Happy Birthday Bree

Tomorrow is Bree's birthday...she'll be 3! It's been a busy week in the Snyder family. 2 anniversaries and 1 birthday. Bree will be having a "jungle" theme birthday where else but at Jungle Rapids! Jill and I made her invitations. We used the Zoofari stamp set. There was a lot of punching and coloring going on. I don't have any "vine" stamps so we used a stamp from the Baroque Motifs to make them. We really liked colors from the Bold & Bright family, but Jill decided on these softer colors...they look a bit more like a little girl's colors -regal Rose, mellow moss, brocade blue, and so saffron.









This morning there was another Chat & Challenge on Sudsol, so I used the pattern to make Bree's birthday card. I used the new in color - kiwi kiss and was supposed to use tangerine tango...but I picked up another similar color -pumpkin pie. I was in a hurry...but I guess it works.





Ever since I saw a tutorial on spring cards, I have wanted to make one. This seemed like the perfect opportunity. The "spring" is a vine with monkeys hanging from them. I hope Bree enjoys her card tomorrow. Now I just need to get it in today's mail.

Let's Go Bananas

My sister Becky called me Monday looking for help with a baby shower she is hosting. She was hoping for a jungle theme and wanted some suggestions. She was actually getting ready to go shopping for stamps. But, hey, I have a room full of stamps and paper and...stuff, so I made some samples for her. This is the one she decided on. She wanted the bright colors.
So being the nice sister that I am, I made 25 cards for her Tuesday and shipped them to her Wednesday. I even cut out 25 monkeys to "pop-up" on the cards.
However, I must tell you that Becky is also a "nice" sister. She purchases all kinds of hair products for me and saves me bunches of money. Becky teaches Tai-Chi at the YMCA (also teaches many other exercise classes). I am hoping that she makes a Tai-Chi dvd, it looks like fun...if exercise can ever be fun! What would be more fun is if she would come to the beach to film her dvd!
Oh, and since the shower is not until August 17th, I should have enough time to help her with decoration and party favor ideas.