Birthday Card with a Twist for Funday Friday

Good Morning and welcome to the weekend :) It's been a odd week this week. Ever have one those weeks where you planned out what your going to do and then it just doesn't happen! Yep my weekly planner said Doing December Daily all week this week and that just didn't happen. But, I did the tractor club's newsletter folded and mailed out to the membership, whew the last step in my volunteering heavily for the club, makes me wonder who is taking that over :) I wish them well...
So on topic today is Funday Friday over at Jo's Scrap Shack :) Today the theme is Use Neglected Tools (Use a tool you've been neglecting to create a card, layout or project!) and the sponsor of this challenge is Fitztown. I used their Garden 7 digital stamp for my card today:

 

Isn't this a wonderful digital stamp, just loved it when I seen it, it makes me think of spring :) So the neglected tool I used was the GEO-Dies (GD-2) for the bottom border. I really don't know why I don't use these more often they create a nice effect on the card. I bought these probably 4 years ago and they sit in the drawer, well I think it's time to get them and put them to use (thinking scraps would be a good use for these :)

I colored the Garden 7 digital stamp with Spectrum Noir pens (despite what the picture shows the coloring is more of a hot pink and purples), die-cut it with spellbinders Label 9 die and inked the edges with SU Baked Brown Sugar ink. The background paper, the diecut paper and the sentiment sticker/alphas came from my current counterfeit kit. (the end of the month is drawing near and haven't made a dent in that kit!) I think this just may go to my sister's house for her birthday in August this year. Thanks for stopping by today......

Our sponsor this week is:

Fitztown
 

 One lucky winner will receive 3 digi stamps of their choice!!

So make sure to play along this week~
Starts: Friday, January 30th 12:00AM

Ends: Friday, February 6th 6:00PM

(eastern time)

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your card/project post that includes your challenge,

using the linky tool below.

2. Be sure to include a link back to our challenge

3. 3 entries per person and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. All entries must be NEW and created for the current challenge.

5. You may combine with other challenges as long as you link back to us in your post.

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

Will not be eligible for top 3 or random/monthly wins.

The monthly prize drawings will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

Now its your turn

Go to Jo's and take the challenge. 

Jo's Blog HERE

 

GEO-Dies class at Scrapin w/Kat

I had an enjoyable evening learning a new tool called GEO-Die. Scrapin w/ Kat had the class tonight on these dies. I had already purchase some, but hadn't used them yet. I'm suprise how easy the concept is and after awhile you can probably get pretty fast at doing it. We made 3 cards in this class:

The top left card was used with a one pattern die, the top right card was used with a 2 pattern die and the bottom card on the right hand side of the card is a border die. I can see these coming in handy a christmas time with red and green paper. It does make a nice card that doesn't need much embellishment. Chat later.