set for me (I am really falling in love with their images too!). The little heart and the sentiments are also Lawn Fawn - I used Milo's ABCs to create the customized part of the sentiment and am loving the versatility of that set. You get multiples of each letter so you can easily put together your own message. The "friend" is PS, stamped in one of my new Hero Arts inks - Pool. (yup, I did a lot of Black Friday shopping!). Oh, and that paper behind the frame - it's from Ellen Hutson - she sent it to me - for free!!! Let me tell you how impressed (and giddy!) I was when I opened my Black Friday order from her (it was like Christmas had come early!) and I found not one, not two, but THREE little surprises inside from Ellen thanking me for my order. A 6x6 paper pack (which is where this paper came from), a bottle of Tim Holtz distress paint and some rock candy glitter. I will definitely order from her again!
So those are the details on this card for a VERY special friend! Love ya, Carol! In the words of Kelly Marie Alvarez, I hope you have an AMAZING day!!!
Shannon
awwwww....what a fabulous post for the birthday girl! Your card is thee sweetest...ever.
ReplyDeleteHow lucky you are to have found such an amazing friend! And what a cute card she is going to get! :) That's just adorable! That little fox is one of my all time favorite stamps and I never get tired of seeing him on cards. Hope you have fun with all of your new goodies! All of my black friday purchases are wrapped up under the tree, so I have to wait.
ReplyDeleteWOW, totally ADORBS!!!!! Love this so, especially with the Cute frame with the wee little flowers, ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh Just wonderful, she will flip, I can't wait till she see's all of her little surprises!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my...this card is awesome!!! The sentiment is so perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd such sweet words about Carol...glad you became friends!! She'll love it!!
You're gonna make her cry with this post....tears of happiness, though. This part of the blogosphere, the card makers, is a wonderful place. I think we've all been blessed to find some of our "besties" here. And your card...how sweet is this??!! She's going to love it to the moon and back. Wonderful. Bev
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable card and a lovely tribute to Carol! So glad I 'found' you through Carol's birthday party! Looking forward to visiting again!
ReplyDeleteAwww, Shannon, this is the sweetest card ... and your post is just the sweetest too ... Carol's going to be thrilled to bits! Aren't we all so blessed to be part of this amazing online card making community? Anita :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome birthday card!! I love the custom sentiment that you made! Isn't that fox the cutest?! I'm glad you had fun playing with your new goodies!! :)
ReplyDeleteShannon, that was such a heartfelt post for your special, special friend whose comments are always uplifting and your darling card reflects all that you feel! She will treasure it, as she does your friendship!! Hope you are doing well! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet birthday tribute to our dear friend Carol! She really is an AMAZING lady! I often marvel at my good fortune of meeting so many wonderful people (like you & Carol) in our wee little chunk of blogland! Hopefully, we can all meet in real life someday!
ReplyDeleteSweet card, sweet free treats from Ellen, sweetly colored foxy guy, sweet design/layout and BEYOND SWEET job mixing and matching, cutting and pasting the sentiment! It is absolutely perfect! I would have bet millions on it being one single stamp (well, I don't have millions, so maybe $100!). Love the pop of blue in the "friend" and the rounded corners on the mat - nice touch!
So nice to see a card from you young lady....and it is a beauty!
Shannon, this is adorable!! I'm sure that Carol will love it! (Happy Birthday, Carol!) I really like the two colors of ink used in the sentiment. Very clever! And oh-so-pretty!
ReplyDeleteShannon!!! You have me, tears welled up in my eyes (good tears), in absolute awe at your beautiful, heart-warming, day-brightening tribute! It's taking every cell of willpower to keep me at my desk, because I want to run down the halls, arms flailing, wildly shouting, "Come see what Shannon wrote!" When we first *met* (has it been only a year? I feel like we've created a 'lifetime' friendship in this short time!!), I commented that the universe had wielded some mystical, magical power for our paths to cross, and then join. That belief has asserted itself time and again, over the course of our wonderful connection, and today, especially, it has really struck a chord! Your words, my sweet friend, have touched me deeply! Heart-warming, heart-felt, heart-expanding: I'm bursting with joy at how blessed I am to have YOU, the amazing, special, positive, compassionate, ever giving, always loving Shannon as a best friend! Beyond thrilled; beyond honoured; beyond blessed! YOU= one of life's best gifts, to me, to your Dave, to your family, and to your friends, especially those of us here, as Geri wrote, in our 'chunk of blogland.' Meeting you in person: dream come true, and I'm doing some plotting and scheming in hopes of making that happen! Now, shifting gears to this OUTSTANDING card: I LOVE THIS! I mean LOVE x LOVE x LOVE!! (and a few more for good measure!). Your card has me tickled pink in every way: not only is it a debut of some of your amazing new products, but a debut of YOU working your special, fabulous Shannon magic with the new products!! From the darling fox, to the frame, to the papers, to the rounded corners, to the sentiment, to the "pool" ink (oh man, that is soooo pretty!), to the "Shannon signature heart' - this card is phenomenal! Perfect! And it’s little wonder the EH added extra treats to your order; how special you are comes through everything you do, so I believe she ‘knew’ this package was destined for someone mightily amazing! Her intuition: bang on!! You, this party, the sweet, awesome Bev and all the others: WOW! Feeling the love in a big way! Whatever I’ve done to deserve this, I hope to continue – and do even better! THANK YOU for your post, your card, your time (especially in this crazy busy time of year), your friendship. THANK YOU for YOU!!! Wishes for a splendidly marvelously sparkling day – the same way you’ve made mine – many, many, many of mine – splendidly, marvelously sparkle.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card!! The sentiment describes Carol to a T!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable card--perfect for our sweet Carol!
ReplyDeleteAww...I am so in love with this lawn fawn! Love how you used it here Shannon! You are so fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteOooh what a touching tribute! Carol truly is such a treasure and your card is something to be treasured too!
ReplyDeleteOh, so sweet, Shannon! I love the customized sentiment and I know that "cm" LOVES her card!
ReplyDeleteLawn Fawn stamps!! I'm getting Milo's ABC's and I love that tall skinny font!! How much did EH charge shipping for your package?
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet post for Carol! LOOOOOOOOOVE this card too! I love love love that little fox! LOVE the design- the corners punched, the papers, the layering of papers and images/sentiments.... FAB x10000000! Perfect for Carol:)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! This is gorgeous!!! What a sweet design...and so perfectly executed. Carol is a wonderful friend, talented designer and I just love 'er to bits :) You've done her well with this beauty!
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