A Birthday Wish

My 11YO DD had a very light homework load this weekend (yippee!), so we had some time to stamp together this afternoon while they guys were out doing guy stuff!! What a lot of fun!! So here is my second card for the day:
I just love making these pennant banners--so fun! I used letters from various {ippity} sentiments to piece together this birthday "wish." This card is going to my best friend, whose birthday is just around the corner in November. I think she'll get a kick out of all the punched loops. :)

I made this card primarily for an {ippity} challenge on Splitcoast, to make a birthday card using {ippity} stamps, IHHC47. But I incorporated a number of other challenges as well:

• ColourQ #56:
• A Spoon Full of Sugar: punches
• Papertake Weekly: sparkly and bright
• Simon Says: Punch 'Em
• Crafty Creations: Halloween or autumn
• 4 Crafty Chicks: punches
• SCS Ways to Use It, WT290: banners

Both of my kids had a lot of fun making cards with me over the summer, but once school started up again in September, there just hasn't been much time for them to join me with homework, school projects, and other activities taking priority again. So my daughter was thrilled to find a little bit of time for creating again. She was able to fit in three cards, and she did a fabulous job with all of them. If you are interested, you can take a peek at them here:

• Halloween Cats
• Pumpkin Patch
• Sparkly Pumpkins

Well, tomorrow is the big day--Halloween!! My kids are all excited to go out trick-or-treating. Luckily, it looks like the weather will cooperate. Hurray! We're looking forward to a fun time. I hope that you do, too! Thanks for stopping by :)

Card Recipe:
Stamps: {ippity} sets: Now & Always, Moon Beams & Heart Strings, Faith Blooms
Paper: SU pumpkin pie, certainly celery, rich razzleberry, + green from the Paper Company
Ink: Marvy LePlume II black marker, Versamark
Accessories: MS loops edge punch, CM circle cutting system, white embossing powder, heat tool, hemp cord, eyelets, Crop-A-Dile, dimensionals, gems
Techniques: embossing