The little things that make me happy here on Bliss Road~~Emily Keaton

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Birthdays are like purses . . .

Hi, and happy Saturday! I have a lot of March birthdays to make cards for and squeezed in this little ditty yesterday afternoon. (Taking the time to make it was a little treat to myself after surviving a busy, busy week. Some days you've just GOT to take a little time for yourself for the sake of sanity, right?)


I was inspired to make this girly card by the current challenge over at Just Punch It: Make It Girly. I made that cute little purse with the Stampin' Up! round tab punch and two of the SU oval punches (to make the handle). The purse flap is just a snippet of patterned paper trimmed from the end of a scalloped-oval punch (again, from SU). These punches came together to create a rather stylish little handbag, don't you think?? I searched through some of my old stamp sets and came up with one from Skipping Stones with a bunch of purse-related sentiments. So, you saw the first part of the sentiment ("Birthdays are like purses"), and here's the wink-wink punchline inside:


Tee--hee!!

And since I've used washi tape on my project, I'm linking this up to the current Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge: It's a Wash, to use washi tape. I love my washi!

Thanks for dropping in for a little slice of bliss today! Have a great weekend,
Emily

10 comments:

Auntie Em said...

That is too cute!!! lol Love the 'punched' purse and the funny sentiment. I love how punches can be used to make other things. Some are better than what the punch was originally intended for.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend! They fly by too fast.
Thanks for sharing this fun idea. :)

Marisa said...

Such acute card. that purse is adorable and the sentiment too fun :)

Benzi said...

What a cute purse, Emily. Very creative with the punches. That sentiment fits me....can't find anything in my purse. Ha

Pam said...

Oh Emily, this is just the cutest!!! Love the adorable purse, and the fun colors and papers!! And the sentiment is hilarious!! Haven't heard that one before!! Thank you for joining in on the Just Punch It challenge!!

Tenia Nelson said...

Super CUTE!! ;)

Unknown said...

What is super cute card! The sentiment made me smile!

Hugs~

Brenda in IN said...

What a cute card this is. Love the purse and verse. Great choice of papers.

Colleen Dietrich said...

Gosh, isn't this the truth! Just today, I had trouble remembering one of my fave flowers' names. Yikes. Makes me scared. :/

I love the background paper behind the purse...so apropos!

Lisa Elton said...

This is a happy card Emily and that little purse is so cute!

cm said...

How charming is this card - and the sentiment is yep, absolutely correct! Brilliant creativity in making the purse; a stylish handbag indeed! Fabulous!
c